title: Pharmacological characterization of cardiovascular responses induced by endothelin-1 in the perfused rat heart.
abstract: The effects of the endothelin receptor antagonist TAK-044 (cyclo[D-alpha-aspartyl-3-[(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)carbonyl]-L-ala nyl-L-alpha-aspartyl-D-2-(2-thienyl)glycyl-L-leucyl-D-tryptophyl]+ ++disodiu m salt) and BQ-123 (cyclo[D-Asp-Pro-D-Val-Leu-D-Trp]) were studied in the rat heart to characterize the receptor subtypes responsible for the cardiovascular actions of endothelin-1. Endothelin-1 induced a transient decrease and subsequent increase in perfusion pressure in perfused rat hearts, and increased left ventricular developed pressure. TAK-044 diminished these endothelin-1-induced responses (100 pmol/heart) with IC50 values of 140, 57 and 1.3 nM, respectively. BQ-123 (1-30 mu M) partially inhibited the endothelin-1-induced hypertension (30-40%) in the rat heart, and failed to inhibit the hypotension. The positive inotropic effect of endothelin-1 was abolished by BQ-123. Neither indomethacin (10 mu M) nor Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 mu M) attenuated the endothelin-1-induced hypotension. TAK-044 and BQ-123 attenuated the positive inotropic effect of endothelin-1 in rat papillary muscles. In rat cardiac membrane fractions, TAK-044 and BQ-123 inhibited [125I]endothelin-1 binding to endothelin ET(A) receptors with IC50 values of 0.39 +/- 0.6 and 36 +/- 9 nM, respectively, whereas only TAK-044 potently blocked the endothelin ET(B) receptor subtype (IC50 value: 370 +/- 180 nM). These results suggest that endothelin-1 modulates cardiovascular functions in the rat heart by activating both endothelin ET(A) and endothelin ET(B) receptors, all of which are sensitive to TAK-044.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Research Division, Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusumoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujino
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D016232:Endothelins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; C088196:TAK 044; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)