title: Influence of dual ET(A)/ET(B)-receptor blockade on coronary responses to treadmill exercise in dogs.
abstract: We hypothesized that endothelin (ET) release during exercise may be triggered by alpha-adrenergic-receptor activation and thereby influence coronary hemodynamics and O(2) metabolism in dogs. Exercise resulted in coronary blood flow increases (to 1.88+/-0.26 from 1.10+/- 0.12 ml x min(-1) x g(-1)) and in a fall (P<0.01) in coronary sinus O(2) saturation (17.4+/-1.5 to 9.6+/-0.7 vol%), whereas myocardial O(2) consumption (MVO(2)) increased (109+/-13% from 145+/-16 microl O(2) min(-1) x g(-1)). Tezosentan, a dual ET(A)/ET(B)-receptor blocker, slightly reduced mean arterial pressure (MAP) and increased heart rate throughout exercise. The relationship between coronary sinus O(2) saturation and MVO(2) was shifted upward (P<0.05) after tezosentan administration; i.e., as MVO(2) increased during exercise, coronary sinus O(2) saturation was disproportionately higher after ET-receptor blockade. After propranolol, tezosentan resulted in significant decreases (P<0.05) in left ventricular pressure, the first derivative of left ventricular pressure over time, and MAP during exercise. As MVO(2) increased during exercise, coronary sinus O(2) saturation levels after tezosentan became superimposable over those observed before ET-receptor blockade. Thus dual blockade of ET(A)/ET(B) receptors alters coronary hemodynamics and O(2) metabolism during exercise, but ET activity failed to increase beyond baseline levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H1T 1C8.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parent
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cernacek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lavallée
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D004285:Dogs; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D005080:Exercise Test; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D011725:Pyridines; D044022:Receptor, Endothelin A; D044023:Receptor, Endothelin B; D013777:Tetrazoles; C120582:tezosentan; D011433:Propranolol