title: [Effect of aspirin combined with perindopril on prostacyclin, thromboxone A2, and norepinephrine in the blood of arteriosclerosis rabbit models and the cardiac function].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the interactive effect of low-dosage aspirin (ASA) combined with perindopril (PER), on prostacyclin (PGI2), thromboxone A2 (TXA2), and norepinephrine (NE) in the blood of arteriosclerosis rabbit models and the cardiac function.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty adult New Zealand rabbits were randomly distributed into 5 groups with 12 rabbits in each group. One group was fed with standard fodder; the others were fed with high lipoid-diet (1% cholesterol content). Before and after 8 weeks' administration consecutively, LVEDP, LVSP, HR, +/- dp/dtmax, plasma PGI2 and TXA2, serum NE, total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-ch), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-ch) and triglycerides (TG) were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  TG, TC, LDL-ch and pathological results confirmed arteriosclerosis rabbit models successfully. ASA combined with PER led to a significant increase in PGI2/TXA2 (P < 0.01) together with a significant decrease in the NE levels (P < 0.01) in the rabbits' blood, and then improved the cardiac output, i.e. increased LVSP (P < 0.01), and decreased the heart rate (P < 0.01) and LVEDP (P < 0.01) to a greater extent in the arteriosclerosis rabbit models.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ratio of PGI2 to TXA2 increased, and the NE levels decreased significantly; meanwhile, the heart rate decreased and the cardiac function improved during the administration of aspirin combined with perindopril in arteriosclerosis rabbit models. The results suggest that there is a synergism-action between low-dosage aspirin and ACE inhibitors due to increased PGI2/TXA2 and decreased NE levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Han-ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006334:Heart Function Tests / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D020913:Perindopril / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011897:Random Allocation; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000097:blood; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013929:Thromboxane B2; D013928:Thromboxane A2; D011464:Epoprostenol; D001241:Aspirin; D009638:Norepinephrine; D020913:Perindopril