title: The role of ET(A) and ET(B) receptor antagonists in acute and allergic inflammation in mice.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the effects of the selective ET(A) (BQ-123) and ET(B) (BQ-788) receptor antagonists for endothelin-1 (ET-1) against several flogistic agent-induced paw edema formation and ovalbumin-induced allergic lung inflammation in mice. The intraplantar injection of BQ-123, but not BQ-788, significantly inhibited carrageenan-, PAF-, ET-1- and bradykinin-induced paw edema formation. The obtained inhibitions (1h after the inflammatory stimulus) were 79+/-5%, 55+/-4%, 55+/-6% and 74+/-4%, respectively. In carrageenan-induced paw edema, the mean ID(50) value for BQ-123 was 0.77 (0.27-2.23)nmol/paw. The neutrophil influx induced by carrageenan or PAF was reduced by BQ-123, with inhibitions of 55+/-2% and 72+/-4%, respectively. BQ-123 also inhibited the indirect macrophage influx induced by carrageenan (55+/-6%). However, BQ-788 failed to block the cell influx caused by either of these flogistic agents. When assessed in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in a murine model of asthma, both BQ-123 and BQ-788 significantly inhibited ovalbumin-induced eosinophil recruitment (78+/-6% and 71+/-8%), respectively. Neither neutrophil nor mononuclear cell counts were significantly affected by these drugs. Our findings indicate that ET(A), but not ET(B), selective ET-1 antagonists are capable of preventing the acute inflammatory responses induced by carrageenan, PAF, BK and ET-1. However, both ET(A) and ET(B) receptor antagonists were found to be effective in inhibiting the allergic response in a murine model of asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cândida A L
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kassuya
authors.forename: Alexandre P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Rogerio
authors.forename: João B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Calixto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D065130:Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists; D065131:Endothelin B Receptor Antagonists; D005260:Female; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018926:Anti-Allergic Agents; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D065130:Endothelin A Receptor Antagonists; D065131:Endothelin B Receptor Antagonists; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D010880:Piperidines; C086539:BQ 788; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu)