title: Does nebivolol influence serum concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines in hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive (WKY) rats?
abstract: A growing body of evidence suggests that some drugs used in cardiovascular diseases may modulate the level of proinflammatory cytokines. In the present study we examined whether nebivolol, a third generation beta-adrenergic blocker, influences lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced serum concentrations of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-6 in normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Nebivolol (5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg) or vehicle were administered by gavage once a day for 21 days. The drug (5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg) did not modify LPS-stimulated serum concentrations of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6 in normotensive or hypertensive rats and did not affect the total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol level. Nebivolol, at the dose of 10 mg/kg, significantly increased the triglyceride concentration in SHR only. The results were accompanied by a statistically significant decrease in systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure after 21 days of both of the drug doses. In hypertensive and normotensive rats, nebivolol had a hypotensive activity and neutral effect on lipid profile. In our in vivo model, the immunomodulating effect of the drug was not significant and probably did not depend on hemodynamic action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacodynamics, Medical University of Łódź, Muszyńskiego 1, PL 90-151 Łódź, Poland. dorota.gorska@umed.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Górska
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dudarewicz
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czarnecka
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andrzejczak
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001578:Benzopyrans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004983:Ethanolamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D000068577:Nebivolol; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001578:Benzopyrans; D016207:Cytokines; D004983:Ethanolamines; D008055:Lipids; D000068577:Nebivolol