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In vitro pharmacologic effect of two endothelin-1 antagonists on equine colonic arteries and veins
C S Venugopal1, E P Holmes, C E Koch
1Equine Health Studies Program, Department of Veterinary Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803, USA.
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness of 2 potential endothelin (ET)-1 antagonists in blocking the contractile responses of equine colonic vessels to increasing concentrations of ET-1.
Sample Population:
Mesenteric vessels from 6 clinically healthy horses.
Procedure:
Colonic vessels (arterial and venous rings) were placed in organ baths with oxygenated Tyrode solution at 37 C. Each was attached to a force transducer interfaced with a polygraph, and 2 g of tension was applied and equilibrated for 45 minutes. Then, B-1 (PD 142893) and B-2 (PD 145065) ET-1 antagonists were tested. One ring from each vessel type was used as a control for determining concentration-response relationships of ET-1 (10(-10) to 10(-6)M). Three rings of each vessel type were incubated with 3 concentrations of each antagonist (10(-7), 10(-6), and 10(-5) M) for 30 minutes before ET induced contractions were determined. The maximum contractile response and pA2 values were determined.
Results:
Vessels contracted in a concentration-dependent manner to ET-1. Arteries responded slowly but reached greater contractions. Veins responded immediately with sustained contractions. Both antagonists inhibited contractions in a concentration-dependent manner with significant differences at 10(-6) and 10(-5)M for arteries and 10(-5) M for veins. Complete blockade of contractions was observed with B-2 (10(-5)M). The pA2 values for B-1 were 8.26 and 6.82 for arteries and veins, respectively, whereas they were 8.25 and 7.21 for B-2.
Conclusion And Clinical Relevance:
Both antagonists effectively blocked ET-1-induced contractions of equine colonic vessels. Because B-2 is water soluble and caused complete blockade at 10(-5) M, it appears to be the preferred antagonist.
