Anti-anginal Effect of Fasudil, a Rho-Kinase Inhibitor, in Patients With Stable Effort Angina: A Multicenter Study
Anti-anginal Effect of Fasudil, a Rho-Kinase Inhibitor, in Patients With Stable Effort Angina: A Multicenter Study
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Rho 激酶抑制剂 Fasudil 对稳定型心绞痛患者的抗心绞痛作用:一项多中心研究
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Kazuzo Kato
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作者:
H. Shimokawa;K. Hiramori;H. Iinuma;S. Hosoda;H. Kishida;H. Osada;T. Katagiri;K. Yamauchi;Y. Yui;T. Minamino;M. Nakashima;Kazuzo Kato
Rho-kinase plays an important role in calcium sensitization for vascular smooth muscle (VSMC) contraction and may be involved in the inappropriate coronary vasoconstriction during exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. In this multicenter phase II study, the anti-anginal effect of fasudil, which is metabolized to a specific Rho-kinase inhibitor hydroxyfasudil after oral administration, was examined in patients with stable effort angina. In the phase IIa trial, after a 2-week washout period of anti-anginal drugs, 45 patients received increasing doses of fasudil (5, 10, and 20 mg TID for every 2 weeks). The fasudil treatment significantly prolonged the maximum exercise time and the time to the onset of 1-mm ST segment depression on treadmill exercise test (both p < 0.01), whereas blood pressure and heart rate during exercise were unchanged before and after the treatment. Higher doses of fasudil (20 and 40 mg TID) were subsequently tested in 22 patients in the same manner with similar positive results. In the phase IIb trial, after a 2-week washout period of anti-anginal drugs, 125 patients were assigned, in a double-blind manner, to a 4-week oral treatment with a different dose of fasudil (5, 10, 20, or 40 mg TID) and treadmill exercise test was performed before and after the treatment. Again, both maximum exercise time and time to the onset of 1-mm ST segment depression were prolonged in all groups. A significant dose-response relation was noted across the treatment groups for the exercise tolerance index that was determined by the combined effect of exercise time and ST segment depression (p = 0.006). Fasudil was well tolerated in both trials without any serious adverse reactions. These results suggest the efficacy and adequate safety profile of fasudil, the first drug in a novel class of vasodilators, for the treatment of stable effort angina.
影响因子:
18.2
作者:
Kamm,KE;Stull,JT
通讯作者:
Stull,JT