EFFECTS OF A NOVEL PROSTAGLANDIN, 8-EPI-PGF2-ALPHA, IN RABBIT LUNG INSITU
EFFECTS OF A NOVEL PROSTAGLANDIN, 8-EPI-PGF2-ALPHA, IN RABBIT LUNG INSITU
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.1992.263.3.h660
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发表时间:
1992-09-01
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NEWMAN, JH
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BANERJEE, M;KANG, KH;NEWMAN, JH
We determined the effects of 8-epiprostaglandin (PG) F2alpha, a non-cyclooxygenase free radical-catalyzed product of arachidonic acid, on pulmonary vascular tone, its potency, and its mechanism of action. 8-Epi-PGF2alpha (0.5-20 mug) was injected into the pulmonary artery (PA) catheter of 10 rabbits whose lungs were perfused in situ with Krebs-Henseleit buffer solution with 3% bovine serum albumin. PA pressure increased from a baseline of 13.5 +/- 0.6 to 25.6 +/- 2.0 cmH2O with 20 mug 8-epi-PGF2alpha. 8-Epi-PGF2alpha caused a rapid rise in PA pressure followed by a gradual decline over 40-60 min to baseline levels. Double vascular occlusion revealed a twofold increase in arterial resistance at peak rise in PA pressure. The rise in PA pressure with 20 mug 8-epi-PGF2alpha was fivefold greater than with 20 mug of the cyclooxygenase-derived prostaglandin PGF2alpha. The PA pressure response to 8-epi-PGF2alpha was not altered by either cyclooxygenase blockade with 150 muM meclofenamate or a-receptor blockade with 70 muM phentolamine, but was fully prevented by 40 muM SQ 29548, a thromboxane receptor antagonist. We conclude that in rabbits 8-epi-PGF2alpha is a potent vasoconstrictor of the pulmonary vasculature, which appears to be due to the activation of SQ 29548-responsive thromboxane receptors.