| Influence of arachidonic acid metabolites on cardiac alpha 1-adrenoceptor responses in diabetic rats. | |
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PMID: 1330257 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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There is evidence that one or more metabolites of arachidonic acid can produce positive inotropic effects and may also be implicated in the enhanced alpha 1-adrenoceptor responses in hearts from diabetic rats. We therefore carried out a study to investigate the possibility that arachidonic acid metabolites could be involved in the altered cardiac alpha 1-effect of norepinephrine (in the presence of propranolol) in chronic streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Our results have shown that in the presence of the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin or the thromboxane synthetase inhibitor imidazole, the norepinephrine-stimulated positive inotropic effect and the formation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate were significantly increased in control hearts but were unaltered in hearts from diabetic rats. The addition of the prostacyclin synthetase inhibitor tranylcypromine reduced the norepinephrine-stimulated positive inotropic effect and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate formation only in diabetic hearts and had no effect in the controls. The nature and physiological significance of the enhanced positive inotropic effect and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate formation in the control heart with the addition of indomethacin and imidazole are still unclear. The effect of tranylcypromine may indicate the participation of prostacyclin in mediating the enhanced alpha 1-inotropic effect of norepinephrine in the chronic diabetic heart. |
Authors:
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H Xiang; J H McNeill |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology Volume: 70 ISSN: 0008-4212 ISO Abbreviation: Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. Publication Date: 1992 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1992-12-23 Completed Date: 1992-12-23 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372712 Medline TA: Can J Physiol Pharmacol Country: CANADA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 680-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. |
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Animals Arachidonic Acids / metabolism, pharmacology* Blood Glucose / metabolism Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / metabolism*, physiopathology Heart / drug effects* Imidazoles / pharmacology Inosine Triphosphate / pharmacology Male Myocardial Contraction / physiology Norepinephrine / pharmacology Propranolol / pharmacology Rats Rats, Wistar Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / drug effects, metabolism* Thromboxane-A Synthase / antagonists & inhibitors Tranylcypromine / pharmacology |
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0/Arachidonic Acids; 0/Blood Glucose; 0/Imidazoles; 0/Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; 132-06-9/Inosine Triphosphate; 155-09-9/Tranylcypromine; 288-32-4/imidazole; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine; 525-66-6/Propranolol; EC 5.3.99.5/Thromboxane-A Synthase |
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