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Long-term effects of nonselective endothelin A and B receptor antagonism in postinfarction rat: importance of timing.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11673349     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Some controversy exists as to the effects of endothelin (ET) receptor antagonism on long-term post-myocardial infarction (MI) evolution, particularly as it relates to the timing of the intervention after MI (<24 hours versus 10 days). METHODS AND RESULTS: Sham rats and rats surviving an acute MI for >20 hours (n=301) were assigned to treatment with saline or the nonselective ET(A) and ET(B) receptor antagonist LU 420627 (LU) started <24 hours (early) or 10 days (late) after MI and continued for 100 days. Long-term LU treatment led to increased mortality of rats with large MI, regardless of the timing of initiation of therapy. Early initiation of LU reduced survival from 61% to 16% (P<0.001 versus untreated), and later initiation reduced survival to 36% (P=0.012 versus untreated and P<0.001 versus early initiation). Early initiation of LU led to scar thinning, further left ventricular (LV) dilatation, LV dysfunction, and an excessive rise in right ventricular systolic pressure. Later initiation of LU did not modify scar formation but resulted in LV dilatation and dysfunction compared with the untreated group. Cardiac fibrosis tended to increase in the LU-treated MI groups. LU in the sham group reduced cardiac endothelial constitutive nitric oxide synthase but did not modify the changes that occurred with a large MI. CONCLUSIONS: The use of the nonselective ET(A) and ET(B) receptor antagonist LU results in reduced survival, ventricular dilatation, and dysfunction whether started early or late after MI. Early initiation of LU resulted in scar expansion and a particularly unfavorable outcome.
Authors:
Q T Nguyen; P Cernacek; M G Sirois; A Calderone; N Lapointe; D J Stewart; J L Rouleau
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation     Volume:  104     ISSN:  1524-4539     ISO Abbreviation:  Circulation     Publication Date:  2001 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-23     Completed Date:  2001-12-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0147763     Medline TA:  Circulation     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2075-81     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dilatation, Pathologic / chemically induced,  physiopathology
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Administration Schedule
Endothelins / pharmacology
Ligands
Male
Myocardial Infarction / drug therapy,  physiopathology*
Peptide Fragments / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptor, Endothelin A
Receptor, Endothelin B
Receptors, Endothelin / agonists,  antagonists & inhibitors*
Survival Rate
Time
Ventricular Dysfunction / chemically induced,  physiopathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Endothelins; 0/Ligands; 0/Peptide Fragments; 0/Receptor, Endothelin A; 0/Receptor, Endothelin B; 0/Receptors, Endothelin; 143113-45-5/BQ 3020

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