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The coronary vasculature and the myocardium.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11148981     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effect of bradykinin (BK) on myocardial inotropic state was tested on 5 isolated rat heart preparations, in which a proper ballon was placed to record left ventricular pressure, whose developed systolic value was taken as an index of contractility. A reduction of developed left ventricular pressure was observed when BK was added to the perfusion oxygenated Tyrode solution. However, when BK was given after 1-amino-benzotriazole, an inhibitor of Cytochrome P-450 (Cyt P-450), developed pressure did not change. Since Cyt P-450 is known to act on arachidonic acid inducing the production of epoxiecocistrienoic acids (EETs) which hyperpolarizes myocardial fibres, it was argued that the reduction in contractility by bradykinin was the result of the hyperpolarizing effect of EETs. The fact that the concentration of Cyt P-450 is higher in the vascular endothelial cells than in the sarcolemma of the myocytes and the observation that the coronary resistance decreases together with the contractility suggest that the endothelium plays a pivotal role in mediating the negative inotropic effect of BK.
Authors:
F Ceresa; A Delfino; A De Matteis; N Ferrero; M Novarino; A Rittà
Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bollettino della Società italiana di biologia sperimentale     Volume:  75     ISSN:  0037-8771     ISO Abbreviation:  Boll. Soc. Ital. Biol. Sper.     Publication Date:    1999 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-01-08     Completed Date:  2001-01-25     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7506962     Medline TA:  Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisiologia, Università di Torino.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Bradykinin / pharmacology
Coronary Vessels / drug effects,  enzymology,  physiology*
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / antagonists & inhibitors,  metabolism
Endothelium, Vascular / drug effects,  physiology
Enzyme Activation / drug effects
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
Heart Ventricles / drug effects
Myocardial Contraction / drug effects,  physiology*
Perfusion
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Triazoles / pharmacology
Vasodilation / drug effects,  physiology*
Ventricular Function*
Ventricular Function, Left / drug effects,  physiology
Ventricular Pressure / drug effects,  physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Triazoles; 1614-12-6/1-aminobenzotriazole; 58-82-2/Bradykinin; 9035-51-2/Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System

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