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| Content Provider | PubMed Central |
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| Author | Filep, J. G. Fournier, A. Földes-filep, E. |
| Abstract | 1. Although recent observations suggest that endothelin-1 (ET-1) may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma, to date little is known about the effects of ET-1 on parameters other than bronchoconstriction. The objectives of the present experiments were to study whether intravenously administered ET-1 could exert pro-inflammatory actions in the guinea-pig lung and to assess the involvement of endothelin ETA and ETB receptors in these events by using the ETA receptor-selective antagonist, FR 139317, the novel ETA/ETB receptor antagonist, bosentan and the ETB receptor-selective agonist, IRL 1620. 2. Bolus i.v. injection of ET-1 (0.1-1 nmol kg-1) to anaesthetized guinea-pigs evoked dose-dependent increases in mean arterial blood pressure which lasted for 6-12 min. This was accompanied by a dose-dependent haemoconcentration (8-15% plasma volume losses) and increases (up to 546%) in albumin extravasation in the trachea, upper and lower bronchi, but not in the pulmonary parenchyma. Qualitatively similar changes were observed following i.v. injection of the ETB receptor agonist, IRL 1620 (0.3 and 1 nmol kg-1), although IRL 1620 appeared to be about 3 times less potent than ET-1. The ETA receptor-selective antagonist, FR 139317 (2.5 mg kg-1) inhibited the ET-1 (1 nmol kg-1)-induced pressor response, haemoconcentration and albumin extravasation by 75, 77 and 60-70%, respectively, whereas it did not attenuate IRL 1620 (1 nmol kg-1)-induced changes. The ETA/ETB receptor antagonist, bosentan (10 mg kg-1) almost completely inhibited the pressor, haemoconcentration and permeability effects of both ET-1 and IRL 1620. 3. ET-1, but not IRL 1620 (0.1-1 nmol kg-1), produced a dose-dependent neutropenia with relative lymphocytosis and monocytosis, but did not induce influx of neutrophil granulocytes into pulmonary tissues or the bronchoalveolar space. ET-1 (1 nmol kg-1)-induced neutropenia was prevented by pretreatment of the animals with FR 139317 (2.5 mg kg-1), bosentan (10 mg kg-1) or adrenaline (90 nmol kg-1), indicating that ET-1 caused intravascular sequestration of neutrophil granulocytes. 4. ET-1 or IRL 1620 (10(-10)-10(-6) M) alone did not activate alveolar macrophages in vitro, whereas at a concentration of 10(-8) M, ET-1, but not IRL 1620, markedly potentiated superoxide production in response to f-Met-Leu-Phe (10(-9)-10(-7) M) and platelet-activating factor (PAF, 10(-9)-10(-7) M), but not to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (10(-9) M).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS) |
| Starting Page | 227 |
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| ISSN | 00071188 |
| Journal | British Journal of Pharmacology |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 115 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Research in Higher Education |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pharmacology |
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