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Effects of Age and Indomethacin on Response and Sensitivity of Pulmonary Artery to Phenylephrine and to Histamine in Pigs
Gustin, Pascal; Ansay, Michel; Advenier, C.
1993In Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 16 (2), p. 207-213
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Keywords :
phenylephrine; histamine; pigs
Abstract :
[en] The vasoconstrictor effects of phenylephrine and histamine were investigated in isolated strips of pulmonary arteries in pigs during ageing. Interactions between phenylephrine-induced responses and arachidonic acid derivatives were also studied by incubating the blood-vessels with indomethacin. Potency (pD2 values) and maximal effects (Emaxx) recorded in 5-week-old piglets (group I, n= 5) with phenylephrine [5.71 ± 0.17 and 0.76 ± 0.22 g/mg of dry tissue respectively (mean ± SEM)] were similar to values found in 12-week-old animals (group 2, n = 5) (5.49 ± 0.30 and 1.06 ± 0.27 g/mg of dry tissue respectively). The sensitivity and responsiveness of tissues to this agonist were significantly reduced in 26-week-old mature pigs (group 3, n = 6) as indicated by the decrease in pD2 (3.91 ± 0.23; P < 0.01) and Emax (0.27 ± 0.13 g/mg of dry tissue; P < 0.05) values observed in this group. Histamine (10_3M)-induced maximal responses (Emax) were significantly higher in group 2 (2.23 ± 0.49 g/mg) than in group 1 (0.85 ± 0.11 g/mg; P < 0.05) and in group 3 (0.48 ± 0.10 g/mg; P < 0.01). In 5-week-old animals, indomethacin (3.10˜5M) significantly (P < 0.05) shifted the concentration-response curve to phenylephrine to the right (0.28 log. units) and depressed contractions to this drug as shown by the significant decrease of 39.5% (P < 0.05) in Emax. This cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor had no effect in other groups. These data indicate that phenylephrine is a potent and effective vasoconstrictor agent for the main pulmonary arteries in 5-week-old piglets and that alpha-1-adrenergic-induced contractions are enhanced by cyclo-oxygenase products. These findings can be related with the high reactivity of pulmonary vascular smooth muscles in these animals
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Gustin, Pascal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Pharmacologie, pharmacothérapie et toxicologie
Ansay, Michel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège
Advenier, C.
Language :
English
Title :
Effects of Age and Indomethacin on Response and Sensitivity of Pulmonary Artery to Phenylephrine and to Histamine in Pigs
Publication date :
1993
Journal title :
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
ISSN :
0140-7783
eISSN :
1365-2885
Publisher :
Blackwell Publishing
Volume :
16
Issue :
2
Pages :
207-213
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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