ROLE OF ENDOTHELIN IN SPONTANEOUS PHASIC CONTRACTION OF HUMAN CORONARY-ARTERIES

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DAGASSAN, PH [1 ]
CLOZEL, M [1 ]
BREU, V [1 ]
CLOZEL, JP [1 ]
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[1] F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE & CO LTD,DIV PHARMA,PRECLIN RES,CH-4002 BASEL,SWITZERLAND
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BOSENTAN; BQ-123; CORONARY ARTERIES; ENDOTHELIN; HUMAN; SPONTANEOUS PHASIC CONTRACTIONS;
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Isolated human coronary arteries are known to develop spontaneous phasic contractions (SPCs). The goal of the present study was to assess the role of endothelin (ET) in these contractions. Endothelium-denuded rings from left anterior descending (LAD) coronary arteries of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD; n = 3) undergoing cardiac transplantation developed SPCs within 1-2 h. The contractions were abolished by the ET(A) receptor antagonist BQ-123 or the mixed ET receptor antagonist bosentan (1 and 3 mu M), whereas the contractions persisted for several hours in control rings. Exogenous ET-1 (10 pM) increased the amplitude of SPCs and initiated SPCs in rings that did not exhibit SPCs. Higher concentrations of ET-1 (greater than or equal to 1 nM) were able to re-induce SPC in rings in which SPCs had been abolished by BQ-123 or bosentan. These results suggest that ET plays an important role in spontaneous phasic contractions of isolated human coronary artery rings.
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