THE ENDOTHELIN ET(A) RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, BQ-123, NORMALIZES THE RESPONSE OF SHR AORTA TO CA2+ CHANNEL ACTIVATOR

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作者
MOREL, N [1 ]
GODFRAIND, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CATHOLIQUE LOUVAIN,PHARMACOL LAB,B-1200 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
关键词
CA2+ CHANNEL; ENDOTHELIN; HYPERTENSION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(94)90603-3
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Hypertension is associated with a hypersensitive response to the Ca2+ channel activator, Bay K 8644. We investigated the effect of the endothelin ET(A) receptor antagonist, BQ-123, on the contractions induced by Bay K 8644 in aorta from spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) and normotensive Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. BQ-123 (1 mu M) decreased the sensitivity to Bay K 8644 of aorta of SHR down to that of WKY. This observation is consistent with a role for endothelin in hypertension.
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