{"title":"Comparative studies on the hemodynamic effects of prostaglandin E1 prostacyclin, and tolazoline upon elevated pulmonary vascular resistance in neonatal swine","authors":"M.B. Starling , J.M. Neutze , R.L. Elliott , R.B. Elliott","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90024-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90024-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Forty-eight hour old anesthetised and ventilated neonatal piglets were cannulated in order to measure pressures, blood gases and cardiac outputs (CO) from which pulmonary (PVR) and systemic (SVR) vascular resistances were calculated. After baseline measurements had been made inspired gases were altered to produce hypoxemia and hypercapnia, to raise PVR. Animals then received Prostaglandin E<sub>1</sub> (PGE<sub>1</sub>), Tolazoline (TOL), and Prostacyclin (PGI<sub>2</sub>) in varying dosages until PVR was reduced or the dosage no longer tolerated.</p><p>With “hypoxia” CO, PVR and pulmonary artery (PA) pressures rose; aortic pressure also rose although SVR tended to fall. PGE<sub>1</sub> (5μg/kg/min) and PGI<sub>2</sub> (1.0 μg/kg/min) both produced a significant fall in PVR. The decrease in PVR with TOL (1 mg/kg/10 minutes and 2 mg/kg/l hour) was less consistent and in surviving animals did not achieve statistical significance by multivariate analysis. SVR fell with all drugs although the change with TOL was again non-significant. With both PGI<sub>2</sub> and TOL there was a trend for CO to rise and, although this did not reach significant levels, it restricted the drop in arterial pressure to approximately control levels. The fall in arterial pressure with PGE<sub>1</sub> was greater. The death rate with treatment with TOL was much higher than that seen with the other two drugs.</p><p>Circulatory changes in a group of animals with normal blood gases treated with PGI<sub>2</sub> (1 μg/kg/min) were similar to those seen with the hypoxic group.</p><p>In this preparation PGI<sub>2</sub> appeared the most satisfactory drug for the treatment of elevated PVR.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 349-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90024-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18081701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monthly bibliography on prostaglandins prepared by the University of Sheffield biomedical information service","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90035-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90035-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages i-x"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90035-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136843733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of arachidonic acid on aqueous humor dynamics of the isolated arterially perfused cat eye","authors":"G.W.H.M. van Alphen , Frank J. Macri","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90029-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90029-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Arterial perfusion of isolated cat eyes with arachidonic acid (AA) increases the inflow of aqueous humor (AH), elevates the intraocular pressure (IOP) and constricts the pupil. The effect may be due to an observed vasoconstrictive action of AA on the blood vessels of the anterior segment of the eye. Indomethacin completely prevents the increase in AH formation and the constriction of the pupil but does not block the rise in IOP.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 403-409"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90029-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17851709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is PGI2 arrhythmogenic? investigations on ouabain induced arrhythmias in cats","authors":"H.-J. Meet, W. Förster","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90030-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90030-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present study investigated the effect of PGI<sub>2</sub> on ouabain induced arrhythmias in cats. PGI<sub>2</sub> was infused at a dose of 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0 μg/kg·min. PGI<sub>2</sub> in a dose of 1.0 μg/kg·min was without any antiarrhythmic effect. Infusions of 2.0 and 5.0 μg/kg·min PGI<sub>2</sub> in 3 of 10 and 7 of 10 animals, respectively, converted the ouabain induced arrhythmias into a sinus rhythm. The duration of the antiarrhythmic effect after infusion of 2.0 μg/kg·min lasted about 21 min, whereas the higher dose (5.0 μg/kg·min) had a shorter effect (about 2 min). Under these conditions and doses the systolic blood pressure decreased between 35% and 39% and the diastolic blood pressure was reduced by about 50%. Thus PGI<sub>2</sub> showed, when used in the given dose range, an antiarrhythmic effect on ouabain induced arrhythmias in cats. The importance of dosage, methods and species is here discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 411-419"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90030-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18081583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of PGE1, PGE2 and PGI2 on ventricular arrhythmias during myocardial infarction in conscious dogs: Relation to infarct size","authors":"Bodh I. Jugdutt","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90032-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90032-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The relation between the effect of vasodilator prostaglandins on ventricular arrhythmias during myocardial infarction and infarct size was studied in conscious dogs. Two infarct-limiting drugs, nitroglycerin and ibuprofen, were also studied for comparison. Infusions were given between 20 and 380 minutes after occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery: intravenously for saline (N = 27), ibuprofen (N = 14), and nitroglycerin (N = 14); left atrially for PGE<sub>1</sub> (N = 11), PGE<sub>2</sub> (N = 12) and PGI<sub>2</sub> (N = 18). Doses of prostaglandins and nitroglycerin were adjusted to decrease mean arterial pressure by 5%. Pathologic infarct size was measured 2 days post-occlusion. During the infusion period, ventricular fibrillation (VF) deaths were nil with PGI<sub>2</sub> (p < 0.05) and nitroglycerin (p < 0.1), ventricular premature beats (VPB's) were less (p < 0.01) with PGI<sub>2</sub>, PGE<sub>2</sub> and nitroglycerin, and collateral blood flow (microspheres) increased with PGE<sub>1</sub>, PGI<sub>2</sub> and nitroglycerin but did not change with saline, PGE and ibuprofen. Infarct size, as percent of left ventricle or occluded bed, was less (p < 0.05) with PGE<sub>1</sub>, PGI<sub>2</sub>, nitroglycerin and ibuprofen but similar with PGE<sub>2</sub> and saline. Thus, PGE<sub>2</sub> diminished VPB's despite no effect on flow or infarct size. In contrast, both PGE<sub>1</sub> and PGI<sub>2</sub> diminished VPB's, increased flow and decreased infarct size, but PGI<sub>2</sub> also reduced VF mortality.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 431-455"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90032-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17851710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plasma 6 keto PGF1α concentration in Raynaud's phenomenon","authors":"Evlin L. Kinney, Laurence M. Demers","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90027-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90027-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To examine the possibility that prostaglandin metabolism is pathophysiologically important in Raynaud's phenomenon, peripheral venous 6-keto prostaglandin Fla (6-keto PGF<sub>1</sub>α) and thromboxane B2 (TXB<sub>2</sub>) concentrations were measured in 45 patients with severe Raynaud's phenomenon. Patients with Raynaud's phenomenon had a significantly higher plasma concentration of 6-keto PGF<sub>1</sub>α compared to controls (p < .001), although their plasma TXB<sub>2</sub> concentration was not statistically different from control patients. Subgroup analysis revealed that only patients with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) had an elevated plasma 6-keto PGF<sub>1</sub>α concentration. To gauge the functional significance of the 6-keto PGF<sub>1</sub>α elevations, seven patients with Raynaud's phenomenon were chronically administered indomethacin (50 mg P.O. b.i.d.); six of the seven patients noted no improvement in their Raynaud's phenomenon. Three of the patients developed pedal edema shortly after starting indomethacin. This study suggests that the increased plasma 6-keto PGF<sub>1</sub>α concentration in Raynaud's phenomenon may be due to a compensatory release of prostacyclin and that the pathophysiologic defect does not involve the thromboxane mechanism.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 389-393"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90027-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17945306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jose A. Rodriguez, Catherine S. Delea, Frederic C. Bartter, Helmy Siragy
{"title":"The effect of vasopressin in water-loaded hypokalemic patients is prostaglandin-independent","authors":"Jose A. Rodriguez, Catherine S. Delea, Frederic C. Bartter, Helmy Siragy","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90034-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90034-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Potassium-depleted subjects regularly excrete dilute urine with a high free-water clearance which cannot be suppressed either by solute loading or by water deprivation. In man, as in the dog and rat, potassium depletion impairs the ability of the kidney to achieve maximal urinary solute concentration and vasopressin is unsuccessful in overcoming this defect. In man and in the dog, potassium depletion induces a rise in urinary prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub>, an effect which can be reversed with indomethacin, a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor. To evaluate the role of prostaglandins on the renal action of vasopressin in hypokalemia, six subjects with hypokalemia of various etiologies were studied in a control, drug-free condition and again after 3 to 6 days of indomethacin (100 mg/day). Renal clearance studies to measure the maximal free-water excretion in response to an intravenous water load (10 ml/min) and to a superimposed infusion of arginine vasopressin (40 mU/hr) were performed. The results in six patients are as follows: maximal free-water clearance (control) 8.03 ± 0.8 ml/min (mean ± S.E.), with the addition of vasopressin, .14 ± 0.8; after 3 to 6 days of indomethacin, 8.55 ± 1.33; with vasopressin 0.91 ± 1.23 ml/min. There was no statistically significant difference between the maximal free water clearance with or without indomethacin. Vasopressin exerted an equally great response in both conditions and prostaglandins did not appear to play a role in free-water formation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 5","pages":"Pages 465-472"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90034-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18335734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M.O. Triulzi , M.G. Clement, A. Celsi , G. Aguggini
{"title":"Prostacyclin effect on blood pressure in pig with aortic obstruction","authors":"M.O. Triulzi , M.G. Clement, A. Celsi , G. Aguggini","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90133-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90133-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cardiovascular effects of infused prostacyclin (PGI2 )were investigated in hypertensive anesthetized pigs in the steady state and at 1,2,3,4,5,10,15,20 and 30min after the beginning of the infusion PGI2 was perfused at the rate of 2 μg/Kg/min for 4 min before and after vagosympathectomy.</p><p>We measured the mean arterial pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, mean pulmonary arterial pressure,mean pulmonary wedge pressure and calculated total systemic resistance and total pulmonary resistance.</p><p>Our findings suggest that prostacyclin lowers pulmonary and systemic blood pressure in hypertensive animal by vasodilatation. The decrease in mean arterial pressure does not produce any change in heart rate probably because the substance also has a vagal effect. Finally, it might reduce venous return by dilatation of capacitance vessels.</p><p>PGI<sub>2</sub>, appears to be a powerful vasodilator agent acting both afterload and preload without influencing heart rate or stroke volume.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 4","pages":"Pages 281-291"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90133-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18078870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Sirois , S. Roy , J.P. Tétrault , P. Borgeat , S. Picard , E.J. Corey
{"title":"Pharmacological activity of leukotrienes A4, B4, C4 and D4 on selected guinea-pig, rat, rabbit and human smooth muscles","authors":"P. Sirois , S. Roy , J.P. Tétrault , P. Borgeat , S. Picard , E.J. Corey","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90137-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90137-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The myotropic activity of leukotrienes A <sub>4</sub>, B<sub>4</sub>, C<sub>4</sub>, D<sub>4</sub> and histamine has been evaluated on selected smooth muscle preparations. LTA<sub>4</sub>, B<sub>4</sub>, C<sub>4</sub> and D<sub>4</sub> were several times more potent than histamine on the guinea-pig lung parenchymal strip, while on the guinea-pig trachea, LTB<sub>4</sub> was less active. The guinea-pig ileum either in segments or in strips of longitudinal muscles responded well to LTC<sub>4</sub>, LTD<sub>4</sub> and histamine but not to LTA<sub>4</sub> and LTB<sub>4</sub>. Rat and rabbit lung parenchymal strip showed very little sensitivity for leukotrienes whereas human parenchymal strips and bronchi were nearly as sensitive as the guinea-pig lung.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 4","pages":"Pages 327-340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90137-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17336655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of prostaglandins in the development of malignant melanoma in hamsters","authors":"Cezar M. Popescu","doi":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90136-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/0161-4630(81)90136-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A deficiency of prostaglandins (especially of group E) could be an important factor in the genesis and evolution of malignant melanoma. Compensation for such a deficit would be a logical way of medically treating this tumour. In order to test this hypothesis two groups of hamsters bearing malignant melanomas were used. The first group was treated locally with PGE2 while the other group received control injections. After 12 days tumour growth in the PG test group was sharply reduced in comparison with the controls. Tumour growth resumed when PG treatment was stopped.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":76381,"journal":{"name":"Prostaglandins and medicine","volume":"7 4","pages":"Pages 321-325"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1981-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/0161-4630(81)90136-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17997317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}