1. Effects of NO/cGMP inhibitors in a rat model of anaphylactoid shock.
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Albuquerque AAS, Ferreira LG, Carvalho MTM, Capellini VK, Evora PRB, and Celotto AC
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- Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Indigo Carmine administration & dosage, Male, Methylene Blue administration & dosage, NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester administration & dosage, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Anaphylaxis drug therapy, Cyclic GMP antagonists & inhibitors, Enzyme Inhibitors administration & dosage, Muscle, Smooth, Vascular drug effects, Nitric Oxide antagonists & inhibitors
- Abstract
Anaphylactic shock can be defined as an acute syndrome, and it is the most severe clinical manifestation of allergic diseases. Anaphylactoid reactions are similar to anaphylactic events but differ in the pathophysiological mechanism. Nitric oxide (NO) inhibitors during anaphylaxis suggest that NO might decrease the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis but exacerbate associated vasodilation. Therefore, blocking the effects of NO on vascular smooth muscle by inhibiting the guanylate cyclase (GC) would be a reasonable strategy. This study aimed to investigate the effects of NO/cGMP pathway inhibitors methylene blue (MB), Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (L-NAME), and indigo carmine (IC) in shock induced by compound 48/80 (C48/80) in rats. The effect was assessed by invasive blood pressure measurement. Shock was initiated by C48/80 intravenous bolus injection 5 min before (prophylactic) or after (treatment) the administration of the inhibitors MB (3 mg/kg), L-NAME (1 mg/kg), and IC (3 mg/kg). Of the groups that received drugs as prophylaxis for shock, only the IC group did not present the final systolic blood pressure (SBP) better than the C48/80 group. Regarding shock treatment with the drugs tested, all groups had the final SBP similar to the C48/80group. Altogether, our results suggested that inhibition of GC and NO synthase in NO production pathway was not sufficient to revert hypotension or significantly improve survival.
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- 2020
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