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Effect of tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate on vascular responses in conscious rabbits.

Effect of tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate on vascular responses in conscious rabbits.

Authors :
Du ZY
Dusting GJ
Woodman OL
Source :
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology [Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol] 1991 Jun; Vol. 18 (6), pp. 439-47.
Publication Year :
1991

Abstract

1. The effect of tolerance to glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) on vasodilator and vasoconstrictor responses was examined in conscious rabbits and isolated rabbit aortic rings. 2. In conscious rabbits, depressor responses to 5 min infusions of GTN (10-40 micrograms/kg per min intravenously (i.v.)), sodium nitroprusside (SNP, 5-20 micrograms/kg per min i.v.) and acetylcholine (ACh, 3-12 micrograms/kg per min i.v.) were examined before and after transdermal treatment with GTN (20 mg/48 h). GTN pretreatment significantly attenuated GTN-induced depressor responses, indicating the development of tolerance, but did not affect the reductions in arterial pressure induced by SNP or ACh. 3. Similarly, aortic rings taken from GTN pretreated rabbits exhibited tolerance to GTN but the relaxant responses to SNP or the calcium ionophore A23187 were not affected. In the aortic rings from GTN-tolerant rabbits contractile responses to serotonin or the thromboxane-mimetic U46619 were significantly attenuated, in contrast to the responses to the alpha 1-adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine (PE) which were significantly enhanced. 4. Similarly, in conscious rabbits, PE-induced increases in arterial pressure and hindlimb vascular resistance were significantly enhanced by GTN pretreatment but the responses to the alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist BHT 920 were unaffected. 5. In conclusion, tolerance to GTN does not affect endothelium-dependent vasodilatation but does cause a selective enhancement of alpha 1- but not alpha 2-adrenoceptor-mediated vasoconstriction.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0305-1870
Volume :
18
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1914247
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.1991.tb01476.x