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  • Title: Circulatory effects of endothelin in newborn piglets.
    Author: Bradley LM, Czaja JF, Goldstein RE.
    Journal: Am J Physiol; 1990 Nov; 259(5 Pt 2):H1613-7. PubMed ID: 2240259.
    Abstract:
    Endothelin, a recently described endothelial cell-derived peptide, produces pulmonary and coronary vasoconstriction in mature animals. We investigated the acute hemodynamic effects of porcine endothelin in 14 anesthetized open-chest new-born piglets during normoxia (Pao2 = 102 +/- 5 mmHg) and hypoxia (fractional inspired O2 concentration = 0.12 X 15 min, Pao2 = 31 +/- 1 mmHg). Six of these animals were pretreated with indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor. Low-dose (100 pmol/kg) intravenous bolus injection of endothelin decreased pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) (42 +/- 6 to 16 +/- 4 mmHg.l-1.min.kg, P less than 0.01) and increased coronary blood flow (CBF) (17 +/- 2%, P less than 0.01); cardiac index (CI) and coronary vascular resistance were unaffected. The pulmonary and coronary responses to endothelin were preserved during hypoxia: PVRI fell (160 +/- 22 to 83 +/- 13 mmHg.l-1.min.kg, P less than 0.05) and CBF rose (35 +/- 11%, P less than 0.05). Low-dose endothelin moderately increased mean arterial pressure (61 +/- 3 to 75 +/- 6 mmHg, P less than 0.05) and systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) (375 +/- 23 to 491 +/- 41 mmHg.l-1.min.kg, P less than 0.01). High-dose (1,000 pmol/kg) endothelin mildly decreased PVRI (51 +/- 7 to 35 +/- 12, NS), moderately increased SVRI (375 +/- 45 to 594 +/- 95 mmHg.l-1.min.kg, P less than 0.05), and markedly diminished CBF (-54 +/- 6%, P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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