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  • Title: Hemodynamic effects of combined treatment with somatostatin analogue (SMS 201-995) and low-dose isosorbide dinitrate on portal hypertension in conscious cirrhotic rats.
    Author: Hori N, Okanoue T, Sawa Y, Itoh Y, Mori T, Takami S, Kashima K.
    Journal: J Gastroenterol; 1994 Aug; 29(4):460-8. PubMed ID: 7951857.
    Abstract:
    The authors investigated whether combined treatment with the somatostatin analogue, SMS 201-995, and low-dose isosorbide dinitrate enhanced the hemodynamic effects of the individual agents on rats with thioacetamide-induced cirrhosis. Four groups of cirrhotic rats received SMS 201-995 (0.1 microgram.min-1.kg-1), isosorbide dinitrate (10 micrograms.min-1.kg-1), both agents, or placebo, respectively. Hemodynamics were measured serially in conscious rats, using a radioactive microsphere method. SMS 201-995 reduced portal venous inflow 21 +/- 4% and portal pressure 17 +/- 3%. Isosorbide dinitrate decreased portal venous inflow 20 +/- 4%, by inducing splanchnic vasoconstriction mediated by low pressure baroreflexes, and this agent also decreased portal pressure, by 14 +/- 2%. Portal venous resistance rose 7.6 +/- 3% with isosorbide dinitrate alone, but decreased 18 +/- 4% with combination therapy. This effect may have been induced by the pronounced vasodilatory effect of isosorbide dinitrate on the venous vasculature, since the reflex splanchnic vasoconstriction that occurs with low-dose isosorbide dinitrate disappears when this agent is combined with SMS 201-995. The decrease in portal pressure was more marked (22 +/- 4%) and changes in systemic hemodynamics were milder with the combined treatment. It was concluded that combination therapy with SMS 201-995 and low-dose isosorbide dinitrate may be beneficial for portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis.
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