Cardiovascular effects of BRX-005 comparison to bimoclomol.
A Körtvély, G Szigeti, R Gesztelyi, J Zsuga, T Bányász, J Magyar, P Szigligeti, L Kovács, A Jednákovits, A J Szentmiklósi, P P Nánási
Department of Physiology, University Medical School of Debrecen, Hungary.
Life sciences 2000 Aug 25Concentration-dependent effects of BRX-005, the novel heat shock protein coinducer, cardioprotective and vasoprotective agent, on intracellular calcium transients and contractility were studied in Langendorff-perfused guinea pig hearts loaded with the fluorescent calcium indicator dye</a> Fura-2. BRX-005 increased peak left ventricular pressure, the rate of force development and relaxation significantly in a concentration-dependent manner. The amplitude of [Ca2+]i transients was left unaltered by the drug. In contrast to BRX-005, bimoclomol increased both contractility and the amplitude of [Ca2+]i transients. In canine ventricular cardiomyocytes high concentrations of BRX-005 had no effect on depolarization, whereas bimoclomol suppressed action potential upstroke markedly. In guinea pig pulmonary artery preparations precontracted with phenylephrine, BRX-005 induced concentration-dependent relaxation. This effect of BRX-005 was independent of the integrity of endothelium indicating that vasorelaxant effect of the drug develops directly on vascular smooth muscle.
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A Körtvély, G Szigeti, R Gesztelyi, J Zsuga, T Bányász, J Magyar, P Szigligeti, L Kovács, A Jednákovits, A J Szentmiklósi, P P Nánási. Cardiovascular effects of BRX-005 comparison to bimoclomol. Life sciences. 2000 Aug 25;67(14):1783-9
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