Article date: July 2005
By: L Christofer Adding, Per Agvald, Lars I Andersson, Bror Jonzon, Janet Hoogstraate, Lars E Gustafsson in Volume 145, Issue 5, pages 679-687
AZD3582 [4‐(nitrooxy)butyl‐(2S)‐2‐(6‐methoxy‐2‐naphthyl)propanoate] is a COX‐inhibiting nitric oxide donor that inhibits COX‐1 and COX‐2. It is as effective as naproxen in models of pain and inflammation, but causes less gastroduodenal damage. Nitric oxide (NO) is generated from AZD3582 in vitro, and this study sought to show that the drug donates NO in vivo.
In anaesthetised male New Zealand white rabbits, the endogenous NO concentration in exhaled air was reduced by NG‐nitro‐L‐arginine methyl ester (L‐NAME) (30 mg kg− 1 i.v.) from 33.5±1.0 ppb (mean±s.e.m.; n=6 per group) to 3.0±1.0 ppb, while increasing blood pressure and reducing heart rate. AZD3582 (0.2, 0.6, 2.0 or 6.0 μmol kg− 1 min− 1) given 30 min after L‐NAME increased the concentration of NO in exhaled air (P<0.05), decreased blood pressure and increased heart rate in a dose‐dependent manner versusL‐NAME control values. The peak mean NO concentration obtained was 44±8.0 ppb.
In in situ‐perfused rabbit lungs, L‐NAME (185 μmol l− 1) reduced the NO concentration in exhaled air from 106±13 to 4.0±0.4 ppb (n=5). Addition of AZD3582 (6 μmol min− 1) to the perfusate produced an initial rapid increase in the NO concentration in exhaled air, followed by a sustained, but lower plateau. Infusion of L‐NAME increased, and AZD3582 decreased, pulmonary arterial pressure.
In both anaesthetised rabbits and in the perfused lungs, brief periods of hypoxia increased NO concentrations generated by AZD3582.
We conclude that, in rabbits, AZD3582 donates NO in vivo with characteristics similar to those reported for nitroglycerin and isosorbide nitrates.
AZD3582 [4‐(nitrooxy)butyl‐(2S)‐2‐(6‐methoxy‐2‐naphthyl)propanoate] is a COX‐inhibiting nitric oxide donor that inhibits COX‐1 and COX‐2. It is as effective as naproxen in models of pain and inflammation, but causes less gastroduodenal damage. Nitric oxide (NO) is generated from AZD3582 in vitro, and this study sought to show that the drug donates NO in vivo.
In anaesthetised male New Zealand white rabbits, the endogenous NO concentration in exhaled air was reduced by NG‐nitro‐L‐arginine methyl ester (L‐NAME) (30 mg kg− 1 i.v.) from 33.5±1.0 ppb (mean±s.e.m.; n=6 per group) to 3.0±1.0 ppb, while increasing blood pressure and reducing heart rate. AZD3582 (0.2, 0.6, 2.0 or 6.0 μmol kg− 1 min− 1) given 30 min after L‐NAME increased the concentration of NO in exhaled air (P<0.05), decreased blood pressure and increased heart rate in a dose‐dependent manner versusL‐NAME control values. The peak mean NO concentration obtained was 44±8.0 ppb.
In in situ‐perfused rabbit lungs, L‐NAME (185 μmol l− 1) reduced the NO concentration in exhaled air from 106±13 to 4.0±0.4 ppb (n=5). Addition of AZD3582 (6 μmol min− 1) to the perfusate produced an initial rapid increase in the NO concentration in exhaled air, followed by a sustained, but lower plateau. Infusion of L‐NAME increased, and AZD3582 decreased, pulmonary arterial pressure.
In both anaesthetised rabbits and in the perfused lungs, brief periods of hypoxia increased NO concentrations generated by AZD3582.
We conclude that, in rabbits, AZD3582 donates NO in vivo with characteristics similar to those reported for nitroglycerin and isosorbide nitrates.
British Journal of Pharmacology (2005) 145, 679–687. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706236
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706236
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