Abstract |
The effects of the somatostatin analogue, angiopeptin (BIM-23014), on neoendothelial function, as evidenced by formation of prostaglandin (PG) I2 and by acetylcholine-induced relaxation (formation of endothelial-derived relaxing factor), were investigated in the rabbit aorta. A balloon catheter injury of the thoracic and abdominal aorta was induced in New Zealand White rabbits. Animals treated with angiopeptin for 2 or 4 wk were compared with untreated rabbits at 2 or 4 wk after the induction of injury, as well as to sham-operated controls. When the rabbits were killed, vascular rings were assessed for arachidonic acid-stimulated PGI2 formation, acetylcholine-induced relaxation, and the degree of intimal hyperplasia. Vascular rings from animals treated with angiopeptin exhibited enhanced acetylcholine-induced relaxation; however, angiopeptin treatment had no effect on arachidonic acid-stimulated PGI2 formation. Intimal hyperplasia in treated animals was reduced by 36%. Treatment with another somatostatin analogue, BIM-23030, did not enhance relaxation or inhibit intimal hyperplasia. These data suggest that treatment with angiopeptin may inhibit intimal hyperplasia in part by its beneficial effect on neoendothelial function.
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Authors | J T Light, J A Bellan, I L Chen, L L Longenecker, W A Murphy, D H Coy, P J Kadowitz, D B McNamara |
Journal | The American journal of physiology
(Am J Physiol)
Vol. 265
Issue 4 Pt 2
Pg. H1265-74
(Oct 1993)
ISSN: 0002-9513 [Print] United States |
PMID | 7902005
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
- Eicosanoids
- Oligopeptides
- Peptides, Cyclic
- lanreotide
- Arachidonic Acid
- Somatostatin
- Acetylcholine
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Topics |
- Acetylcholine
(pharmacology)
- Animals
- Aorta
(injuries, metabolism)
- Arachidonic Acid
(pharmacology)
- Catheterization
- Drug Synergism
- Eicosanoids
(biosynthesis)
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Oligopeptides
(pharmacology)
- Peptides, Cyclic
- Rabbits
- Somatostatin
(analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
- Tunica Intima
(drug effects, pathology)
- Vasodilation
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