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The effects of various diphosphonates on a rat model of cardiac calciphylaxis.

Abstract
Seven diphosphonate analogs were treated for their effects on myocardial and cardiovascular degeneration and calcification in an experimental model of cardiac calciphylaxis. A single oral dose of dihydrotachysterol (DHT) administered to rats induced myocardial and vascular degeneration, focal myocarditis and vasculitis, and myocardial and vascular mineralization. The results demonstrated a considerable variation among the various diphosphonates in their ability to block the pathological changes observed in this model. Ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate (EHDP) was the most effective diphosphonate in reducing myocardial and vascular degeneration and calcification, whereas diphosphonates such as ethane-1-amino-1,1-diphosphonate (EADP) and hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (HMDP) had little or no effect compared to saline controls. For those diphosphonates which were effective, e.g., EHDP, the tissue-protective effects were observed whether the rats were treated with drug prior to the administration of DHT, or whether drug treatment commenced after DHT administration. The results are discussed in terms of the known biological properties of the diphosphonate drugs.
AuthorsI Y Rosenblum, H E Black, J F Ferrell
JournalCalcified tissue research (Calcif Tissue Res) Vol. 23 Issue 2 Pg. 151-9 (Jun 28 1977) ISSN: 0008-0594 [Print] Germany
PMID890553 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Diphosphonates
  • Dihydrotachysterol
Topics
  • Animals
  • Calciphylaxis (chemically induced, pathology, prevention & control)
  • Cardiomyopathies (chemically induced, pathology, prevention & control)
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Dihydrotachysterol (adverse effects)
  • Diphosphonates (therapeutic use)
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
  • Female
  • Myocardium (pathology)
  • Rats

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