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Effects of 8-epi-Pgf2alpha on isolated bronchial smooth muscle of healthy and heaves-affected horses
Kirschvink, Nathalie; Art, Tatiana; Lekeux, Pierre et al.
2001In Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 24 (3), p. 215-221
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Keywords :
15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid/pharmacology; Horse Diseases/physiopathology; Horses/physiology Acetylcholine/pharmacology
Abstract :
[en] 8-Epi-PGF2alpha, a prostaglandin-like compound generated by oxidative stress, has been shown to be an in vitro bronchoconstrictor in airways from healthy laboratory animals and healthy humans, but it has never been studied in diseased airways. Here, the bronchoconstrictive capacity of 8-epi-PGF2alpha on isolated bronchial rings (BR) of healthy and heaves-affected horses was evaluated by comparing the maximal effect and the potency of 8-epi-PGF2alpha to those of (1) acetylcholine (ACh), (2) its stereoisomer PGF2alpha and (3) its synthetic receptor agonist, U46619. Furthermore, the potential capacity of 8-epi-PGF2alpha to enhance the cholinergic (ACh) responsiveness of bronchial smooth muscle was investigated. 8-Epi-PGF2alpha contracted BR with a rank order of efficacy of Ach > U44619 > PGF2alpha > 8-epi-PGF2alpha in both healthy and heaves-affected horses. The contractile maximal response elicited by 8-epi-PGF2alpha was significantly smaller than that elicited by the other drugs, but was significantly higher in BR from heaves-affected horses than in those sampled in healthy horses, whilst pD2 values were similar. A subthreshold concentration of 8-epi-PGF2alpha (10-7 M) did not induce in vitro cholinergic hyper-responsiveness in BR of either healthy or heaves-affected horses. In conclusion, it has been demonstrated that 8-epi-PGF2alpha is an in vitro bronchoconstrictor of minor importance in healthy horses, but whose efficacy is significantly increased in heaves-affected horses.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Kirschvink, Nathalie
Art, Tatiana ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Phys. neuro-muscul., de l'effort - Méd. sport. des animaux
Lekeux, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Physiologie
Roberts, C.
Gustin, Pascal ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de sciences fonctionnelles > Pharmacologie, pharmacothérapie et toxicologie
Language :
English
Title :
Effects of 8-epi-Pgf2alpha on isolated bronchial smooth muscle of healthy and heaves-affected horses
Publication date :
2001
Journal title :
Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
ISSN :
0140-7783
eISSN :
1365-2885
Publisher :
Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom
Volume :
24
Issue :
3
Pages :
215-221
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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