TBC3711, an ET receptor antagonist, reduces neonatal hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in piglets
Pediatric Research, ISSN: 0031-3998, Vol: 50, Issue: 3, Page: 374-383
2001
- 39Citations
- 16Captures
Metric Options: CountsSelecting the 1-year or 3-year option will change the metrics count to percentiles, illustrating how an article or review compares to other articles or reviews within the selected time period in the same journal. Selecting the 1-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year. Selecting the 3-year option compares the metrics against other articles/reviews that were also published in the same calendar year plus the two years prior.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
Example: if you select the 1-year option for an article published in 2019 and a metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019. If you select the 3-year option for the same article published in 2019 and the metric category shows 90%, that means that the article or review is performing better than 90% of the other articles/reviews published in that journal in 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Citation Benchmarking is provided by Scopus and SciVal and is different from the metrics context provided by PlumX Metrics.
Metrics Details
- Citations39
- Citation Indexes39
- 39
- CrossRef34
- Captures16
- Readers16
- 16
Article Description
The pulmonary vasculature of newborns with persistent pulmonary hypertension is characterized by active vasoconstriction and vascular remodeling. It has been suggested that endothelin-1 (ET-1), a potent vasoconstrictor and growth promoter, may be involved in the pathogenesis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. To determine whether treatment with an ETA receptor antagonist can reverse pulmonary hypertension in the neonate, 1-d-old piglets were exposed to hypoxia for 3 d to induce pulmonary hypertension and then treated for the remainder of the 14 d with an orally active, nonpeptidic ET antagonist (TBC3711, 22 mg·kg·d. At the end of the exposure, Hb, pulmonary artery pressure, right ventricle to left ventricle plus septum weight ratio, percentage wall thickness, ET-1 circulating levels, perfusion pressure, and dilator response to the nitric oxide (NO) donor, SIN-1 (3-morpholinosydnonimine-N-ethylcarbamide) in isolated perfused lungs were determined. Exhaled NO and hemodynamic variables were also examined in an intact anesthetized animal preparation that had undergone the same treatment. By 3 d of exposure to hypoxia, piglets had already developed significant pulmonary hypertension as estimated by their pulmonary artery pressure (24.0 ± 1.3 mm Hg versus 14.2 ± 3.4 mm Hg) and percentage wall thickness (26.6 ± 5.9% versus 18.7 ± 2.4% for vessels 0-30 μm). Whereas further exposure to hypoxia for 14 d did not enhance the increase in pulmonary artery pressure and percentage wall thickness, it did augment the right ventricle to left ventricle plus septum weight ratio (0.71 ± 0.09 versus 0.35 ± 0.01). ET·1 circulating levels were increased only when exposure to hypoxia was prolonged to 14 d (5.1 ± 2.4 pg/mL versus 1.0 ± 0.4 pg/mL). Treatment with TBC3711 from d 3 to d 14, once pulmonary hypertensive changes were established and while hypoxic exposure persisted, caused significant reduction in the right ventricle to left ventricle plus septum weight ratio (0.60 ± 0.06), pulmonary artery pressure (20.0 ± 4.8 mm Hg), and percentage wall thickness (18.5 ± 3.3%) and restored the dilator response to the NO donor SIN-1. Prolonged hypoxia markedly reduced exhaled NO concentrations (0.3 ± 0.6 ppb), although treatment of hypoxic animals with TBC3711 restored the concentration of exhaled NO (4.4 ± 2.8 ppb) to the level of normoxic controls (4.9 ± 3.0 ppb). Lastly, treatment with TBC3711 increased ET-1 circulating levels in both the normoxic (5.4 ± 2.8 pg/mL) and hypoxic (13.0 ± 6.3 pg/mL) groups. In conclusion, the specific ET receptor antagonist, TBC3711, can significantly ameliorate the morphologic changes encountered in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in the newborn piglet and may improve the dilator response to NO.
Bibliographic Details
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0034863429&origin=inward; http://dx.doi.org/10.1203/00006450-200109000-00013; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11518825; https://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1203/00006450-200109000-00013; https://dx.doi.org/10.1203/00006450-200109000-00013; https://www.nature.com/articles/pr2001189
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Provide Feedback
Have ideas for a new metric? Would you like to see something else here?Let us know