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Elkayam U, Bitar F, Akhter MW, Khan S, Patrus S, Derakhshani M. Intravenous Nitroglycerin in the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure: Potential Benefits and Limitations. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2016; 9:227-41. [PMID: 15678242 DOI: 10.1177/107424840400900403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a common cause of hospitalizations. Intravenous nitroglycerin is widely used in the treatment of this condition. The use of this drug is based on its nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatory effect, which can lead to beneficial hemodynamic effects as well as improvement of myocardial ischemia and reduction of mitral regurgitation. However, information regarding the use of nitroglycerin for ADHF is limited to mostly hemodynamic evaluations in small groups of patients without cardiovascular outcome data. A single randomized, placebo controlled study that evaluated commonly used doses of nitroglycerin in patients with ADHF was disappointing and failed to show a significant hemodynamic effect or improvement of symptoms compared with placebo. The potential benefit of nitroglycerin seems to be limited by a decreased vasodilatory response in patients with heart failure, which requires an active titration of the drug and the use of high doses (>120 µg/min). In addition, the initial beneficial hemodynamic effect achieved with the appropriate dose of nitroglycerin is associated with neurohumoral activation and limited by an early development of nitrate tolerance that leads to a marked attenuation of the initial effect. More information obtained in large-scale studies that are appropriately designed to evaluate the effect of variable doses of nitroglycerin on short- and long-term cardiovascular outcome, with and without interventions shown to prevent nitrate tolerance, is needed before intravenous nitroglycerin can be recommended as a standard therapy for ADHF.
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- Uri Elkayam
- Heart Failure Program, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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den Uil CA, Brugts JJ. Impact of Intravenous Nitroglycerin in the Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Curr Heart Fail Rep 2014; 12:87-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s11897-014-0230-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The origins of the hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate (H+ISDN) combination therapy are rooted in the first large-scale clinical trial in heart failure: V-HeFT I. Initially utilized for the balanced vasodilatory properties of each drug, we now know there is "more to the story." In fact, the maintenance of the nitroso-redox balance may be the true mechanism of benefit. Since the publication of V-HeFT I 30 years ago, H+ISDN has been the subject of much discussion and debate. Regardless of the many controversies surrounding H+ISDN, one thing is clear: therapy is underutilized and many patients who could benefit never receive the drugs. Ongoing physician and patient education are mandatory to improve the rates of H+ISDN use.
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- Robert T Cole
- Division of Cardiology, Emory University, 1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University, 1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University, 1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Thadani U. Challenges with nitrate therapy and nitrate tolerance: prevalence, prevention, and clinical relevance. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2014; 14:287-301. [PMID: 24664980 DOI: 10.1007/s40256-014-0072-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nitrate therapy has been an effective treatment for ischemic heart disease for over 100 years. The anti-ischemic and exercise-promoting benefits of sublingually administered nitrates are well established. Nitroglycerin is indicated for the relief of an established attack of angina and for prophylactic use, but its effects are short lived. In an effort to increase the duration of beneficial effects, long-acting orally administered and topical applications of nitrates have been developed; however, following their continued or frequent daily use, patients soon develop tolerance to these long-acting nitrate preparations. Once tolerance develops, patients begin losing the protective effects of the long-acting nitrate therapy. By providing a nitrate-free interval, or declining nitrate levels at night, one can overcome or reduce the development of tolerance, but cannot provide 24-h anti-anginal and anti-ischemic protection. In addition, patients may be vulnerable to occurrence of rebound angina and myocardial ischemia during periods of absent nitrate levels at night and early hours of the morning, and worsening of exercise capacity prior to the morning dose of the medication. This has been a concern with nitroglycerin patches but not with oral formulations of isosorbide-5 mononitrates, and has not been adequately studied with isosorbide dinitrate. This paper describes problems associated with nitrate tolerance, reviews mechanisms by which nitrate tolerance and loss of efficacy develop, and presents strategies to avoid nitrate tolerance and maintain efficacy when using long-acting nitrate formulations.
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- Udho Thadani
- Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Consultant Cardiologist, Oklahoma University Medical Center and VA Medical Center, 920 Stanton L. Young Blvd., WP 3010, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA,
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Gupta D, Georgiopoulou VV, Kalogeropoulos AP, Marti CN, Yancy CW, Gheorghiade M, Fonarow GC, Konstam MA, Butler J. Nitrate therapy for heart failure: benefits and strategies to overcome tolerance. JACC-HEART FAILURE 2013; 1:183-91. [PMID: 24621868 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Combination therapy with hydralazine and nitrates can improve outcomes in patients with heart failure and low ejection fraction. However, this combination is underused in clinical practice for several reasons, including side effects related to hydralazine and polypharmacy. Some of the benefits seen with hydralazine, including afterload reduction and attenuation of nitrate tolerance, have also been observed with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. Demonstrating similar clinical benefits with nitrates plus angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy alone, in the absence of hydralazine, may represent an opportunity to improve heart failure care by increasing the use of nitrates. In this paper, we summarize data that support studying such an approach.
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- Divya Gupta
- Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Page NA, Fung HL. Organic nitrate metabolism and action: toward a unifying hypothesis and the future-a dedication to Professor Leslie Z. Benet. J Pharm Sci 2013; 102:3070-81. [PMID: 23670666 DOI: 10.1002/jps.23550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review summarizes the major advances that had been reported since the outstanding contributions that Professor Benet and his group had made in the 1980s and 1990s concerning the metabolism and pharmacologic action of organic nitrates (ORNs). Several pivotal studies have now enhanced our understanding of the metabolism and the bioactivation of ORNs, resulting in the identification of a host of cysteine-containing enzymes that can carry out this function. Three isoforms of aldehyde dehydrogenase, all of which with active catalytic cysteine sites, are now known to metabolize, somewhat selectively, various members of the ORN family. The existence of a long-proposed but unstable thionitrate intermediate from ORN metabolism has now been experimentally observed. ORN-induced thiol oxidation in multiple proteins, called the "thionitrate oxidation hypothesis," can be used not only to explain the phenomenon of nitrate tolerance, but also the various consequences of chronic nitrate therapy, namely, rebound vasoconstriction, and increased morbidity and mortality. Thus, a unifying biochemical hypothesis can account for the myriad of pharmacological events resulting from nitrate therapy. Optimization of the future uses of ORN in cardiology and other diseases could benefit from further elaboration of this unifying hypothesis.
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- Nathaniel A Page
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Boden WE, Finn AV, Patel D, Peacock WF, Thadani U, Zimmerman FH. Nitrates as an integral part of optimal medical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation for stable angina: review of current concepts and therapeutics. Clin Cardiol 2012; 35:263-71. [PMID: 22528319 PMCID: PMC6652630 DOI: 10.1002/clc.21993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The goals of optimal medical therapy in patients with stable angina pectoris are to reduce the risk of cardiovascular mortality and future cardiovascular events, improve exercise capacity, and enhance quality of life. Whereas myocardial revascularization is frequently employed in the management of patients with stable angina, a variety of pharmacologic interventions are recommended as part of optimal medical management. The use of short- and rapidly-acting nitrates (eg, sublingual nitroglycerin spray and tablets) is at the core of the therapeutic armamentarium and should be integrated into optimal medical therapy for stable angina along with exercise therapy. The potential clinical implications from these observations are that prophylactic sublingual nitrates, when combined with cardiac rehabilitation, may allow the patient with angina to exercise to a greater functional capacity than without sublingual nitrates.
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- William E Boden
- Department of Medicine, Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center and Albany Medical Center, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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INTRODUCTION It is becoming increasingly clear that many diseases are characterized or associated with perturbations in nitric oxide (NO) production/signaling. Therapeutics or strategies designed to restore normal NO homeostasis will likely have broad application and utility in human health. This highly complex and multi-step pathway for NO production and subsequent target activation provides many steps in the endogenous pathway that may be useful targets for drug development. Important therapeutic areas for NO-based therapies are inflammatory disorders, cardiovascular diseases, erectile dysfunction and metabolic disorders. AREAS COVERED The following review will discuss the endogenous NO pathway, highlight the current market and indications for NO-based therapeutics, as well as identify pathway targets currently under drug development. Each step along the NO pathway will be discussed including exogenous sources of NO, use of precursors to promote NO production and downstream pathways affected by NO production with advantages and disadvantages highlighted for each. EXPERT OPINION Development of NO-based therapeutics is and will continue to be a major focus of biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Understanding and utilizing dietary and nutritional strategies to restore NO homeostasis could allow for safer, quicker marketing of products that may be just as efficacious as drugs designed against specific targets.
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- Nathan S Bryan
- Texas Therapeutics Institute, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine , The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston , Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology , 1825 Pressler St. 530C, Houston, TX 77030 , USA +1 713 500 2439 ; +1 713 500 2447 ;
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Münzel T, Daiber A, Gori T. Nitrate therapy: new aspects concerning molecular action and tolerance. Circulation 2011; 123:2132-44. [PMID: 21576678 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.981407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Thomas Münzel
- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Kardiologie, Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany.
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Nakahira A, Minamiyama Y, Takemura S, Hirai H, Sasaki Y, Okada S, Funae Y, Suehiro S. Coadministration of carvedilol attenuates nitrate tolerance by preventing cytochrome p450 depletion. Circ J 2010; 74:1711-7. [PMID: 20574135 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-10-0149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long-term administration of nitroglycerin (NTG) causes tolerance secondary to increased vascular formation of reactive oxygen species. Carvedilol, which has potent antioxidant activity in addition to functioning as an adrenergic blocker, prevents nitrate tolerance by a still to be elucidated mechanism. The present study investigated how carvedilol attenuates nitrate tolerance, particularly with reference to cytochrome P450 (CYP), an enzyme involved in the development of tolerance. METHODS AND RESULTS Male Wistar rats were subjected to 48-h continuous infusion of NTG alone (0.5 mg/h) or NTG with concomitant carvedilol (20 or 100 microg/h), and then compared with vehicle-treated rats (4 groups; n=6 in each group). Following the continuous administration, nitrate tolerance, assessed by bolus NTG injections, was hemodynamically prevented by coadministration of carvedilol. Levels of CYP1A1/1A2, superoxide production, and phosphorylated vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein at serine 239 (P-VASP) were examined in the aortic wall and heart tissue. When NTG alone was continuously administered, vascular superoxide was produced, there was a decrease in the cardiac CYP1A1/1A2 level, and depletion of P-VASP. However, each of these changes induced by continuous NTG administration was significantly attenuated by coadministration of carvedilol and the extent of attenuation was more pronounced at the higher dose (100 microg/h). CONCLUSIONS Coadministration of carvedilol attenuates nitrate tolerance through maintenance of NO/cGMP pathway activity by preventing free radical generation and CYP depletion.
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- Atsushi Nakahira
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Daiber A, Münzel T, Gori T. Organic nitrates and nitrate tolerance--state of the art and future developments. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2010; 60:177-227. [PMID: 21081219 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385061-4.00007-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The hemodynamic and antiischemic effects of nitroglycerin (GTN) are lost upon chronic administration due to the rapid development of nitrate tolerance. The mechanism of this phenomenon has puzzled several generations of scientists, but recent findings have led to novel hypotheses. The formation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in the mitochondria and the subsequent inhibition of the nitrate-bioactivating enzyme mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH-2) appear to play a central role, at least for GTN, that is, bioactivated by ALDH-2. Importantly, these findings provide the opportunity to reconcile the two "traditional" hypotheses of nitrate tolerance, that is, the one postulating a decreased bioactivation and the concurrent one suggesting a role of oxidative stress. Furthermore, recent animal and human experimental studies suggest that the organic nitrates are not a homogeneous group but demonstrate a broad diversity with regard to induction of vascular dysfunction, oxidative stress, and other side effects. In the past, attempts to avoid nitrate-induced side effects have focused on administration schedules that would allow a "nitrate-free interval"; in the future, the role of co-therapies with antioxidant compounds and of activation of endogeneous protective pathways such as the heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) will need to be explored. However, the development of new nitrates, for example, tolerance-free aminoalkyl nitrates or combination of nitrate groups with established cardiovascular drugs like ACE inhibitors or AT(1)-receptor blockers (hybrid molecules) may be of great clinical interest.
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- Andreas Daiber
- II. Medizinische Klinik, Labor für Molekulare Kardiologie und Abteilung für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
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Ishikawa M, Sato N, Asai K, Takano T, Mizuno K. Effects of a pure alpha/beta-adrenergic receptor blocker on monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension with right ventricular hypertrophy in rats. Circ J 2009; 73:2337-41. [PMID: 19822980 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-09-0213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is unclear how much the sympathetic nervous system is involved in the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The present study examined whether or not a pure alpha/beta-adrenergic receptor blocker (arotinolol) could prevent the development of PAH and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) in a rat model of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH. METHODS AND RESULTS The heart rate, arterial blood pressure (BP), left ventricular pressure, pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), and right ventricular pressure (RVP) were measured after administration of arotinolol or saline for 2 weeks. Ventricular weight and myocyte size were also measured. Mean PAP was increased less in the arotinolol group (n=6), (53 +/-9 vs 21 +/-2 mmHg in the control (n=6); P<0.01). Systolic RVP was also less in the arotinolol group (41 +/-3 vs 91 +/-14 mmHg in the control, P<0.05) without differences in BP. It also significantly reduced the RV/body weight ratio (0.58 +/-0.01 vs 0.77 +/-0.04 mg/g; P<0.01). Furthermore, the myocyte width was significantly decreased in the arotinolol group. CONCLUSIONS The pure alpha/beta-blocker arotinolol prevented the progression of MCT-induced PAH and RVH in rats, suggesting that sympathetic nervous activation might play a role in the development of PAH.
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- Masaya Ishikawa
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW. 2009 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines Developed in Collaboration With the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009; 53:e1-e90. [PMID: 19358937 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1186] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW. 2009 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines: developed in collaboration with the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Circulation 2009; 119:e391-479. [PMID: 19324966 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.192065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 959] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Minamiyama Y, Takemura S, Hai S, Suehiro S, Okada S. Vitamin E deficiency accelerates nitrate tolerance via a decrease in cardiac P450 expression and increased oxidative stress. Free Radic Biol Med 2006; 40:808-16. [PMID: 16520233 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2005] [Revised: 09/15/2005] [Accepted: 10/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Organic nitrates, such as nitroglycerin (NTG), have been used to relieve the symptoms of angina pectoris. However, their biochemical mechanisms of action, particularly in relation to the development of tolerance, are incompletely defined. It has been reported that supplemental antioxidants such as vitamin E attenuate the development of nitrate tolerance. Therefore, we examined the role of vitamin E in the regulation of nitrate tolerance. Continuous NTG infusion induced nitrate tolerance in rats after 48 h, and vitamin E concentrations decreased in a time-dependent manner in tissues and plasma. Vitamin E supplementation (0.5 g/kg diet) maintained higher concentrations of vitamin E during NTG infusion. The onset and extent of the tolerance, estimated by the decrease in blood pressure following NTG bolus injection during the infusion of NTG, were accentuated in the vitamin E-deficient group. Vitamin E supplementation inhibited nitrate tolerance 48 h after NTG infusion. Cardiac P450 expression (CYP1A2) assessed by immunoblotting, markedly decreased 48 h after NTG administration in control rats. The supplementation of vitamin E significantly attenuated the decrease in P450. Treatment of NTG enhanced vascular superoxide production (L-012 chemiluminescence, DHE fluorescence). The peak of lipid peroxidation and free radical generation in the heart was reached before tolerance developed. In contrast, vitamin E-deficient hearts had lower P450 expression and higher free radical generation than control hearts. To evaluate other vitamin E-inhibitable mechanisms of nitrate tolerance, we studied the NO-cGMP pathway. NTG markedly reduced the vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) serine 239 phosphorylation (specific substrate of cGMP-activated protein kinase I; cGK-I) in tolerant hearts. Vitamin E inhibited the depletion of pVASP. In conclusion, because continuous NTG infusion causes vitamin E depletion as well as nitrate tolerance, vitamin E deficiency may further accelerate nitrate tolerance via an increase in oxidative stress, the reduced bioconversion because of decreased P450 expression, and impairment of the NO/cGMP pathway in tolerant heart tissues.
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- Yukiko Minamiyama
- Department of Food and Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Shikata-cho, Japan.
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Hunt SA. ACC/AHA 2005 guideline update for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure in the adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). J Am Coll Cardiol 2005; 46:e1-82. [PMID: 16168273 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1123] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B. ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 2005; 112:e154-235. [PMID: 16160202 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.105.167586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1524] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fayers KE, Cummings MH, Shaw KM, Laight DW. Nitrate tolerance and the links with endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2004; 56:620-8. [PMID: 14616421 PMCID: PMC1884304 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01946.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Identification of nitric oxide as the molecule responsible for endothelial dependant vasodilatation has led to an explosion of interest in endothelial function. Oxidative stress has been identified as an important factor in the development of tolerance to organic nitrates. This review examines the evidence supporting this recently developed theory and how mechanisms of nitrate tolerance may link with the wider picture of primary nitric oxide resistance.
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- Katherine E Fayers
- Academic Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hants, PO6 3LY, UK.
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Cheng J, Kamiya K, Kodama I. Carvedilol: molecular and cellular basis for its multifaceted therapeutic potential. CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG REVIEWS 2002; 19:152-71. [PMID: 11484068 DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.2001.tb00061.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Carvedilol is a unique cardiovascular drug of multifaceted therapeutic potential. Its major molecular targets recognized to date are membrane adrenoceptors (beta 1, beta 2, and alpha 1), reactive oxygen species, and ion channels (K+ and Ca2+). Carvedilol provides prominent hemodynamic benefits mainly through a balanced adrenoceptor blockade, which causes a reduction in cardiac work in association with peripheral vasodilation. This drug assures remarkable cardiovascular protection through its antiproliferative/atherogenic, antiischemic, antihypertrophic, and antiarrhythmic actions. These actions are a consequence of its potent antioxidant effects, amelioration of glucose/lipid metabolism, modulation of neurohumoral factors, and modulation of cardiac electrophysiologic properties. The usefulness of carvedilol in the treatment of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and congestive heart failure is based on a combination of hemodynamic benefits and cardiovascular protection.
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- J Cheng
- Department of Circulation, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Minamiyama Y, Imaoka S, Takemura S, Okada S, Inoue M, Funae Y. Escape from tolerance of organic nitrate by induction of cytochrome P450. Free Radic Biol Med 2001; 31:1498-508. [PMID: 11728822 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(01)00733-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The mechanism of organic nitrate tolerance is poorly defined. We studied the rat P450-catalyzed conversion of organic nitrate to nitric oxide (NO) by purified P450 isoforms relationship between P450 expression and nitrate tolerance following continuous infusion of organic nitrates in rats. The hypotensive effect of an nitroglycerin (NTG) bolus injection was abolished in rats that had been previously provided a continuous 48 h infusion of NTG. This effect was accompanied by a gradual but marked decrease in plasma and urinary nitrate levels following a peak at 18-24 h. Nitrate tolerance was reversible; the decline in the hypotensive effect and P450 levels observed after 2 d of continuous infusion was followed by restoration to control levels 2 d after cessation of the infusion. Similarly, the hypotensive action disappeared in P450-depleted, and -inhibited rats. At 48 h after infusion, NTG-induced NO generation of the vessels increased in acetone (a P450 inducer) -pretreated rats. The appearance and disappearance of P450 paralleled the conversion of organic nitrates to NO. Our observations indicate that nitrate tolerance is in large part the result of decreased P450 expression and activity. Interventions that maintain or increase P450 activity may be a strategy to provide relief from ischemic conditions in humans.
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- Y Minamiyama
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of vitamin C in preventing the development of nitrate tolerance. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE search (from 1966 to July 2000) was conducted to identify relevant articles, with additional references obtained from the bibliographies of these articles. DATA SYNTHESIS One possible mechanism of nitrate tolerance involves superoxide-induced deactivation of nitric oxide, providing the rationale for the use of antioxidants. Most published research concerning deactivation of nitric oxide has involved vitamin C; a summary of this information is presented here. CONCLUSIONS Preliminary studies seem to support the role of vitamin C in attenuating the development of nitrate tolerance. Considering these findings, larger, long-term trials are necessary to further establish the role of vitamin C in this situation.
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- T A Daniel
- College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131, USA
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Serruys PW, Foley DP, Höfling B, Puel J, Glogar HD, Seabra-Gomes R, Goicolea J, Coste P, Rutsch W, Katus H, Bonnier H, Wijns W, Betriu A, Hauf-Zachariou U, van Swijndregt EM, Melkert R, Simon R. Carvedilol for prevention of restenosis after directional coronary atherectomy : final results of the European carvedilol atherectomy restenosis (EUROCARE) trial. Circulation 2000; 101:1512-8. [PMID: 10747343 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.101.13.1512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND In addition to its known properties as a competitive, nonselective beta and alpha-1 receptor blocker, carvedilol directly inhibits vascular myocyte migration and proliferation and exerts antioxidant effects that are considerably greater than those of vitamin E or probucol. This provides the basis for an evaluation of carvedilol for the prevention of coronary restenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS In a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, 25 mg of carvedilol was given twice daily, starting 24 hours before scheduled directional coronary atherectomy and continuing for 5 months after a successful procedure. The primary end point was the minimal luminal diameter as determined during follow-up angiography 26+/-2 weeks after the procedure. Of 406 randomized patients, 377 underwent attempted atherectomy, and in 324 (88.9%), a </=50% diameter stenosis was achieved without the use of a stent. Evaluable follow-up angiography was available in 292 eligible patients (90%). No differences in minimal luminal diameter (1.99+/-0.73 mm versus 2.00+/-0.74 mm), angiographic restenosis rate (23.4% versus 23.9%), target lesion revascularization (16.2 versus 14.5), or event-free survival (79.2% versus 79.7%) between the placebo and carvedilol groups were observed at 7 months. CONCLUSIONS The maximum recommended daily dose of the antioxidant and beta-blocker carvedilol failed to reduce restenosis after successful atherectomy. These findings are in contrast to those of the Multivitamins and Probucol Trial, which raises doubts regarding the validity of the interpretation that restenosis reduction by probucol was via antioxidant effects. The relationship between antioxidant agents and restenosis remains to be elucidated.
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- P W Serruys
- Academic Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Berg M, Chasse G, Deretey E, Füzéry A, Fung B, Fung D, Henry-Riyad H, Lin A, Mak M, Mantas A, Patel M, Repyakh I, Staikova M, Salpietro S, Tang TH, Vank J, Perczel A, Csonka G, Farkas Ö, Torday L, Székely Z, Csizmadia I. Prospects in computational molecular medicine: a millennial mega-project on peptide folding. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0166-1280(00)00448-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ahmed AB, Latimer RD, Vuylsteke A. Cardiovascular pharmacology: new drugs and new indications. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2000; 13:5-13. [PMID: 17016273 DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200002000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This review presents a brief overview of some of the many exciting developments that are taking place in the field of cardiovascular pharmacology. Research continues to progress at a rapid rate, and we can expect many drugs to enter the clinical arena within the next few years. It must be borne in mind, however, that the pharmaceutical industry and hospital budgetary restrictions sometimes limit drug development and occasionally interrupt clinical trials, even before their results have been obtained.
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- A B Ahmed
- Department of Anaesthesia, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Fink B, Schwemmer M, Fink N, Bassenge E. Tolerance to nitrates with enhanced radical formation suppressed by carvedilol. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1999; 34:800-5. [PMID: 10598122 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199912000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Enhanced oxidant stress occurs under many pathophysiologic conditions (e.g., inflammation) and can be induced and mimicked by continuous nitrate therapy, eliciting increases in platelet activity, enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and impaired nitrate-induced vasorelaxation. Analysis was performed of effects of coinfusion of glycerol trinitrate (GTN) either with a carvedilol metabolite with antioxidant properties or with antioxidant vitamin C (Vit-C) on various hemodynamic parameters during enhanced oxidant stress associated with nitrate tolerance. Carvedilol metabolite (BM910228: 4.5 microg/kg/min) or Vit-C (55 microg/kg/min) was coadministered with GTN (1.5 microg/kg/min) for 5 days in chronically instrumented dogs. Changes in coronary diameters (CD) and other hemodynamic parameters were continuously monitored, as well as changes in platelet function. At the beginning of GTN treatment, CD increased by 9.8 +/- 0.4% and progressively declined to basal control values within 3 days. However, with additional antioxidant protection either with BM910228 or with Vit-C, the GTN-induced increase in CD was maintained (8.6 +/- 0.4% or 10.5 +/- 0.6%) and remained elevated for the entire infusion period. The thrombin-stimulated intracellular Ca2+ concentrations of platelets remained nearly unchanged during Vit-C or BM910228 in contrast to the increase with GTN. The basal cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) contents of platelets after GTN coadministered with BM910228 or with Vit-C increased on day 1 to 233 or to 250% versus control and remained at that level. Additional in vitro tests with xanthine oxidase-induced oxidant stress resulted in a more or less pronounced scavenging of O2- radicals by BM920228, Vit-C, or superoxide dismutase (SOD). Coadministration of carvedilol metabolite BM910228 or of Vit-C along with GTN suppressed noxious effects of GTN-induced oxidant stress such as increased platelet activity and impaired nitrate-induced vasorelaxation.
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- B Fink
- Institute of Applied Physiology, Albert-Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany.
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- S P Glasser
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33163, USA
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Elkayam U, Karaalp IS, Wani OR, Tummala P, Akhter MW. The role of organic nitrates in the treatment of heart failure. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1999; 41:255-64. [PMID: 10362348 DOI: 10.1053/pcad.1999.0410255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nitrates have been widely used in the treatment of patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Although the use of these drugs has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, multiple studies have shown their favorable effects. Organic nitrates have been shown to have a beneficial effect on ischemia, hemodynamic profile, magnitude of a mitral regurgitation, endothelial function, and cardiac remodeling. These drugs, when used in combination with hydralazine, have improved exercise capacity and survival. Recent studies have shown that the use of nitrates in patients already treated with standard heart failure therapy, including angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, resulted in hemodynamic improvement, marked enhancement of exercise tolerance, reduction of left ventricular size, and augmentation of systolic function. These data suggest a role for organic nitrates as an adjunctive therapy to ACE inhibitors in patients with chronic heart failure and for nitrates in combination with hydralazine as an alternative treatment in patients who are intolerant to ACE inhibitors.
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- U Elkayam
- Heart Failure Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033, USA
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