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Yang CH, Qiu HQ, Wang C, Tang YT, Zhang CR, Fan YY, Jiao XY. Levosimendan Relaxes Thoracic Aortic Smooth Muscle in Mice by Inhibiting PKC and Activating Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2024; 83:474-481. [PMID: 38113918 DOI: 10.1097/fjc.0000000000001524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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ABSTRACT Studies have examined the therapeutic effect of levosimendan on cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, perioperative cardiac surgery, and septic shock, but the specific mechanism in mice remains largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the relaxation mechanism of levosimendan in the thoracic aorta smooth muscle of mice. Levosimendan-induced relaxation of isolated thoracic aortic rings that were precontracted with norepinephrine or KCl was recorded in an endothelium-independent manner. Vasodilatation by levosimendan was not associated with the production of the endothelial relaxation factors nitric oxide and prostaglandins. The voltage-dependent K + channel (K V ) blocker (4-aminopyridine) and selective K Ca blocker (tetraethylammonium) had no effect on thoracic aortas treated with levosimendan, indicating that K V and K Ca channels may not be involved in the levosimendan-induced relaxation mechanism. Although the inwardly rectifying K + channel (K ir ) blocker (barium chloride) and the K ATP channel blocker (glibenclamide) significantly inhibited levosimendan-induced vasodilation in the isolated thoracic aorta, barium chloride had a much stronger inhibitory effect on levosimendan-induced vasodilation than glibenclamide, suggesting that levosimendan-induced vasodilation may be mediated by K ir channels. The vasodilation effect and expression of K ir 2.1 induced by levosimendan were further enhanced by the PKC inhibitor staurosporine. Extracellular calcium influx was inhibited by levosimendan without affecting intracellular Ca 2+ levels in the isolated thoracic aorta. These results suggest that K ir channels play a more important role than K ATP channels in regulating vascular tone in larger arteries and that the activity of the K ir channel is enhanced by the PKC pathway.
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- Cai-Hong Yang
- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; and
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- Department of Pharmacology, Basic Medical Sciences Center, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China; and
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- Key Laboratory of Cellular Physiology, Ministry of Education, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Schranc Á, Diaper J, Südy R, Peták F, Habre W, Albu G. Lung recruitment by continuous negative extra-thoracic pressure support following one-lung ventilation: an experimental study. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1160731. [PMID: 37256073 PMCID: PMC10225513 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1160731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Lung recruitment maneuvers following one-lung ventilation (OLV) increase the risk for the development of acute lung injury. The application of continuous negative extrathoracic pressure (CNEP) is gaining interest both in intubated and non-intubated patients. However, there is still a lack of knowledge on the ability of CNEP support to recruit whole lung atelectasis following OLV. We investigated the effects of CNEP following OLV on lung expansion, gas exchange, and hemodynamics. Ten pigs were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated with pressure-regulated volume control mode (PRVC; FiO2: 0.5, Fr: 30-35/min, VT: 7 mL/kg, PEEP: 5 cmH2O) for 1 hour, then baseline (BL) data for gas exchange (arterial partial pressure of oxygen, PaO2; and carbon dioxide, PaCO2), ventilation and hemodynamical parameters and lung aeration by electrical impedance tomography were recorded. Subsequently, an endobronchial blocker was inserted, and OLV was applied with a reduced VT of 5 mL/kg. Following a new set of measurements after 1 h of OLV, two-lung ventilation was re-established, combining PRVC (VT: 7 mL/kg) and CNEP (-15 cmH2O) without any hyperinflation maneuver and data collection was then repeated at 5 min and 1 h. Compared to OLV, significant increases in PaO2 (154.1 ± 13.3 vs. 173.8 ± 22.1) and decreases in PaCO2 (52.6 ± 11.7 vs. 40.3 ± 4.5 mmHg, p < 0.05 for both) were observed 5 minutes following initiation of CNEP, and these benefits in gas exchange remained after an hour of CNEP. Gradual improvements in lung aeration in the non-collapsed lung were also detected by electrical impedance tomography (p < 0.05) after 5 and 60 min of CNEP. Hemodynamics and ventilation parameters remained stable under CNEP. Application of CNEP in the presence of whole lung atelectasis proved to be efficient in improving gas exchange via recruiting the lung without excessive airway pressures. These benefits of combined CNEP and positive pressure ventilation may have particular value in relieving atelectasis in the postoperative period of surgical procedures requiring OLV.
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- Álmos Schranc
- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Schranc Á, Balogh ÁL, Diaper J, Südy R, Peták F, Habre W, Albu G. Flow-controlled ventilation maintains gas exchange and lung aeration in a pediatric model of healthy and injured lungs: A randomized cross-over experimental study. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1005135. [PMID: 36160799 PMCID: PMC9500311 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1005135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Flow-controlled ventilation (FCV) is characterized by a constant flow to generate active inspiration and expiration. While the benefit of FCV on gas exchange has been demonstrated in preclinical and clinical studies with adults, the value of this modality for a pediatric population remains unknown. Thus, we aimed at observing the effects of FCV as compared to pressure-regulated volume control (PRVC) ventilation on lung mechanics, gas exchange and lung aeration before and after surfactant depletion in a pediatric model. Ten anesthetized piglets (10.4 ± 0.2 kg) were randomly assigned to start 1-h ventilation with FCV or PRVC before switching the ventilation modes for another hour. This sequence was repeated after inducing lung injury by bronchoalveolar lavage and injurious ventilation. The primary outcome was respiratory tissue elastance. Secondary outcomes included oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2), PaCO2, intrapulmonary shunt (Qs/Qt), airway resistance, respiratory tissue damping, end-expiratory lung volume, lung clearance index and lung aeration by chest electrical impedance tomography. Measurements were performed at the end of each protocol stage. Ventilation modality had no effect on any respiratory mechanical parameter. Adequate gas exchange was provided by FCV, similar to PRVC, with sufficient CO2 elimination both in healthy and surfactant-depleted lungs (39.46 ± 7.2 mmHg and 46.2 ± 11.4 mmHg for FCV; 36.0 ± 4.1 and 39.5 ± 4.9 mmHg, for PRVC, respectively). Somewhat lower PaO2/FiO2 and higher Qs/Qt were observed in healthy and surfactant depleted lungs during FCV compared to PRVC (p < 0.05, for all). Compared to PRVC, lung aeration was significantly elevated, particularly in the ventral dependent zones during FCV (p < 0.05), but this difference was not evidenced in injured lungs. Somewhat lower oxygenation and higher shunt ratio was observed during FCV, nevertheless lung aeration improved and adequate gas exchange was ensured. Therefore, in the absence of major differences in respiratory mechanics and lung volumes, FCV may be considered as an alternative in ventilation therapy of pediatric patients with healthy and injured lungs.
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- Álmos Schranc
- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Pediatric Anesthesia Unit, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Burkhoff D, Rich S, Pollesello P, Papp Z. Levosimendan-induced venodilation is mediated by opening of potassium channels. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:4454-4464. [PMID: 34716759 PMCID: PMC8712848 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Unique vascular responses adhere to the cardiovascular efficacy of the inodilator levosimendan. In particular, selective venodilation appears to explain its clinical benefit during pulmonary hypertension complicated by heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Vasodilators increase vessel diameter in various parts of the vascular system to different degrees and thereby influence blood pressure, its distribution, and organ perfusion depending on their mechanisms of action. Levosimendan and its long‐lived active metabolite OR‐1896 mobilize a set of vasodilatory mechanisms, that is, the opening of the ATP‐sensitive K+ channels and other K+ channels on top of a highly selective inhibition of the phosphodiesterase III enzyme. A vessel‐specific combination of the above vasodilator mechanisms—in concert with cardiac effects and cardiovascular reflex regulations—illustrates the pharmacological profile of levosimendan in various cardiovascular disorders. While levosimendan has been known to be an inotrope, its properties as an activator of ATP‐sensitive K+ channels have gone largely ignored with respect to clinical applications. Here, we provide a summary of what is known about the ATP‐sensitive K+ channel properties in preclinical studies and now for the first time, its ATP‐sensitive K+ channel properties in a clinical trial.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Clinical Physiology, Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, 22 Móricz Zsigmond Str., Debrecen, H-4032, Hungary.,HAS-UD Vascular Biology and Myocardial Pathophysiology Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Karlsson J, Fodor GH, dos Santos Rocha A, Lin N, Habre W, Wallin M, Hallbäck M, Peták F, Lönnqvist P. Determination of adequate positive end-expiratory pressure level required for carbon dioxide homeostasis in an animal model of infant laparoscopy. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:1114-1119. [PMID: 32386340 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Capnoperitoneum provides a ventilatory challenge due to reduction in end-expiratory lung volume and peritoneal carbon dioxide absorption in both children and adults. The primary aim of this controlled interventional trial was to determine the positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) level needed to ensure for adequate carbon dioxide clearance and preservation of carbon dioxide homeostasis in an experimental model of infant laparoscopy. The secondary aim was to evaluate potential effects on cardiac output of PEEP and abdominal pressure level variations in the same setting. METHODS Eight chinchilla bastard rabbits were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated. Intra-abdominal pressures were randomly set to 0, 6, and 12 mm Hg by carbon dioxide insufflation. Carbon dioxide clearance using volumetric capnography, arterial blood gas data, and cardiac output was recorded, while PEEP 3, 6, and 9 cmH2 O were applied in a random order. RESULTS A PEEP of 9 cmH2 O showed restoration of carbon dioxide clearance without causing changes in arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide and bicarbonate and with no associated deterioration in cardiac output. CONCLUSION The results promote a PEEP level of 9 cmH2 O in this model of infant capnoperitoneum to allow for adequate carbon dioxide removal with subsequent preservation of carbon dioxide homeostasis. The use of high PEEP was not associated with any decrease in cardiac output.
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- Jacob Karlsson
- Anestesi‐ochIntensivvårdsavdelningen Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FYFA) C3, Eiksson I Lars Group – Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
- Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Eugenivägen 23 Stockholm Sweden
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- Unit for Anaesthesiological Investigations Department of Anesthesiology Pharmacology Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
- Pediatric Anesthesia Unit Geneva Children’s Hospital Geneva Switzerland
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- Anestesi‐ochIntensivvårdsavdelningen Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FYFA) C3, Eiksson I Lars Group – Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
- Maquet Critical Care AB Solna Sweden
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- Departmenet of Medical Physics and Informatics University of Szeged Szeged Hungary
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- Anestesi‐ochIntensivvårdsavdelningen Department of Physiology and Pharmacology (FYFA) C3, Eiksson I Lars Group – Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Karolinska Institute Stockholm Sweden
- Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Karolinska University Hospital Eugenivägen 23 Stockholm Sweden
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Fodor GH, Bayat S, Babik B, Habre W, Peták F. Reversing Cholinergic Bronchoconstriction by Common Inotropic Agents: A Randomized Experimental Trial on Isolated Perfused Rat Lungs. Anesth Analg 2019; 129:745-752. [PMID: 31425216 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ability of inotropic agents to alter airway reactivity and lung tissue mechanics has not been compared in a well-controlled experimental model. Therefore, we compared the potential to alter lung tissue viscoelasticity and bronchodilator effects of commonly used inotropic agents in an isolated perfused rat lung model. METHODS After achieving steady state lung perfusion, sustained bronchoconstriction was induced by acetylcholine (ACh). Isolated rat lungs were then randomly allocated to 6 groups treated with either saline vehicle (n = 8) or incremental concentrations of inotropes (adrenaline, n = 8; dopamine, n = 7; dobutamine, n = 7; milrinone, n = 8; or levosimendan, n = 6) added to the whole-blood perfusate. Airway resistance (Raw), lung tissue damping (G), and elastance were measured under baseline conditions, during steady-state ACh-induced constriction and for each inotrope dose. RESULTS No change in Raw was observed after addition of the saline vehicle. Raw was significantly lower after addition of dopamine (maximum difference [95% CI] of 29 [12-46]% relative to the saline control, P = .004), levosimendan (58 [39-77]%, P < .001), and adrenaline (37 [21-53]%, P < .001), whereas no significant differences were observed at any dose of milrinone (5 [-12 to 22]%) and dobutamine (4 [-13 to 21]%). Lung tissue damping (G) was lower in animals receiving the highest doses of adrenaline (difference: 22 [7-37]%, P = .015), dobutamine (20 [5-35]%, P = .024), milrinone (20 [6-34]%, P = .026), and levosimendan (36 [19-53]%, P < .001) than in controls. CONCLUSIONS Although dobutamine and milrinone did not reduce cholinergic bronchoconstriction, they reversed the ACh-induced elevations in lung tissue resistance. In contrast, adrenaline, dopamine, and levosimendan exhibited both potent bronchodilatory action against ACh and diminished lung tissue damping. Further work is needed to determine whether these effects are clinically relevant in humans.
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- Gergely H Fodor
- From the Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- From the Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Unit for Anesthesiological Investigations, Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University of Geneva and Pediatric Anesthesia Unit, Geneva Children's Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Physics and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Rababa'h AM, Khabour OF, Alzoubi KH, Al-Momani D, Ababneh M. Assessment of Genotoxicity of Levosimendan in Human Cultured Lymphocytes. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2019; 12:160-165. [PMID: 30848225 DOI: 10.2174/1874467212666190306164926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Levosimendan is a positive inotropic and a vasodilator agent with pleotropic characteristics that include antioxidation, anti-inflammation and smooth muscle vasodilation. METHODS In this study, the effects of levosimendan (0, 0.1, 1, 10, and 20 µg/ml) on oxidative DNA damage and sister-chromatid exchanges (SCEs) were evaluated in human cultured lymphocytes. RESULTS The results showed that levosimendan increased the frequency of SCEs in all examined concentrations (P<0.01) except for 0.1 µg/ml. On the other hand, levosimendan did not induce oxidative DNA damage as measured by the 8-OHdG biomarker (P > 0.05). In addition, neither mitotic arrest nor proliferation index was affected by levosimendan at all examined doses (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION In conclusion, levosimendan might be associated with increases in sister-chromatid exchanges in cultured human lymphocytes. In vivo studies are required to confirm the present findings.
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- Abeer M Rababa'h
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy; College of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy; College of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy; College of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Fodor GH, Balogh AL, Sudy R, Ivankovits-Kiss O, Babik B, Petak F. Dopamine ameliorates bronchoconstriction induced by histaminergic and cholinergic pathways in rabbits. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2019; 259:156-161. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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