A possible correlation between the correction of endothelial dysfunction and normalization of high blood pressure levels by 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative, an L-type Ca2+ channel blocker in deoxycorticosterone acetate and N(G)-nitro-l-arginine hypertensive rats

Chemico-biological Interactions
Girish R BankarShoumyo Bhattacharya

Abstract

We have previously demonstrated the vasorelaxant activity of 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative (NOX-1) through L-type Ca2+ channel blockage. In the present study, we investigated whether the correction of endothelial dysfunction is dependent on the normalization of high blood pressure levels by 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative (NOX-1) in deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA-salt) and N(G)-nitro-l-arginine (L-NNA) hypertensive rats. In DOCA-salt and L-NNA hypertensive rats, the mean systolic blood pressure (MSBB) was 185.3+/-4.7 and 170.2+/-4.1 mmHg, whereas after administration of NOX-1 to hypertensive rats, MSBB was 127.8+/-4.5 and 120.2+/-5.1 mmHg, respectively. To study the endothelial dysfunction, concentration-response curves of norepinephrine (NE) and acetylcholine (Ach) were constructed in rat aortic rings isolated from normotensive, hypertensive (DOCA and L-NNA) and NOX-1 treated rats. NE-induced contractions and Ach-induced relaxations were significantly (p<0.05) decreased and increased, respectively in the aorta of NOX-1 treated rats. Vasorelaxant activity of NOX-1 was not abolished by pretreatment of aortic rings with L-NNA, 1H-[1,2,4] oxadiazolo [4,3-A] quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ), indomethacin or glibenclamide. The results suggest th...Continue Reading

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