PMID: 11321450Apr 26, 2001Paper

Effects of adrenomedullin on the cardiac performance and coronary flow in an isolated perfused rat heart model

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation
S AmatyakulH Niimi

Abstract

The effect of adrenomedullin (AM) on the cardiac performance and coronary flow were studied in an isolated perfused rat heart model based on the modified Langendorff method. The heart rate (HR), electrocardiogram (ECG), left ventricular contraction (LVC) (dP/dt), and coronary flow (CF) were measured before and after the application of AM. The effect of AM on the coronary flow was examined in the model with and without endothelial degradation, using different inhibitors such as N(G)-nitro-L-arginine, glibenclamide, and indomethacin. The present results indicated that AM increased HR and CF, but decreased LVC significantly, while it had no effect on ECG. The vasodilatory effect of AM was discussed in views of endothelial-dependence due to nitric oxide and K+ channel activation.

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