Abstract
In pentobarbital sodium-anaesthetized dogs, pinacidil was infused for approximately 5 min into the carotid, coronary, femoral or renal artery at a rate of 10 micrograms/kg per min. The infusion, which did not affect systemic blood pressure, rapidly and markedly increased blood flow to any of the regions studied. When given i.v., 0.2 mg/kg pinacidil caused a moderate reduction in mean arterial blood pressure (15-20 mmHg) associated with an increase in coronary and renal blood flow while femoral and carotid blood flow remained unchanged; 0.5 mg/kg led to a marked (40-60 mmHg) reduction in blood pressure associated with an increase in coronary blood flow whereas renal, carotid and femoral blood flow stabilized at control levels. Indomethacin (2.5 mg/kg i.v.) failed to reverse the hypotension induced by pinacidil. The results are in accord with the concept that the vascular effect of pinacidil is due to direct smooth muscle relaxation which does not depend on prostaglandin synthesis.
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