AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 268, Issue 5 2056-H2062, Copyright © 1995 by American Physiological Society

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Selective reduction of PVR by inhalation of a cGMP analogue in a porcine model of pulmonary hypertension

C. A. Lawson, A. J. Smerling, Y. Naka, D. Burkhoff, M. L. Dickstein, D. M. Stern and D. J. Pinsky
Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA.

Selective reduction of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) remains a therapeutic goal for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, but current therapeutic options remain limited. Although the gas nitric oxide (NO) selectively dilates the pulmonary vascular bed, it requires special equipment for administration, has a short biologic half-life, and is potentially toxic. We hypothesized that stimulation of the NO pathway at the level of its second messenger, guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP), by targeted pulmonary delivery of a membrane-permeable nonhydrolyzable cGMP analogue would cause selective pulmonary vasodilation. Pulmonary hypertension was induced in 21 pigs by the intravenous infusion of a thromboxane A2 analogue (9,11-dideoxy-9 alpha,11 alpha-epoxymethanoprostaglandin F2 alpha). Inhaled 8-bromoguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-BrcGMP) lowered PVR in a time- and dose-dependent manner, with maximal effect achieved after 20 min. Compared with physiological saline control, 8-BrcGMP inhalation (3.0 micrograms/kg) lowered PVR by 25 +/- 3% (P < 0.01), whereas there was no significant decline in systemic vascular resistance (4 +/- 6%); mean pulmonary arterial pressure declined 13 +/- 3% (P < 0.01), whereas there was little change in mean arterial pressure; cardiac output increased 10 +/- 4% (P < 0.05). PVR did not decrease after inhalation of noncyclic 8-bromoguanosine 5'-monophosphate, indicating that stimulation of the NO-cGMP pathway beyond the level of NO results in pulmonary vasodilation independent of stimulation of purinergic receptors.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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