Abstract
Intravenous administration of the nitric oxide donor CAS 754 (10-100 micrograms/kg) elicited a long-lasting, highly selective, and dose-dependent increase in large epicardial coronary diameter in conscious dogs, whereas nitroglycerin (up to 0.3 micrograms/kg) induced a shorter and less selective dilation of the large conductance vessels. In contrast, acetylcholine simultaneously increased large epicardial coronary artery diameter and decreased coronary resistance, regardless of the doses administered (0.01-3 micrograms/kg). Three days after endothelium removal by limited coronary angioplasty, the vasodilator effects of acetylcholine and reactive hyperemia were suppressed, whereas those induced by CAS 754 and nitroglycerin were not significantly different from those observed before endothelium removal. These data show that the epicardial coronary vasodilator effects of both CAS 754 and nitroglycerin are endothelium-independent in vivo. Thus, the unique pharmacological profile of CAS 754 on coronary dynamics could prove to be of major importance in the treatment of angina pectoris.
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