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Effects of N6-endonorbornan-2-yl-9-methyladenine, N0861, on negative chronotropic and vasodilatory actions of adenosine in the canine heart in vivo
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Effects of N6-endonorbornan-2-yl-9-methyladenine, N0861, on negative chronotropic and vasodilatory actions of adenosine in the canine heart in vivo

Amir Pelleg and Carl M Hurt
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology, v 70(11), pp 1450-1456
01 Nov 1992
PMID: 1296857

Abstract

The pharmacology of N 6 -endonorbornan-2-yl-9-methyladenine (N0861), a new selective antagonist of adenosine at the A 1 adenosine receptor subtype (A 1 -AdoR), was studied in vivo using a canine model. First, the pharmacokinetics of N0861 were determined in anesthetized dogs. The time-dependent decay of plasma levels of N0861 fitted a two-compartment polyexponential model with α-phase t 1/2  = 3.80 min and β-phase t 1/2  = 80.55 min. Secondly, the effect of N0861 on the negative chronotropic and vasodilatory actions of adenosine in the canine heart were determined. N0861 attenuated the negative chronotropic action of adenosine (1-6 μmol/kg; rapid bolus into the right atrium) on sinus node pacemaker activity in a dose-dependent manner (pA 2  = 4.23). For example, the maximal prolongation of sinus cycle length induced by 6 μmol/kg adenosine was 82 ± 13% under baseline conditions and 57 ± 10, 34 ± 5 and 34 ± 6% during infusion of N0861 at incremental rates leading to plasma levels of 7.75 ± 1.02, 14.15 ± 0.87, and 19.71 ± 1.83 μg/mL, respectively. In contrast, N0861 did not inhibit but had a tendency to potentiate the vasodilatory action of adenosine (thought to be mediated by the A 2 adenosine receptor subtype (A 2 -AdoR)) on the left anterior descending and circumflex coronary arteries. These data indicate that two different receptors, similar to the typical A 1 -AdoR and A 2 -AdoR, mediate the electrophysiologic and vasodilatory actions of adenosine in the canine heart, respectively, and that N0861 is a selective antagonist of adenosine at A 1 -AdoR in the canine heart in vivo.Key words: adenosine, N0861, atrioventricular block, A 1 adenosine receptor, dog heart.

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