Abstract
In the present study, we investigated the effects of basal and intra-arterial infusion of bradykinin on unstressed forearm vascular volume (a measure of venous tone) and blood flow in healthy volunteers (n=20) and in chronic heart failure patients treated with ACEIs [ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors] (n=16) and ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) (n=14). We used radionuclide plethysmography to examine the effects of bradykinin and of the bradykinin antagonists B9340 [B1 (type 1)/B2 (type 2) receptor antagonist] and HOE140 (B2 antagonist). Bradykinin infusion increased unstressed forearm vascular volume in a similar dose-dependent manner in healthy volunteers and ARB-treated CHF patients (healthy volunteers maximum 12.3+/-2.1%, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 443-50 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Clinical Science |
Volume | 116 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Bradykinin
- Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Forearm
- Heart Failure
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Receptors, Bradykinin
- Regional Blood Flow
- Vascular Resistance
- Vasodilator Agents