The authors investigated acute cardiopulmonary effects of noradrenaline and isoproterenol infusion in a canine model of increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and decreased cardiac output (CO). In six anesthetized, ventilated dogs, autologous blood clots were injected over approximately two hours to increase right ventricular (RV) afterload and decrease CO. After CO had decreased 40 perc...

The present study aimed to investigate betanin ameliorates isoproterenol-induced AMI through iNOS, inflammation, oxidative stress-myeloperoxidase (MPO)/low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in rat. Cardiovascular diseases CVD is considered as the first killer of human beings. The major pathogenesis of malignant cardiovascular events is chronic heart failure caused by acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ...

Cardiomyocyte apoptosis is a common pathological alteration in heart disease which results in systolic dysfunction or sudden death. Klotho is a novel anti-aging hormone. We tested the effects of klotho on cell apoptosis in isoproterenol-treated cardiomyocytes. In BALB/c mice, cardiac injury was induced by subcutaneous injection of isoproterenol (5 mg/kg, for 9 days, s.c.). Klotho (0.01 mg/kg, e...

The purpose of these experiments was to determine whether or not acetylcholine modulated the electrophysiological effects of isoproterenol on canine cardiac Purkinje fibers. Conventional microelectrode techniques were used. Predictably, isoproterenol produced shortening of action potential duration; acetylcholine significantly blunted this effect of isoproterenol. Isoproterenol restored excitab...

The present study was undertaken to explore the cardioprotective potential of bioflavonoids against isoproterenol induced cardiotoxicity in rats. Cardiotoxicity was induced by isoproterenol (85mg/kg body weight) in animals. Blood biochemical, hematological parameters, urinalysis and histopathological studies were carried to assess the cardio protective effect. Isoproterenol administration induc...

Rat parotid minces were labeled with [32P]Pi, stimulated with isoproterenol, homogenized in sucrose, and fractionated on continuous sucrose density gradients. We analyzed the resulting fractions by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and autoradiograms were made from the gels. Comparison of fractions from control and isoproterenol-stimulated minces revealed seven phosphopr...

Isoproterenol infusion (0.1 /ig/kg per min) into the renal artery of the cat induced an increase in plasma renin concentration (PRC) from 14.3 ± 5.7 (mean ± SE) ng angiotensin I/ml per hr to 56.8 ± 7.7 after 70 minutes {P < 0.05) and an increase in catecholamine secretion rate from 38.7 ± 6.0 ng/kg per 10 min to 180.0 ± 40.0 after 70 minutes (P < 0.001). Intravenous infusion of the same dose of...

OBJECTIVE To establish the role of Kv7 channels in EPAC (exchange protein directly activated by cAMP)-dependent relaxations of the rat vasculature and to investigate whether this contributes to β-adrenoceptor-mediated vasorelaxations. APPROACH AND RESULTS Isolated rat renal and mesenteric arteries (RA and MA, respectively) were used for isometric tension recording to study the relaxant effect...

Hydrolytic and synthetic activities of mitochondrial ATPase were studied during (+/-)-isoproterenol-induced cell injury of the myocardium (67 mg/kg body weight). This research was a long-term study (72 h) in which rat heart homogenates, and a potentiometric method were used. Hydrolytic activities in homogenates from (+/-)-isoproterenol-treated rats were not statistically different, during the w...

In this study we sought to determine the effect of sepsis on two sequelae of prolonged (24-h) beta-agonist administration, myocardial hypertrophy and catecholamine-induced cardiotoxicity. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) or sham study groups and then further randomized to receive isoproterenol (2.4 mg. kg-1. day-1 iv) or placebo treatment. At 24 h, myo...