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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2014

(-)Doxazosin is a necessary component for the hypotensive effect of (±)doxazosin during long-term administration in conscious rats.

Jing Zhao, De-zhi Kong, Qing Li, Ya-qin Zhen, Miao Wang, Yan Zhao, Dong-kai Wang, Lei-ming Ren

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jing ZhaoInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
De-zhi KongInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Qing LiInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Ya-qin ZhenInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Miao WangInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Yan ZhaoInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Dong-kai WangInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Lei-ming RenInstitute of Chinese Integrative Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, China.
Hebei Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimDoxazosin is a racemic mixture of (-)doxazosin and (+)doxazosin that is currently used as an add-on therapy for hypertension. In this study we investigated the contribution of each enantiomer to the hypotensive action of long-term administration of (±)doxazosin in conscious rats.

methodsBlood pressure of conscious SD rats was measured using a volume pressure recording system. The rats were orally administered (-)doxazosin, (+)doxazosin, or (±)doxazosin (8 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1)) for 12 weeks. Plasma concentrations of the agents were analyzed with HPLC. The effect of the agents on α1-adrenoceptor was examined in isolated rat caudal artery preparations.

resultsTreatment of conscious rats with a single dose of (±)doxazosin (8 mg/kg) did not affected DBP and MBP, but significantly decreased SBP by 11.9% 4 h after the administration. Long-term treatment of conscious rats with (±)doxazosin significantly decreased SBP, DBP and MBP with a maximal decrease of SBP by 29.3% 8 h after the last administration. The rank order of the hypotensive actions caused by long-term treatment in conscious rats was (±)doxazosin>(+)doxazosin>>(-)doxazosin. However, the pKB values for inhibiting NA-induced contraction of isolated rat caudal artery were (+)doxazosin (8.995)>(±)doxazosin (8.694)>(-)doxazosin (8.032). The plasma concentrations of (-)doxazosin, (+)doxazosin, and (±)doxazosin were 18.26±3.55, 177.11±20.66, and 113.18±13.21 ng/mL, respectively, 8 h after the last administration of these agents.

conclusionLong-term treatment with (±)doxazosin produces potent hypotensive action in conscious rats that seems to result from synergic interaction of the two enantiomers.

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Administration, OralAnimalsAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureConsciousnessDoxazosinHeart RateMaleRandom AllocationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTime FactorsAntihypertensive AgentsDoxazosin

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PMID24335843
PMCPMC4075743
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