Effect of YM471, a nonpeptide AVP receptor antagonist, on human coronary artery smooth muscle cells

Atsuo Tahara, Junko Tsukada, Yuichi Tomura, Koh Ichi Wada, Toshiyuki Kusayama, Noe Ishii, Takeyuki Yatsu, Wataru Uchida, Nobuaki Taniguchi, Akihiro Tanaka

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Abstract

The antagonistic properties of YM471, a potent nonpeptide vasopressin (AVP) V1A and V2 receptor antagonist, were characterized using human coronary artery smooth muscle cells (CASMC). YM471 potently inhibited specific binding of 3H-AVP to V1A receptors on human CASMC, exhibiting a Ki value of 0.49 nM. Furthermore, YM471 inhibited the AVP-induced increase in intracellular free Ca2+ concentration with an IC50 value of 1.42 nM, but exerted no agonistic activity on CASMC. Additionally, while AVP concentration-dependently induced hyperplasia and hypertrophy in CASMC, YM471 prevented these AVP-induced growth effects, exhibiting IC50 values of 0.93 and 2.64 nM, respectively. These results indicate that YM471 has high affinity for V1A receptors on, and high potency in inhibiting AVP-induced physiologic responses of, human CASMC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1809-1816
Number of pages8
JournalPeptides
Volume23
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002 Oct 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coronary artery
  • Hyperplasia
  • Hypertrophy
  • Smooth muscle cells
  • V receptor
  • Vasopressin
  • YM471

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Physiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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