This study was undertaken to investigate the role of increased renal thromboxane (TX) A2 production in modulating renal hemodynamics and sodium and water retention in cirrhotic patients with ascites. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, 15 nonazotemic cirrhotic patients with ascites and elevated urinary TXB2 excretion received the thromboxane-receptor antagonist ONO-3708 (3 μg · kg-1 · min-1) in a 4-hour continuous infusion. Administration of ONO-3708 significantly blocked TXA2 receptors; bleeding time showed a twofold increase (432 ± 65 vs. 131 ± 17 seconds; P < 0.005), and platelet aggregation to U-46619 (an agonist of TXA2 receptors) was abolished in all patients studied. The drug induced a significant increase in free water clearance (3.06 ± 0.70 vs. 1.72 ± 0.57 mL/min; P < 0.001) and diuresis (4.74 ± 0.79 vs. 3.94 ± 0.66 mL/min; P < 0.05) compared with placebo, as well as a significant (14%) increase in renal plasma flow. The increases in both free w...
Thromboxane-receptor blockade increases water diuresis in cirrhotic patients with ascites
AZZENA, Gianfranco;
1992
Abstract
This study was undertaken to investigate the role of increased renal thromboxane (TX) A2 production in modulating renal hemodynamics and sodium and water retention in cirrhotic patients with ascites. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, 15 nonazotemic cirrhotic patients with ascites and elevated urinary TXB2 excretion received the thromboxane-receptor antagonist ONO-3708 (3 μg · kg-1 · min-1) in a 4-hour continuous infusion. Administration of ONO-3708 significantly blocked TXA2 receptors; bleeding time showed a twofold increase (432 ± 65 vs. 131 ± 17 seconds; P < 0.005), and platelet aggregation to U-46619 (an agonist of TXA2 receptors) was abolished in all patients studied. The drug induced a significant increase in free water clearance (3.06 ± 0.70 vs. 1.72 ± 0.57 mL/min; P < 0.001) and diuresis (4.74 ± 0.79 vs. 3.94 ± 0.66 mL/min; P < 0.05) compared with placebo, as well as a significant (14%) increase in renal plasma flow. The increases in both free w...I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
