| Literature DB >> 1355437 |
T L Yue1, P J McKenna, R R Ruffolo, G Feuerstein.
Abstract
Carvedilol produced a dose-dependent inhibition of superoxide (O2-) release from human neutrophils (PMNs) (IC50 = 28 microM) and scavenged O2- generated during dihydroxyfumaric acid (DHF) autooxidation (IC50 = 41 microM). Other beta-blockers, such as celiprolol, labetalol and atenolol, or the antioxidant, 'lazaroid', U74500A had no effect on O2- either released from PMNs or generated during DHF autooxidation. Propranolol, at 0.3 mM, inhibited O2- release from PMNs (73%) but failed to scavenge O2- generated from DHF. The novel free radical-scavenging effect of carvedilol may contribute to the cardioprotective activity of the compound.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1355437 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(92)90130-v
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432