Effect of thromboxane synthetase inhibitors (OKY-046, OKY-1580) on the action of bronchoactive agents in guinea pig tracheal strips and on arachidonate metabolism in guinea pig lung lobes.

We investigated the effect of the thromboxane synthetase inhibitors, OKY-046 and OKY-1580, on the action of bronchoactive agents in guinea pig tracheal strips, and on arachidonic acid metabolism in isolated perfused guinea pig lung lobes. OKY-046 and OKY-1580 attenuated histamine-, serotonin-, acetylcholine-, bradykinin- and prostaglandin F2- induced contractile responses in guinea pig tracheal strips dose-dependently and potentiated isoproterenol-, salbutamol- and prostaglandin E2-induced relaxation in guinea pig tracheal strips dose-dependently. In addition, OKY-046 and OKY-1580 inhibited the biosynthesis of thromboxane A2 and accelerated the production of 6-keto prostaglandin F1 from arachidonic acid in isolated perfused guinea pig lung lobes. The above results suggest that OKY-046 and OKY-1580 might be useful therapeutic agents for the treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism and chronic obstructive lung diseases.