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- Title
Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Therapy for Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats Leads to Prevention and Reversal.
- Authors
Udovicic, Mario; Sever, Marko; Kavur, Lovro; Loncaric, Kristina; Barisic, Ivan; Balenovic, Diana; Zivanovic Posilovic, Gordana; Strinic, Dean; Uzun, Sandra; Batelja Vuletic, Lovorka; Sikiric, Suncana; Skrtic, Anita; Drmic, Domagoj; Boban Blagaic, Alenka; Lovric Bencic, Martina; Seiwerth, Sven; Sikiric, Predrag
- Abstract
Background. Monocrotaline selectively injures the lung's vascular endothelium and induces pulmonary arterial hypertension. The stable gastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 acts as a prototype cytoprotective agent that maintains endothelium, and its application may be a novel therapy. Besides, BPC 157 prevents and reverses thrombosis formation, maintains platelet function, alleviates peripheral vascular occlusion disturbances, and has anti-arrhythmic and anti-inflammatory effects. Monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats (wall thickness, total vessel area, heart frequency, QRS axis deviation, QT interval prolongation, increase in right ventricle systolic pressure and bodyweight loss) can be counteracted with early or delayed BPC 157 therapy. Methods and Results. After monocrotaline (80 mg/kg subcutaneously), BPC 157 (10 μg/kg or 10 ng/kg, days 1–14 or days 1–30 (early regimens), or days 14–30 (delayed regimen)) was given once daily intraperitoneally (last application 24 h before sacrifice) or continuously in drinking water until sacrifice (day 14 or 30). Without therapy, the outcome was the full monocrotaline syndrome, marked by right-side heart hypertrophy and massive thickening of the precapillary artery's smooth muscle layer, clinical deterioration, and sometimes death due to pulmonary hypertension and right-heart failure during the 4th week after monocrotaline injection. With all BPC 157 regimens, monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (including all disturbed parameters) was counteracted, and consistent beneficial effects were documented during the whole course of the disease. Pulmonary hypertension was not even developed (early regimens) as quickly as the advanced pulmonary hypertension was rapidly attenuated and then completely eliminated (delayed regimen). Conclusions. Thus, pentadecapeptide BPC 157 prevents and counteracts monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension and cor pulmonale in rats.
- Subjects
PULMONARY hypertension; SYSTOLIC blood pressure; CARDIAC hypertrophy; VASCULAR endothelium; MONOCROTALINE; DRINKING water
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 7, p822
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines9070822