Takashio T, Yamashita H, Onodera S
First Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Hokkaido, Japan.
Eur J Pharmacol. 1990 Dec 4;191(3):493-6. doi: 10.1016/0014-2999(90)94187-3.
We examined the effects of beta-adrenoceptor antagonists, propranolol and pindolol, on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction using isolated, blood-perfused dog lung lobes. Pindolol markedly inhibited the development of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, whereas propranolol had no effect. The different role of the drugs on hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is discussed.