Relationship between cyclic nucleotide levels and 5-methyl-6-(4-pyridyl)-2H-1,4-thiazin-3(4H)-one (ZSY-27), a new positive inotropic agent with a vasodilatory action, -induced relaxation of rabbit thoracic aorta.

The aim of this investigation was to substantiate the hypothesis that the vasorelaxant effects of 5-methyl-6-(4-pyridyl)-2H-1,4-thiazin-3(4H)-one (ZSY-27) are mediated by accumulation of intracellular cyclic nucleotides as a consequence of inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity. Both activities of adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-phosphodiesterase (cAMP-PDE) in the presence of ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether) N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) and guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate-phosphodiesterase (cGMP-PDE) in the presence of calcium-calmodulin from rabbit thoracic aorta were inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner by ZSY-27 (10(-5) - 10(-3) M). The IC50 values for ZSY-27 on cAMP- and cGMP-PDE activity were 2.1 x 10(-4) and 8.8 x 10(-4) M, respectively. Furthermore, ZSY-27 antagonized competitively cAMP-PDE (Ki = 1.9 x 10(-4) M). On the other hand, ZSY-27 exhibited a mixed-type inhibitory pattern, with reduction of both maximum velocity and affinity for the substrate of the cGMP-PDE, with a Ki value of 1.0 x 10(-3) M. Spontaneous myogenic tone of rabbit thoracic aorta was significantly attenuated from 1 min after addition of ZSY-27 (3 x 10(-4) M). Contents of cAMP and cGMP were significantly increased from 1 and 3 min after addition of ZSY-27, respectively. Temporally, relaxant effects of ZSY-27 were associated with increases of cAMP content, but not with that of cGMP content.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)