The cardiac effects of PAF and its antagonist BN 52021 have been investigated on the isolated perfused guinea-pig heart maintained at a constant hydrostatic perfusion pressure of 80 cm water. In this model, PAF (1 x 10(-11) to 1 x 10(-7) moles) induced a dose-dependent coronary vasoconstriction, a decrease in heart rate and a fall in contractile force. BN 52021 (1 x 10(-6) to 2 x 10(-4) M) dose-dependently inhibited the vasospasm induced by PAF (1 x 10(-10) moles). BN 52021 also antagonized the decrease in coronary flow and heart rate, but not that of contractile force induced by a high dose of PAF (1 x 10(-7) moles). This dose of PAF also significantly (p less than 0.001) provoked a marked release of TxB2 but did not alter the generation of 6 Keto PGF1 alpha, PGE2 or LTC4. The PAF-induced increase in TxB2 release was completely abolished by BN 52021.
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