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Endothelin-1, endothelin receptor antagonists, and vein graft occlusion in coronary artery bypass surgery: 20 years on and still no journey from bench to bedside

Dashwood, MR; Loesch, A; (2020) Endothelin-1, endothelin receptor antagonists, and vein graft occlusion in coronary artery bypass surgery: 20 years on and still no journey from bench to bedside. In: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. (pp. pp. 570-578). Canadian Science Publishing Green open access

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Abstract

The saphenous vein is the most commonly used bypass graft in patients with coronary artery disease. During routine coronary artery bypass, grafting the vascular damage inflicted on the vein is likely to stimulate the release of endothelin-1, a potent endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor that also possesses cell proliferation and inflammatory properties, conditions associated with vein graft failure. In both in vitro and in vivo studies, endothelin receptor antagonists reduce neointimal thickening. The mechanisms underlying these observations are multifactorial and include an effect on cell proliferation and cell/tissue damage. Much of the data supporting the beneficial action of endothelin-1 receptor antagonism at reducing intimal thickening and occlusion in experimental vein grafts were published over 20 years ago. The theme of the recent ET-16 conference in Kobe was “Visiting Old and Learning New”. This short review article provides an overview of studies showing the potential of endothelin receptor antagonists to offer an adjuvant therapeutic approach for reducing saphenous vein graft failure and poses the question why this important area of research has not been translated from bench to bedside given the potential benefit for coronary artery bypass patients.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Endothelin-1, endothelin receptor antagonists, and vein graft occlusion in coronary artery bypass surgery: 20 years on and still no journey from bench to bedside
Event: 16th International Conference on Endothelin (ET)
Location: Kobe, JAPAN
Dates: 22 September 2019 - 25 September 2019
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2019-0598
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjpp-2019-0598
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Surgical Biotechnology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10129262
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