These data indicate that conduit artery distensibility is increased by acetylcholine and increased blood flow in healthy subjects but not in CHF patients, whereas the effects of adenosine and GTN on distensibility are preserved in CHF patients. This implies that EDRF-mediated increases in distensibility are impaired in CHF patients, thus adding to cardiac work.
The administration of carbachol to rabbits to stimulate the release of endothelium derived relaxing factor (EDRF) results in inhibition of platelet aggregation and elevation of platelet cyclic GMP content. These effects are reversed by simultaneous administration of the EDRF inhibitors methylene blue or haemoglobin. The data provide the first direct biochemical evidence of in vivo EDRF activity.
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