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The fetal patency and neonatal closure of the ductus arteriosus (DA) are regulated with oxygen and prostaglandins. The proposed oxygen sensors of fetal and neonatal DA include P450-endothelin and the Kv channel [1]. We hypothesized that the ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel) is another oxygen sensor [2].
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The fetal patency and neonatal closure of the ductus arteriosus (DA) are regulated with oxygen and prostaglandins. The proposed oxygen sensors of fetal and neonatal DA include P450-endothelin and the Kv channel [1]. We hypothesized that the ATP- sensitive potassium channel (KATP channel) is another oxygen sensor [2].
Fetal and neonatal DA was studied with Wistar rats; sulfonylurea drugs including tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, gliclazide, glimepiride, and glibenclamide (KATP channel inhibitors); diazoxide and pinacidil (KATP channel openers, KCOs); and rapid whole-body freezing (Fig. 37.1).
Tolbutamide, chlorpropamide, and gliclazide easily passed across the placenta and constricted fetal DA dose-dependently following orogastric administration to near-term pregnant rats. The fetal DA constricted 30 % with clinical doses of sulfonylurea drugs and closed completely with larger doses.
Glimepiride and glibenclamide passed across the placenta minimally and only mildly constricted the fetal DA after maternal administration, but constricted and closed the fetal DA dose-dependently with direct fetal injection. Fetal DA closure was associated with hydrops and fetal death.
Diazoxide and pinacidil delayed DA closure following neonatal injection immediately postnatally and dilated the closing DA with injection at 60 min postnatally.
All tested sulfonylurea drugs constricted fetal DA dose-dependently and with complete closure at large doses. KCOs dilated the neonatal DA. These results indicate physiological regulation of fetal and neonatal DA with KATP channels.
This study has several clinical implications. Sulfonylurea-associated fetal death was first reported 50 years ago. The mechanism of death remained unclear prior to this study. Sulfonylureas may be useful for closing patent DA in premature neonates.
Recently reported neonatal DA reopening associated with the use of diazoxide for hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia has been proved experimentally. DA-dilating effect of KCO drugs may be useful as a bridge to surgery in neonatal DA-dependent congenital heart diseases.
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Momma, K., Monma, M., Toyoshima, K., Hayama, E., Nakanishi, T. (2016). Fetal and Neonatal Ductus Arteriosus Is Regulated with ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel. In: Nakanishi, T., Markwald, R., Baldwin, H., Keller, B., Srivastava, D., Yamagishi, H. (eds) Etiology and Morphogenesis of Congenital Heart Disease. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54628-3_37
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