Cardiovascular effects of leukotrienes

Summary Leukotrienes have been shown to signif. icantly influence coronary vascular resistance, infarct size, pulmonary vascular resistance, bronchial tone, and renal vascular resistance either directly or indirectly. There is a notable dirth of data on human pathophysiologic conditions. With the advent of specific inhibitors of the synthesis and action of leukotrienes and, more importantly, of methods on the in-vivo synthesis of these potentially important mediators, these gaps in our understanding will be closed.