title: Central hypertensive action of histamine in conscious normotensive cats.
abstract: In conscious normotensive cats intraventricular (i.c.v.) administration of histamine (2.0-50.0 mug) induced dose-related rises in blood pressure, with no increase in heart rate. The hypertensive response elicited by a sub-maximal dose of histamine (10.0 mu i.c.v.) was significantly antagonised by central pretreatment with the H1-receptor antagonist mepyramine maleate (200 mug i.c.v.) but not by the H2-receptor antagonist metiamide hydrochloride (1.0 mg i.c.v.). Behavioural responses were obtained in response to to histamine (10.0 and 50.0 mug i.c.v.), which were not antagonised by these antihistamine pretreatments.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002415:Cats; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006632:Histamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008785:Metiamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D011738:Pyrilamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008785:Metiamide; D006632:Histamine; D011738:Pyrilamine