title: Enhancement of losartan (DuP 753)-induced angiotensin II receptor antagonism by PD123177 in rats.
abstract: Losartan (DuP 753) and PD123177 are angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) and type 2 (AT2) receptor selective ligands, respectively. In rats, PD123177 did not exhibit angiotensin II antagonism or hypotensive activity but enhanced these activities of a submaximal dose of losartan. As PD123177 displaced losartan from its rat plasma protein binding sites and thus increased the free concentration of losartan, this may account for its enhancement of the in vivo activities of losartan in rats.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Diseases Research, Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Wilmington, DE 19880-0400.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Christ
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Timmermans
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003655:Decerebrate State; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000503:physiopathology; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019808:Losartan; D008297:Male; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects*; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D007093:Imidazoles; D011725:Pyridines; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000804:Angiotensin II; C066253:PD 123177; D019808:Losartan