title: Effect of vasopressin and V1 receptors blockade on hypotensive action of ANP in normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive rats.
abstract: The aim of the study was to find out whether vasopressin (AVP) modifies hypotensive and heart rate accelerating effects of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) conscious rats. The effect of i.v. administration of 1; 2 and 4 micrograms of ANP on blood pressure (MP) and heart rate (HR) was compared during i.v. infusion of 0.9% NaCl (NaCl), NaCl+AVP (1.2 ng kg-1 min-1) and NaCl+dEt2AVP (V1 receptors antagonist, 0.5 microgram kg-1 min-1). AVP increased MP in SHR and WKY and decreased HR in SHR. V1 antagonist decreased MP and increased HR only in SHR. In SHR ANP decreased MP and increased HR during NaCl, AVP and V1 antagonist infusion. In WKY these effects were observed only during AVP administration. In each experimental situation hypotension and tachycardia induced by ANP were greater in SHR than in WKY. In both strains ANP induced changes in MP and HR were enhanced during AVP in comparison to NaCl infusion. V1 antagonist did not modify effects of ANP in WKY and SHR. The results indicate that ANP abolishes hypertensive response induced by blood AVP elevation and that the basal levels of endogenous vasopressin acting through V1 receptors does not interfere with hypotensive action of ANP neither in WKY nor in SHR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Applied Physiology, Medical Academy of Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lapiński
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stepniakowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Januszewicz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noszczyk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szczepańska-Sadowska
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D065092:Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D065092:Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor