title: Cardiovascular and ventilatory effects of various acidic, basic and neutral L-amino acids in normotensive rats.
abstract: Cardiovascular effects have been attributed to the amino acids which are precursors of catecholamines or other neurotransmitters. To study if even other amino acids may exert cardiovascular or ventilatory effects, a number of various acidic, basic and neutral L-amino acids were injected intravenously to anaesthetised normotensive rats at the doses of 0.2-1.6 mmol/kg. All amino acids were able to produce either blood pressure, heart rate or ventilation rate changes. Hence, in this study the production of cardiovascular or ventilatory effects was not limited to the known precursors of neurotransmitters. Therefore, in addition to increased formation and release of neurotransmitters, other mechanisms are apparently involved in the cardiovascular and ventilatory effects of various L-amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekholm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karppanen
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids