title: Atrial natriuretic factor attenuates sympathetic neuroeffector responses in hindlimb vasculature of rabbits.
abstract: To determine whether atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) affects vasoconstrictor responses to electrical stimulation of sympathetic nerves or intra-arterial norepinephrine (NE), changes in perfusion pressure were measured during lumbar sympathetic nerve stimulation (LSNS, 1-8 Hz), or administration of NE (50-200 ng), in an isolated constant flow-perfused hindlimb of chloralose-anesthetized rabbit before and after intra-arterial infusion of ANF (0.5 ng.mL-1.min-1). ANF significantly attenuated responses to LSNS (relative potency, RP = 0.65) and to NE (RP = 0.47). We conclude that ANF attenuates vasoconstrictor responses to both LSNS and NE. Thus ANF alters sympathetic nervous system mediated changes in vascular resistance possibly at the neuroeffector site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion 57069.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D009451:Neuroeffector Junction / Q000187:drug effects*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D009638:Norepinephrine