title: Participation of the serotonergic system in the regulation of water and electrolyte balance.
abstract: To determine the possible participation of the serotonergic (5-HT) system in the regulation of water and electrolyte balance, rats were submitted to two sessions of water overloading and the 5-HT agonist MK 212 was administered intracerebroventricularly (icv) in 1.0 microliters 20 min after the second session. Urine volume and sodium and potassium excretion were then measured over a period of 120 min. Microinjection of MK-212 (1 micrograms/animal) caused a significant reduction (24 to 57%; mean, 43%) in natriuresis throughout the experimental period, and the administration of 10 micrograms/animal caused a 26-41% reduction (mean, 33%) in kaliuresis. At 20 micrograms/animal, MK-212 did not change any of the parameters investigated. No significant change in urine volume was detected after any of the treatments used.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ramalho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Antunes-Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008845:Microinjections; D011188:Potassium / Q000652:urine; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D014867:Water; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D011719:Pyrazines; D014867:Water; C014896:6-chloro-2-(1-piperazinyl)pyrazine; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium