title: Acute effects of endothelin on renal hemodynamics and blood pressure in anesthetized rats.
abstract: A novel and potent vasoconstrictive peptide, endothelin, has recently been purified from the culture supernatant of porcine aortic endothelium. In this study we examined the acute effects of synthetic endothelin on renal hemodynamics and blood pressure in anesthetized rats. Blood pressure and renal blood flow were measured before and 1, 2, 5, and 10 minutes after endothelin administration (1.0, 0.5, or 0.1 nM/kg body weight). After a transient fall, the blood pressure gradually increased. At five and ten minutes after administration of each of the three doses, the blood pressure was significantly elevated compared with baseline values. Renal blood flow decreased immediately after infusion of 1 nM/kg endothelin, and this decrease lasted throughout the observation periods, while 0.1 nM/kg endothelin did not affect renal blood flow. At 2, 5, and 10 minutes after infusion of 1.0 or 0.5 nM/kg endothelin, renal vascular resistance was significantly elevated. These hemodynamic alterations were dose-dependent. The results show that endothelin has potent hypertensive and renal vasoconstrictive effects in rats.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokokawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yasunari
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016232:Endothelins; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010455:Peptides