title: Angiotensin II-induced suppression of alcohol intake and its reversal by the angiotensin antagonist Sar-1 Thr-8 angiotensin II.
abstract: The effects of three doses of angiotensin II (AII) on alcohol consumption using the limited access procedure were studied. Fifty and 100 micrograms/kg AII administered subcutaneously (SC) did not alter alcohol intake while 200 micrograms/kg suppressed alcohol intake. These findings confirm previous work and show that AII begins to be effective in reducing alcohol intake in the range of 200 micrograms/kg. In the second part of the study, the AII antagonist Sar-1 Thr-8 AII (500 micrograms/kg SC) was given immediately prior to the administration of either saline or 200 micrograms/kg AII. In the control group treated with saline, the antagonist had no effect of its own on intake but completely blocked the suppressive effect of the 200 micrograms/kg dose AII on alcohol consumption. These findings indicate that the reduction in alcohol intake produced by AII is mediated by events occurring at the receptor level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Grupp
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perlanski
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000187:drug effects*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004327:Drinking Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000502:physiology*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000804:Angiotensin II; C014805:angiotensin II, Sar(1)-Thr(8)-