title: The role of the renin-angiotensin system in compound 48/80-induced thirst in rats.
abstract: The role of the renin-angiotensin system in compound 48/80 (3 mg/kg s.c.)-induced thirst in rats was investigated. Bilateral nephrectomy attenuated drinking induced by compound 48/80 but not by polyethylene glycol (PEG) (30%, 5 ml s.c.). Pretreatment with tripelennamine (histamine H1-receptor antagonist, 40 mg/kg i.p.) prior to the administration of compound 48/80 reduced the effect of compound 48/80 on drinking, but pretreatment with cimetidine (histamine H2-receptor antagonist, 40 mg/kg i.p.) or propranolol (beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, 10 mg/kg i.p.) had no effect. The effect of SQ 14,225 (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor) in various concentrations (0.5-100 mg/kg s.c.) was investigated on the drinking response caused by compound 48/80 (3 mg/kg s.c.), PEG (30%, 5 ml s.c.), isoprenaline (0.5 mg/kg s.c.) and hypertonic saline (5.8%, 2 ml s.c.). SQ 14,225 at a dose of 50 mg/kg significantly attenuated the compound 48/80-induced water intake when administered within 30 min prior to the injection of compound 48/80. Pretreatment with a high dose of SQ 14,225 (50 or 100 mg/kg s.c.) 15 min prior to the injection of dipsogens caused inhibition of the drinking response to compound 48/80 or isoprenaline, but not to PEG or hypertonic saline. Pretreatment with lower doses of SQ 14,225 (0.5 or 5 mg/kg, s.c.) had no inhibitory effect on compound 48/80- or isoprenaline-induced water intake. The inhibition of water intake by SQ 14,225 seems to be dependent on the dose and time between administration of SQ 14,225 and compound 48/80 or isoprenaline. Compound 48/80 and hypertonic saline were additively effective in producing the drinking response.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000494:pharmacology; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects*; D013894:Thirst / Q000187:drug effects*; D014309:Tripelennamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014309:Tripelennamine; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D003189:p-Methoxy-N-methylphenethylamine; D002927:Cimetidine; D002216:Captopril; D011433:Propranolol