title: [On the role of substance P in thermoregulation of normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats (author's transl)].
abstract: Various peptides have been shown to alter body temperature. Intraperitoneal administration of substance P (SP) in doses of 25 and 250 micrograms/kg produces a significant hypothermic response in normotensive rats under cold exposure at 4 degrees C, whereas a dose of 2.5 micrograms/kg causes an increase in body temperature. Pretreatment with naloxone (4 mg/kg, 30 min before SP) suppresses the hypothermic effect. In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), however, SP does not alter the body temperature. This result points to an altered thermoregulation in SHR based on changes in endorphin systems.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013373:Substance P / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D013373:Substance P; D009270:Naloxone
vernacular_title: Zur Rolle von Substanz P bei der Temperaturregulation der normotensiven und spontan hypertensiven Ratte.