title: Some properties of the human platelet vasopressin receptor.
abstract: Aggregation of human platelets by vasopressin is potently inhibited by 1-[beta mercapto-(beta, beta'-cyclopentamethylene propionic acid)]-L-arginine vasopressin, a selective vasopressor (V1) antagonist. 1-Desamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin, a selective anti-diuretic (V2) agonist failed to induce aggregation and acted as a weak antagonist. Vasopressin analogues which lacked the N-terminal amino group or which contained an uncharged amino acid residue at position 8 acted as partial agonists for the human platelet. The response to such partial agonists could be enhanced by increasing the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration but not by altering the level of cyclic-3', 5'-AMP. These observations provide further evidence indicating that the platelet vasopressin receptor is of the V1 sub-type.
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000067956:Adenylyl Cyclase Inhibitors; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin; D014667:Vasopressins; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D000001:Calcimycin; D010121:Oxytocin; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin