title: Role of central vasopressin in cardiovascular regulation: effect of dehydration and sex.
abstract: The present study was performed to evaluate the role of central vasopressin in cardiovascular regulation. First, a novel vasopressin V1 antagonist (OPC21268) was injected intracerebroventricularly in conscious rats. In water-deprived animals, the mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and heart rate were significantly decreased compared with euhydrated control rats. There was, however, no significant difference in the concentration of vasopressin in the perfusate of cerebrospinal fluid between groups. Second, vasopressin was intracerebroventricularly injected in male and female homozygous Brattleboro rats. The increase in MABP was greater in males than in females. These results suggest that central vasopressin is involved in blood pressure regulation in pathophysiological states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akishita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Orimo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011910:Rats, Brattleboro; D012737:Sex Factors; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D015363:Quinolones; D014667:Vasopressins; C068644:OPC 21268