title: Cardiovascular actions of angiotensin(1-7).
abstract: Angiotensin(1-7) had a compound effect on blood pressure of pithed Sprague-Dawley rats. The initial phase of the response consisted of an increase in MAP of short duration and independent of injected dose, followed by a decline of arterial pressure to values below baseline. Both the magnitude (range: -4 +/- 1 to -13 +/- 1 mmHg) and the duration (range: 83 +/- 13 to 255 +/- 17 s) of the depressor response correlated with the dose of peptide. Indomethacin (5 mg/kg) eliminated the depressor component. Only [Sar1,Thr8]Ang II inhibited the effect of Ang(1-7) completely. We conclude that angiotensin(1-7) possesses myotonic actions that are in part related to release of vasodilator prostaglandins through an angiotensin receptor other than AT1 or AT2.
authors.affiliation: Hypertension Center, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1032.
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Benter
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Diz
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ferrario
mesh_terms: D000803:Angiotensin I; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003655:Decerebrate State; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000803:Angiotensin I; C118790:angiotensin I (1-7)