title: Comparison of responses to T-kinin and bradykinin in the mesenteric vascular bed of the cat.
abstract: Responses to T-kinin and bradykinin were compared in the mesenteric vascular bed of the cat. Under constant-flow conditions, injection of T-kinin and bradykinin into the perfusion circuit induced similar dose-related decreases in perfusion pressure. Responses to T-kinin and bradykinin were inhibited by the kinin B2 receptor antagonist Hoe-140, but were not altered by the B1 receptor antagonist des-Arg9-[Leu8]-BK, the histamine H1 antagonist pyrilamine, the histamine H2 receptor antagonist cimetidine, or the H3 receptor antagonist thioperamide. Vasodilator responses to T-kinin and bradykinin were attenuated by the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, N omega Nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), but were not altered by the cyclooxygenase inhibitor, sodium meclofenamate, or the K+ ATP channel antagonist, U37883A. These data suggest that vasodilator responses to T-kinin and bradykinin are mediated by kinin B2 receptor stimulated release of nitric oxide from the endothelium, but that the activation of kinin B1 receptors, the release of vasodilator prostaglandins, or the opening of K+ ATP channels are not involved in the response to T-kinin in the mesenteric vascular bed of the cat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Champion
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Czapla
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bivalacqua
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ilgenfritz
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kadowitz
mesh_terms: D000218:Adamantane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D065168:Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists; D002415:Cats; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008469:Meclofenamic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008643:Mesentery / Q000187:drug effects*; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000187:drug effects; D011738:Pyrilamine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D065168:Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D009025:Morpholines; D010880:Piperidines; D015221:Potassium Channels; D008469:Meclofenamic Acid; C082658:U 37883A; D002927:Cimetidine; C039065:T-kinin; D011738:Pyrilamine; C052075:thioperamide; D000218:Adamantane; D001920:Bradykinin; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester