title: alpha 1D-adrenoceptors contribute to the neurogenic vasopressor response in pithed rats.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to assess the role of vascular alpha 1D-adrenoceptors in the sympathetic vasopressor response in vivo. Specifically, we evaluated the effect of a selective alpha 1D-adrenoceptor antagonist, BMY 7378 (8-(2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl)ethyl)-8-azaspiro(4,5)dec ane-7,9- dione 2HCl), on the vasopressor response induced by preganglionic (T7-T9) sympathetic stimulation in the pithed rat. The vasopressor response was dose-dependently sensitive to inhibition by intravenous BMY 7378 (0.1, 0.31, 1 and 3.1 mg/kg), doses of 1 and 3.1 mg/kg being equally effective. Like BMY 7378, 5-methylurapidil (0.1, 0.31, 1 and 3.1 mg/kg) antagonized the vasopressor response to spinal stimulation; doses of 1 and 3.1 mg/kg were also equally effective. In combination experiments, BMY 7378 (1 mg/kg, i.v.) and the alpha 1A-adrenoceptor antagonist, 5-methylurapidil (1 mg/kg, i.v.), showed an additive effect. The present results demonstrate that the alpha 1D-adrenoceptor subtype plays an important role in the pressor response to sympathetic nerve stimulation in the pithed rat, and confirm the participation of the alpha 1A-adrenoceptor subtype in the same response.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina del IPN, México, DF, México.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Silverio
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bobadilla
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D017704:Baroreflex; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003655:Decerebrate State; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D008297:Male; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000502:physiology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D010879:Piperazines; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; C057446:5-methylurapidil; D012965:Sodium Chloride; C053428:BMY 7378