title: Effects of dihydropyridine-type Ca2+ antagonists on the renal arterial tree in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
abstract: The effects of hypertension and of treatment with dihydropyridine-type Ca2+ antagonists and the vasodilator hydralazine on renal arterial tree were investigated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) with quantitative microanatomical techniques. Pharmacological treatment decreased to a similar extent systolic blood pressure values in SHR. Increased thickness of the tunica media of intrarenal arteries accompanied and luminal narrowing were observed in control SHR. Lercanidipine, manidipine, and nicardipine significantly countered wall thickening and luminal narrowing. Hydralazine countered luminal narrowing only. Dihydropyridines exerted renal vasocilatory activity primarily on resistance arteries, being lercanidipine the only compound active on small sized arteries.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Anatomia Umana, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Medicina, Università of Camerino, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabbatini
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Testa
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tomassoni
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vitaioli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amenta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004095:Dihydropyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006830:Hydralazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D010879:Piperazines; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D017540:Tunica Media / Q000473:pathology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D004095:Dihydropyridines; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D010879:Piperazines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D006830:Hydralazine; C054218:manidipine; D009529:Nicardipine; C060343:lercanidipine