title: Role of thromboxane receptors in the dipsogenic response to central angiotensin II.
abstract: Central angiotensin II (ANG II) regulates thirst. Because thromboxane A2-prostaglandin H2 (TP) receptors are expressed in the brain and mediate some of the effects of ANG II in the vasculature, we investigated the hypothesis that TP receptors mediate the drinking response to intracerebroventricular (icv) injections of ANG II. Pretreatment with the specific TP-receptor antagonist ifetroban (Ifet) decreased water intake with 50 ng/kg icv ANG II (ANG II + Veh, 7.2 +/- 0.7 ml vs. ANG II + Ifet, 2.8 +/- 0.8 ml; n = 5 rats; P < 0.001) but had no effect on water intake induced by hypertonic saline (NaCl + Veh, 8.4 +/- 1.1 ml vs. NaCl + Ifet, 8.9 +/- 1.8 ml; n = 5 rats; P = not significant). Administration of 0.6 microg/kg icv of the TP-receptor agonist U-46,619 did not induce drinking when given alone but did increase the dipsogenic response to a near-threshold dose of 15 ng/kg icv ANG II (ANG II + Veh, 1.1 +/- 0.7 vs. ANG II + U-46,619, 4.5 +/- 0.9 ml; n = 5 rats; P < 0.01). We conclude that central TP receptors contribute to the dipsogenic response to ANG II.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and Center for Hypertension and Renal Disease Research, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia 20007, USA.
authors.forename: Chagriya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kitiyakara
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Welch
authors.forename: Joseph G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Verbalis
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004326:Drinking / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane / Q000502:physiology*; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D017482:Receptors, Thromboxane; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D000804:Angiotensin II; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid