title: DOI, a 5-HT2 receptor agonist, induces renal vasodilation via nitric oxide in anesthetized dogs.
abstract: We have previously reported that (+/-)-1-(2.5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI), a 5-HT2 receptor agonist, induced renal vasodilation in anesthetized dogs. The present study was designed to investigate whether DOI-induced renal vasodilation might be mediated by increased nitric oxide (NO) release/production in renal tissue. The experiments were performed in anesthetized dogs. A 23-gauge needle was inserted into the left renal artery for infusion of drug solutions. Renal blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic flowmeter. The microdialysis probes were implanted into the renal cortex to collect the dialysate for measurement of guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) and nitrite/nitrate (NO2/NO3) concentration. Intrarenal infusion of DOI at a rate of 5 microg/kg/min resulted in a significant increase, by 30 +/- 4%, in renal blood flow, indicating renal vasodilation. The renal interstitial concentrations of NO2/NO3 and cGMP also increased by 70 +/- 6% and 60 +/- 6%, respectively. These changes induced by DOI were completely abolished by the intrarenal pretreatment with N(w)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, a NO synthase inhibitor, 100 microg/kg/min) or sarpogrelate (100 microg/kg/min, a highly selective 5-HT2 receptor antagonist). DOI infusion increased urine volume and urinary excretion of Na+, which were also blocked by L-NAME or sarpogrelate. These results suggest that DOI caused renal vasodilation due to increased NO release/production by stimulation of 5-HT2 receptors in the kidney. The natriuretic effect of DOI might also be related to increased intrarenal NO production.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Kagawa Medical University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, 761-0793, Kagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Run-Xian
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kondou
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Ming-Sheng
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosaka
authors.forename: Matlubur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004285:Dogs; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D007215:Indophenol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013386:Succinates / Q000494:pharmacology; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D013386:Succinates; C113896:dimethoxy-4-indophenyl-2-aminopropane; C064294:sarpogrelate; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D007215:Indophenol; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester