title: Evidence that NAN-190-induced hypotension involves vascular alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonism in the rat.
abstract: The effect of NAN-190 (1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-[4-(2-phthalimido]-butyl] piperazine), described as a mixed 5-HT(1A) receptor agonist/antagonist, on cardiovascular function was studied. The i.v. injection of NAN-190 (1-300 micro/kg) dose-dependently decreased blood pressure (p<0.001), while heart rate was not significantly modified compared to saline-treated, anaesthetized adult rats. WAY 100635 (N-[2-[4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl] ethyl]-N-(2-pyridinyl) cyclohexanecarboxamide), a highly selective 5-HT(1A) receptor antagonist, increased NAN-190-induced hypotension (p<0.05). In the pithed rat NAN-190 displaced the phenylephrine dose-pressor response curve to the right; ED(50) values were: approximately 14, 20, 40 and 270 microg/kg for saline and NAN-190 (1, 10 and 100 microg/kg, respectively); similar ED(50) values were obtained with prazosin ( approximately 20, 69 and 358 microg/kg for 1, 10 and 100 microg/kg of prazosin, respectively). NAN-190 shifted to the right the concentration-response curves to phenylephrine in rat tail artery (alpha(1A)-adrenoceptors), in rabbit aorta (alpha(1B)-adrenoceptors) and in rat aorta (alpha(1D)-adrenoceptors), with pA(2) values of 9.47, 9.02 and 9.99; while Schild slopes were -0.78, -1.13 and -0.90, respectively (not significantly different from unity). The results show that NAN-190 induced hypotension in the anaesthetized, adult rat and suggest that this effect could be explained by antagonism of vascular alpha(1)-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacobiología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Calz. Tenorios # 235, México, D.F. 14330, Sede Sur, Mexico. rvmolina@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villalobos-Molina
authors.forename: Itzell A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Gallardo-Ortíz
authors.forename: J Javier
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: López-Guerrero
authors.forename: Maximiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibarra
mesh_terms: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D007022:Hypotension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D010879:Piperazines; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; C058895:1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-(4-(2-phthalimido)butyl)piperazine