title: Modulation of systemic and renal haemodynamics by kappa-opioids in conscious lambs.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to determine the cardiovascular effects of the kappa-opioid receptor agonist U-50488H at two stages of postnatal maturation under physiological conditions. Experiments were carried out firstly to define systemic and renal haemodynamic responses to kappa-opioid receptor activation and, secondly, to determine whether these effects are altered during postnatal maturation. To investigate whether the responses to U-50488H resulted from receptor-dependent effects, responses to U-50488H were also tested in the presence of the specific kappa-opioid receptor antagonist 5'-guanidinonaltrindole (GNTI). Experiments were carried out in two groups of conscious, chronically instrumented lambs aged approximately 1 and approximately 6 weeks. Mean arterial pressure, mean venous pressure and renal blood flow (RBF) were measured for 30 min before and 90 min after i.v. injection of U-50488H or vehicle. Heart rate increased in both age groups of lambs within 10 min of U-50488H administration. Mean arterial pressure decreased for 50 min following U-50488H administration at 1 week but, in contrast, increased transiently at 10 min in 6-week-old lambs, returning to control levels by 20 min. In both age groups, there was a sustained decrease in RBF following U-50488H. The aforementioned responses to U-50488H were abolished by pretreatment with GNTI. These data provide the first measurements of systemic and renal haemodynamic responses to kappa-opioid receptor activation during postnatal maturation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Francine G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004399:Dynorphins / Q000494:pharmacology; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000187:drug effects; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D006146:Guanidines; D017473:Receptors, Opioid, kappa; D009271:Naltrexone; D019900:3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; D004399:Dynorphins