Endothelin-1 augments pressor response to angiotensin II infusion in rats.
- 1 September 1992
- journal article
- abstracts
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 20 (3), 292-297
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.20.3.292
Abstract
To assess possible roles of endothelin in the regulation of blood pressure, we studied effects of a subpressor dose of endothelin-1 (3 micrograms/kg/day) on chronic blood pressure responses to infusion of angiotensin II and norepinephrine in rats. Rats were infused with angiotensin II at a subpressor dose (400 micrograms/kg/day i.p.) or with norepinephrine at a subpressor dose (360 micrograms/kg/day i.p.) for 6 days. Systolic blood pressure was significantly elevated during combined infusion of endothelin-1 and angiotensin II, whereas endothelin-1 alone or angiotensin II alone failed to induce any significant changes in systolic blood pressure compared with vehicle alone. This effect was sustained for the whole experimental period and was not associated with any significant changes in body weight, fluid intake, urine volume, or urinary electrolyte excretion. In contrast, combined infusion of endothelin-1 and norepinephrine failed to elevate systolic blood pressure, and no significant difference in systolic blood pressure was observed for the whole experimental period among the four groups of rats with endothelin-1 in combination with norepinephrine, endothelin-1 alone, norepinephrine alone, and vehicle alone. The present results indicate that angiotensin II and endothelin-1, but not norepinephrine and endothelin-1, work synergistically to raise the blood pressure and also suggest the possibility that endothelin-1 may modulate blood pressure control.Keywords
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