ISSN:
1440-1681
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
1. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP (Db CAMP, 75–500 μg/kg), injected into the lateral ventricle of the brain of the cat increased blood pressure, heart rate and splanchnic discharge rate.2. ATP, but not AMP, induced similar changes; GMP in small doses increased blood pressure.3. A number of drugs are known to activate adenylate cyclase-induced hypertension, tachycardia and increase splanchnic discharge rate. This was shown for TRH, tetracosactide and a new β2-adrenoceptor stimulant, NAB 365.4. Injection into the lateral ventricle of theophylline or Ro 7/ 2956, both inhibitors of phosphodiesterase, similarly increased blood pressure.5. Histamine administered by the same route induced similar reactions; it is not known if this action was exerted by activation of H1- or H2-receptors.6. Somatostatin, known to reduce cAMP levels, induced a small but significant decrease in blood pressure. Melanocyte stimulating hormone release inhibiting factor (MIF) and TSH were ineffective.7. These results provide evidence for the possibility of a role for cAMP in the central regulation of blood pressure at suprabulbar levels.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.1977.tb02671.x
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