Abstract
Regional vascular responses to endothelin were investigated in the anesthetized cat. I.v. injection of endothelin at 0.1 nmol/kg decreased arterial pressure and renal vascular resistance but increased vascular resistance in the small intestine. At 0.3 nmol/kg i.v. the peptide caused a greater decrease in arterial pressure and increased mesenteric resistance but had no significant effect on renal resistance. In contrast, at 1 nmol/kg i.v. endothelin caused a biphasic change in arterial pressure and marked in mesenteric and renal resistance. Injection of the peptide in doses of 0.1 - 1 nmol/kg i.v. caused only increases in carotid blood flow. These data suggest that responses to endothelin are dependent on dose and vascular bed studied.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 163-166 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Journal of Pharmacology |
Volume | 163 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 12 1989 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Arterial pressure
- Endothelin
- Vascular resistance (regional)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology