The antihypertensive effect of acute intracerebroventricular administration of captopril in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
The antihypertensive effect of acute intracerebroventricular administration of captopril in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.
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卡托普利急性脑室内给药对达尔盐敏感大鼠的抗高血压作用。
DOI:
10.1016/0014-2999(92)90459-h
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发表时间:
1992
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5
通讯作者:
Weyhenmeyer,JA
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作者:
Lark,LA;Weyhenmeyer,JA
The ability of centrally administered angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to lower mean arterial pressure (MAP) has been demonstrated in numerous animal models of hypertension. In the present study, we assessed the effect of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of the ACE inhibitor captopril (10 μg) on MAP in conscious, freely moving hypertensive inbred Dahl salt-sensitive (DS/JR) rats and their normotensive control inbred Dahl salt-resistant (DP/JR) rats. Both DS/JR and DR/JR rats were maintained on an 8% salt diet from 4 weeks of age until experimentation at 7–8 weeks of age, at which time DS/JR pressures were significantly elevated as compared to DR/JR rats (185 ± 6 vs. 99 ± 2 mm Hg, respectively). Following i.c.v. administration of captopril, a significant depressor response lasting for several hours was observed in DS/JR rats, with a maximum reduction of 17.6 ± 4.1 mm Hg. The same treatment had no effect on the MAP of DR/JR rats. Mean arterial pressures in both groups were not significantly affected by i.c.v. administration of vehicle alone or by intravenous (i.v.) administration of 100 μg of captopril. These findings indicate that i.c.v. captopril lowers MAP in hypertensive DS/JR rats. Further studies will be necessary to elucidate the mechanism of this antihypertensive effect.