Subfornical organ mediates pressor effect of angiotensin: Influence of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, AT(1) and AT(2) angiotensin antagonist's receptors.

We investigated the influence of voltage-dependent calcium channels and nitric oxide (NO) on angiotensin II (ANG II)-pressor effect injected into subfornical organ (SFO). The influence of NO on nifedipine antipressor action has also been studied by utilizing N(W)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (20 mug x 0.2 mul(-1)) a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (NOSI) and 7-nitroindazole (7-NIT) (20 mug x 0.

Nitric oxide and angiotensin II receptors mediate the pressor effect of angiotensin II: a study in conscious and zoletil-anesthetized rats.

Background: The circumventricular structures of the central nervous system and nitric oxide are involved in arterial blood pressure control, and general anesthesia may stimulate the central renin-angiotensin system. We therefore investigated the central role of angiotensin II and nitric oxide on the regulation of systemic arterial blood pressure in conscious and anesthetized rats.

Methods: Rats with stainless steel cannulae implanted into their lateral ventricle were studied.

Functional relationship between subfornical organ cholinergic stimulation and nitrergic activation influencing cardiovascular and body fluid homeostasis.

We have studied the effects of L-NG-nitro arginine methyl esther (L-NAME), L-arginine (LAR), inhibitor and a donating nitric oxide agent on the alterations of salivary flow, water intake, arterial blood pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) induced by the injection pilocarpine into the subfornical organ (SFO). Rats (Holtzman 250-300 g) were anesthetized with 2, 2, 2-tribromoethanol (20 mg/100 kg b. wt.

Interaction between arginine vasopressin and angiotensin II receptors in the central regulation of sodium balance.

We speculated that the influence of lateral preoptic area (LPO) in sodium balance, involves arginine8-vasopressin (AVP) and angiotensin (ANG II) on Na+ uptake in LPO. Therefore, the present study investigated the effects of central administration of specific AVP and ANG II antagonists (d(CH2)5-Tyr (Me)-AVP (AAVP) and [Adamanteanacetyl1, 0-ET-d-Tyr2, Val4, Aminobutyryl6, Arg(8,9)]-AVP (ATAVP) antagonists of V1 and V2 receptors of AVP. Also the effects of losartan and CGP42112A (selective ligands of the AT1 and AT2 angiotensin receptors, respectively), was investigated on Na+ uptake and renal fluid and electrolyte excretion.