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Dilatation of the mesenteric vascular bed of the dog produced by a peptide, urotensin I

K MacCannell and K Lederis

Urotensin I, a peptide derived from the urophysis of bony fish, produced hypotension when administered intravenously in small doses to pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs. The mechanism of this hypotensive response was mainly, if not exclusively, due to dilatation of the cephalic and caudal mesenteric arteries. Neither the hypotensive response nor the mesenteric vasodilator response was prevented by adrenergic, histaminergic or muscarinic receptor blockade. In the doses employed, urotensin I constantly caused minimal increases in heart rate and left ventricular dp/dt; these changes could be prevented by prior administration of propranolol, indicating that they were probably reflex in origin. The authors suggest that the unique mechanism of action of the peptide may make it a valuable tool in studies of the mesenteric circulation, particularly in experimental shock; moreover, the peptide may prove useful in situations in which afterload reduction in the absence of cardiac stimulation is desired.

Volume 203, Issue 1, pp. 38-46, 10/01/1977
Copyright © 1977 by American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics




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