TABLE 1

Summary of blood pressure changes with vasodilators and anandamide

Blood Pressure Decrease (mm Hg)
Control
Anandamide (1 mg kg-1)
Anandamide (3 mg kg-1)
Anandamide (10 mg kg-1)
CGRP (1 μg kg-1) 47.9 ± 5* 35.2 ± 6* 29.5 ± 3*# 20.7 ± 2*
Capsaicin (7 μg kg-1) 41.5 ± 3* 35.4 ± 3*# 28.7 ± 4*#
Sodium nitroprusside (2 μg kg-1 min-1)
43.9 ± 5*
39.6 ± 5* and 38.6 ± 3*

  • ↵* P < 0.05 significant drop in blood pressure compared with preinjection level

  • ↵# P < 0.05 significance compared with control drop in blood pressure