[D-Met2,Pro5]enkephalinamide activates cardioinhibitory efferents in anaesthetized dogs.
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[D-Met2,Pro5]enkephalinamide activates cardioinhibitory efferents in anaesthetized dogs. / Inoue, K; Nashan, Björn; Arndt, J O.
In: EUR J PHARMACOL, Vol. 110, No. 2, 2, 1985, p. 233-239.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [D-Met2,Pro5]enkephalinamide activates cardioinhibitory efferents in anaesthetized dogs.
AU - Inoue, K
AU - Nashan, Björn
AU - Arndt, J O
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - [D-Met2,Pro5]enkephalinamide (DMPEA) strongly activated cardioinhibitory vagal efferents and elicited bradycardia when perfused through the cerebroventricular system of anaesthetized dogs. These effects were concentration-dependent but plateaued at an intraventricular concentration of 200 micrograms/ml. At this maximally effective concentration, the vagal discharge rate was fourfold higher and the heart rate was lowered by 28% compared to the controls. These effects were reversed by naloxone (40 micrograms/ml). There was no significant change in blood pressure. Vagal discharge rate and heart rate correlated closely and inversely with each other with r values ranging between -0.75 and -0.95. Opiate receptors in brain structures bordering the cerebroventricular system are the most likely mediators of the effects of DMPEA. The opiate receptor/endorphin system may therefore play a role in the physiological control of cardiac vagal tone and thus of heart rate.
AB - [D-Met2,Pro5]enkephalinamide (DMPEA) strongly activated cardioinhibitory vagal efferents and elicited bradycardia when perfused through the cerebroventricular system of anaesthetized dogs. These effects were concentration-dependent but plateaued at an intraventricular concentration of 200 micrograms/ml. At this maximally effective concentration, the vagal discharge rate was fourfold higher and the heart rate was lowered by 28% compared to the controls. These effects were reversed by naloxone (40 micrograms/ml). There was no significant change in blood pressure. Vagal discharge rate and heart rate correlated closely and inversely with each other with r values ranging between -0.75 and -0.95. Opiate receptors in brain structures bordering the cerebroventricular system are the most likely mediators of the effects of DMPEA. The opiate receptor/endorphin system may therefore play a role in the physiological control of cardiac vagal tone and thus of heart rate.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 110
SP - 233
EP - 239
JO - EUR J PHARMACOL
JF - EUR J PHARMACOL
SN - 0014-2999
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -