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Centrally coinjected galanin and a 5-HT1A agonist act synergistically to produce vasodepressor responses in the rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1725157     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the possible functional implications of the previously demonstrated in vitro interactions between galanin and 5-HT1A receptors. To this end we analysed the interactions between galanin and the 5-HT1A receptor agonist 8-OH-2-(di-n-propylamino)-tetralin (8-OH-DPAT) in central cardiovascular regulation. 8-OH-DPAT given intracisternally (i.c.) produced a dose-dependent reduction of blood pressure, the peak action being 32% at 10 nmol of 8-OH-DPAT. Heart rate and respiration rate were not affected. The vasodepressor action of 8-OH-DPAT was counteracted by the 5-HT1A receptor antagonist 1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-[4-(2-phthalimido)butyl]piperazine (NAN-190). A threshold dose (1 nmol) of galanin given i.c. was shown to enhance the vasodepressor effect of both an ED50 dose and a threshold dose of 8-OH-DPAT. Quantitative receptor autoradiography showed that the IC50 values for [125I]galanin binding sites were reduced in the presence of 8-OH-DPAT (10 nM) by approximately 40% in the dorsal region of the nucleus of the solitary tract, the area postrema, and the raphe pallidus and obscurus nuclei. Galanin (10 nM) also significantly increased the IC50 value for [3H]8-OH-DPAT binding sites within the nucleus of the solitary tract. The results provide evidence for a synergistic interaction between 8-OH-DPAT and galanin in cardiovascular regulation after their central administration, an interaction possibly related to the ability of 8-OH-DPAT to enhance the affinity of the galanin receptor within regions of the medulla oblongata involved in cardiovascular control.
Authors:
P B Hedlund; J A Aguirre; J A Narvaez; K Fuxe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of pharmacology     Volume:  204     ISSN:  0014-2999     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur. J. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  1991 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-05-06     Completed Date:  1992-05-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254354     Medline TA:  Eur J Pharmacol     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  87-95     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Histology and Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin
Animals
Autoradiography
Blood Pressure / drug effects*
Cardiovascular System / drug effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Synergism
Galanin
Male
Medulla Oblongata / ultrastructure
Peptides / metabolism,  pharmacology*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Receptors, Galanin
Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone / metabolism
Receptors, Serotonin / physiology*
Tetrahydronaphthalenes / pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Peptides; 0/Receptors, Galanin; 0/Receptors, Gastrointestinal Hormone; 0/Receptors, Serotonin; 0/Tetrahydronaphthalenes; 78950-78-4/8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; 88813-36-9/Galanin

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