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Effect of central amiloride infusion on mineralocorticoid hypertension.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7977727     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There is strong evidence from different types of studies, including the discrete infusion of agonists and antagonists and ablation of specific brain areas or transmitter-type neurons, that mineralocorticoids, in excess, act in the brain to elevate blood pressure. Aldosterone enhances the entry of Na+ through amiloride-sensitive Na+ channels in some mineralocorticoid-sensitive transport epithelial cells. To define possible cellular mechanisms involved in central mineralocorticoid action, benzamil, an amiloride analogue with selective affinity for the Na+ channel, was continuously infused intracerebroventricularly in three mineralocorticoid-dependent hypertension models in Sprague-Dawley rats, the continuous subcutaneous infusion of aldosterone, the intracerebroventricular infusion of aldosterone, and the ingestion of carbenoxolone, a synthetic licorice analogue. The intracerebroventricular infusion of 0.3 and 0.5 micrograms/h of benzamil, doses that did not have an adverse effect on growth and that had no effect on the blood pressure when infused subcutaneously, prevented the increase in blood pressure in these models. The infusion of these levels of benzamil had no effect on urine volume even in those animals in which it prevented an increase in blood pressure. These data suggest that the central effects of mineralocorticoids on blood pressure are mediated, at least in part, by the effects of mineralocorticoids on amiloride-sensitive sodium transport.
Authors:
E P Gomez-Sanchez; C E Gomez-Sanchez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  267     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1994 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-12-07     Completed Date:  1994-12-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  E754-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Research Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, Missouri.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aldosterone / administration & dosage
Amiloride / administration & dosage*,  analogs & derivatives,  pharmacology
Animals
Brain / physiology*
Carbenoxolone / administration & dosage
Diet
Hypertension / chemically induced*
Injections, Intraventricular
Injections, Subcutaneous
Male
Mineralocorticoids*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-27255/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-27737/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Mineralocorticoids; 2609-46-3/Amiloride; 2898-76-2/benzamil; 52-39-1/Aldosterone; 5697-56-3/Carbenoxolone

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