An endomorphine analog ([d-Ala²]-Endomorphin 2, TAPP) lowers blood pressure and enhances tissue nitric oxide in anesthetized rats

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• 作者：Marta Kuczeriszka^a ; ^{martakuczeriszka@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; ^{mkuczeriszka@imdik.pan.pl" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Andrzej W. Lipkowski^b ; Janusz Sadowski^a ; Elżbieta Kompanowska-Jezierska^a
• 关键词：CBF ; cortical blood flow ; IMBF ; inner-medullary blood flow ; PU ; perfusion units ; RBF ; total renal blood flow ; UosmV ; total solute excretion ; UNaV ; sodium excretion ; UV ; urine flow
• 刊名：Pharmacological Reports
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：June 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：68
• 期：3
• 页码：616-619
• 全文大小：601 K

文摘

Activation of opioid receptors can alter cardiovascular function, an action possibly mediated by nitric oxide (NO). In this study we examined the effects of ([d-Ala²]-Endomorphin 2, TAPP), a synthetic opioid μ-receptor agonist, on blood pressure (MABP), tissue NO bioavailability and renal hemodynamics and excretion.

Methods

In acute experiments with anesthetized normotensive male Sprague-Dawley rats TAPP was given as a short iv infusion at a dose of 1.2 or 12 mg/kg and then MABP, renal medullary NO signal (polarographic electrode), total renal blood flow (RBF, renal artery Transonic probe), renal regional perfusion (laser-Doppler fluxes) and renal excretion were simultaneously measured over 2 h.

Results

After 1.2 mg/kg dose MABP decreased progressively from 121 ± 7 to 114 ± 9 mmHg (−6%, p < 0.05) while kidney tissue NO signal increased from 29.1 ± 2.7 to 31.7 ± 3.1 nA (6%, p < 0.04). Both effects were prevented by Naloxone methiodide, a peripheral opioid receptor inhibitor. RBF and renal regional perfusion were not altered by either dose of TAPP; renal sodium excretion changes were highly variable and were not affected by Naloxone pretreatment.

Conclusions

Briefly, we found that in anesthetized normotensive rats stimulation of peripheral opioid receptors with TAPP caused a prolonged decrease in arterial pressure, a change that was associated and probably causally related to an increase in tissue NO. The data suggest that synthetic opioids that do not penetrate the blood–brain barrier and are potentially non-addictive could be considered for antihypertensive therapy.