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  • Title: No effect of D-myo-inositol-1,2,6-triphosphate on vasoconstriction evoked by neuropeptide Y and non-adrenergic sympathetic nerve stimulation.
    Author: Pernow J, Modin A, Lundberg JM.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1992 Nov 03; 222(1):171-4. PubMed ID: 1468494.
    Abstract:
    The effects of the proposed neuropeptide Y (NPY) antagonist, D-myo-inositol-1,2,6-triphosphate (PP56), on vasoconstrictor responses evoked by NPY and non-adrenergic sympathetic nerve stimulation were investigated in the pig in vivo. Under control conditions, exogenous NPY evoked a dose-dependent increase in arterial blood pressure and vasoconstriction in spleen, kidney and skeletal muscle. After administration of PP56 (50 mg/kg), which transiently reduced systemic blood pressure by 18 +/- 5 mm Hg, the vascular responses evoked by NPY did not differ from those observed under control conditions. Stimulation of the splenic nerve and the lumbar sympathetic chain with 20-Hz burst activity in reserpine-pretreated pigs, which are devoid of their noradrenaline content, decreased splenic and hindlimb vascular conductance by 67 +/- 7 and 57 +/- 7%, respectively, under control conditions. In the presence of PP56 the nerve stimulation-evoked reductions in splenic and hindlimb vascular conductance were slightly but not significantly reduced to 59 +/- 9 and 48 +/- 7%, respectively. It is concluded that PP56 in the presently used high dose, which causes non-selective inhibition of vasoconstriction in the rat, cannot be used as an antagonist of vasoconstrictor responses evoked by NPY or non-adrenergic sympathetic nerve stimulation in the pig.
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