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. 1979 Nov;296:193–202. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1979.sp012999

Drinking behaviour in rats treated with isoprenaline, angiotensin II or angiotensin antagonists

Emma Chiaraviglio 1,*
PMCID: PMC1279072  PMID: 231100

Abstract

1. Isoprenaline hydrochloride injected subcutaneously in rats given a choice test of 1·8% NaCl and water, first induced saline intake which started immediately and was almost concluded in 15 min, followed by a copious water intake. When either saline or water were given in a separate test, saline intake surpassed the water intake in the first 15 min.

2. The delay of 15, 30 or 60 min after injection of isoprenaline, 100 μg/kg, before drinking was allowed, significantly reduced saline intake but did not modify the amount of water subsequently drunk.

3. Isoprenaline caused a sudden drop in arterial blood pressure, the extent and duration depending on the dose. The time of maximum drop 3-4 min after injection coincided with the time the rat drank salt.

4. Isoprenaline-induced saline drinking was significantly reduced after bilateral nephrectomy but water intake was unaffected.

5. The beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent, propranolol, inhibited isoprenaline-induced NaCl and water intake, while the alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist phenoxybenzamine abolished isoprenaline-induced NaCl intake and enhanced water intake.

6. Saralasin acetate (P-113), a competitive inhibitor of angiotensin II, given into the third brain ventricle, prevented the isoprenaline-induced NaCl and water intake as well as angiotensin II-induced drinking. The angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor SQ-20881 reduced the isoprenaline-induced NaCl and water intake.

7. In conclusion, hypotension might be a component of salt drinking evoked by isoprenaline although the dipsogenic action of beta-stimulation is mainly due to endogenous renin-angiotensin activation.

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