2006
Bradykinin B2 Receptor Does Not Contribute to Blood Pressure Lowering during AT1 Receptor Blockade
LeFebvre J, Shintani A, Gebretsadik T, Petro JR, Murphey LJ, Brown NJ. Bradykinin B2 Receptor Does Not Contribute to Blood Pressure Lowering during AT1 Receptor Blockade. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 2006, 320: 1261-1267. PMID: 17182977, DOI: 10.1124/jpet.106.117259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma renin activityHoe 140Endogenous bradykininReceptor blockadeBaseline plasma renin activityBlood pressure-lowering effectAT1 receptor blockadeSalt-depleted subjectsBlood pressure loweringBlood pressure responseEffect of angiotensinPressure-lowering effectAngiotensin I/Heart rate responseReceptor-independent mechanismD-Arg-ArgBradykinin B2 receptorPRA responseRenin activityChronic treatmentPlasma cGMPPressure loweringB2 receptorsEndocrine responsesHeart rate
1991
Caffeine potentiates the renin response to diazoxide in man. Evidence for a regulatory role of endogenous adenosine.
Brown NJ, Porter J, Ryder D, Branch RA. Caffeine potentiates the renin response to diazoxide in man. Evidence for a regulatory role of endogenous adenosine. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1991, 256: 56-61. PMID: 1988669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenin responseEndogenous adenosineRenin releaseDiazoxide infusionAdenosine inhibitsRegulation of reninCross-over studyAdministration of diazoxideAdenosine receptor blockerModest tachycardiaPRA responseReceptor blockersBP responseLoading dosePRA measurementsContinuous infusionNormal subjectsStudy daysDiazoxideMaximal pulseInfusionPresence of caffeineReninCaffeineAdenosine