I. Musgrave, E. Badoer
Mar 1, 2000
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British Journal of Pharmacology
Abstract
The β‐carboline, harmane (0.1–1.0 nmol) produces dose dependent hypotension when microinjected unilaterally into the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of the anaesthetized rat. The potency of harmane on blood pressure is similar to that of the imidazoline, clonidine. The hypotensive effects of both clonidine and harmane are reversed by microinjection of the relatively I1‐receptor selective antagonist efaroxan (20 nmol). These results are consistent with harmane acting at an I1‐receptor in the RVLM. This is the first report of an endogenous ligand for I1‐receptors that has central effects on blood pressure.