1 The vasopressin receptor subtype involved in the enhancement by vasopressin of adrenoceptormediated vasoconstriction was investigated in rat isolated perfused mesenteric arteries. 6 In arteries precontracted with methoxamine (7.5 mM) pressor responses to [Arg 8 ]vasopressin (3 ± 10 nM) were not inhibited by a dose of SR 49,059 (3 nM) which abolished the peptide's vasoconstrictor e ect under control conditions. 7 These data show that the direct vasoconstrictor e ect of [Arg 8 ]vasopressin is mediated by V 1A receptors while the enhancement of adrenoceptor-mediated pressor responses is insensitive to V 1A , V 1B , and oxytocin receptor antagonists and is not mimicked by selective agonists of V 1B and V 2 receptors. In conclusion, an unusual interaction of vasopressin with V 1A receptors, or even the existence of a novel receptor subtype, has to be considered.
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