Vasopressin and a nonpeptide antidiuretic hormone receptor antagonist (OPC-31260).

The development of nonpeptide orally active AVP analogues has provided a new tool with which to assess the physiological and pathophysiological role of vasopressin (AVP). We have previously characterised the nonpeptide vasopressin V1 receptor antagonist OPC-21268, and now report the in vitro characterisation of the nonpeptide V2 receptor antagonist OPC-31260 in the rat. OPC-31260 caused a concentration-dependent displacement of the selective AVP V2 receptor antagonist radioligand, [3H]desGly-NH29[d(CH2)5, D-Ile2, Ile4] AVP from V2 receptors in rat kidney medulla membranes. The concentration of OPC-31260 that displaced 50% of specific AVP binding (IC50) was 20 ± 2 nmol/l for renal V2 receptors. OPC-31260 also caused a concentration-dependent displacement of the selective AVP V1 receptor antagonist radioligand, [125I]-[d(CH2)5, sarcosine7] AVP from V1 receptors in both rat liver and kidney medulla membranes. The IC50 was 500 ± 30 nmol/ 1 for both renal and liver V1 receptors. After oral administration to ra...