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Batista TJ, Minassa VS, Aitken AV, Jara BT, Felippe ISA, Beijamini V, Paton JFR, dos Santos L, Sampaio KN. Intermittent Exposure to Chlorpyrifos Differentially Impacts Neuroreflex Control of Cardiorespiratory Function in Rats. Cardiovasc Toxicol 2019; 19:548-564. [DOI: 10.1007/s12012-019-09528-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Deng Y, Tan X, Li ML, Wang WZ, Wang YK. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Regulates Cholinergic Signaling and Cardiovascular and Sympathetic Responses in Hypertensive Rats. Neurosci Bull 2018; 35:67-78. [PMID: 30318562 PMCID: PMC6357273 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-018-0298-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) is a key region in cardiovascular regulation. It has been demonstrated that cholinergic synaptic transmission in the RVLM is enhanced in hypertensive rats. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the brain plays beneficial roles in cardiovascular function in hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of ACE2 overexpression in the RVLM on cholinergic synaptic transmission in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Four weeks after injecting lentiviral particles containing enhanced green fluorescent protein and ACE2 bilaterally into the RVLM, the blood pressure and heart rate were notably decreased. ACE2 overexpression significantly reduced the concentration of acetylcholine in microdialysis fluid from the RVLM and blunted the decrease in blood pressure evoked by bilateral injection of atropine into the RVLM in SHRs. In conclusion, we suggest that ACE2 overexpression in the RVLM attenuates the enhanced cholinergic synaptic transmission in SHRs.
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- Yu Deng
- Department of Physiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Physiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Institution of Polar Medicine Research Center, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Medical Research, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Department of Physiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
- Institution of Polar Medicine Research Center, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Physiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- Institution of Polar Medicine Research Center, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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González-Núñez M, Riolobos AS, Castellano O, Fuentes-Calvo I, de los Ángeles Sevilla M, Oujo B, Pericacho M, Cruz-Gonzalez I, Pérez-Barriocanal F, ten Dijke P, López-Novoa JM. Heterozygous disruption of activin receptor-like kinase 1 is associated with increased arterial pressure in mice. Dis Model Mech 2015; 8:1427-39. [PMID: 26398936 PMCID: PMC4631783 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.019695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK-1) is a type I cell-surface receptor for the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family of proteins. Hypertension is related to TGF-β1, because increased TGF-β1 expression is correlated with an elevation in arterial pressure (AP) and TGF-β expression is upregulated by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. The purpose of this study was to assess the role of ALK-1 in regulation of AP using Alk1 haploinsufficient mice (Alk1(+/-)). We observed that systolic and diastolic AP were significantly higher in Alk1(+/-) than in Alk1(+/+) mice, and all functional and structural cardiac parameters (echocardiography and electrocardiography) were similar in both groups. Alk1(+/-) mice showed alterations in the circadian rhythm of AP, with higher AP than Alk1(+/+) mice during most of the light period. Higher AP in Alk1(+/-) mice is not a result of a reduction in the NO-dependent vasodilator response or of overactivation of the peripheral renin-angiotensin system. However, intracerebroventricular administration of losartan had a hypotensive effect in Alk1(+/-) and not in Alk1(+/+) mice. Alk1(+/-) mice showed a greater hypotensive response to the β-adrenergic antagonist atenolol and higher concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine in plasma than Alk1(+/+) mice. The number of brain cholinergic neurons in the anterior basal forebrain was reduced in Alk1(+/-) mice. Thus, we concluded that the ALK-1 receptor is involved in the control of AP, and the high AP of Alk1(+/-) mice is explained mainly by the sympathetic overactivation shown by these animals, which is probably related to the decreased number of cholinergic neurons.
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- María González-Núñez
- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Unidad de Fisiopatología Renal y Cardiovascular, Instituto 'Reina Sofía' de Investigación Nefrológica, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Salamanca 37008, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL), Salamanca 37008, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Unidad de Fisiopatología Renal y Cardiovascular, Instituto 'Reina Sofía' de Investigación Nefrológica, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Unidad de Fisiopatología Renal y Cardiovascular, Instituto 'Reina Sofía' de Investigación Nefrológica, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Unidad de Fisiopatología Renal y Cardiovascular, Instituto 'Reina Sofía' de Investigación Nefrológica, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Unidad de Fisiopatología Renal y Cardiovascular, Instituto 'Reina Sofía' de Investigación Nefrológica, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden 2333 ZA, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Fisiología y Farmacología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca 37007, Spain Unidad de Fisiopatología Renal y Cardiovascular, Instituto 'Reina Sofía' de Investigación Nefrológica, Salamanca 37007, Spain Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL), Salamanca 37007, Spain
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Vargas-Martínez F, Uvnäs-Moberg K, Petersson M, Olausson HA, Jiménez-Estrada I. Neuropeptides as neuroprotective agents: Oxytocin a forefront developmental player in the mammalian brain. Prog Neurobiol 2014; 123:37-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Gong CL, Leung YM, Wang MR, Lin NN, Lee TJF, Kuo JS. Neurochemicals involved in medullary control of common carotid blood flow. Curr Neuropharmacol 2014; 11:513-20. [PMID: 24403875 PMCID: PMC3763759 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x113119990044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The common carotid artery (CCA) supplies intra- and extra-cranial vascular beds. An area in the medulla controlling CCA blood flow is defined as the dorsal facial area (DFA) by Kuo et al. in 1987. In the DFA, presynaptic nitrergic and/or glutamatergic fibers innervate preganglionic nitrergic and/or cholinergic neurons which give rise to the preganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic 7th and 9th cranial nerves. Released glutamate from presynaptic nitrergic and/or glutamatergic fibers can activate N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) receptors on preganglionic nitrergic and/or cholinergic neurons. By modulating this glutamate release, several neurochemicals including serotonin, arginine, nitric oxide, nicotine, choline and ATP in the DFA regulate CCA blood flow. Understanding the neurochemical regulatory mechanisms can provide important insights of the physiological roles of the DFA, and may help develop therapeutic strategies for diseases involving CCA blood flow, such as migraine, hypertensive disease, Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral ischemic stroke.
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- Chi-Li Gong
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan; ; Graduate Institute of Neural and Cognitive Sciences, China Medical University, Taiwan
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- Yuhing Junior College of Health Care and Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Neuro-Medical Scientific Center and Center for Vascular Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; ; Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Neuro-Medical Scientific Center and Center for Vascular Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; ; Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; ; Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Vieira AA, Colombari E, De Luca LA, Colombari DSA, De Paula PM, Menani JV. Cardiovascular responses to injections of angiotensin II or carbachol into the rostral ventrolateral medulla in rats with AV3V lesions. Neurosci Lett 2013; 556:32-6. [PMID: 24095671 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Injection of l-glutamate (GLU) into the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) produces sympathetically-mediated pressor responses that depend on the integrity of the tissue surrounding the anteroventral third ventricle (AV3V region). The injection of angiotensin II (ANG II) or the cholinergic agonist carbachol into the RVLM also produces pressor responses. In the present study, we investigated if the lesion of the AV3V region affects the pressor responses to ANG II or carbachol injected into the RVLM in unanesthetized rats. Male Holtzman rats with sham or electrolytic AV3V lesions and a stainless steel cannula implanted into the RVLM were used. The pressor responses to ANG II (200ng/100nl) injected into the RVLM were reduced by acute (1 day) (12±3 vs. sham lesions: 26±4mmHg) or chronic (15 days) AV3V lesions (12±5 vs. sham lesions: 27±4mmHg), whereas acute or chronic AV3V lesions did not affect the pressor responses to carbachol (1nmol/100nl) injected into the RVLM. The present results suggest that the AV3V region modulates the excitability of the RVLM neurons involved with the pressor response produced by the activation of angiotensinergic mechanisms in this area.
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- Alexandre Antonio Vieira
- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara, SP 14801-903, Brazil.
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Foudoulakis M, Balaskas C, Csato A, Szentes C, Arapis G. Japanese quail acute exposure to methamidophos: experimental design, lethal, sub-lethal effects and cholinesterase biochemical and histochemical expression. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 450-451:334-347. [PMID: 23146311 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Revised: 10/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We exposed the Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) to the organophosphate methamidophos using acute oral test. Mortality and sub-lethal effects were recorded in accordance to internationally accepted protocols. In addition cholinesterases were biochemically estimated in tissues of the quail: brain, liver and plasma. Furthermore, brain, liver and duodenum cryostat sections were processed for cholinesterase histochemistry using various substrates and inhibitors. Mortalities occurred mainly in the first 1-2h following application. Sub-lethal effects, such as ataxia, ruffled feathers, tremor, salivation and reduced or no reaction to external stimuli were observed. Biochemical analysis in the brain, liver and plasma indicates a strong cholinesterase dependent inhibition with respect to mortality and sub-lethal effects of the quail. The histochemical staining also indicated a strong cholinesterase inhibition in the organs examined and the analysis of the stained sections allowed for an estimation and interpretation of the intoxication effects of methamidophos, in combination with tissue morphology visible by Haematoxylin and Eosin staining. We conclude that the use of biochemistry and histochemistry for the biomarker cholinesterase, may constitute a significantly novel approach for understanding the results obtained by the acute oral test employed in order to assess the effects of methamidophos and other chemicals known to inhibit this very important nervous system enzyme.
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- Manousos Foudoulakis
- Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11854, Greece.
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Artificial microRNA interference targeting AT1a receptors in paraventricular nucleus attenuates hypertension in rats. Gene Ther 2011; 19:810-7. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2011.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Northcott CA, Watts S, Chen Y, Morris M, Chen A, Haywood JR. Adenoviral inhibition of AT1a receptors in the paraventricular nucleus inhibits acute increases in mean arterial blood pressure in the rat. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 299:R1202-11. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00764.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Brain and peripheral renin-angiotensin systems are important in blood pressure maintenance. Circulating ANG II stimulates brain RAS to contribute to the increase mean arterial pressure (MAP). This mechanism has not been fully clarified, so it was hypothesized that reducing angiotensin type 1a (AT1a) receptors (AT1aRs) in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) would diminish intravenous ANG II-induced increases in MAP. Adenoviruses (Ad) encoding AT1a small hairpin RNA (shRNA) or Ad-LacZ (marker gene) were injected into the PVN [1 × 109 plaque-forming units/ml, bilateral (200 nl/site)] of male Sprague-Dawley rats instrumented with radiotelemetry transmitters for MAP and heart rate measurements and with venous catheters for drug administration. No differences in weight gain or basal MAP were observed. ANG II (30 ng·kg−1·min−1 iv, 15 μl/min for 60 min) was administered 3, 7, 10, and 14 days after PVN Ad injection to increase blood pressure. ANG II-induced elevations in MAP were significantly reduced in PVN Ad-AT1a shRNA rats compared with Ad-LacZ rats (32 ± 6 vs. 8 ± 9 mmHg at 7 days, 35 ± 6 vs. 10 ± 6 mmHg at 10 days, and 32 ± 2 vs. 1 ± 5 mmHg at 14 days; P < 0.05). These observations were confirmed by acute administration of losartan (20 nmol/l, 100 nl/site) in the PVN prior to short-term infusion of ANG II; the ANG II-pressor response was attenuated by 69%. In contrast, PVN Ad-AT1a shRNA treatment did not influence phenylephrine-induced increases in blood pressure (30 μg·kg−1·min−1 iv, 15 μl/min for 30 min). Importantly, PVN Ad-AT1a shRNA did not alter superior mesenteric arterial contractility to ANG II or norepinephrine; ACh-induced arterial relaxation was also unaltered. β-Galactosidase staining revealed PVN Ad transduction, and Western blot analyses revealed significant reductions of PVN AT1 protein. In conclusion, PVN-localized AT1Rs are critical for short-term circulating ANG II-mediated elevations of blood pressure. A sustained suppression of AT1aR expression by single administration of shRNA can interfere with short-term actions of ANG II.
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- Carrie A. Northcott
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio; and
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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Pilowsky PM, Lung MSY, Spirovski D, McMullan S. Differential regulation of the central neural cardiorespiratory system by metabotropic neurotransmitters. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2009; 364:2537-52. [PMID: 19651655 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Central neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord are essential for the maintenance of sympathetic tone, the integration of responses to the activation of reflexes and central commands, and the generation of an appropriate respiratory motor output. Here, we will discuss work that aims to understand the role that metabotropic neurotransmitter systems play in central cardiorespiratory mechanisms. It is well known that blockade of glutamatergic, gamma-aminobutyric acidergic and glycinergic pathways causes major or even complete disruption of cardiorespiratory systems, whereas antagonism of other neurotransmitter systems barely affects circulation or ventilation. Despite the lack of an 'all-or-none' role for metabotropic neurotransmitters, they are nevertheless significant in modulating the effects of central command and peripheral adaptive reflexes. Finally, we propose that a likely explanation for the plethora of neurotransmitters and their receptors on cardiorespiratory neurons is to enable differential regulation of outputs in response to reflex inputs, while at the same time maintaining a tonic level of sympathetic activity that supports those organs that significantly autoregulate their blood supply, such as the heart, brain, retina and kidney. Such an explanation of the data now available enables the generation of many new testable hypotheses.
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- Paul M Pilowsky
- Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Dow-Corning Building, Level 1, 3 Innovation Road, Macquarie University, 2109 NSW, Australia.
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Differential muscarinic receptor gene expression levels in the ventral medulla of spontaneously hypertensive and Wistar-Kyoto rats: role in sympathetic baroreflex function. J Hypertens 2009; 27:1001-8. [PMID: 19402224 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e3283282e5c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We demonstrated previously that central muscarinic cholinergic receptor (mAChR) activation increased splanchnic sympathetic nerve activity and sympathetic baroreflex function via activation of mAChR in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM), and we found that some RVLM bulbospinal neurons contain muscarinic M2R mRNA. Here, we examined the gene expression, cellular distribution and functional role of muscarinic receptors in the RVLM in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) compared with Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats. METHOD AND RESULTS Using the sensitive technique of quantitative real time reverse transcriptase-PCR, M2R mRNA level was elevated two-fold (P<0.05) and M4R mRNA was downregulated two-fold (P<0.001), with all other receptors expressed at similar levels, in the rostral ventral medulla of SHR compared with WKY. Bulbospinal, but not catecholaminergic neurons, in the RVLM expressed M2R mRNA (M2RR), and similar numbers were found in the RVLM of SHR and WKY. Could elevated M2R within individual neurons or enhanced presynaptic activity reflects enhanced cholinergic effects in the RVLM? Activation of central mAChR using oxotremorine evoked a larger increase in mean arterial pressure in SHR compared with WKY (P<0.01); however, oxotremorine-induced increases in splanchnic sympathetic nerve activity, and sympathetic baroreflex function were similar in SHR and WKY. CONCLUSION These data indicate that enhanced pressor responses in SHR, following centrally mediated mAChR activation, are not associated with RVLM-mediated constriction of the splanchnic circulation or effects on the sympathetic baroreflex, but could reflect modified mAChR gene expression elsewhere. RVLM-dependent splanchnic sympathetic nerve activity effects, evoked by mAChR activation, are not mediated by the differential M2/M4 receptor mRNA levels identified in SHR compared with WKY.
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Hagiwara Y, Kubo T. γ-Aminobutyric acid in the lateral septal area is involved in mediation of the inhibition of hypothalamic angiotensin II-sensitive neurons induced by blood pressure increases in rats. Neurosci Lett 2007; 419:242-6. [PMID: 17452079 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2007] [Revised: 04/06/2007] [Accepted: 04/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Previously, we have demonstrated that intravenous phenylephrine-induced increases in blood pressure inhibit angiotensin II-sensitive neurons via gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) inputs in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA). The lateral septal area (LSV) is also demonstrated to be involved in mediation of the baroreceptor reflex. To investigate central mechanisms involved in mediating the baroreceptor reflex, we examined whether GABA in the LSV is involved in mediation of the phenylephrine-induced inhibition of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. Microinjection of GABA into the LSV inhibited angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA of rats. The LSV GABA-induced inhibition of AHA neurons was abolished by pressure application of bicuculline onto the same AHA neurons. Intravenous injection of phenylephrine also inhibited AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons and the phenylephrine-induced inhibition of AHA neurons was abolished by microinjection of the GABAA receptor antagonist bicuculline into the LSV. In contrast, the LSV microinjection of bicuculline did not affect the inhibition of firing of AHA neurons induced by GABA pressure-applied in the AHA. These findings suggest that intravenous phenylephrine inhibits AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons via release of GABA in the LSV.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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This article reviews studies by the author on central mechanisms of hypertension. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) have been developed as a rat model of genetic hypertension, and central acetylcholine has been implicated in hypertension in SHR. The rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVL), a major source of efferent sympathetic activity, has cholinergic pressor systems. The release of acetylcholine is enhanced in the RVL of SHR, leading to hypertension. The alteration of the RVL cholinergic system in SHR results from enhanced angiotensin systems in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA). Angiotensin II-sensitive neurons are present in the AHA and they are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins. The basal activity of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons is enhanced in SHR, mainly due to enhanced sensitivity of AHA neurons to angiotensin II. The AHA angiotensin system is also responsible for hypertension induced by emotional stress and central Na(+) increases. These findings suggest that the AHA angiotensin system may play a critical role in the development of hypertension.
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- Takao Kubo
- Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida City, Japan.
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Gong CL, Chiu YT, Lin NN, Cheng CC, Lin SZ, Lee TJF, Kuo JS. Regulation of the common carotid arterial blood flow by nicotinic receptors in the medulla of cats. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 149:206-14. [PMID: 16894347 PMCID: PMC2013800 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Actions of glutamate and serotonin on their respective receptors in the dorsal facial area (DFA) of the medulla are known to regulate common carotid arterial (CCA) blood flow in cats. Less is known about acetylcholine action on its nicotinic receptor (nAChR) subtypes in the DFA for regulation of CCA blood flow and this aspect was investigated. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Nicotinic and muscarinic agonists and antagonists were microinjected into the DFA through a three-barrel tubing in anesthetized cats. RESULTS CCA blood flow was dose-dependently increased by nicotine (a non-selective nAChR agonist) and choline (a selective alpha7-nAChR agonist). These effects of nicotine were attenuated by alpha-bungarotoxin (an alpha7-nAChR antagonist), methyllycaconitine (an alpha7-nAChR antagonist), mecamylamine (a relatively selective alpha3beta4-nAChR antagonist) and dihydro-beta-erythroidine (a relatively selective alpha4beta2-nAChR antagonist). The choline-induced flow increase was attenuated by alpha-bungarotoxin and mecamylamine, but not by dihydro-beta-erythroidine. Muscarinic agonists (muscarine and methacholine) and antagonist (atropine) affected neither the basal nor the nicotine-induced increase in the CCA blood flow. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Functional alpha7, alpha4beta2, and alpha3beta4 subunits of the nAChR appear to be present on the DFA neurons. Activations of these receptors increase the CCA blood flow. The present findings do not preclude the presence of other nAChRs subunits. Muscarinic receptors, if any, on the DFA are not involved in regulation of the CCA blood flow. Various subtypes of nAChRs in the DFA may mediate regulation of the CCA and cerebral blood flows.
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- C-L Gong
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, China Medical University Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Education and Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University Taichung, Taiwan
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- Neuro-Medical Scientific Center and Center for Vascular Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University Hualien, Taiwan
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- Neuro-Medical Scientific Center and Center for Vascular Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University Hualien, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Tzu Chi University Hualien, Taiwan
- Department of Pharmacology, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine Springfield, IL, USA
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- Neuro-Medical Scientific Center and Center for Vascular Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University Hualien, Taiwan
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Tzu Chi University Hualien, Taiwan
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Kubo T, Hagiwara Y. Angiotensin II sensitivity of anterior hypothalamic area neurons is enhanced in both spontaneously hypertensive rats and Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Neurosci Lett 2006; 397:297-300. [PMID: 16406318 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2005] [Revised: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 12/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
We have previously demonstrated that some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins. Furthermore, we have demonstrated that intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline increases the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons via angiotensins and that the central sodium-induced activation of AHA neurons is enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl S) rats. In this study, we examined whether sensitivities of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons to angiotensin II are enhanced in SHR and Dahl S rats as compared with their respective controls. Male 15- to 16-week-old SHR and age-matched Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY), and male 15- to 16-week-old Dahl S rats and Dahl R rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. In SHR, pressure application of angiotensin II (3 x 10(-9) to 3 x 10(-8) M) onto AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons increased their firing rate in a concentration-dependent manner. In WKY, only the highest concentration of angiotensin II increased the firing rate, while the lower concentrations of angiotensin II did not affect it. In Dahl S rats, pressure application of angiotensin II (10(-8) and 3 x 10(-8) M) onto AHA neurons increased their firing rate, while angiotensin II (3 x 10(-9) M) did not affect it. In Dahl R rats, the highest concentration of angiotensin II increased the firing rate, while the lower concentrations of angiotensin II did not affect it. These findings indicate that the sensitivity of AHA neurons to angiotenisn II is enhanced in SHR and Dahl S rats as compared with their respective controls.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Kubo T, Hagiwara Y. Enhanced central hypertonic saline-induced activation of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area of spontaneously hypertensive and Dahl S rats. Brain Res Bull 2006; 68:335-40. [PMID: 16377440 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2005] [Accepted: 09/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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High dietary salt intake activates the brain renin-angiotensin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Dahl S rats, resulting in sympathetic hyperactivity and hypertension. Increases of sodium concentration in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and/or enhanced responses to CSF sodium are considered to be involved in the high dietary salt-induced activation of central nervous system pathways in those rats. Previously we have demonstrated that intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline increases the neural activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons trans-synaptically via endogenous angiotensins in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) of rats. In the present study, we examined whether the AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neuron response to hypertonic saline would differ in SHR and Dahl S rats from those of their controls. Male 15- to 16-week-old SHR and age-matched Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY), Dahl S rats and Dahl R rats and Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline increased the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The threshold sodium concentration for the central sodium-induced increase of neural firing was lower in SHR than those of WKY, Dahl S rats, Dahl R rats and Wistar rats. The increase in neural firing induced by hypertonic saline (250 mM) was greater in SHR than those of other four kinds of rats. Similarly, the threshold sodium concentration was lower in Dahl S rats than those of WKY, Dahl R rats and Wistar rats and the increase in neural firing induced by hypertonic saline (250 mM) was greater in Dahl S rats than those of WKY, Dahl R rats and Wistar rats. In SHR, intracerebroventricular injection of the amiloride-sensitive sodium channel blocker benzamil abolished the hypertonic saline (250 mM)-induced increase in neural firing, but the sodium channel blocker itself did not affect the basal firing of these neurons. These findings indicate that central sodium-induced activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons is enhanced in SHR and Dahl S rats.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Kubo T, Hagiwara Y. Activities of hypothalamic angiotensin II-sensitive neurons are greately enhanced even in prehypertensive spontaneously hypertensive rats. Neurosci Lett 2005; 397:74-8. [PMID: 16384641 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.11.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2005] [Revised: 11/29/2005] [Accepted: 11/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
We have previously demonstrated that some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) of rats are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins and that reactivities of these neurons to angiotensin II are enhanced in 15- to 16-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). To investigate whether the enhanced reactivity of SHR AHA neurons to angiotensin II is secondary to raised blood pressure, we examined whether the enhanced reactivity to angiotensin II also occurs in prehypertensive SHR. We also examined whether reactivities of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons to intracerebroventricular hypertonic saline are enhanced in prehypertensive SHR, since intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline increases the firing rate of AHA neurons via release of angiotensins at AHA neuron levels. Male 4-week-old SHR and age-matched Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) were used in this study. There was no difference in systolic blood pressure between both rats. They were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Pressure application of angiotensin II onto some AHA neurons increased their firing rate. The basal firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons was increased in SHR as compared with WKY. The increase of unit firing by angiotenisn II was enhanced in SHR as compared with WKY. Intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline increased the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The average threshold sodium concentration for the saline-induced increase of neural firing was lower in SHR than in WKY. These findings demonstrate that basal activities and responsiveness to angiotensin II in AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons are enhanced in prehypertensive SHR as compared with age-matched WKY. In addition, these findings indicate that central saline-induced activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons is also enhanced in SHR. It appears that the enhanced reactivity of SHR AHA neurons to angiotensin II occurs primarily in nature but not secondarily to raised blood pressure in SHR.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Hagiwara Y, Kubo T. Cholinergic systems in the posterior hypothalamic nucleus are involved in blood pressure decrease-induced excitation of anterior hypothalamic area neurons in rats. Neurosci Lett 2005; 390:61-5. [PMID: 16118037 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.07.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2005] [Revised: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 07/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Previously, we have demonstrated that decreases in blood pressure induced by intravenous nitroprusside increase the firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) of rats and that this increase of neural firing rate is blocked by the pressure application of losartan onto the same neurons. It has been suggested that acetylcholine in the posterior hypothalamic nucleus (PHN) serves as a neurotransmitter in a pathway which can modulate baroreceptor reflexes. In the present study, we examined whether acetylcholine in the PHN is involved in the nitroprusside-induced increase of the firing of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA of rats. Male Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Decreases in blood pressure induced by intravenous nitroprusside (100 ug/kg) increased the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The nitroprusside-induced increase of firing rate of AHA neurons was inhibited by PHN microinjection of the cholinoceptor antagonist scopolamine and potentiated by PHN microinjection of the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine. Microinjections of carbachol and glutamate into the PHN caused increases of firing rate of AHA neurons. The carbachol-induced but not glutamate-induced increase of unit firing was abolished by the pre-microinjection of scopolamine into the same sites of the PHN. These findings suggest that the nitroprusside-induced increase of firing of AHA neurons is mediated via acetylcholine at the level of the PHN.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Kubo T, Hagiwara Y. Posterior hypothalamus cholinergic stimulation-induced activation of anterior hypothalamic area neurons is enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Brain Res 2005; 1061:36-41. [PMID: 16216227 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2005] [Revised: 08/28/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins in rats and that activities of these AHA neurons are enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). In addition, we have demonstrated that cholinergic mechanisms in the posterior hypothalamic nucleus (PHN) are involved in the activation of AHA angiotensin-II-sensitive neurons. It has been suggested that cholinergic function in the posterior hypothalamus is enhanced in SHR and that this hyperactivity plays a role in hypertension in SHR. In the present study, we examined whether the PHN cholinergic stimulation-induced activation of AHA angiotensin-II-sensitive neurons is altered in SHR. Male 15- to 16-week-old SHR and age-matched Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Microinjection of the cholinoceptor agonist carbachol, the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine and the excitatory amino acid glutamate into the PHN caused increases in firing rate of AHA angiotensin-II-sensitive neurons in anesthetized WKY and SHR. The increase in firing rate of AHA neurons induced by these drugs was enhanced in SHR as compared to WKY. The enhancement of the physostigmine-induced activation of AHA neurons in SHR was similar to that of the carbachol-induced activation of AHA neurons in SHR. The enhancement of the glutamate-induced activation of AHA neurons in SHR was similar to that of the carbachol-induced activation of AHA neurons in SHR. Microinjection of scopolamine, a cholinoceptor antagonist, into the PHN caused a small but significant decrease of firing rate of AHA angiotensin-II-sensitive neurons in SHR but not in WKY. These findings indicate that the PHN cholinergic stimulation-induced activation of AHA angiotensin-II-sensitive neurons is enhanced in SHR and that PHN cholinergic mechanisms are involved in tonic activation of angiotensin-II-sensitive neurons in the AHA of SHR. It appears that the enhancement of the PHN cholinergic stimulation-induced activation of AHA neurons in SHR results mainly from the enhanced neural reactivity to angiotensins in AHA neurons of SHR.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Hagiwara Y, Kubo T. Anterior hypothalamic neurons respond to blood pressure changes via γ-aminobutyric acid and angiotensins in rats. Neurosci Lett 2005; 384:250-3. [PMID: 15908116 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.04.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2005] [Revised: 04/27/2005] [Accepted: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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It has been suggested that neurons in the hypothalamus respond to baroreflex activation and deactivation. In this study, we examined whether angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) respond to baroreflex activation and deactivation, and which neurotransmitters are involved in mediating the baroreflex responses. Male Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Increases in blood pressure induced by intravenous phenylephrine completely inhibited the firing of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The phenylephrine-induced inhibition of neuronal firing was blocked and enhanced by the pressure application of bicuculline and nipecotic acid, respectively, onto the same neurons. In contrast, decreases in blood pressure induced by intravenous nitroprusside increased the firing of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The nitroprusside-induced increase of neuronal firing was blocked by the pressure application of losartan onto the same neurons. These findings suggest that angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA respond to blood pressure changes via gamma-aminobutyric acid and angiotensins in rats.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Hagiwara Y, Kubo T. Cholinergic stimulation in the lateral septal area activates anterior hypothalamic area neurons via excitatory amino acid receptors in rats. Brain Res 2005; 1049:203-9. [PMID: 15963958 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2005] [Revised: 05/07/2005] [Accepted: 05/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have previously reported that some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins in rats and that activities of these AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons are enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats. It is suggested that there exist neuronal projections from the lateral septal area (LSV) to the AHA in rats. In this study, we examined whether neurons in the LSV are involved in activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. Male Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Microinjection of carbachol into the LSV caused an increase in firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The carbachol-induced increase of firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons was inhibited by pressure application of the excitatory amino acid receptor antagonist kynurenate but not by the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan onto the same neurons. Microinjection of carbachol into the LSV also increased the firing rate of AHA ACh-sensitive neurons, and the carbachol-induced increase of firing rate of ACh-sensitive neurons was again abolished by pressure application of kynurenate but not by the muscarinic receptor antagonist scopolamine onto the same neurons. Microinjection of the muscarinic receptor antagonist 4-DAMP into the LSV did not affect the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. These findings indicate that neurons in the LSV are involved in activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. It seems likely that the carbachol-induced activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons is mainly mediated via excitatory amino acid receptors at AHA neurons.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Hagiwara Y, Sasaki Y, Fukumori R, Kubo T. Central injection of hypertonic saline activates angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area of rats. Brain Res 2005; 1046:165-71. [PMID: 15890319 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2005] [Revised: 03/21/2005] [Accepted: 04/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have previously reported that microinjection of angiotensin II into the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) produces pressor responses and that angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins in rats. Central injection of hypertonic saline causes pressor responses via release of angiotensins in brain. In this study, we examined whether angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA are responsive to intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline and whether endogenous angiotensins in the AHA are involved in the central hypertonic saline-induced pressor response. Male Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Intraventricular injection of hypertonic saline increased the neural activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons, whereas pressure application of hypertonic saline onto angiotensin II-sensitive neurons themselves did not affect their neural activities. The intraventricular hypertonic saline-induced increase of unit activity of AHA neurons was inhibited by pressure application of the angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist losartan onto the same neurons. The hypertonic saline-induced increase of unit firing was also blocked by intraventricular injection of the amiloride-sensitive sodium channel blocker benzamil. In conscious rats, intraventricular injection of hypertonic saline produced pressor responses, and the hypertonic saline-induced pressor response was inhibited by bilateral microinjection of losartan into the AHA. Repeated intraventricular injection of hypertonic saline caused an increase in the release of angiotensins in the AHA of anesthetized rats. These findings indicate that intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline increases neural activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons trans-synaptically via endogenous angiotensins in the AHA. In addition, these findings also indicate that the intracerebroventricular injection of hypertonic saline produces a pressor response at least partly via release of angiotensins in the AHA.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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Amemiya T, Kambe T, Fukumori R, Kubo T. Role of protein kinase Cβ in phorbol ester-induced c-fos gene expression in neurons of normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rat brains. Brain Res 2005; 1040:129-36. [PMID: 15804434 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.01.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2004] [Revised: 01/21/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that pressure application of the protein kinase C (PKC) activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) onto some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area of rats increases neural activity in vivo and that this PKC activation-induced increase of neural activity is enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), an animal model for genetic hypertension. Activation of PKC increases expression of the c-fos gene, an important transcription factor and proto-oncogene thought to be a marker of neural activity. To evaluate PKC isoforms responsible for neural activation, we examined which isoforms of PKC are involved in the PKC activation-induced c-fos gene expression in neuronal cultures of Wistar rat and spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) brains. PMA increased c-fos gene expression in neuronal cultures of Wistar rat brain and the PMA-induced c-fos gene expression was inhibited by the PKC inhibitor 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine dihydrochloride (H-7). The PKCalpha,beta,gamma activator thymeleatoxin also increased c-fos gene expression, while the PKCdelta,epsilon activator ingenol did not affect it. In addition, the PMA-induced c-fos gene expression was inhibited by PKCbetaantisense oligonucleotides (AON) but not by PKCalpha and PKCgammaAONs. In SHR brain neuronal cultures, the PMA-induced c-fos gene expression was enhanced as compared with that of Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY), while basal c-fos gene expression was almost the same in both neuronal cultures. The enhancement of PMA-induced c-fos gene expression in SHR brain cultures was abolished by PKCbetaAON. These findings suggest that in rat brain neuronal cultures, PMA increases c-fos gene expression via activation of PKC and that PKCbetaisoforms are partly involved in the PMA-induced c-fos gene expression. In neuronal cultures of SHR brain, it appears that the PMA-induced c-fos gene expression is also enhanced via PKCbeta.
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- Takahiro Amemiya
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Hagiwara Y, Nishigori Y, Fukumori R, Kubo T. The medial amygdaloid area is involved in activation of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area. Brain Res 2005; 1033:128-34. [PMID: 15694916 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We have previously reported that some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins in rats and that the activities of these AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons are enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats. It is suggested that there exist neural projections from the medial amygdala to the AHA in rats. In this study, we examined whether neurons in the medial amygdaloid area (MeA) are involved in the activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. Male Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Microinjection of glutamate into the MeA caused an increase in the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The glutamate-induced increase of firing rate was inhibited by pressure application of the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan onto AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The microinjection of glutamate into the central amygdaloid area also increased the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons, but the glutamate-induced increase of firing rate was not affected by pressure application of losartan onto AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. The microinjection of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) into the MeA also increased the firing rate of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons, but the CRF-induced increase of firing rate was not inhibited by pressure application of losartan onto AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. Repeated microinjection of glutamate into the MeA caused an increase in the release of angiotensins in the AHA. These findings indicate that neurons in the MeA are involved in the activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. It seems likely that the activation of AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neurons induced by glutamate but not CRF is partly mediated via the release of angiotensins at AHA angiotensin II-sensitive neuron levels.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Kubo T, Hagiwara Y. Protein kinase C activation-induced increases of neural activity are enhanced in the hypothalamus of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Brain Res 2005; 1033:157-63. [PMID: 15694920 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have previously reported that some neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins in rats and that activities of these angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA are enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). In addition, neural activations induced by both angiotensin II and glutamate were enhanced in the AHA of SHR. In this study, we examined whether intracellular neural activation mechanisms via protein kinase C (PKC) and a potassium channel are altered in angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA of SHR. Male 15- to 16-week-old SHR and age-matched Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Pressure application of the PKC activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) onto angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA of Wistar rats increased their firing rate. The increase of unit activity by PMA was inhibited by the potent inhibitor of PKC, 1-(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methylpiperazine dihydrochloride (H-7), but not by the weak PKC inhibitor, N-(2-guanidinoethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide hydrochloride (HA1004). The increase of unit firing by PMA was enhanced in SHR as compared with WKY. Pressure application of H-7 alone decreased the basal firing activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in SHR but not in WKY. HA1004 did not affect the basal firing activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in SHR. Angiotensin II-induced increases of firing rate in AHA neurons were inhibited by H-7 and the inhibition by H-7 was enhanced in SHR as compared with WKY. Pressure application of 4-aminopyridine, a blocker of the transient potassium current, onto angiotensin II-sensitive neurons increased their firing rate and the increase of unit firing rate was almost the same in WKY and SHR. These findings indicate that activation of PKC increases neural activity in angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA and that this PKC activation-induced increase of neural activity is enhanced in the AHA of SHR. It seems likely that the enhanced PKC activation effect is responsible for the enhanced basal neural activity seen in the AHA of SHR.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Higasi-tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Kubo T, Hagiwara Y. Enhanced activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Brain Res 2004; 1020:140-6. [PMID: 15312795 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We have previously reported that an angiotensin system in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) is enhanced in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and that this enhancement is involved in hypertension in this strain. In addition, we have reported that some neurons in the AHA are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins in rats. In this study, we examined whether activities of neurons receiving tonic angiotensinergic inputs in the AHA are enhanced in SHR as compared with those of Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY). Male 15- to 16- or 6-week-old SHR and age-matched WKY were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Pressure application of angiotensin II onto some neurons in the AHA increased their firing rate. The basal firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons was increased in both 15- to 16- and 6-week-old SHR than in age-matched WKY. The increase of unit firing by angiotenisn II was enhanced in both 15- to 16- and 6-week-old SHR as compared with age-matched WKY. Pressure application of losartan, an angiotensin type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist, alone decreased the basal firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in 15- to 16-week-old SHR and WKY. The decrease of unit firing by losartan was also enhanced in SHR as compared with WKY. Pressure application of glutamate onto angiotensin II-sensitive neurons increased their firing rate and the increase of unit firing by glutamate was enhanced in 15- to 16-week-old SHR as compared with age-matched WKY. These findings suggest that activities of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA are enhanced in SHR as compared with WKY. It is possible that the enhanced activity of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in the AHA of SHR is partly due to enhanced neuronal reactivity to angiotensin II.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Fukumori R, Nishigori Y, Goshima Y, Kubo T. Contribution of the medial amygdaloid nucleus to the development of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Neurosci Lett 2004; 365:128-31. [PMID: 15245793 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.04.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2004] [Revised: 04/24/2004] [Accepted: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We previously demonstrated involvement of the medial amygdaloid nucleus in restraint stress-induced pressor responses in rats. In this study, neuronal perikarya in the medial amygdaloid nucleus of 4-week-old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were selectively destroyed with ibotenic acid. Bilateral lesions of the medial amygdaloid nucleus attenuated the development of hypertension in SHR. Body weight gain was not different between lesioned and sham-lesioned SHR throughout the experimental periods. These data suggest that neurons in the medial amygdaloid nucleus may be involved in the development of hypertension in SHR.
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- Ryuji Fukumori
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Hagiwara Y, Kubo T. Tonic angiotensinergic inputs to neurons in the anterior hypothalamic area of rats. Brain Res 2004; 1006:207-14. [PMID: 15051524 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have previously reported that microinjection of angiotensin II into the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) produces a pressor response in rats and that the angiotensin AT1 receptor antagonist, losartan, similarly injected causes a depressor response in hypertensive rats. In this study, we examined whether endogenous angiotensins are involved in activation of neurons in the AHA. Male Wistar rats were anesthetized and artificially ventilated. Extracellular potentials were recorded from single neurons in the AHA. Pressure-ejected application of angiotensin II and glutamate onto some neurons in the AHA increased their firing rate. The increase of unit firing induced by angiotensin II but not by glutamate was inhibited by losartan. Application of losartan alone inhibited the basal firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons in a concentration-dependent manner. Application of the angiotensin AT2 receptor antagonist, PD123319, did not affect the increase of unit firing induced by angiotensin II and the basal firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. Pressure application of angiotensin I onto angiotensin II-sensitive neurons also increased firing rate and the increase of unit firing by angiotensin I was inhibited by the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril. Captopril alone inhibited the basal firing rate of angitensin II-sensitive neurons. Acetylcholine did not affect unit firing of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons, whereas it increased the firing rate of some angiotensin II-insensitive neurons in the AHA. Increases of blood pressure by intravenous phenylephrine completely inhibited the basal firing rate of angiotensin II-sensitive neurons. These findings suggest that some neurons in the AHA are tonically activated by endogenous angiotensins. It seems likely that newly synthesized angiotensins are used for the angiotensinergic transmission in the AHA.
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- Yukihiko Hagiwara
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Higasi-tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan
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Kubo T, Kinjyo N, Ikezawa A, Kambe T, Fukumori R. Sp1 decoy oligodeoxynucleotide decreases angiotensin receptor expression and blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Brain Res 2004; 992:1-8. [PMID: 14604767 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)03534-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The transcriptional factor Sp1 is associated with GC-rich promoters and involved in basal promoter activity. A GC-box-related sequence is located within the -58 to -34 base pair region of the angiotensin type 1 receptor gene promoter. We examined whether Sp1 in the hypothalamus was increased in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and whether inhibition of Sp1 binding sites suppressed angiotensin type 1 receptor expression and thus decreased blood pressure in SHR. Western blot analysis showed that Sp1 protein levels were increased in nuclear extracts of hypothalamus from SHR. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) using oligonucleotides containing Sp1 consensus sequence and -58 to -34 region sequence oligonucleotides showed that DNA-protein complexes were greater in nuclear extracts of hypothalamus from SHR than those of Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY). Sp1 decoy phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides injected into the lateral ventricle produced a decrease in blood pressure in SHR, and decreased angiotensin type 1 receptor mRNA levels and number of angiotensin receptors in the hypothalamus of SHR. Pressor responses to angiotensin II but not to carbachol injected into the lateral ventricle were decreased in the Sp1 decoy-treated SHR. The results of the present study suggest that Sp1 levels in the hypothalamus of SHR are increased, and that inhibition of the binding of Sp1 to its binding sites decreases angiotensin type 1 receptor expression and blood pressure in SHR. The possibility cannot be ruled out that the Sp1 decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) also suppressed transcriptions of genes other than the angiotensin type 1 receptor gene.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Higasi-Tamagawagakuen, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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Kubo T, Okatani H, Nishigori Y, Hagiwara Y, Fukumori R, Goshima Y. Involvement of the medial amygdaloid nucleus in restraint stress-induced pressor responses in rats. Neurosci Lett 2004; 354:84-6. [PMID: 14698487 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2003.09.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Restraint stress increased the number of neurons with Fos immunoreactivity in the medial amygdaloid nucleus in rats and caused an increase in blood pressure. The stress-induced pressor response was inhibited by muscimol (80 pmol), a neuroinhibitory compound, injected bilaterally into the medial amygdaloid area, whereas muscimol (8 pmol) similarly injected had only a tendency of inhibition of the pressor response. These data suggest that the medial amygdaloid nucleus is involved in mediation of the restraint stress-induced pressor response.
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- Takao Kubo
- Department of Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
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