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Matsukawa K, Iwamoto GA, Mitchell JH, Mizuno M, Kim HK, Williamson JW, Smith SA. Exaggerated renal sympathetic nerve and pressor responses during spontaneously occurring motor activity in hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2023; 324:R497-R512. [PMID: 36779670 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00271.2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region elicits exaggerated sympathetic nerve and pressor responses in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) as compared with normotensive Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). This suggests that central command or its influence on vasomotor centers is augmented in hypertension. The decerebrate animal model possesses an ability to evoke intermittent bouts of spontaneously occurring motor activity (SpMA) and generates cardiovascular responses associated with the SpMA. It remains unknown whether the changes in sympathetic nerve activity and hemodynamics during SpMA are altered by hypertension. To test the hypothesis that the responses in renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) during SpMA are exaggerated with hypertension, this study aimed to compare the responses in decerebrate, paralyzed SHR, WKY, and normotensive Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. In all strains, an abrupt increase in RSNA occurred in synchronization with tibial motor discharge (an index of motor activity) and was followed by rises in MAP and heart rate. The centrally evoked increase in RSNA and MAP during SpMA was much greater (306 ± 110%) in SHR than WKY (187 ± 146%) and SD (165 ± 44%). Although resting baroreflex-mediated changes in RSNA were not different across strains, mechanically or pharmacologically induced elevations in MAP attenuated or abolished the RSNA increase during SpMA in WKY and SD but had no effect in SHR. It is likely that the exaggerated sympathetic nerve and pressor responses during SpMA in SHR are induced along a central command pathway independent of the arterial baroreflex and/or result from central command-induced inhibition of the baroreflex.
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- Kanji Matsukawa
- Department of Applied Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Applied Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Applied Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Health Care Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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- Department of Applied Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
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Hotta H, Iimura K, Watanabe N, Shigemoto K. Maintenance of contractile force of the hind limb muscles by the somato-lumbar sympathetic reflexes. J Physiol Sci 2021; 71:15. [PMID: 34020583 PMCID: PMC10717212 DOI: 10.1186/s12576-021-00799-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This study aimed to clarify whether the reflex excitation of muscle sympathetic nerves induced by contractions of the skeletal muscles modulates their contractility. In anesthetized rats, isometric tetanic contractions of the triceps surae muscles were induced by electrical stimulation of the intact tibial nerve before and after transection of the lumbar sympathetic trunk (LST), spinal cord, or dorsal roots. The amplitude of the tetanic force (TF) was reduced by approximately 10% at 20 min after transection of the LST, spinal cord, or dorsal roots. The recorded postganglionic sympathetic nerve activity from the lumbar gray ramus revealed that both spinal and supraspinal reflexes were induced in response to the contractions. Repetitive electrical stimulation of the cut peripheral end of the LST increased the TF amplitude. Our results indicated that the spinal and supraspinal somato-sympathetic nerve reflexes induced by contractions of the skeletal muscles contribute to the maintenance of their own contractile force.
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- Harumi Hotta
- Department of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan.
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- Department of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan
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- Department of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 35-2 Sakaecho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, 173-0015, Japan
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Gelling RW, Vuguin PM, Du XQ, Cui L, Rømer J, Pederson RA, Leiser M, Sørensen H, Holst JJ, Fledelius C, Johansen PB, Fleischer N, McIntosh CHS, Nishimura E, Charron MJ. Pancreatic beta-cell overexpression of the glucagon receptor gene results in enhanced beta-cell function and mass. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009; 297:E695-707. [PMID: 19602585 PMCID: PMC2739695 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00082.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In addition to its primary role in regulating glucose production from the liver, glucagon has many other actions, reflected by the wide tissue distribution of the glucagon receptor (Gcgr). To investigate the role of glucagon in the regulation of insulin secretion and whole body glucose homeostasis in vivo, we generated mice overexpressing the Gcgr specifically on pancreatic beta-cells (RIP-Gcgr). In vivo and in vitro insulin secretion in response to glucagon and glucose was increased 1.7- to 3.9-fold in RIP-Gcgr mice compared with controls. Consistent with the observed increase in insulin release in response to glucagon and glucose, the glucose excursion resulting from both a glucagon challenge and intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) was significantly reduced in RIP-Gcgr mice compared with controls. However, RIP-Gcgr mice display similar glucose responses to an insulin challenge. beta-Cell mass and pancreatic insulin content were also increased (20 and 50%, respectively) in RIP-Gcgr mice compared with controls. When fed a high-fat diet (HFD), both control and RIP-Gcgr mice developed similar degrees of obesity and insulin resistance. However, the severity of both fasting hyperglycemia and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) were reduced in RIP-Gcgr mice compared with controls. Furthermore, the insulin response of RIP-Gcgr mice to an IPGTT was twice that of controls when fed the HFD. These data indicate that increased pancreatic beta-cell expression of the Gcgr increased insulin secretion, pancreatic insulin content, beta-cell mass, and, when mice were fed a HFD, partially protected against hyperglycemia and IGT.
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- Richard W Gelling
- Department of Biochemistry, Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Tsuchimochi H, Hayes SG, McCord JL, Kaufman MP. Both central command and exercise pressor reflex activate cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in decerebrate cats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009; 296:H1157-63. [PMID: 19234088 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01219.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Both static and dynamic exercise are known to increase cardiac pump function as well as arterial blood pressure. Feedforward control by central command and feedback control by the exercise pressor reflex are thought to be the neural mechanisms causing these effects during exercise. It remains unknown as to how each mechanism activates cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA) during exercise, especially at its onset. Thus we examined the response of CSNA to stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR, i.e., central command) and to static muscle contraction of the triceps surae muscles or stretch of the calcaneal tendon in decerebrate cats. We found that MLR stimulation immediately increased CSNA, which was followed by a gradual increase in heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and ventral root activity in a stimulus intensity-dependent manner. The latency of the increase in CSNA from the onset of MLR stimulation ranged from 67 to 387 ms. Both static contraction and tendon stretch also rapidly increased CSNA. Their latency from the development of tension in response to ventral root stimulation ranged from 78 to 670 ms. These findings suggest that both central command and the muscle mechanoreflex play a role in controlling cardiac sympathetic outflow at the onset of exercise.
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- Hirotsugu Tsuchimochi
- Penn State Heart and Vascular Inst., 500 University Dr., Mail Code H047, Hershey Medical Ctr., Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Striker GE, Praddaude F, Alcazar O, Cousins SW, Marin-Castaño ME. Regulation of angiotensin II receptors and extracellular matrix turnover in human retinal pigment epithelium: role of angiotensin II. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 295:C1633-46. [PMID: 18923060 PMCID: PMC2603567 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00092.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The early stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterized by the formation of subretinal pigment epithelium (RPE) deposits as a result of the dysregulation in the turnover of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules. However, the mechanism involved remains unclear. Hypertension (HTN) is an important risk factor for AMD, and angiotensin II (ANG II) is the most important hormone associated with HTN. However, the relevance of ANG II receptors and ANG II effects on RPE have not been investigated yet. Therefore, the expression and regulation of ANG II receptors as well as the ECM turnover were studied in human RPE. ANG II receptors were expressed and upregulated by ANG II in human RPE. This regulation resulted in functional receptor expression, since an increase in intracellular concentration of calcium was observed upon ANG II stimulation. ANG II also increased matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 activity and MMP-14 at the mRNA and protein levels as well as type IV collagen degradation. These ANG II effects were abolished in the presence of the ANG II receptor subtype 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist candesartan. In contrast, ANG II decreased type IV collagen via both AT1 and AT2 receptors, suggesting a synergistic effect of the two receptor subtypes. In conclusion, we have confirmed the presence of ANG II receptors in human RPE and their regulation by ANG II as well as the regulation of ECM molecules via ANG II receptors. Our data support the hypothesis that ANG II may exert biological function in RPE through ANG II receptors and that ANG II may cause dysregulation of molecules that play a major role in the turnover of ECM in RPE basement membrane and Bruch's membrane, suggesting a pathogenic mechanism to explain the link between HTN and AMD.
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- Gary E Striker
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Koba S, Xing J, Sinoway LI, Li J. Differential sympathetic outflow elicited by active muscle in rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007; 293:H2335-43. [PMID: 17573458 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00469.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that activation of the muscle reflex elicits less sympathetic activation in skeletal muscle than in internal organs. In decerebrate rats, we examined renal and lumbar (mainly innervating hindlimb blood vessels) sympathetic nerve activities (RSNA and LSNA, respectively) during 1 min of 1) repetitive (1- to 4-s stimulation-to-relaxation) contraction of the triceps surae muscle, 2) repetitive tendon stretch, and 3) repetitive contraction with hindlimb circulatory occlusion. During these interventions, RSNA and LSNA responded synchronously as tension developed. The increase was greater in RSNA than in LSNA [+51 +/- 14 vs. +24 +/- 5% (P < 0.05) with contraction, +46 +/- 8 vs. +17 +/- 4% (P < 0.05) with stretch, +76 +/- 20 vs. 39 +/- 7% (P < 0.05) with contraction during occlusion] during all three interventions: repetitive contraction (n = 10, +508 +/- 48 g tension from baseline), tendon stretch (n = 12, +454 +/- 34 g), and contraction during occlusion (n = 9, +473 +/- 33 g). Additionally, hindlimb circulatory occlusion significantly enhanced RSNA and LSNA responses to contraction. These data demonstrate that RSNA responses to muscle contraction and stretch are greater than LSNA responses. We suggest that activation of the muscle afferents induces the differential sympathetic outflow that is directed toward the kidney as opposed to the limbs. This differential outflow contributes to the distribution of cardiac output observed during exercise. We further suggest that as exercise proceeds, muscle metabolites produced in contracting muscle sensitize muscle afferents and enhance sympathetic drive to limbs and renal beds.
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- Satoshi Koba
- Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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López A, Torres N, Ortiz V, Alemán G, Hernández-Pando R, Tovar AR. Characterization and regulation of the gene expression of amino acid transport system A (SNAT2) in rat mammary gland. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2006; 291:E1059-66. [PMID: 16787963 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00062.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Amino acid transport via system A plays an important role during lactation, promoting the uptake of small neutral amino acids, mainly alanine and glutamine. However, the regulation of gene expression of system A [sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter (SNAT)2] in mammary gland has not been studied. The aim of the present work was to understand the possible mechanisms of regulation of SNAT2 in the rat mammary gland. Incubation of gland explants in amino acid-free medium induced the expression of SNAT2, and this response was repressed by the presence of small neutral amino acids or by actinomycin D but not by large neutral or cationic amino acids. The half-life of SNAT2 mRNA was 67 min, indicating a rapid turnover. In addition, SNAT2 expression in the mammary gland was induced by forskolin and PMA, inducers of PKA and PKC signaling pathways, respectively. Inhibitors of PKA and PKC pathways partially prevented the upregulation of SNAT2 mRNA during adaptive regulation. Interestingly, SNAT2 mRNA was induced during pregnancy and to a lesser extent at peak lactation. beta-Estradiol stimulated the expression of SNAT2 in mammary gland explants; this stimulation was prevented by the estrogen receptor inhibitor ICI-182780. Our findings clearly demonstrated that the SNAT2 gene is regulated by multiple pathways, indicating that the expression of this amino acid transport system is tightly controlled due to its importance for the mammary gland during pregnancy and lactation to prepare the gland for the transport of amino acids during lactation.
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- Adriana López
- Departamento de Fisiología de la Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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Koba S, Yoshida T, Hayashi N. Differential sympathetic outflow and vasoconstriction responses at kidney and skeletal muscles during fictive locomotion. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006; 290:H861-8. [PMID: 16143651 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00640.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We compared sympathetic and circulatory responses between kidney and skeletal muscles during fictive locomotion evoked by electrical stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) in decerebrate and paralyzed rats ( n = 8). Stimulation of the MLR for 30 s at 40-μA current intensity significantly increased arterial pressure (+38 ± 6 mmHg), triceps surae muscle blood flow (+17 ± 3%), and both renal and lumbar sympathetic nerve activities (RSNA +113 ± 16%, LSNA +31 ± 7%). The stimulation also significantly decreased renal cortical blood flow (−18 ± 6%) and both renal cortical and triceps surae muscle vascular conductances (RCVC −38 ± 5%, TSMVC −17 ± 3%). The sympathetic and vascular conductance changes were significantly dependent on current intensity for stimulation at 20, 30, and 40 μA. The changes in LSNA and TSMVC were significantly less than those in RSNA and RCVC, respectively, at all current intensities. At the early stage of stimulation (0–10 s), decreases in RCVC and TSMVC were significantly correlated with increases in RSNA and LSNA, respectively. These data demonstrate that fictive locomotion induces less vasoconstriction in skeletal muscles than in kidney because of less sympathetic activation. This suggests that a neural mechanism mediated by central command contributes to blood flow distribution by evoking differential sympathetic outflow during exercise.
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- Satoshi Koba
- Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka Univesity, Toyonaka, Japan
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Wilson TE, Dyckman DJ, Ray CA. Determinants of skin sympathetic nerve responses to isometric exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 100:1043-8. [PMID: 16282434 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00579.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Exercise-induced increases in skin sympathetic nerve activity (SSNA) are similar between isometric handgrip (IHG) and leg extension (IKE) performed at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC). However, the precise effect of exercise intensity and level of fatigue on this relationship is unclear. This study tested the following hypotheses: 1) exercise intensity and fatigue level would not affect the magnitude of exercise-induced increase in SSNA between IHG and IKE, and 2) altering IHG muscle mass would also not affect the magnitude of exercise-induced increase in SSNA. In protocol 1, SSNA (peroneal microneurography) was measured during baseline and during the initial and last 30 s of isometric exercise to volitional fatigue in 12 subjects who randomly performed IHG and IKE bouts at 15, 30, and 45% MVC. In protocol 2, SSNA was measured in eight subjects who performed one-arm IHG at 30% MVC with the addition of IHG of the contralateral arm in 10-s intervals for 1 min. Exercise intensity significantly increased SSNA responses during the first 30 s of IHG (34+/-13, 70+/-11, and 92+/-13% change from baseline) and IKE (30+/-17, 69+/-12, and 76+/-13% change from baseline) for 15, 30, and 45% MVC. During the last 30 s of exercise to volitional fatigue, there were no significant differences in SSNA between exercise intensities or limb. SSNA did not significantly change between one-arm and two-arm IHG. Combined, these data indicate that exercise-induced increases in SSNA are intensity dependent in the initial portion of isometric exercise, but these differences are eliminated with the development of fatigue. Moreover, the magnitude of exercise-induced increase in SSNA responses is not dependent on either muscle mass involved or exercising limb.
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- Thad E Wilson
- Dept. of Medicine, Pennsylvania State Univ. College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
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Sinoway LI, Li J. A perspective on the muscle reflex: implications for congestive heart failure. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 99:5-22. [PMID: 16036901 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01405.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this review we examine the exercise pressor reflex in health and disease. The role of metabolic and mechanical stimulation of thin fiber muscle afferents is discussed. The role ATP and lactic acid play in stimulating and sensitizing these afferents is examined. The role played by purinergic receptors subdivision 2, subtype X, vanilloid receptor subtype 1, and acid-sensing ion channels in mediating the effects of ATP and H+ are discussed. Muscle reflex activation in heart failure is then examined. Data supporting the concept that the metaboreflex is attenuated and that the mechanoreflex is accentuated are presented. The role the muscle mechanoreflex plays in evoking renal vasoconstriction is also described.
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- Lawrence I Sinoway
- Division of Cardiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
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Alemán G, Ortíz V, Langley E, Tovar AR, Torres N. Regulation by glucagon of the rat histidase gene promoter in cultured rat hepatocytes and human hepatoblastoma cells. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2005; 289:E172-9. [PMID: 15741241 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00584.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Histidase (Hal), the amino acid-degrading enzyme of histidine, is regulated by the protein content of the diet and by hormones such as glucocorticoids and glucagon. However, glucagon can activate the following two possible transduction pathways: protein kinase A (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC). The aim of this study was to isolate the 5'-flanking region of rat Hal gene to locate possible cAMP- and glucocorticoid-responsive elements and to identify whether the activation of the Hal promoter by glucagon occurs via PKA or PKC. The results showed that glucagon was able to induce Hal expression 1.5-fold in primary hepatocytes. The addition of phorbol 12-myristate,13-acetate (PMA) and forskolin to hepatocytes increased Hal mRNA concentration by 100 and 40%, respectively. To identify the Hal gene regulatory region, a 1248-bp fragment of the 5'-region was obtained. The transcription initiation site was located at 404 bp from ATG. The sequence did not show consensus TATA-like or CAAT-like boxes in the first 100 bp upstream from the transcription start site. The promoter contained six GC rich boxes, seven putative AP1 binding sites, and four glucocorticoid-responsive elements. The putative Hal promoter region was cloned into the pGL3basic vector and transfected into HepG2 cells. Luciferase expression was significantly stimulated by glucagon (0.9-fold), forskolin (0.9-fold), PMA (2.0-fold), and dexamethasone (2.9-fold). This evidence supports that the Hal gene is turned on by glucocorticoids and by glucagon either via PKC or PKA, but prefers the PKA pathway.
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- Gabriela Alemán
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento Fisiología de la Nutrición, Universidad Nacional Autonomica de México, Mexico City, México
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Ray CA, Wilson TE. Comparison of skin sympathetic nerve responses to isometric arm and leg exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2004; 97:160-4. [PMID: 15033962 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00699.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Measurement of skin sympathetic nerve activity (SSNA) during isometric exercise has been previously limited to handgrip. We hypothesized that isometric leg exercise due to the greater muscle mass of the leg would elicit greater SSNA responses than arm exercise because of presumably greater central command and muscle mechanoreceptor activation. To compare the effect of isometric arm and leg exercise on SSNA and cutaneous end-organ responses, 10 subjects performed 2 min of isometric knee extension (IKE) and handgrip (IHG) at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction followed by 2 min of postexercise muscle ischemia (PEMI) in a normothermic environment. SSNA was recorded from the peroneal nerve. Cutaneous vascular conductance (laser-Doppler flux/mean arterial pressure) and electrodermal activity were measured within the field of cutaneous afferent discharge. Heart rate and mean arterial pressure significantly increased by 16 ± 3 and 23 ± 3 beats/min and by 22 ± 2 and 27 ± 3 mmHg from baseline during IHG and IKE, respectively. Heart rate and mean arterial pressure responses were significantly greater during IKE compared with IHG. SSNA increased significantly and comparably during IHG and IKE (52 ± 20 and 50 ± 13%, respectively). During PEMI, SSNA and heart rate returned to baseline, whereas mean arterial pressure remained significantly elevated (Δ12 ± 2 and Δ13 ± 2 mmHg from baseline for IHG and IKE, respectively). Neither cutaneous vascular conductance nor electrodermal activity was significantly altered by either exercise or PEMI. These results indicate that, despite cardiovascular differences in response to IHG and IKE, SSNA responses are similar at the same exercise intensity. Therefore, the findings suggest that relative effort and not muscle mass is the main determinant of exercise-induced SSNA responses in humans.
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- Chester A Ray
- Department of Medicine, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-2390, USA.
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Momen A, Leuenberger UA, Ray CA, Cha S, Handly B, Sinoway LI. Renal vascular responses to static handgrip: role of muscle mechanoreflex. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 285:H1247-53. [PMID: 12750063 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00214.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During exercise, the sympathetic nervous system is activated, which causes vasoconstriction. The autonomic mechanisms responsible for this vasoconstriction vary based on the particular tissue being studied. Attempts to examine reflex control of the human renal circulation have been difficult because of technical limitations. In this report, the Doppler technique was used to examine renal flow velocity during four muscle contraction paradigms in conscious humans. Flow velocity was divided by mean arterial blood pressure to yield an index of renal vascular resistance (RVR). Fatiguing static handgrip (40% of maximal voluntary contraction) increased RVR by 76%. During posthandgrip circulatory arrest, RVR remained above baseline (2.1 +/- 0.2 vs. 2.8 +/- 0.2 arbitrary units; P < 0.017) but was only 40% of the end-grip RVR value. Voluntary biceps contraction increased RVR within 10 s of initiation of contraction. This effect was not associated with an increase in blood pressure. Finally, involuntary biceps contraction also raised RVR. We conclude that muscle contraction evokes renal vasoconstriction in conscious humans. The characteristic of this response is consistent with a primary role for mechanically sensitive afferents. This statement is based on the small posthandgrip circulatory arrest response and the vasoconstriction that was observed with involuntary biceps contraction.
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- Afsana Momen
- Division of Cardiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Hayes SG, Kaufman MP. MLR stimulation and exercise pressor reflex activate different renal sympathetic fibers in decerebrate cats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 92:1628-34. [PMID: 11896030 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00905.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Although mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) stimulation and the exercise pressor reflex have been shown to increase whole nerve renal sympathetic activity, it is not known whether these mechanisms converge onto the same population of renal sympathetic postganglionic efferents. In decerebrate cats, we examined the responses of single renal sympathetic postganglionic efferents to stimulation of the MLR and the exercise pressor reflex (i.e., static contraction of the triceps surae muscles). We found that, in most instances (24 of 28 fibers), either MLR stimulation or the muscle reflex, but not both, increased the discharge of renal postganglionic sympathetic efferents. In addition, we found that renal sympathetic efferents that responded to static contraction while the muscles were freely perfused responded more vigorously to static contraction during circulatory arrest. Moreover, stretch of the calcaneal (Achilles) tendon stimulated the same renal sympathetic efferents as did static contraction. These findings suggest that MLR stimulation and the exercise pressor reflex do not converge onto the same renal sympathetic postganglionic efferents.
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- Shawn G Hayes
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Liviakis LR, Stebbins CL. Static contraction causes a reflex-induced release of arginine vasopressin in anesthetized cats. Brain Res Bull 2000; 53:233-8. [PMID: 11044601 DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(00)00331-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
We tested the hypothesis that brief static contraction of the triceps surae muscle causes reflex-induced increases in plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) in anesthetized cats. Arterial blood samples, for measurement of plasma AVP, were taken before and after 30 s of electrically stimulated static contraction performed at a low intensity (<20% of maximal; n = 5), a high intensity (>70% of maximal; n = 7), and a high intensity after denervation of the triceps surae (n = 5). The low intensity contraction protocol was repeated during alpha-adrenergic blockade (n = 7) to minimize potential baroreflex-induced inhibition of AVP release. Passive stretch of the triceps surae was conducted (n = 5) to determine effects of muscle mechanoreceptor stimulation on the release of AVP. Low intensity contraction had no effect on plasma AVP. During alpha-adrenergic blockade, this same contraction intensity caused this peptide to increase from 12.8 +/- 2.1 to 17.7 +/- 2.6 pg/ml. High intensity contraction caused an increase in AVP (13.2 +/- 3.5 to 26.1 +/- 6.6 pg/ml) that was abolished by denervation (14.4 +/- 3. 7 vs. 17.1 +/- 6.6 pg/ml). Passive stretch had no effect on plasma AVP. These findings suggest that brief static contraction causes increases in plasma AVP that are reflex in nature, intensity dependent, opposed by the arterial baroreflex, and probably unrelated to muscle mechanoreceptor activation.
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Affiliation(s)
- L R Liviakis
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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