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Yadollahzadeh M, Rezaie N, Eskandari M, Farrokhpour M, Azimi M, Farasatinasab M. Variable Levels of Oxytocin During Sepsis: The Role of Oxytocin in Sepsis Pathophysiology. J Intensive Care Med 2023; 38:997-1002. [PMID: 37211665 DOI: 10.1177/08850666231177255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the role of oxytocin in the pathophysiology of sepsis is still unknown, rising preclinical evidence suggests that oxytocin is possibly involved. However, no direct clinical studies have measured the levels of oxytocin during sepsis. In this preliminary study, the serum oxytocin levels were evaluated throughout the duration of sepsis. METHOD Twenty-two male patients over 18 years of age with a SOFA score of 2 points or more who were admitted to the ICU were included. Patients with a history of neuroendocrine, psychiatric, and neurologic disorders, cancer, an infection caused by COVID-19, shock due to reasons other than sepsis, a history of psychiatric or neurologic medication use, and those who died during the study were excluded. The main endpoint included the measurement of serum oxytocin levels using radioimmunoassay at 6, 24, and 48 h of the ICU admission. RESULTS Mean serum oxytocin level was higher at 6 h of ICU admission (41.27 ± 13.14 ng/L) than after 24 and 48 h of ICU admission (22.63 ± 5.75 and 20.97 ± 7.61 ng/L respectively) (P-value < .001). CONCLUSION Our study, while reporting increased serum oxytocin levels in the initial phase of sepsis and decline afterward, supports the possible contribution of oxytocin in the pathophysiology of sepsis. Given that oxytocin seems to modulate the innate immune system, future investigations are necessary to assess the potential role of oxytocin in the pathophysiology of sepsis.
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- Mahdi Yadollahzadeh
- Department of Internal Medicine, Firoozgar Medical & Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Firoozgar Medical & Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Firoozgar Medical & Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Firoozgar Medical & Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Firoozgar Medical & Educational Hospital, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy-International Campus, Firoozgar Clinical Research Development Center (FCRDC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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N-Methyl-D-aspartate Glutamate Receptor Modulates Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Responses Evoked by Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 2021:1156031. [PMID: 34423030 PMCID: PMC8378978 DOI: 10.1155/2021/1156031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Here, we report the participation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor in the mediation of cardiovascular and circulating vasopressin responses evoked by a hemorrhagic stimulus. In addition, once NMDA receptor activation is a prominent mechanism involved in nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in the brain, we investigated whether control of hemorrhagic shock by NMDA glutamate receptor was followed by changes in NO synthesis in brain supramedullary structures involved in cardiovascular and neuroendocrine control. Thus, we observed that intraperitoneal administration of the selective NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist dizocilpine maleate (MK801, 0.3 mg/kg) delayed and reduced the magnitude of hemorrhage-induced hypotension. Besides, hemorrhage induced a tachycardia response in the posthemorrhage period (i.e., recovery period) in control animals, and systemic treatment with MK801 caused a bradycardia response during hemorrhagic shock. Hemorrhagic stimulus increased plasma vasopressin levels during the recovery period and NMDA receptor antagonism increased concentration of this hormone during both the hemorrhage and postbleeding periods in relation to control animals. Moreover, hemorrhagic shock caused a decrease in NOx levels in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN), amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), and ventral periaqueductal gray matter (vPAG). Nevertheless, treatment with MK801 did not affect these effects. Taken together, these results indicate that the NMDA glutamate receptor is involved in the hemorrhagic shock by inhibiting circulating vasopressin release. Our data also suggest a role of the NMDA receptor in tachycardia, but not in the decreased NO synthesis in the brain evoked by hemorrhage.
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Zhang Q, Roche M, Gheres KW, Chaigneau E, Kedarasetti RT, Haselden WD, Charpak S, Drew PJ. Cerebral oxygenation during locomotion is modulated by respiration. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5515. [PMID: 31797933 PMCID: PMC6893036 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13523-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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In the brain, increased neural activity is correlated with increases of cerebral blood flow and tissue oxygenation. However, how cerebral oxygen dynamics are controlled in the behaving animal remains unclear. We investigated to what extent cerebral oxygenation varies during locomotion. We measured oxygen levels in the cortex of awake, head-fixed mice during locomotion using polarography, spectroscopy, and two-photon phosphorescence lifetime measurements of oxygen sensors. We find that locomotion significantly and globally increases cerebral oxygenation, specifically in areas involved in locomotion, as well as in the frontal cortex and the olfactory bulb. The oxygenation increase persists when neural activity and functional hyperemia are blocked, occurred both in the tissue and in arteries feeding the brain, and is tightly correlated with respiration rate and the phase of respiration cycle. Thus, breathing rate is a key modulator of cerebral oxygenation and should be monitored during hemodynamic imaging, such as in BOLD fMRI.
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- Qingguang Zhang
- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1128, Paris, France.,Laboratory of Neurophysiology and New Microscopies, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Graduate Program in Molecular Cellular and Integrative Biosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1128, Paris, France.,Laboratory of Neurophysiology and New Microscopies, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Medical Scientist Training Program and Neuroscience Graduate Program, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U1128, Paris, France.,Laboratory of Neurophysiology and New Microscopies, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. .,Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
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Abdulla MH, Johns EJ. Nitric oxide impacts on angiotensin AT2 receptor modulation of high-pressure baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in anaesthetized rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2014; 210:832-44. [PMID: 24279649 PMCID: PMC3992911 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aim Nitric oxide (NO) interacts with the local brain renin-angiotensin system to modulate sympathetic outflow and cardiovascular homoeostasis. This study investigated whether NO influenced the ability of angiotensin AT2 receptor activation to modify the high-pressure baroreceptor regulation of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and heart rate (HR). Methods Anaesthetized (chloralose/urethane) rats were prepared to allow generation of baroreflex gain curves for RSNA or HR following intracerebroventricular (I.C.V.) CGP42112 (AT2 receptor agonist), PD123319 (AT2 receptor antagonist) or losartan (AT1 receptor antagonist), and then in combination with L-NAME (NO synthase inhibitor). Results I.C.V. PD123319, CGP42112, and Losartan did not change baseline mean arterial pressure, HR or RSNA. Baroreflex sensitivities for RSNA and HR were increased following AT2 receptor activation with CGP42112 by 112 and 157%, respectively, but were reduced following PD123319 by 20% (all P < 0.05). L-NAME alone increased baroreflex sensitivity for both RSNA and HR, by 62 and 158%, respectively, but when co-infused with either CGP42112 or PD123319, the baroreflex sensitivity fell to values comparable to those obtained during I.C.V. saline infusion. The baroreflex sensitivities for RSNA and HR were increased by losartan by 92% and 192%, respectively, but in the presence of L-NAME were no different from those obtained during I.C.V. saline infusion. Conclusion There is an important facilitatory role for AT2 receptors in the high-pressure baroreflex regulation of RSNA and HR which is dependent on a functional NO/NOS system. Conversely, AT1 receptors have an inhibitory effect on the baroreflex, an action that relies on a tonic inhibition of NO.
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- M. H. Abdulla
- Department of Physiology Western Gateway Building University College Cork Cork Ireland
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- Department of Physiology Western Gateway Building University College Cork Cork Ireland
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Silva MPD, Cedraz-Mercez PL, Varanda WA. Effects of nitric oxide on magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic nucleus involve multiple mechanisms. Braz J Med Biol Res 2014; 47:90-100. [PMID: 24519124 PMCID: PMC4051181 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20133326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Physiological evidence indicates that the supraoptic nucleus (SON) is an
important region for integrating information related to homeostasis of body
fluids. Located bilaterally to the optic chiasm, this nucleus is composed of
magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) responsible for the synthesis and
release of vasopressin and oxytocin to the neurohypophysis. At the cellular
level, the control of vasopressin and oxytocin release is directly linked to the
firing frequency of MNCs. In general, we can say that the excitability of these
cells can be controlled via two distinct mechanisms: 1) the intrinsic membrane
properties of the MNCs themselves and 2) synaptic input from circumventricular
organs that contain osmosensitive neurons. It has also been demonstrated that
MNCs are sensitive to osmotic stimuli in the physiological range. Therefore, the
study of their intrinsic membrane properties became imperative to explain the
osmosensitivity of MNCs. In addition to this, the discovery that several
neurotransmitters and neuropeptides can modulate their electrical activity
greatly increased our knowledge about the role played by the MNCs in fluid
homeostasis. In particular, nitric oxide (NO) may be an important player in
fluid balance homeostasis, because it has been demonstrated that the enzyme
responsible for its production has an increased activity following a hypertonic
stimulation of the system. At the cellular level, NO has been shown to change
the electrical excitability of MNCs. Therefore, in this review, we focus on some
important points concerning nitrergic modulation of the neuroendocrine system,
particularly the effects of NO on the SON.
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- M P da Silva
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil, Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil, Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão PretoSP, Brasil, Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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Abdulla MH, Johns EJ. Role of angiotensin AT2 receptors and nitric oxide in the cardiopulmonary baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity in rats. J Hypertens 2013; 31:1837-46. [PMID: 23751965 PMCID: PMC4733664 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0b013e3283622198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the hypothesis that angiotensin II (type 2) (AT2) receptor activation to modulate the renal sympatho-inhibition to saline volume expansion was dependent on nitric oxide production. METHODS Renal sympatho-inhibition to a saline volume expansion (VEP, 0.25% body weight/min i.v. for 30 min) was studied following intracerebroventricular (ICV) saline, CGP42112 (CGP, AT2 agonist), PD123319 (AT2 antagonist), and losartan (AT1 antagonist), and then in combination with N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (nitric oxide synthase inhibitor). RESULTS ICV saline, PD123319, CGP, and losartan did not change baseline mean arterial pressure, heart rate, or renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA). VEP decreased RSNA in all groups by 58-62% (P<0.05). CGP enhanced the decrease in RSNA compared to saline (74 vs. 60%; P<0.05), whereas PD123319 was without effect (58 vs. 57%). L-NAME only increased baseline RSNA when co-administered with PD123319 (P<0.05). VEP-induced reduction in RSNA following L-NAME was less than during ICV saline (46 vs. 62%; P<0.05). In the group where PD123319 preceded L-NAME, the fall in RSNA was smaller than when PD123319 was infused alone (40 vs. 63%; P<0.05), but not if PD123319 followed L-NAME (52 vs. 44%). L-NAME did not change the magnitude of VEP-induced sympatho-inhibition following CGP (67 vs. 60%). Losartan enhanced the renal sympatho-inhibition to VEP (70 vs. 62%; P<0.05), the magnitude of which was unchanged when L-NAME was present (70 vs. 65%). CONCLUSION AT2 receptor activation enhances the VEP-induced reduction in RSNA. Although nitric oxide is important in allowing the normal renal sympatho-inhibitory response to VEP, this is not dependent on AT2 receptors.
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- Mohammed H. Abdulla
- Department of Physiology, Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology, Western Gateway Building, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, Ireland
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Traumatic injury ranks as the number one cause of death for the younger than 44 years age group and fifth leading cause of death overall (www.nationaltraumainstitute.org/home/trauma_statistics.html). Although improved resuscitation of trauma patients has dramatically reduced immediate mortality from hemorrhagic shock, long-term morbidity and mortality continue to be unacceptably high during the postresuscitation period particularly as a result of impaired host immune responses to subsequent challenges such as surgery or infection. Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) is a significant risk factor for traumatic injury, with intoxicating blood alcohol levels present in more than 40% of injured patients. Severity of trauma, hemorrhagic shock, and injury is higher in intoxicated individuals than that of sober victims, resulting in higher mortality rates in this patient population. Necessary invasive procedures (surgery, anesthesia) and subsequent challenges (infection) that intoxicated trauma victims are frequently subjected to are additional stresses to an already compromised inflammatory and neuroendocrine milieu and further contribute to their morbidity and mortality. Thus, dissecting the dynamic imbalance produced by AAI during trauma is of critical relevance for a significant proportion of injured victims. This review outlines how AAI at the time of hemorrhagic shock not only prevents adequate responses to fluid resuscitation but also impairs the ability of the host to overcome a secondary infection. Moreover, it discusses the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced hemodynamic dysregulation and its relevance to host defense restoration of homeostasis after injury.
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Neubauer B, Machura K, Kettl R, Lopez MLSS, Friebe A, Kurtz A. Endothelium-derived nitric oxide supports renin cell recruitment through the nitric oxide-sensitive guanylate cyclase pathway. Hypertension 2013; 61:400-7. [PMID: 23297374 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.00221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chronic challenge of renin-angiotensin causes recruitment of renin-producing cells in the kidney along the media layer of afferent arterioles and hypertrophy of cells in the juxtaglomerular apparatus. This study aimed to define the role of nitric oxide (NO) with regard to the recruitment pattern of renin-producing cells and to the possible pathways along which NO could act. We considered the hypothesis that endothelium-derived NO acts via NO-sensitive guanylate cyclase. Mice were treated with low-salt diet in combination with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor enalapril for 3 weeks, which led to a 13-fold increase in renin expression associated with marked recruitment of renin cells in afferent arterioles and hypertrophy of the juxtaglomerular apparatus in wild-type mice. In wild-type mice additionally treated with the nonselective NO synthase inhibitor L-NAME, the recruitment of renin-expressing cells along the afferent arterioles was absent and juxtaglomerular hypertrophy was diminished. An almost identical attenuation of renin cell recruitment as with L-NAME treatment in wild-type mice was found in mice lacking the endothelial isoform of NO synthase. Treatment of mice lacking NO-sensitive guanylate cyclase in renin-expressing cells and preglomerular smooth muscle cells with low-salt diet in combination with the angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibitor enalapril for 3 weeks produced juxtaglomerular hypertrophy like in wild-type mice, but no recruitment in afferent arterioles. These findings suggest that endothelium-derived NO and concomitant formation of cGMP in preglomerular renin cell precursors supports recruitment of renin-expressing cells along preglomerular vessels, but not in the juxtaglomerular apparatus.
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- Björn Neubauer
- Institute of Physiology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Altered cardiovascular reactivity and osmoregulation during hyperosmotic stress in adult rats developmentally exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2011; 256:103-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Revised: 07/19/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Whitaker AM, Sulzer JK, Molina PE. Augmented central nitric oxide production inhibits vasopressin release during hemorrhage in acute alcohol-intoxicated rodents. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R1529-39. [PMID: 21849630 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00035.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) attenuates the AVP response to hemorrhage, contributing to impaired hemodynamic counter-regulation. This can be restored by central cholinergic stimulation, implicating disrupted signaling regulating AVP release. AVP is released in response to hemorrhage and hyperosmolality. Studies have demonstrated nitric oxide (NO) to play an inhibitory role on AVP release. AAI has been shown to increase NO content in the paraventricular nucleus. We hypothesized that the attenuated AVP response to hemorrhage during AAI is the result of increased central NO inhibition. In addition, we predicted that the increased NO tone during AAI would impair the AVP response to hyperosmolality. Conscious male Sprague-Dawley rats (300-325 g) received a 15-h intragastric infusion of alcohol (2.5 g/kg + 300 mg·kg(-1)·h(-1)) or dextrose prior to a 60-min fixed-pressure hemorrhage (∼40 mmHg) or 5% hypertonic saline infusion (0.05 ml·kg(-1)·min(-1)). AAI attenuated the AVP response to hemorrhage, which was associated with increased paraventricular NO content. In contrast, AAI did not impair the AVP response to hyperosmolality. This was accompanied by decreased paraventricular NO content. To confirm the role of NO in the alcohol-induced inhibition of AVP release during hemorrhage, the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME; 250 μg/5 μl), was administered centrally prior to hemorrhage. l-NAME did not further increase AVP levels during hemorrhage in dextrose-treated animals; however, it restored the AVP response during AAI. These results indicate that AAI impairs the AVP response to hemorrhage, while not affecting the response to hyperosmolality. Furthermore, these data demonstrate that the attenuated AVP response to hemorrhage is the result of augmented central NO inhibition.
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- Annie M Whitaker
- Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Department of Physiology and Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Center of Excellence, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-1393, USA
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Simmons DA, Yahr P. Nitric oxidergic cells related to ejaculation in gerbil forebrain contain androgen receptor and respond to testosterone. J Comp Neurol 2011; 519:900-15. [PMID: 21280043 PMCID: PMC3863384 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two clusters of forebrain neurons-one in the posterodorsal preoptic nucleus (PdPN) and one in the lateral part of the posterodorsal medial amygdala (MeApd)-are activated at ejaculation in male rats and gerbils as seen with Fos immunocytochemistry. To understand the functions of these cells and how they respond synchronously, it may be useful to identify their neurotransmitters. Nitric oxide (NO) was of interest because its levels in the preoptic area affect ejaculation, and it could synchronize clustered neurons through paracrine/volume transmission. Thus, we determined whether the ejaculation-related cells produce NO by assessing Fos co-localization with NO synthase (NOS) in recently mated male gerbils. We also studied NOS-Fos co-localization in the medial part of the medial preoptic nucleus (MPNm), where half of the neurons that express Fos after mating reflect ejaculation. We also quantified NOS co-localization with androgen receptor (AR) and NOS sensitivity to androgens at these sites. Without quantification, we extended these analyses throughout the hypothalamus and amygdala. Many mating-activated PdPN, lateral MeApd, and MPNm cells contained NOS (32-54%), and many NOS neurons at these sites expressed Fos (34-51%) or AR (25-69%). PdPN and MPNm NOS cells were sensitive to testosterone but not its androgenic metabolite dihydrotestosterone. The overall distribution of NOS and NOS-AR cells was similar to that in rats. These data suggest that NO may help to synchronize the activation of PdPN and lateral MeApd neurons at ejaculation and that NOS in PdPN and MPNm cells is regulated by testosterone acting via estradiol or without undergoing metabolism.
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- Danielle A. Simmons
- Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5235
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- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-4550
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Reis WL, Giusti-Paiva A, Ventura RR, Margatho LO, Gomes DA, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Central nitric oxide blocks vasopressin, oxytocin and atrial natriuretic peptide release and antidiuretic and natriuretic responses induced by central angiotensin II in conscious rats. Exp Physiol 2007; 92:903-11. [PMID: 17513344 DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.037911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The presence of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the enzyme that catalyses the formation of nitric oxide (NO), in the circumventricular organs and magnocellular neurones suggests an important role of NO in the modulation of vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) release. Intracerebroventricular (I.C.V.) injection of angiotensin II (Ang II) stimulates the release of AVP, OT and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), with the resultant antidiuretic and natriuretic effects. This study investigated the interaction between nitrergic and angiotensinergic pathways on the release of AVP, OT and ANP and on urinary volume and sodium excretion in water-loaded rats. Unanaesthetized, freely moving, male Wistar rats received two water loads followed by an injection into the lateral ventricle of an inhibitor of NOS (L-NAME), a NO donor [3-morpholinylsydnoneimine chloride (SIN-1) or S-nitroso-N-acetyl penicillamine (SNAP)] or vehicle (isotonic saline) and, 20 min after, they received a second I.C.V. injection of Ang II or vehicle. Injections of L-NAME or Ang II produced an increase in plasma levels of AVP, OT and ANP, a reduction in urinary volume and an increase in sodium excretion. Pretreatment with L-NAME enhanced the Ang II-induced increase in AVP, OT and ANP release, as well as the antidiuresis and natriuresis. Injection of SIN-1 or SNAP did not modify hormonal plasma levels and urinary parameters. In contrast SNAP blocked the AVP, OT and ANP release, as well as antidiuretic and natriuretic responses induced by ANG-II. Thus, the central nitrergic system can act to inhibit AVP, OT and ANP secretion and the antidiuretic and natriuretic effects in response to Ang II.
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- Wagner Luis Reis
- Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Begg DP, Kent S, McKinley MJ, Mathai ML. Suppression of endotoxin-induced fever in near-term pregnant rats is mediated by brain nitric oxide. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2007; 292:R2174-8. [PMID: 17332165 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00032.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Over the last three decades, experiments in several mammalian species have shown that the febrile response to bacterial endotoxin is attenuated late in pregnancy. More recent evidence has established that the expression of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes is increased in the brain late in pregnancy. The current study investigated the possible role of brain nitric oxide in mediating the phenomenon of fever suppression. Core body temperature (Tb) of near-term pregnant rats ( day 19 and 20) was measured following inhibition of brain NOS and intraperitoneal injection of LPS (50 μg/kg); they were compared with both day 15 pregnant and virgin animals. Intracerebroventricular injection with an inhibitor of NOS, NG-monomethyl-l-arginine citrate (l-NMMA; 280 μg), in near-term pregnant rats restored the febrile response to LPS. As expected, near-term dams that received intracerebroventricular vehicle + IP LPS did not increase Tb, in contrast to the 1.0 ± 0.2°C rise in Tb in dams treated with ICV l-NMMA + IP LPS ( P < 0.01). In virgin females and day 15 pregnant controls receiving this treatment, the increases in Tb were 1.5 ± 0.3°C and 1.6 ± 0.4°C, respectively. Thus, blockade of brain NOS restored the febrile response to LPS in near-term dams; at 5 h postinjection, Tb was 60–70% of that observed in virgins and day 15 pregnant animals. Intracerebroventricular l-NMMA alone did not induce a significant change in Tb in any group. These results suggest that the mechanism underlying the suppression of the febrile response in near-term pregnancy is mediated by nitric oxide signaling in the brain.
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- Denovan P Begg
- School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, 3086 Australia.
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Carnio EC, Stabile AM, Batalhão ME, Silva JS, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Branco LGS, Magder S. Vasopressin release during endotoxaemic shock in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase. Pflugers Arch 2005; 450:390-4. [PMID: 15971084 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1400-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Accepted: 02/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We tested the hypothesis that nitric oxide (NO) arising from the action of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is responsible for the deficiency in vasopressin (AVP) release and consequent hypotension during endotoxaemic shock. Wild-type (WT) and iNOS knockout mice (iNOS(-/-)) were given either saline or Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 1.0 mg/kg i.v., final volume 0.03 ml). Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) was measured and plasma AVP levels determined before and after LPS or saline injection. In WT mice, MAP was significantly lower 2 h after LPS administration and remained low for the remainder of the 6-h observation period. AVP plasma levels were increased at the 2nd and 4th h of the experiment, returning thereafter to basal levels. Conversely, LPS injection in iNOS iNOS(-/-) mice elicited a sustained increase in plasma AVP concentration and attenuated the fall in blood pressure. These data indicate that NO arising from the iNOS plays an important inhibitory role in AVP release during endotoxaemia and may be responsible for the hypotension occurring during this vasodilatory shock.
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- Evelin C Carnio
- Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 14040-902-Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Michelini LC, Marcelo MC, Amico J, Morris M. Oxytocinergic regulation of cardiovascular function: studies in oxytocin-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 284:H2269-76. [PMID: 12531722 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00774.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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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Oxytocin (OT) has been implicated in the cardiovascular responses to exercise, stress, and baroreflex adjustments. Studies were conducted to determine the effect of genetic manipulation of the OT gene on blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and autonomic/baroreflex function. OT knockout (OTKO -/-) and control +/+ mice were prepared with chronic arterial catheters. OTKO -/- mice exhibited a mild hypotension (102 +/- 3 vs. 110 +/- 3 mmHg). Sympathetic and vagal tone were tested using beta(1)-adrenergic and cholinergic blockade (atenolol and atropine). Magnitude of sympathetic and vagal tone to the heart and periphery was not significantly different between groups. However, there was an upward shift of sympathetic tone to higher HR values in OTKO -/- mice. This displacement combined with unchanged basal HR led to larger responses to cholinergic blockade (+77 +/- 25 vs. +5 +/- 15 beats/min, OTKO -/- vs. control +/+ group). There was also an increase in baroreflex gain (-13.1 +/- 2.5 vs. -4.1 +/- 1.2 beats x min(-1) x mmHg(-1), OTKO -/- vs. control +/+ group) over a smaller BP range. Results show that OTKO -/- mice are characterized by 1) hypotension, suggesting that OT is involved in tonic BP maintenance; 2) enhanced baroreflex gain over a small BP range, suggesting that OT extends the functional range of arterial baroreceptor reflex; and 3) shift in autonomic balance, indicating that OT reduces the sympathetic reserve.
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- Lisete C Michelini
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Mathison Y, Israel A. Role of endothelin type B receptor in NO/cGMP signaling pathway in rat median eminence. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2002; 22:783-95. [PMID: 12585695 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021817326632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We studied the effect of endothelins (ETs) on receptor-mediated NO/cGMP signaling in rat arcuate nucleus-median eminence (AN-ME) fragments, an hypothalamic structure known to contain a rich plexus of nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-containing neurons and fibers together with densely arranged ET(B)-receptor-like immunoreactive fibers. NOS activity was determined measuring the conversion of [3H] arginine to [3H] citrulline, as an index of NO produced. cGMP production was determined by radio immunoassay. ET-1, ET-3, and the selective ET(B) receptor agonist, IRL1620, significantly increased cGMP formation and NOS activity. Preincubation of AN-ME fragment with L-arginine analog, N-nitro-L-arginine (L-NAME), inhibited ET-1 or IRL1620-stimulated cGMP formation. The addition of theselective ET(B) receptor antagonist, BQ788, blocked ET-1-, ET-3-, or IRL1620-induced increase in NOS activity and cGMP generation, while BQ123, a selective ET(A) receptor antagonist, was ineffective. Our results demonstrate that in whole rat AN-ME fragments, ETs stimulate NO/cGMP signaling pathway through the interaction with the ET(B) receptor subtype, supporting the concept that ETs may represent an important regulator of reproductive and neuroendocrine function.
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- Yaira Mathison
- School of Medicine José María Vargas, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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Huang W, Sjöquist M, Skott O, Stricker EM, Sved AF. Oxytocin antagonist disrupts hypotension-evoked renin secretion and other responses in conscious rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2001; 280:R760-5. [PMID: 11171655 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.3.r760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous experiments have indicated that arterial hypotension increases plasma oxytocin (OT) levels in rats and that OT infused intravenously causes an increase in plasma renin activity (PRA). The goal of the present study was to determine whether systemic administration of an OT receptor antagonist would attenuate the increase in PRA that is normally evoked by arterial hypotension in rats. In conscious male rats, intravenous injection of hydralazine or diazoxide produced sustained hypotension and evoked a significant increase in PRA, as expected. Intravenous infusion of an OT receptor antagonist did not alter the hypotension induced by hydralazine or diazoxide, but it did markedly blunt the induced increase in PRA. The OT receptor antagonist also blunted the hypotension-evoked increase in heart rate and plasma vasopressin levels, suggesting that the antagonist may have generally disrupted afferent signaling of hypotension. Thus hypotension-evoked OT secretion may contribute to cardiovascular homeostasis by enhancing baroreceptor signals that stimulate increases in renin secretion, vasopressin secretion, and heart rate during arterial hypotension in rats.
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- W Huang
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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Israel A, Sosa B, Gutierez CI. Brain AT(2) receptor mediate vasodepressor response to footshocks: role of kinins and nitric oxide. Brain Res Bull 2000; 51:339-43. [PMID: 10704785 DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(99)00244-0] [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] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In the present study the role of brain AT(2) receptor in the cardiovascular response to stress was investigated in conscious rats. Footshock-stress increased mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (p < 0.0001). Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of losartan (100 microg/5 microl), a specific angiotensin AT(1) receptor antagonist, not only attenuated the pressor response to footshocks, but also resulted in a consistent vasodepressor response (-10 mmHg, p < 0.02). Meanwhile, heart rate response was not altered. Given alone, PD 123319 (3 microg/5 microl, i.c.v.), a specific angiotensin AT(2) receptor antagonist, did not alter the hemodynamic response to footshocks. However, simultaneous block of brain AT(1) and AT(2) receptors by combined administration of losartan and PD 12319, eliminated the vasodepressor response unmasked after footshocks in rats i.c.v.-pretreated with losartan alone. In addition, we studied the role of brain kinins and nitric oxide (NO) in the vasodepressor response observed after footshocks in losartan i.c.v.-treated rats. Intracerebroventricular administration of icatibant (20 pmol/5 microl), a selective B(2) receptor antagonist, or N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (100 microg/5 microl), a selective NO-synthase inhibitor, abolished the vasodepressor response to footshocks in losartan-treated rats. Our data suggest that the vasodepressor response to footshocks in the presence of AT(1) antagonist is triggered by activation of AT(2) receptor. Brain NO and kinins appear to contribute in this effect.
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- A Israel
- School of Pharmacy, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas Schools of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela.
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