Evidence for a role of nitric oxide in hindlimb vasodilation induced by hypothalamic stimulation in anesthetized rats

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contents Evidence for a role of nitric oxide in hindlimb vasodilation induced by hypothalamic stimulation in anesthetized rats Marcos L. Ferreira-Neto Olga S. Possas Oswaldo U. Lopes Sérgio L. Cravo Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) ow hypothalamus defensereaction hindlimbblood&#64258 electricalstimulation Electricalstimulationofthehypothalamusproducescardiovascularadjustmentsconsistingofhypertension,tachycardia,visceralvasoconstrictionandhindlimbvasodilation.Previousstudieshavedemonstratedthathindlimbvasodilationisdueareductionofsympatheticvasoconstrictortoneandtoactivationofβ2-adrenergicreceptorsbycatecholaminerelease.However,theexistenceofayetunidentifiedvasodilatormechanismhasalsobeenproposed.Recentstudieshavesuggestedthatnitricoxide(NO)maybeinvolved.TheaimofthepresentstudywastoinvestigatetheroleofNOinthehindquartervasodilationinresponsetohypothalamicstimulation.Inpentobarbital-anesthetizedratshypothalamicstimulation(100Hz,150µA,6s)producedhypertension,tachycardia,hindquartervasodilationandmesentericvasoconstriction.Alpha-adrenoceptorblockadewithphentolamine(1.5mg/kg,iv)plusbilateraladrenalectomydidnotmodifyhypertension,tachy-cardiaormesentericvasoconstrictioninducedbyhypothalamicstimulation.Hindquartervasodilationwasstronglyreducedbutnotabolished.TheremainingvasodilationwascompletelyabolishedafterivinjectionoftheNOSinhibitorL-NAME(20mg/kg,iv).ToproperlyevaluatetheroleofthemechanismofNOinhindquartervasodilation,inasecondgroupofanimalsL-NAMEwasadministeredbeforeα-adrenoceptorblockadeplusadrenalectomy.L-NAMEtreatmentstronglyreducedhindquartervasodilationinmagnitudeandduration.TheseresultssuggestthatNOisinvolvedinthehindquartervasodilationproducedbyhypotha-lamicstimulation. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777205 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.77
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spellingShingle Evidence for a role of nitric oxide in hindlimb vasodilation induced by hypothalamic stimulation in anesthetized rats
Marcos L. Ferreira-Neto
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
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hypothalamus
defensereaction
hindlimbblood&#64258
electricalstimulation
Evidence for a role of nitric oxide in hindlimb vasodilation induced by hypothalamic stimulation in anesthetized rats Marcos L. Ferreira-Neto Olga S. Possas Oswaldo U. Lopes Sérgio L. Cravo Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) ow hypothalamus defensereaction hindlimbblood&#64258 electricalstimulation Electricalstimulationofthehypothalamusproducescardiovascularadjustmentsconsistingofhypertension,tachycardia,visceralvasoconstrictionandhindlimbvasodilation.Previousstudieshavedemonstratedthathindlimbvasodilationisdueareductionofsympatheticvasoconstrictortoneandtoactivationofβ2-adrenergicreceptorsbycatecholaminerelease.However,theexistenceofayetunidentifiedvasodilatormechanismhasalsobeenproposed.Recentstudieshavesuggestedthatnitricoxide(NO)maybeinvolved.TheaimofthepresentstudywastoinvestigatetheroleofNOinthehindquartervasodilationinresponsetohypothalamicstimulation.Inpentobarbital-anesthetizedratshypothalamicstimulation(100Hz,150µA,6s)producedhypertension,tachycardia,hindquartervasodilationandmesentericvasoconstriction.Alpha-adrenoceptorblockadewithphentolamine(1.5mg/kg,iv)plusbilateraladrenalectomydidnotmodifyhypertension,tachy-cardiaormesentericvasoconstrictioninducedbyhypothalamicstimulation.Hindquartervasodilationwasstronglyreducedbutnotabolished.TheremainingvasodilationwascompletelyabolishedafterivinjectionoftheNOSinhibitorL-NAME(20mg/kg,iv).ToproperlyevaluatetheroleofthemechanismofNOinhindquartervasodilation,inasecondgroupofanimalsL-NAMEwasadministeredbeforeα-adrenoceptorblockadeplusadrenalectomy.L-NAMEtreatmentstronglyreducedhindquartervasodilationinmagnitudeandduration.TheseresultssuggestthatNOisinvolvedinthehindquartervasodilationproducedbyhypotha-lamicstimulation. 2005 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777205 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.77
title Evidence for a role of nitric oxide in hindlimb vasodilation induced by hypothalamic stimulation in anesthetized rats
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
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hypothalamus
defensereaction
hindlimbblood&#64258
electricalstimulation
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32777205