Pressor effects of orexins injected intracisternally and to rostral ventrolateral medulla of anesthetized rats

Chiung Tong Chen, Ling Ling Hwang, Jaw Kang Chang, Nae J. Dun

研究成果: 雜誌貢獻文章同行評審

186 引文 斯高帕斯(Scopus)

摘要

Orexin A and B, two recently isolated hypothalamic peptides, have been reported to increase food consumption upon intracerebroventricular injections in rats. In addition to the hypothalamus, orexin A-immunoreactive fibers have been observed in several areas of the medulla that are associated with cardiovascular functions. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the hypothesis that orexins may influence cardiovascular response by interacting with neurons in the medulla. Intracisternal injections of orexins A (0.0056- 7.0 nmol) or B (0.028-0.28 nmol) dose dependently increased mean arterial pressure (MAP) by 4-27 mmHg and heart rate (HR) by 26-80 beats/min in urethan-anesthetized rats, with orexin A being more effective in this regard. MAP and HR were not changed by intravenous injection of orexins at higher concentrations. Microinjection of orexin A (14 pmol/50.6 nl) to the rostral ventrolateral medulla, which was confirmed by histological examination, increased MAP and HR. Our results indicate that, in addition to a role in positive feeding behavior, orexins may enhance cardiovascular response via an action on medullary neurons.
原文英語
頁(從 - 到)R692-R697
期刊American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology
278
發行號3 47-3
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 3月 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 生理學
  • 生理學(醫學)

指紋

深入研究「Pressor effects of orexins injected intracisternally and to rostral ventrolateral medulla of anesthetized rats」主題。共同形成了獨特的指紋。

引用此