Cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses to injection of bicuculline into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of conscious rats
Cardiorespiratory and metabolic responses to injection of bicuculline into the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of conscious rats
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02011-x
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发表时间:
2001-03-23
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2.9
通讯作者:
Martin, D
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作者:
Schlenker, E;Barnes, L;Martin, D
Stimulation of the PVN increases mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR). However, little is known about its role in modulating ventilation. We tested the hypothesis that the stimulation of the PVN by microinjection of bicuculline methiodide (BMI), a gamma -aminobutyric acid (GABA), receptor antagonist, increases ventilation in conscious rats. Oxygen consumption was also evaluated to determine if the ventilatory responses were associated with increases in metabolic rate. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were instrumented with femoral catheters to measure MAP and HR and cannulae were implanted 1 mm above the PVN. After 5 to 7 days of recovery, metabolic. ventilatory, and cardiovascular responses to artificial cerebrospinal fluid (aCSF) and BMI were evaluated. Rats were given a 50 nl unilateral microinjection of aCSF (the vehicle control) followed by 50 nl of BMI (1 mM) into the other side. Microinjection of BMI significantly increased MAP compared to aCSF (145 +/-4 vs. 124 +/-5 mmHg, P