Activation of the Organum Vasculosum of the Lamina Terminalis Produces a Sympathetically Mediated Hypertension.
Activation of the Organum Vasculosum of the Lamina Terminalis Produces a Sympathetically Mediated Hypertension.
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DOI:
10.1161/hypertensionaha.121.18117
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2022-01
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Browning KN
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Stocker SD;Wenner MM;Farquhar WB;Browning KN
Neurons in the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT) sense extracellular NaCl and angiotensin II concentrations to regulate body fluid homeostasis and arterial blood pressure (ABP). Lesion of the anteroventral third ventricular region or OVLT attenuates multiple forms of neurogenic hypertension. However, the extent by which OVLT neurons directly regulate sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) to produce hypertension is not known. Therefore, the present study tested this hypothesis by using a multi-faceted approach including optogenetics, single-unit and multi-fiber nerve recordings, and chemogenetics. First, optogenetic activation of OVLT neurons in conscious Sprague-Dawley rats (250–400g) produced frequency-dependent increases in ABP and heart rate. These responses were not altered by the vasopressin receptor antagonist [β-mercapto-β,β-cyclopentamethylenepropionyl1,O-me-Tyr2,Arg8]-vasopressin but eliminated by the ganglionic blocker chlorisondamine. Second, optogenetic activation of OVLT neurons significantly elevated renal, splanchnic, and lumbar SNA. Third, single-unit recordings revealed optogenetic activation of the OVLT significantly increased the discharge of bulbospinal, sympathetic neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla. Lastly, chronic chemogenetic activation of OVLT neurons for 7 days significantly increased 24-h fluid intake and mean ABP. When the 24-h fluid intake was clamped at baseline intakes, chemogenetic activation of OVLT neurons still produced a similar increase in ABP. Neurogenic pressor activity assessed by the ganglionic blocker chlorisondamine was greater at 7 days of OVLT activation versus baseline. Collectively, these findings indicate that acute or chronic activation of OVLT neurons produces a sympathetically-mediated hypertension.