Effects of sympathetic histamine on vasomotor responses of blood vessels in rabbit ear to electrical stimulation
Effects of sympathetic histamine on vasomotor responses of blood vessels in rabbit ear to electrical stimulation
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DOI:
10.1007/s12264-010-1126-6
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发表时间:
2010
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5.6
通讯作者:
Ying-Ying Chen 陈瑛瑛-Ying;Jun Lv 吕军;Xiao-Yan Xue 薛小燕;Gong-Hao He 何功浩;Ying Zhou 周颖;Min Jia 贾敏;Xiao-Xing Luo 罗晓星
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作者:
Ying-Ying Chen 陈瑛瑛-Ying;Jun Lv 吕军;Xiao-Yan Xue 薛小燕;Gong-Hao He 何功浩;Ying Zhou 周颖;Min Jia 贾敏;Xiao-Xing Luo 罗晓星
Objective To investigate the effects of histamine receptor antagonists on vasoconstriction induced by electrical stimulation (ES) on posterior auricular nerve, and to explore the pre- and post-synaptic effects of sympathetic histamine on the vasomotor responses of vascular smooth muscle in rabbit ear. Methods ES was applied to posterior auricular nerves of the whole rabbit ear at 10 Hz, 20 Hz and 40 Hz, respectively. Besides, the whole ear was perfused with different histamine receptor antagonists under constant perfusion pressure, and the changes in the flow rate of perfusate were observed. Results The flow rate of venous outflow was decreased by ES at all the 3 frequencies. The ES-induced vasoconstriction at 20 Hz and 40 Hz could be partly inhibited by H1 receptor antagonist chlorpheniramine (P < 0.05). After exhaustion of histamine in mast cells by pretreatment with specific mast cell degranulator compound 48/80, chlorpheniramine could still inhibit the ES-induced flow rate reduction. In contrast, H2 receptor antagonist cimetidine could enhance the 40-Hz ES-induced flow rate reduction (P < 0.05). Moreover, ES-induced vasoconstriction at the 3 frequencies could all be enhanced by H3 receptor antagonist thioperamide (P < 0.05). Conclusion Stimulation on the auricular nerve may evoke histamine release from sympathetic nerves rather than from mast cells. Moreover, the functions of sympathetic histamine vary from pre-synaptic modulation to post-synaptic vasoconstriction or vasodilatation, via activation of different histamine receptors.