Microinjection of acetylcholine into cerebellar fastigial nucleus induces blood depressor response in anesthetized rats.
Microinjection of acetylcholine into cerebellar fastigial nucleus induces blood depressor response in anesthetized rats.
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将乙酰胆碱显微注射到小脑顶核可诱导麻醉大鼠的降血反应。
DOI:
10.1016/j.neulet.2016.06.063
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Sun Tingzhe
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作者:
Zhang Changzheng;Luo Wen;Zhou Peiling;Sun Tingzhe
It is well known that the cerebellar fastigial nucleus (FN) is involved in cardiovascular modulation, and has direct evidence of cholinergic activity; however, whether and how acetylcholine (ACh) in the FN modulates blood pressure has not been investigated. In this study, we analyzed mean arterial pressure, maximal change in mean arterial pressure, and the reaction time of blood pressure changes after microinjection of cholinergic reagents into the FN in anesthetized rats. The results showed that ACh evoked a concentration-dependent (10, 30 and 100 mM) effect on blood pressure down-regulation. The muscarinic ACh (mACh) receptor antagonist atropine, but not the nicotinic ACh (nACh) receptor antagonist mecamylamine, blocked the ACh-mediated depressor response. The mACh receptor agonist oxotremorine M, rather than nACh receptor agonist nicotine, mimicked the ACh-mediated blood pressure decrease in a dose-dependent manner (10, 30 and 100 mM). These results indicate that cholinergic input in the cerebellar FN exerts a depressor effect on systemic blood pressure regulation, and such effects are substantially contributed by mACh rather than nACh receptors, although the precise mechanism concerning the role of mACh receptor in FN-mediated blood pressure modulation remains to be elucidated.