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Cholinergic signal activated renin angiotensin system associated with cardiovascular changes in the ovine fetus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19921993     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: Cholinergic regulation is important in the control of cardiovascular and endocrine responses. The mechanisms behind cardiovascular responses induced by cholinergic activation are explored by studying hormonal systems, including renin-angiotensin and vasopressin (VP).
RESULTS: In chronically prepared fetal sheep, intravenous infusion of the cholinergic agonist carbachol increased fetal systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure accompanied with bradycardia at near-term. Although intravenous administration of carbachol had no effect on plasma VP concentrations, this agonist increased angiotensin I and angiotensin II levels in fetal plasma. Fetal blood values, including sodium, osmolality, nitric oxide, hemoglobin, and hematocrit were unchanged by intravenous carbachol.
CONCLUSION: Cholinergic activation by carbachol controls fetal blood pressure and heart rate in utero. An over-activated fetal renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) is associated with changes in vascular pressure following intravenous administration of carbachol, indicating that the cholinergic stimulation-mediated hormonal mechanism in the fetus might play a critical role in the regulation of cardiovascular homeostasis.
Authors:
Chunsong Geng; Caiping Mao; Lei Wu; Yu Cheng; Rulu Liu; Bingxin Chen; Ling Chen; Lubo Zhang; Zhice Xu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of perinatal medicine     Volume:  38     ISSN:  1619-3997     ISO Abbreviation:  J Perinat Med     Publication Date:  2010  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-05     Completed Date:  2010-04-02     Revised Date:  2011-07-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0361031     Medline TA:  J Perinat Med     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  71-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Perinatal Origin Diseases Research Institute, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Carbachol / diagnostic use
Cholinergic Agonists / diagnostic use
Female
Fetal Blood / metabolism
Fetal Heart / physiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Animal / metabolism*
Receptors, Cholinergic / metabolism*
Renin-Angiotensin System*
Sheep
Vasopressins / blood*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL083966-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL089012-03/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL089012-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholinergic Agonists; 0/Receptors, Cholinergic; 11000-17-2/Vasopressins; 51-83-2/Carbachol
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