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Injection of orexin A into the diagonal band of Broca induces sympathetic and hyperthermic reactions.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15276887     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This experiment tested the effect of an injection of orexin A into the diagonal band of Broca on the sympathetic activity and body temperature. Concentration of glycerol into white fat of lumbar region, firing rates of sympathetic nerves to interscapular brown adipose tissue (IBAT), IBAT and colonic temperatures, and heart rate were monitored in urethane-anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats for 30 min before and 150 min after injections of orexin A (0.4 and 0.7 nmol) into the diagonal band of Broca. The same variables were monitored in control rats with an injection of saline. The results show that orexin A increases glycerol concentration, sympathetic firing rate, IBAT and colonic temperatures, and heart rate. The saline injection did not induce any modification. These findings suggest that the diagonal band of Broca is a cerebral structure involved in the induction of the hyperthermia due to orexin A.
Authors:
M Monda; An Viggiano; Al Viggiano; F Fuccio; V De Luca
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Brain research     Volume:  1018     ISSN:  0006-8993     ISO Abbreviation:  Brain Res.     Publication Date:  2004 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-07-27     Completed Date:  2004-10-29     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0045503     Medline TA:  Brain Res     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  265-71     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, Second University of Naples, via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy. marcellino.monda@unina2.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / physiology
Adipose Tissue / innervation,  physiology*
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Carrier Proteins / administration & dosage,  physiology*
Diagonal Band of Broca / physiology*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Fever / chemically induced
Glycerol / metabolism
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins*
Male
Microinjections
Neuropeptides / administration & dosage,  physiology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiology*
Thermogenesis / physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Carrier Proteins; 0/Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; 0/Neuropeptides; 0/orexins; 56-81-5/Glycerol

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