| Pancreatic vasoconstrictor responses are regulated by neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16781679 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The pancreas receives sympathetic input which arises from several premotor cell groups in the CNS including the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM). In this study, we examined the influence of electrical stimulation of the RVLM on pancreatic blood flow measured by laser Doppler flowmetry and gastric blood flow measured by ultrasonic Doppler flowmetry in halothane-anesthetized rats. The laser Doppler flow measurement technique was validated by demonstration that pancreatic conductance was reduced by systemic administration of the vasoconstrictor phenylephrine and increased by the vasodilator sodium nitroprusside. Sympathetic vasomotor withdrawal induced by either administration of phenylbiguanide (2 and 10 microg/kg, i.v.) or electrical stimulation of the central end of the cervical vagal trunk (5 Hz, 2 ms, 50-150 microA) produced depressor responses and increases in pancreatic and gastric vascular conductance. Electrical stimulation of the RVLM (50 Hz, 0.5 ms, 25-75 microA) produced pressor and tachycardic responses accompanied by decreases in pancreatic and gastric vascular conductance. All responses to RVLM stimulation were abolished by blockade of ganglionic neurotransmission (hexamethonium bromide, 20 mg/kg, i.v.). These data suggest that RVLM presympathetic vasomotor neurons are a primary source of tonic sympathetic vasomotor drive to the pancreatic and gastric vasculature. |
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Authors:
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Anthony J M Verberne; Kathleen McInerney |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2006-06-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Brain research Volume: 1102 ISSN: 0006-8993 ISO Abbreviation: Brain Res. Publication Date: 2006 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-07-28 Completed Date: 2006-09-19 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0045503 Medline TA: Brain Res Country: Netherlands |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 127-34 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg Victoria, Australia. antonius@unimelb.edu.au |
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Action Potentials
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drug effects,
radiation effects Analysis of Variance Animals Biguanides / pharmacology Blood Pressure / drug effects, physiology Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation Electric Stimulation / methods Heart Rate / drug effects, physiology, radiation effects Male Medulla Oblongata / cytology* Neurons / drug effects, physiology*, radiation effects Pancreas / drug effects, physiology* Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Regional Blood Flow / drug effects, physiology, radiation effects Serotonin Agonists / pharmacology Stomach / drug effects, physiology, radiation effects Vagus Nerve / drug effects, physiology, radiation effects Vasoconstriction / drug effects, physiology* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Biguanides; 0/Serotonin Agonists; 102-02-3/phenyl biguanide |
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