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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 272, Issue 6 1698-R1703, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society
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M. A. Allen, P. M. Smith and A. V. Ferguson
Department of Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Adrenomedullin (ADM) circulates in the blood at concentrations comparable to other vasoactive peptides with established roles in cardiovascular regulation. Intravenously administered ADM produces a clear hypotensive effect, whereas intracerebroventricular microinjections result in increases in blood pressure (BP). Recently, we demonstrated that ADM influences neurons of the area postrema (AP), a central nervous system site implicated in cardiovascular control. However, to address directly the physiological significance of the actions of ADM at the AP, an in vivo microinjection study was undertaken. ADM, at two concentrations (1 and 10 microM), in volumes of 50, 100, and 200 nl, was microinjected into the AP or NTS of 21 urethan-anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats. Microinjection of 10 microM ADM (100 nl) resulted in significant transient (2-5 min) increases in BP [120 s area under the curve (AUC): 684.3 +/- 268.6 mmHg/s (P < 0.05)], and heart rate (HR) [AUC: 12.5 +/- 4.5 beats/min (P < 0.05)]. The lower concentration of ADM (1 microM) had no effect on either BP (179.1 +/- 143.6 mmHg/s) or HR (0.8 +/- 2.6 beats/min). ADM was also microinjected into the immediately adjacent nucleus of the solitary tract, where it was found to be without effect on either BP or HR. This study demonstrates, for the first time, a physiological role for ADM acting at a specific brain site, the AP, to produce significant cardiovascular responses.
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