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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 274: R1119-R1124, 1998;
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Vol. 274, Issue 4, R1119-R1124, April 1998

Contribution of alpha 2-adrenoceptors in caudal ventrolateral medulla to cardiovascular regulation in rat

Shogo Sesoko, Hiromi Muratani, Masanobu Yamazato, Hiroshi Teruya, Shuichi Takishita, and Koshiro Fukiyama

Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of The Ryukyus School of Medicine, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-01, Japan

The inhibitory action of alpha 2-agonists on the cardiovascular neurons has been elucidated in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) but not in the caudal ventrolateral medulla (CVLM). Our study aimed to clarify whether microinjection of clonidine into the CVLM elicits any cardiovascular effect and whether endogenous alpha 2-adrenoceptor-mediated mechanisms contribute to the tonic activity of the CVLM neurons. In male Sprague-Dawley rats (7-9 wk old, 270-320 g) anesthetized with urethan, unilateral microinjection of 8 nmol of clonidine into the CVLM (n = 10) increased mean arterial pressure (MAP) and renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) by 12.1 ± 1.8 mmHg (mean ± SE, P < 0.01) and 25.8 ± 4.8% (P < 0.01), while heart rate (HR) remained unaltered. Unilateral microinjection of 2 nmol of SKF-86466, a selective blocker of the alpha 2-adrenoceptors, into the CVLM (n = 10) decreased MAP, HR, and RSNA (-11.6 ± 2.6 mmHg, -26 ± 7 beats/min, and -15.3 ± 1.7%, respectively, P < 0.01 for each). Artificial cerebrospinal fluid caused neither a cardiovascular effect nor a sympathetic response. Prior injection of SKF-86466 into the ipsilateral CVLM attenuated the effects of clonidine. Bilateral microinjection of muscimol into the RVLM abolished the effects of both clonidine and SKF-86466 injected into the CVLM. The pressor and sympathoexcitatory effects of clonidine injected into the CVLM suggest a neuroinhibitory action of the drug on the CVLM neurons. In addition,the depressor and sympathoinhibitory effects of SKF-86466 injected into the CVLM indicated that activation of alpha 2-adrenoceptors by endogenous ligand inhibits CVLM neurons. The effects of clonidine and the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist in the CVLM require the integrity of the RVLM.

imidazole receptor; clonidine; blood pressure; renal sympathetic nerve activity


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