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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 280: R389-R397, 2001;
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Vol. 280, Issue 2, R389-R397, February 2001

Chronic exercise alters caudal hypothalamic regulation of the cardiovascular system in hypertensive rats

Jeffery M. Kramer, Joseph A. Beatty, Hugh R. Little, Edward D. Plowey, and Tony G. Waldrop

Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Previous studies have documented a deficit in the GABA neurotransmitter system within the caudal hypothalamus (CH) of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). The reduction in inhibitory influence on this cardiovascular excitatory brain region is associated with an increased neuronal activity and resting blood pressure. The purpose of this study was to determine if chronic treadmill and wheel-running activities alter the ability of the CH to regulate cardiovascular function. SHR were exercised on a treadmill (5 times/wk) at moderate intensity or allowed free access to running wheels (7 days/wk) for a period of 10 wk. Resting blood pressures were obtained before and after the exercise training periods. After the exercise period, rats were anesthetized and microinjection experiments were performed. Treadmill-trained SHR exhibited a significantly blunted developmental rise in resting blood pressure after 10 wk of exercise. A similar yet less marked effect was observed in wheel-run rats. Microinjection of the GABA synthesis inhibitor 3-mercaptopropionic acid (3-MP) into the CH of nonexercised SHR did not produce any change in arterial pressure. In contrast, microinjection of 3-MP into the CH produced significant increases in blood pressure and heart rate in exercised SHR. These results demonstrate that exercise training can alter CH cardiovascular regulation in hypertensive rats and therefore may play a role in increasing cardiovascular health.

hypertension; plasticity; blood pressure


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