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Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201
We tested the hypothesis that central
arginine vasopressin (AVP) mediates postexercise reductions in arterial
pressure (AP) and heart rate (HR). To test this hypothesis, nine
spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were instrumented with a 22-gauge
stainless steel guide cannula in the right lateral cerebral ventricle
and with a carotid arterial catheter. After the rats recovered, AP and
HR were assessed before and after a single bout of dynamic exercise
with the central administration of vehicle or the selective AVP V1-receptor antagonist d(CH3)5
Tyr(Me)-AVP (AVP-X). AP and HR were significantly decreased below
preexercise values with central administration of vehicle
[P < 0.05, change (
)
21 ± 4 mmHg and

20 ± 6 beats/min, respectively]. In sharp contrast, after exercise with central administration of AVP-X, both AP
(
+8 ± 5 mmHg) and HR (
+24 ± 9 beats/min) were not
significantly different from preexercise values (P > 0.05). Furthermore, AVP-X at rest did not significantly alter AP
(181 ± 11 vs. 178 ± 11 mmHg, P > 0.05) or
HR (328 ± 24 vs. 331 ± 22 beats/min, P > 0.05). Thus central blockade of AVP V1 receptors prevented
postexercise reductions in AP and HR. These data suggest that AVP,
acting within the central nervous system, mediates postexercise
reductions in AP and HR in the SHR.
arginine vasopressin; arterial baroreflex resetting; cardiopulmonary baroreflex
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