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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 295: R1874-R1881, 2008. First published October 22, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.90384.2008
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NEUROHUMORAL CONTROL OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION

Role of the hypothalamic PVN in the reflex reduction in mesenteric blood flow elicited by hyperthermia

Feng Chen,1,* Melissa Dworak,1,* Yuliang Wang,2,* Joo Lee Cham,1 and Emilio Badoer1

1School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 2Department of Physiology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China

Submitted 24 April 2008 ; accepted in final form 15 October 2008

The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is an important integrative center in the brain. In the present study, we investigated whether the PVN is a key region in the mesenteric vasoconstriction that normally accompanies an increase in core body temperature. Anesthetized rats were monitored for blood pressure, heart rate, mesenteric blood flow, and vascular conductance. In control rats, elevation of core body temperature to 41°C had no significant effect on blood pressure, increased heart rate, and reduced mesenteric blood flow by 21%. In a separate group of rats, muscimol was microinjected bilaterally (1 nmol/side) into the PVN. Compared with the control group, there was no significant difference in the blood pressure and heart rate responses elicited by the increase in core body temperature. In contrast to control animals, however, mesenteric blood flow did not fall in the muscimol-treated rats in response to the elevation in core body temperature. In a separate group, in which muscimol was microinjected into regions outside the PVN, elevating core body temperature elicited the normal reduction in mesenteric blood flow. The results suggest that the PVN may play a key role in the reflex decrease in mesenteric blood flow elicited by hyperthermia.

reflex mesenteric blood flow; increased core body temperature


Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: E. Badoer, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT Univ., PO Box 71, Bundoora 3083, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (e-mail: emilio.badoer{at}rmit.edu.au)






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