Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan
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Endogenous vasopressin induced by central salt loading suppresses RSNA in accordance with FLI decrease in the parvocellular parts of the PVN in conscious rats
*Kazuo KatoTakehito KemuriyamaSatoshi MaruyamaMegumi Tandai-HirumaHiroyuki OhtaYoshiaki SatoMasamitsu NakazatoToshikazu NishimoriHiroshi KannanYasuhiro Nishida
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There is direct evidence for dendritic vasopressin (AVP) release, which is regulated independently of secretion into the peripheral circulation, in the hypothalamus. Dendritically released AVP seems to act on AVP neurons to modulate its activity with an action of inhibitory or stimulatory. We showed how central AVP system has an effect on the neuronal activity in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) after central salt loading pretreated with i.c.v. AVP V1 receptor antagonist, OPC-21268 (250 μg/kg, Otsuka Pharmaceutical). The neuronal activity evaluated by Fos-like immunoreactivity (FLI) seemed to be suppressed in the PVN, especially in the parvocellular parts. Then, we make a hypothesis that the results of FLI in the parvocellular neurons might relate to the autonomic outflows. To settle this hypothesis, we recorded renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) after central salt loading. The suppression of RSNA was attenuated significantly by pretreatment with i.c.v. OPC-21268. These results suggest that the suppression of RSNA after central salt loading ascribe to the decrease of neuronal activity in the parvocellular PVN via the inhibitory action of the central AVP system. [J Physiol Sci. 2008;58 Suppl:S156]
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