AV3V lesion impairs responses induced by cholinergic activation of SFO in rats

This study was performed to investigate the effect of lesion of the anteroventral third ventricle (AV3V) region on the pressor, bradycardic, dipsogenic, natriuretic, kaliuretic, and antidiuretic responses induced by cholinergic activation of the subfornical organ (SFO) in rats. Male Holtzman rats wi...

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Autores: Colombari, D. S.D.A. [UNESP], Saad, W. A. [UNESP], Camargo, L. A.D.A. [UNESP], Renzi, A. [UNESP], De Luca, L. A. [UNESP], Colombari, E. [UNESP], Menani, J. V. [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1992
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/223948
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.1992.263.6.r1277
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/223948
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:anteroventral third ventricle region
arterial pressure
diuresis
kaliuresis
natriuresis
subfornical organ
water intake
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Sumario:This study was performed to investigate the effect of lesion of the anteroventral third ventricle (AV3V) region on the pressor, bradycardic, dipsogenic, natriuretic, kaliuretic, and antidiuretic responses induced by cholinergic activation of the subfornical organ (SFO) in rats. Male Holtzman rats with sham or electrolytic AV3V lesion were implanted with a stainless steel cannula directly into the SFO. Microinjection of the cholinergic agonist carbachol (2 nmol) into the SFO of sham rats induced natriuresis (563 ± 70 μeq/120 min), kaliuresis (205 ± 13 μeq/120 min), antidiuresis (10.4 ± 0.5 ml/120 min), water intake (9.3 ± 1.4 ml/h), bradycardia (-42 ± 11 beats/min), and increased mean arterial pressure (53 ± 3 mmHg). In AV3V- lesioned rats (1-5 and 14-18 days), there was a reduction of natriuresis (23 ± 11 and 105 ± 26 μeq/120 min, respectively), kaliuresis (92 ± 16 and 100 ± 17 μeq/120 min), water intake (2.5 ± 0.9 and 1.8 ± 1.0 ml/h), and arterial pressure increase (17 ± 2 and 16 ± 2 mmHg) induced by carbachol into the SFO. Increased antidiuresis (6.0 ± 1.0 and 5.2 ± 0.7 ml/120 min, respectively) and tachycardia (39 ± 4 and 15 ± 12 beats/min) instead of bradycardia were also observed in both groups of AV3V-lesioned rats. These results show that cholinergic activation of the rat SFO produces marked natriuresis and kaliuresis in addition to the well-known pressor and dipsogenic responses. They also show that the AV3V region plays an important role in the cardiovascular, fluid, and electrolytic changes induced by cholinergic activation of the SFO in rats.