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Activation of Preoptic Arginine Vasopressin Neurons Induces Hyperthermia in Male Mice

Journal

ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 162, Issue 2, Pages -

Publisher

ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa217

Keywords

arginine vasopressin; AVPr1a receptor; AVPr1b receptor; hyperthermia; medial preoptic area

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  1. National Institutes of Health [NS094800]

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AVP neurons in the medial preoptic (MPO) area release GABA and display thermosensitive firing activity. Optogenetic stimulation results in a decrease of the firing rates of PACAP neurons, and AVP modulates the synaptic inputs of PACAP neurons by activating neuronal and astrocytic receptors. Chemogenetic activation of AVP neurons induces hyperthermia and also decreases fever and stress-induced hyperthermia.
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a neuropeptide acting as a neuromodulator in the brain and plays multiple roles, including a thermoregulatory one. However, the cellular mechanisms of action are not fully understood. Carried out are patch clamp recordings and calcium imaging combined with pharmacological tools and single-cell RT-PCR to dissect the signaling mechanisms activated by AVP. Optogenetics combined with patch-clamp recordings were used to determine the neurochemical nature of these neurons. Also used is telemetry combined with chemogenetics to study the effect of activation of AVP neurons in thermoregulatory mechanisms. This article reports that AVP neurons in the medial preoptic (MPO) area release GABA and display thermosensitive firing activity. Their optogenetic stimulation results in a decrease of the firing rates of MPO pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) neurons. Local application of AVP potently modulates the synaptic inputs of PACAP neurons, by activating neuronal AVPr1a receptors and astrocytic AVPr1b receptors. Chemogenetic activation of MPO AVP neurons induces hyperthermia. Chemogenetic activation of all AVP neurons in the brain similarly induces hyperthermia and, in addition, decreases the endotoxin activated fever as well as the stress-induced hyperthermia.

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