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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 300, Issue 5, Pages R1230-R1240Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00713.2010
Keywords
blood pressure regulation; brain stem; sympathetic nerve activity
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- American Heart Association [09PRE2050230-NAM]
- National Institutes of Health [R21HL-089364, R01HL096787-PJM, F30 HL105003-NAM, R01HL-67814-TJS]
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Mueller PJ, Mischel NA, Scislo TJ. Differential activation of adrenal, renal, and lumbar sympathetic nerves following stimulation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 300: R1230-R1240, 2011. First published February 23, 2011; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00713.2010.-Under acute and chronic conditions, the sympathetic nervous system can be activated in a differential and even selective manner. Activation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) has been implicated in differential control of sympathetic outputs based on evidence primarily in the cat. Although several studies indicate that differential control of sympathetic outflow occurs in other species, only a few studies have addressed whether the RVLM is capable of producing varying patterns of sympathetic activation in the rat. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to determine whether activation of the RVLM results in simultaneous and differential increases in preganglionic adrenal (pre-ASNA), renal (RSNA), and lumbar (LSNA) sympathetic nerve activities. In urethane-chloralose anesthetized rats, pre-ASNA, RSNA, and LSNA were recorded simultaneously in all animals. Microinjections of selected concentrations and volumes of glutamate increased pre-ASNA, RSNA, and LSNA concurrently and differentially. Pre-ASNA and RSNA (in most cases) exhibited greater increases compared with LSNA on a percentage basis. By varying the volume or location of the glutamate microinjections, we also identified individual examples of differential and selective activation of these nerves. Decreases in arterial pressure or bilateral blockade of RVLM GABA(A) receptors also revealed differential activation, with the latter having a 3- to 4-fold greater effect on sympathetic activity. Our data provide evidence that activation of the rat RVLM increases renal, lumbar, and preganglionic adrenal sympathetic nerve activities concurrently, differentially, and, in some cases, selectively.
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