Nucleus tractus solitarius as mediator of evoked parabrachial cardiovascular responses in the decerebrate rabbit.
AUTOR(ES)
Paton, J F
RESUMO
1. The present study has assessed the importance of neurones within the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) in mediating the cardiovascular response evoked from the parabrachial nucleus (PBN) in the decerebrate rabbit. Microinjection techniques were employed so that the magnitude of the circulatory responses elicited from the PBN could be compared before, and after, kainic acid or bicuculline were microinjected into restricted regions of the NTS. 2. Electrical stimulation of the PBN (both medial and lateral regions) evoked variable changes in heart rate, a pressor response, vasoconstriction in the hindlimb and an increase in renal sympathetic nerve activity. Glutamate injected into these regions of the PBN elicited a similar pattern of response except that a tachycardia was observed consistently. 3. Both electrical and chemical stimulation of restricted regions of the NTS evoked bradycardia and a depressor response together with an increase in femoral vascular conductance and an inhibition of activity in the renal nerve. 4. Chemical lesions placed in these regions of the NTS by microinjecting kainic acid were found to attenuate both the heart rate and arterial blood pressure responses elicited from sites in the medial and lateral PBN using either electrical or chemical stimulation. Equivalent effects were produced on microinjecting the GABAa receptor antagonist bicuculline into the NTS. 5. These data indicate that NTS neurones play a part in mediating the cardiovascular responses that are evoked from the PBN and suggest that the action of the PBN at the level of the NTS is mediated via a GABAergic mechanism.
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