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Vavřínová A, Behuliak M, Vodička M, Bencze M, Ergang P, Vaněčková I, Zicha J. More efficient adaptation of cardiovascular response to repeated restraint in spontaneously hypertensive rats: the role of autonomic nervous system. Hypertens Res 2024:10.1038/s41440-024-01765-w. [PMID: 38956283 DOI: 10.1038/s41440-024-01765-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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We hypothesized that sympathetic hyperactivity and parasympathetic insuficiency in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) underlie their exaggerated cardiovascular response to acute stress and impaired adaptation to repeated restraint stress exposure compared to Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Cardiovascular responses to single (120 min) or repeated (daily 120 min for 1 week) restraint were measured by radiotelemetry and autonomic balance was evaluated by power spectral analysis of systolic blood pressure variability (SBPV) and heart rate variability (HRV). Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) was measured by the pharmacological Oxford technique. Stress-induced pressor response and vascular sympathetic activity (low-frequency component of SBPV) were enhanced in SHR subjected to single restraint compared to WKY, whereas stress-induced tachycardia was similar in both strains. SHR exhibited attenuated cardiac parasympathetic activity (high-frequency component of HRV) and blunted BRS compared to WKY. Repeated restraint did not affect the stress-induced increase in blood pressure. However, cardiovascular response during the post-stress recovery period of the 7th restraint was reduced in both strains. The repeatedly restrained SHR showed lower basal heart rate during the dark (active) phase and slightly decreased basal blood pressure during the light phase compared to stress-naive SHR. SHR subjected to repeated restraint also exhibited attenuated stress-induced tachycardia, augmented cardiac parasympathetic activity, attenuated vascular sympathetic activity and improved BRS during the last seventh restraint compared to single-stressed SHR. Thus, SHR exhibited enhanced cardiovascular and sympathetic responsiveness to novel stressor exposure (single restraint) compared to WKY. Unexpectedly, the adaptation of cardiovascular and autonomic responses to repeated restraint was more effective in SHR.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Vavřínová
- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia.
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BENCZE M, VAVŘÍNOVÁ A, ZICHA J, BEHULIAK M. Pharmacological Suppression of Endogenous Glucocorticoid Synthesis Attenuated Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Response to Acute Restraint in Wistar Rats. Physiol Res 2020; 69:415-426. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.934432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids (GCS) are known to modulate cardiovascular response during stress conditions. The present study was aimed to test the hypothesis that permissive and/or stimulating effect of GCs is essential for the maintenance of peripheral vascular resistance and for the adequate response of cardiovascular system to stressor exposure. The effects of acute pharmacological adrenalectomy (PhADX) on humoral and cardiovascular parameters were studied in adult Wistar rats under the basal conditions and during the acute restraint stress. Acute PhADX was performed by the administration of metyrapone and aminoglutethimide (100 mg/kg s.c. of each drug) resulting in a suppression of endogenous glucocorticoid synthesis. Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and core body temperature were measured using radiotelemetry. BP responses to administration of vasoactive agents were determined in pentobarbital-anesthetized animals. PhADX considerably attenuated stress-induced increase of BP, HR and core body temperature. PhADX did not abolish BP and HR lowering effects of ganglionic blocker pentolinium indicating preserved sympathetic function in PhADX rats. BP response to exogenous norepinephrine administration was attenuated in PhADX rats, suggesting reduced sensitivity of cardiovascular system. Suppression of corticosterone synthesis by PhADX increased basal plasma levels of ACTH, aldosterone and plasma renin activity in unstressed animals but there was no further increase of these hormones following stressor exposure. In conclusion, PhADX attenuated stress-induced rise of blood pressure, heart rate and core body temperature indicating an important permissive and/or stimulating role of glucocorticoids in the maintenance of the adequate response of cardiovascular system and thermoregulation to several stimuli including acute exposure to stressor.
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Affiliation(s)
- M BENCZE
- Laboratory of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hypertension, Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Lee FY, Wang SS, Tsai MH, Huang HC, Lin HC, Lee SD. Adrenal dysfunction in portal hypertensive rats with acute hemorrhage. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92093. [PMID: 24633079 PMCID: PMC3954870 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) participates in shock and poorer portal hypotensive effect to vasoconstrictors in portal hypertension with hemorrhage, the so-called splanchnic hyposensitivity. Relative adrenal insufficiency accompanies hemorrhagic shock and is found in liver disease, the ‘hepatoadrenal syndrome’, but the relevant interactions remain unsettled. Portal hypertensive rats were induced by partial portal vein ligation (PVL). Experiments were performed on the 14th day post PVL: (I) ACTH stimulation test for rats without or with hemorrhage; (II) Glypressin response (mean arterial pressure, MAP; portal pressure, PP) in rats (a) without hemorrhage or with hemorrhage, injected with (b) distilled water (DW), (c) dexamethasone 3 mg/kg; (III) To survey the dose-dependent effects of glucocorticoid without being confounded by endogenous adrenal hormone, glypressin response was surveyed in PVL rats with adrenalectomy: (a) without hemorrhage or with hemorrhage, injected with (b) DW; (c) dexamethasone 3 mg/kg; (d) dexamethasone 5 mg/kg. Plasma tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) concentrations and abdominal aorta (AA), superior mesenteric artery (SMA) NO synthases (NOS) mRNA expressions were determined. The results showed that ACTH induced corticosterone release similarly in PVL rats with or without hemorrhage. In bleeding PVL rats, dexamethasone (1) down-regulated AA NOS and enhanced glypressin-induced MAP elevation; (2) did not influence glypressin-induced PP reduction; (3) reduced TNF-α. In bleeding PVL and adrenalectomized rats, high-dose dexamethasone (1) down-regulated AA/SMA NOS; (2) enhanced glypressin-induced MAP elevation and PP reduction; (3) reduced TNF-α. In conclusion, bleeding portal hypertensive rats failed to enhance corticosterone release, suggesting a relative adrenal insufficiency. High-dose dexamethasone reversed systemic hypotension and splanchnic hyporesponsiveness to glypressin in adrenalectomized PVL rats accompanied by TNF-α and NOS down-regulation, suggesting the importance of adequate adrenocorticoid supplement in portal hypertension with hemorrhage and adrenal dysfunction.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenal Glands/drug effects
- Adrenal Glands/physiopathology
- Animals
- Aorta, Abdominal/drug effects
- Aorta, Abdominal/metabolism
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Corticosterone/biosynthesis
- Dexamethasone/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Hemodynamics/drug effects
- Hemorrhage/complications
- Hypertension, Portal/blood
- Hypertension, Portal/complications
- Hypertension, Portal/metabolism
- Hypertension, Portal/physiopathology
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/drug effects
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiopathology
- Lypressin/analogs & derivatives
- Lypressin/pharmacology
- Male
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/drug effects
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Terlipressin
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood
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Affiliation(s)
- Fa-Yauh Lee
- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Affair and Planning, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Digestive Therapeutic Endoscopy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (MHT); (HCH)
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (MHT); (HCH)
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Cheng Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sabban EL, Schilt N, Serova LI, Masineni SN, Stier CT. Kinetics and persistence of cardiovascular and locomotor effects of immobilization stress and influence of ACTH treatment. Neuroendocrinology 2009; 89:98-108. [PMID: 18698126 PMCID: PMC2763367 DOI: 10.1159/000150099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Stress triggers crucial responses, including elevated blood pressure and heart rate (HR), to handle the emergency and restore homeostasis. However, continuation of these effects following cessation of the stress is implicated with many stress-related disorders. Here, we examine the kinetics and persistence of cardiovascular and locomotor responses to single and repeated immobilization stress (IMO), with and without prior treatment with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Radiotelemetry probes were implanted into male Sprague-Dawley rats to continually monitor mean arterial pressure (MAP), HR and locomotor activity. Rats were subjected to IMO for 2 h daily (10 a.m. to noon, 6 consecutive days). The first IMO induced the greatest change in MAP (about 30 mm Hg) and HR (about 200 bpm). Following each IMO, MAP and HR were elevated during the remaining light phase and in the subsequent dark phase, HR was lower than prior to IMO. We further examined whether elevation of ACTH to a level similar to IMO will elicit similar effects, and if it will alter subsequent responses to IMO. Injection of ACTH (13 IU/kg, s.c.) triggered a short-lived rise in MAP, and decreased HR. After six daily injections of ACTH and recovery time (8 days), rats were immobilized as above. The cardiovascular responses were similar during the IMO, but the ACTH-pretreated group displayed differences following cessation of the IMO. In addition, IMO led to a large reduction of locomotor activity during the dark (normally active) phase to levels similar to the light phase. Following the IMOs, locomotor activity recovered more slowly in the ACTH-pretreated group. The study revealed that IMO-triggered cardiovascular and locomotor responses are evident after termination of the stress. In addition, prior exposure to ACTH delayed recovery in cardiovascular and locomotor functions following cessation of stress.
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- Esther L Sabban
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y. 10595, USA.
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Xiao D, Huang X, Bae S, Ducsay CA, Zhang L. Cortisol-mediated potentiation of uterine artery contractility: effect of pregnancy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002; 283:H238-46. [PMID: 12063296 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00842.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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During pregnancy, maternal plasma cortisol concentrations approximately double. Given that cortisol plays an important role in the regulation of vascular reactivity, the present study investigated the potential role of cortisol in potentiation of uterine artery (UA) contractility and tested the hypothesis that pregnancy downregulated the cortisol-mediated potentiation. In vitro cortisol treatment (3, 10, or 30 ng/ml for 24 h) produced a dose-dependent increase in norepinephrine (NE)-induced contractions in both nonpregnant and pregnant (138-143 days gestation) sheep UA. However, this cortisol-mediated response was significantly attenuated by approximately 50% in pregnant UA. The 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11-beta HSD) inhibitor carbenoxolone did not change the effect of cortisol in nonpregnant UA but abolished its effect in pregnant UA by increasing the NE pD(2) in control tissues from 6.20 +/- 0.05 to 6.59 +/- 0.11. The apparent dissociation constant value of NE alpha(1)-adrenoceptors was not changed by cortisol in pregnant UA but was decreased in nonpregnant UA. There was no difference in glucocorticoid receptor density between nonpregnant and pregnant UA. Cortisol significantly decreased endothelial nitric oxide (NO) synthase protein levels and NO release in both nonpregnant and pregnant UA, but the effect of cortisol was attenuated in pregnant UA by approximately 50%. Carbenoxolone alone had no effects on NO release in nonpregnant UA but was decreased in pregnant UA. These results suggest that cortisol potentiates NE-mediated contractions by decreasing NO release and increasing NE-binding affinity to alpha(1)-adrenoceptors in nonpregnant UA. Pregnancy attenuates UA sensitivity to cortisol, which may be mediated by increasing type-2 11-beta HSD activity in UA.
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MESH Headings
- 11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases
- Animals
- Arteries/drug effects
- Arteries/physiology
- Binding, Competitive
- Blotting, Western
- Carbenoxolone/pharmacology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Female
- Femoral Artery/drug effects
- Femoral Artery/physiology
- Hydrocortisone/blood
- Hydrocortisone/pharmacology
- Hydrocortisone/physiology
- Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases/metabolism
- In Vitro Techniques
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
- Norepinephrine/pharmacology
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy, Animal/blood
- Pregnancy, Animal/physiology
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha/metabolism
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/analysis
- Receptors, Glucocorticoid/metabolism
- Sheep
- Uterus/blood supply
- Uterus/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/drug effects
- Vasoconstriction/physiology
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- Daliao Xiao
- Center for Perinatal Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California 92350, USA
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Scheuer DA, Bechtold AG. Glucocorticoids modulate baroreflex control of heart rate in conscious normotensive rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002; 282:R475-83. [PMID: 11792657 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00300.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of glucocorticoids on arterial baroreceptor reflex control of heart rate (HR) was determined in conscious rats. Corticosterone (Cort) treatment for 4-6 days doubled plasma Cort in Cort-treated relative to control rats. Cort had no significant effect on mean arterial pressure (MAP) or HR. Ramped changes in MAP were produced using infusions of phenylephrine and nitroprusside. Baroreflex control of HR was analyzed using a four-parameter logistic function. The midpoint of the baseline baroreflex function curve was significantly increased in Cort-treated (n = 14) relative to control (n = 14) rats (112 +/- 2 vs. 98 +/- 2 mmHg, n = 14), and the slope was significantly decreased (0.065 +/- 0.002 vs. 0.091 +/- 0.007). Three hours after the glucocorticoid type II receptor antagonist mifepristone (Mif) was administered to Cort-treated rats (n = 8), the midpoint of the baroreflex function was significantly reduced from 113 +/- 4 to 99 +/- 2 mmHg, and the slope was significantly increased from 0.061 +/- 0.004 to 0.083 +/- 0.005. Mif decreased HR in Cort-treated rats from 355 +/- 17 to 330 +/- 14 beats/min (P = 0.04) but did not alter MAP (111 +/- 2 to 107 +/- 3 mmHg, P = 0.14). Mif had no significant effects on baroreflex function in control rats. Therefore, a moderate elevation in Cort for several days causes pressure-independent modulation of baroreflex control of HR.
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- Deborah A Scheuer
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
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Scheuer DA, Bechtold AG. Glucocorticoids potentiate central actions of angiotensin to increase arterial pressure. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2001; 280:R1719-26. [PMID: 11353676 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.6.r1719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Experiments were performed to determine if glucocorticoids potentiate central hypertensive actions of ANG II. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated for 3 days to 3 wk with corticosterone (Cort). Experiments were performed in conscious rats that had previously been instrumented with arterial and venous catheters and an intracerebroventricular guide cannula in a lateral ventricle. Baseline arterial pressure (AP) was greater in Cort-treated rats than in control rats (119 ± 2 vs. 107 ± 1 mmHg, P < 0.01). Microinjection of ANG II intracerebroventricularly produced a significantly larger increase in AP in Cort-treated rats than in control rats. For example, at 30 ng ANG II, AP increased by 23 ± 1 and 16 ± 2 mmHg in Cort-treated and control rats, respectively ( P < 0.01). Microinjection of an angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonist significantly decreased AP (−6 ± 2 mmHg) and heart rate (−26 ± 7 beats/min) in Cort-treated but not control rats. Increases in AP produced by intravenous administration of ANG II were not different between control and Cort-treated rats. Intravenous injections of ANG II antagonist had no significant effects on mean AP or heart rate in control or Cort-treated rats. Therefore, a sustained increase in plasma Cort augments the central pressor effects of ANG II without altering the pressor response to peripheral administration of the hormone.
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Affiliation(s)
- D A Scheuer
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
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Keller-Wood M, Wood CE. Pregnancy alters cortisol feedback inhibition of stimulated ACTH: studies in adrenalectomized ewes. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2001; 280:R1790-8. [PMID: 11353684 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.6.r1790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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These studies test the hypothesis that pregnancy alters the feedback effects of cortisol on stimulated ACTH secretion. Ewes were sham-operated (Sham), or adrenalectomized (ADX) at approximately 108 days gestation and replaced with aldosterone (3 microg x kg(-1) x day(-1)) and with cortisol at either of two doses (ADX + 0.6 and ADX + 1 mg x kg(-1) x day(-1)); ewes were studied during pregnancy and postpartum. Mean cortisol levels produced in ADX ewes were similar to normal pregnant ewes (ADX+1) or nonpregnant ewes (ADX+0.6), respectively. Plasma ACTH concentrations in response to infusion of nitroprusside were significantly increased in the pregnant ADX+0.6 ewes (1,159 +/- 258 pg/ml) relative to pregnant Sham ewes (461 +/- 117 pg/ml) or the ADX+1 ewes (442 +/- 215 pg/ml) or the same ewes postpartum (151 +/- 69 pg/ml). Plasma ACTH concentrations were not significantly different among the groups postpartum. Increasing plasma cortisol to 20-30 ng/ml for 24 h before hypotension produced similar inhibition of ACTH in all groups. Pregnancy appears to decrease the effectiveness of low concentrations of cortisol to inhibit ACTH responses to hypotension.
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- M Keller-Wood
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
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Scheuer DA, Mifflin SW. Glucocorticoids modulate baroreflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2001; 280:R1440-9. [PMID: 11294766 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.5.r1440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Experiments were performed to determine the effects of glucocorticoids on arterial baroreceptor reflex control of renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA). Intravenous infusions of phenylephrine and nitroprusside were used to produce graded changes in arterial pressure (AP) in Inactin-anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats. Baroreflex control of RSNA was determined during a baseline period and 2 and 3 h after administration of the glucocorticoid type II receptor antagonist Mifepristone (30 mg/kg sc) or vehicle (oil). Corticosterone (cort) treatment (100 mg cort pellet sc for 2-3 wk) increased baseline AP from 115 +/- 2 to 128 +/- 1 mmHg. Cort treatment also decreased the gain coefficient and increased the midpoint of the baroreflex curve. Treatment of cort rats with Mifepristone decreased AP within 2 h and increased the gain coefficient and decreased the midpoint of the baroreflex function curve back toward values measured in control rats. Mifepristone altered the baroreflex function curve even when AP was maintained at baseline levels. Therefore, these data demonstrate for the first time that glucocorticoids can modulate baroreflex control of RSNA by a mechanism that is, in part, independent of changes in AP.
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Affiliation(s)
- D A Scheuer
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
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