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Paes-Leme B, Monteiro LDRN, Gholami K, Hoe SZ, Ferguson AV, Murphy D, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Rorato R, Reis LC, Mecawi AS. Fasting increases circulating angiotensin levels and brain Agtr1a expression in male rats. J Neuroendocrinol 2023; 35:e13334. [PMID: 37667574 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
Abstract
In addition to being recognised for involvement in cardiovascular control and hydromineral balance, the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has also been associated with the neuroendocrine control of energy balance. One of the main brain sites for angiotensin II (ANG II)/type 1 receptor (AT1 R) signalling is the subfornical organ (SFO), a circumventricular organ related to the control of autonomic functions, motivated behaviours and energy metabolism. Thus, we hypothesised that circulating ANG II may act on the SFO AT1 R receptors to integrate metabolic and hydromineral balance. We evaluated whether food deprivation can modulate systemic RAS activity and Agrt1a brain expression, and if ANG II/AT1 R signalling influences the hypothalamic expression of mRNAs encoding neuropeptides and food and water ingestion in fed and fasted Wistar rats. We found a significant increase in both ANG I and ANG II plasma levels after 24 and 48 h of fasting. Expression of Agrt1a mRNA in the SFO and paraventricular nucleus (PVN) also increased after food deprivation for 48 h. Treatment of fasted rats with low doses of losartan in drinking water attenuated the decrease in glycemia and meal-associated water intake without changing the expression in PVN or arcuate nucleus of mRNAs encoding selected neuropeptides related to energy homeostasis control. These findings point to a possible role of peripheral ANG II/SFO-AT1 R signalling in the control of refeeding-induced thirst. On the other hand, intracerebroventricular losartan treatment decreased food and water intake over dark time in fed but not in fasted rats.
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- Bruno Paes-Leme
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences and Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Molecular Neuroendocrinology Research Group, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Pereira ED, Oliveira LM, Coletto-Nunes G, Souza PPC, Menani JV, De Luca LA, Andrade CAF. Central angiotensinergic mechanisms in female spontaneously hypertensive rats treated with estradiol. Appetite 2022; 174:106012. [PMID: 35367482 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Estrogens reduce 0.3 M NaCl intake and palatability in a widely used model of essential hypertension, the spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Here we investigated whether the inhibitory effects of β-estradiol (E2, 10 μg/kg b.w. subcutaneously for 8 days) on water deprived partially-rehydrated (WD-PR) ovariectomized (OVX) adult female SHRs (fSHRs, n = 4-10/group) are related to interferences on brain angiotensin II AT1 receptors (AT1r). After WD-PR, E2 reduced 0.3 M NaCl intake (1.3 ± 0.6, vs. vehicle: 3.5 ± 1.2 ml/30 min), the number of hedonic responses to intraoral NaCl infusion (57 ± 11, vs. vehicle: 176 ± 32/min), and the relative angiotensin AT1r (Agtr1a) mRNA expression in the hypothalamus. Losartan (AT1r antagonist, 100 μg) intracerebroventricularly in OVX fSHRs treated with vehicle subcutaneously abolished 0.3 M NaCl intake (0.1 ± 0.1 ml/30 min) and only transiently reduced hedonic responses to intraoral NaCl. Losartan combined with E2 decreased the number of hedonic and increased the number of aversive responses to intraoral NaCl and abolished 0.3 M NaCl intake. E2 also reduced the pressor and dipsogenic responses to intracerebroventricular angiotensin II. The results suggest that AT1r activation increases palatability and induces NaCl intake in WD-PR fSHRs. E2 reduced hypothalamic Agtr1a mRNA expression, which may account for the effects of E2 on NaCl intake and palatability and intracerebroventricular angiotensin II-induced pressor and dipsogenic responses in OVX fSHRs. Future studies considering natural fluctuations in estrogen secretion might help to determine the degree of such interference in brain neuronal activity.
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- E D Pereira
- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14801-903, Brazil.
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Dos-Santos R, Vilhena-Franco T, Reis L, Elias L, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Mecawi A. AMPA and angiotensin type 1 receptors are necessary for hemorrhage-induced vasopressin secretion. Braz J Med Biol Res 2022; 55:e11635. [PMID: 35137852 PMCID: PMC8852159 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x2021e11635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hypovolemia induced by hemorrhage is a common clinical complication, which stimulates vasopressin (AVP) secretion by the neurohypophysis in order to retain body water and maintain blood pressure. To evaluate the role of brain L-glutamate and angiotensin II on AVP secretion induced by hypovolemia we induced hemorrhage (∼25% of blood volume) after intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of AP5, NBQX, or losartan, which are NMDA, AMPA, and AT1 receptor antagonists, respectively. Hemorrhage significantly increased plasma AVP levels in all groups. The icv injection of AP5 did not change AVP secretion in response to hemorrhage. Conversely, icv administration of both NBQX and losartan significantly decreased plasma AVP levels after hemorrhage. Therefore, the blockade of AMPA and AT1 receptors impaired AVP secretion in response to hemorrhage, suggesting that L-glutamate and angiotensin II acted in these receptors to increase AVP secretion in response to hemorrhage-induced hypovolemia.
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- R.C. Dos-Santos
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Neuroendocrinologia, Departamento de Biofísica, Escola Paulista de Medicina Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Lopes-Menezes VC, Dos-Santos RC, Felintro V, Monteiro LRN, Paes-Leme B, Lustrino D, Casartelli EA, Vivas L, Mecawi AS, Reis LC. Acute body sodium depletion induces skin sodium mobilization in female Wistar rats. Exp Physiol 2019; 104:1754-1761. [PMID: 31553087 DOI: 10.1113/ep087998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
NEW FINDINGS What is the central question of this study? Can Na+ depletion mobilize Na+ from the skin reservoir in ovariectomized rats? Does oestrogen replacement change the amount and the dynamics of skin Na+ storage? Is the reduced salt appetite after Na+ depletion in ovariectomized rats with oestrogen replacement related to changes in the skin Na+ ? What is the main finding and its importance? This work demonstrated that acute body Na+ depletion induced by frusemide mobilized the osmotically inactive skin Na+ reservoir to become osmotically active. Oestrogen treatment decreased the induced Na+ intake in ovariectomized rats but did not modulate the inactive Na+ reservoir in control conditions or its mobilization induced by Na+ depletion. ABSTRACT Oestradiol, which is an important hormone for water and electrolyte balance, also has a role in the inhibition of induced Na+ appetite. Sodium can be stored in the skin in osmotically active or inactive forms, and this skin Na+ reservoir may be involved in the control of body Na+ levels during physiopathological challenges. In this study, we investigated whether the effect of sodium depletion by frusemide can mobilize Na+ from the skin reservoir and whether oestradiol replacement changes or mobilizes the Na+ reserves in the skin. Ovariectomized Wistar rats were treated with vehicle or oestradiol for 7 days to evaluate the effects of oestrogen on the hydroelectrolyte balance, intake responses and skin Na+ and water content in basal conditions. Furthermore, the effects of oestrogen were evaluated after 24 h frusemide-induced whole-body Na+ depletion. Oestradiol-replaced rats exhibited reduced water intake without any significant changes in salt intake, Na+ excretion or water and Na+ skin content in basal conditions. After sodium depletion, both vehicle- and oestradiol-treated rats exhibited an increase in the osmotically active skin Na+ , which was associated with a decrease of the inactive skin Na+ reservoir. Oestrogen decreased the hypertonic saline intake induced by Na+ depletion, but it was not associated with any significant changes in the skin Na+ reservoir. Thus, sodium depletion is able to change the inactive-active skin Na+ reservoir balance. However, the oestrogenic modulation of sodium appetite after Na+ depletion is probably not related to the action of this hormone in the skin Na+ reservoir balance.
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- V C Lopes-Menezes
- Post-graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Centre of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.,Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Post-graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.,Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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Porcari CY, Araujo IG, Urzedo-Rodrigues L, De Luca LA, Menani JV, Caeiro XE, Imboden H, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Reis LC, Vivas L, Godino A, Mecawi AS. Whole body sodium depletion modifies AT1 mRNA expression and serotonin content in the dorsal raphe nucleus. J Neuroendocrinol 2019; 31:e12703. [PMID: 30803087 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
Abstract
Angiotensin II (Ang II) acts on Ang II type 1 (AT1) receptors located in the organum vasculosum and subfornical organ (SFO) of the lamina terminalis as a main facilitatory mechanism of sodium appetite. The brain serotonin (5-HT) system with soma located in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) provides a main inhibitory mechanism. In the present study, we first investigated the existence of Ang II AT1 receptors in serotonergic DRN neurones. Then, we examined whether whole body sodium depletion affects the gene expression of the AT1a receptor subtype and the presumed functional significance of AT1 receptors. Using confocal microscopy, we found that tryptophan hydroxylase-2 and serotonin neurones express AT1 receptors in the DRN. Immunofluorescence quantification showed a significant reduction in 5-HT content but no change in AT1 receptor expression or AT1/5-HT colocalisation in the DRN after sodium depletion. Whole body sodium depletion also significantly increased Agtr1a mRNA expression in the SFO and DRN. Oral treatment with the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan reversed the changes in Agtr1a expression in the SFO but not the DRN. Losartan injection into either the DRN or the mesencephalic aqueduct had no influence on sodium depletion-induced 0.3 mol L-1 NaCl intake. The results indicate the expression of Agtr1a mRNA in the DRN and SFO as a marker of sodium depletion. They also suggest that serotonergic DRN neurones are targets for Ang II. However, the function of their AT1 receptors remains elusive.
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- Cintia Yamila Porcari
- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry-FOAr, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry-FOAr, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pathology, School of Dentistry-FOAr, São Paulo State University, UNESP, Araraquara, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropedica, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Córdoba, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC-CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), Córdoba, Argentina
- Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Biophysics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Estradiol modulates the palatability of 0.3 M NaCl in female rats during sodium appetite. Appetite 2019; 133:252-261. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Monteiro LRN, Marangon PB, Elias LLK, Reis LC, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Mecawi AS. Sodium appetite elicited by low-sodium diet is dependent on p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2) activation in the brain. J Neuroendocrinol 2017; 29. [PMID: 28836382 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Sodium appetite is regulated by several signalling molecules, among which angiotensin II (Ang II) serves as a key driver of robust salt intake by binding to Ang II type 1 receptors (AT1R) in several regions in the brain. The activation of these receptors recruits the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway, which has previously been linked to Ang II-induced increases in sodium appetite. Thus, we addressed the involvement of MAPK signalling in the induction of sodium appetite after 4 days of low-sodium diet consumption. An increase in extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation in the laminae terminalis and mediobasal hypothalamus was observed after low-sodium diet consumption. This response was reduced by i.c.v. microinjection of an AT1R antagonist into the laminae terminalis but not the hypothalamus. This result indicates that low-sodium diet consumption activates the MAPK pathway via Ang II/AT1R signalling on the laminae terminalis. On the other hand, activation of the MAPK pathway in the mediobasal hypothalamus after low-sodium diet consumption appears to involve another extracellular mediator. We also evaluated whether a low-sodium diet could increase the sensitivity for Ang II in the brain and activate the MAPK pathway. However, i.c.v. injection of Ang II increased ERK phosphorylation on the laminae terminalis and mediobasal hypothalamus; this increase achieved a response magnitude similar to those observed in both the normal and low-sodium diet groups. These data indicate that low-sodium diet consumption for 4 days is insufficient to change the ERK phosphorylation response to Ang II in the brain. To investigate whether the MAPK pathway is involved in sodium appetite after low-sodium diet consumption, we performed i.c.v. microinjections of a MAPK pathway inhibitor (PD98059). PD98059 inhibited both saline and water intake after low-sodium diet consumption. Thus, the MAPK pathway is involved in promoting the sodium appetite after low-sodium diet consumption.
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- L R N Monteiro
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Institute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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Souza NS, Dos-Santos RC, Silveira ALBD, R SC, Gantus MAV, Fortes FS, Olivares EL. Effects of autonomic balance and fluid and electrolyte changes on cardiac function in infarcted rats: A serial study of sexual dimorphism. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2016; 43:476-83. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- NS Souza
- Multicentre Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
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- Multicentre Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
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- Multicentre Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
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- Therapy and Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory; Centre for Biological and Health Sciences; West Zone State University Centre; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
- Therapy and Cellular and Molecular Physiology Laboratory; Centre for Biological and Health Sciences; West Zone State University Centre; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Multicentre Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
- Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences; Department of Physiological Sciences; Institute of Biological and Health Sciences; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro; Seropédica Brazil
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de Souza Mecawi A, Ruginsk SG, Elias LLK, Varanda WA, Antunes‐Rodrigues J. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Hydromineral Homeostasis. Compr Physiol 2015; 5:1465-516. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c140031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Mecawi AS, Macchione AF, Nuñez P, Perillan C, Reis LC, Vivas L, Arguelles J. Developmental programing of thirst and sodium appetite. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2015; 51:1-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Effects of acute and subchronic AT1 receptor blockade on cardiovascular, hydromineral and neuroendocrine responses in female rats. Physiol Behav 2013; 122:104-12. [PMID: 23978402 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Female Wistar rats were ovariectomized (OVX) and separated into two groups that received either estradiol cypionate (EC, 40 μg/kg, sc; OVX-EC) or vehicle (corn oil, sc; OVX-oil) for 14 consecutive days. On the 7th day of treatment, a subset of animals from both the OVX-oil and OVX-EC groups was subjected to subchronic losartan (AT1 receptor antagonist) treatment (0.1g/L in drinking water; ~15 mg/kg/day) for 7 days. Other group of OVX-oil and OVX-EC rats was submitted to an acute losartan injection (100mg/kg, ip) on the 14th day of hormone replacement. In both protocols, the following parameters were measured: I) mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR); II) water and 0.3M saline intake; III) angiotensin II (ANG II), atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) plasma concentrations; and IV) urinary and plasma sodium concentrations. Acute AT1 blockade induced a significant reduction in the MAP in the OVX rats, resulting in increased HR and water intake, which were attenuated by estradiol therapy. Acute AT1 blockade also increased ANG II and OT and reduced ANP plasma concentrations, with no changes in AVP secretion. In addition, acute hypotension was accompanied by a decrease in natriuresis, which was unaltered by estradiol. Subchronic AT1 blockade induced a significant decrease in MAP without changing HR in both groups. Additionally, subchronic losartan treatment induced sodium appetite in OVX rats. Prolonged AT1 blockade increased ANG II and AVP and reduced ANP plasma concentrations. Moreover, it increased natriuresis but did not alter plasma OT concentrations. Finally, estradiol treatment attenuated the increase in salt intake and plasma ANG II concentrations induced by subchronic AT1 blockade. In conclusion, our results suggest differential adaptive responses to the acute or subchronic losartan treatment in OVX and OVX-EC rats.
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Antunes-Rodrigues J, Ruginsk SG, Mecawi AS, Margatho LO, Cruz JC, Vilhena-Franco T, Reis WL, Ventura RR, Reis LC, Vivas LM, Elias LLK. Mapping and signaling of neural pathways involved in the regulation of hydromineral homeostasis. Braz J Med Biol Res 2013; 46:327-38. [PMID: 23579631 PMCID: PMC3854407 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20132788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Several forebrain and brainstem neurochemical circuitries interact with
peripheral neural and humoral signals to collaboratively maintain both the
volume and osmolality of extracellular fluids. Although much progress has been
made over the past decades in the understanding of complex mechanisms underlying
neuroendocrine control of hydromineral homeostasis, several issues still remain
to be clarified. The use of techniques such as molecular biology, neuronal
tracing, electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, and microinfusions has
significantly improved our ability to identify neuronal phenotypes and their
signals, including those related to neuron-glia interactions. Accordingly,
neurons have been shown to produce and release a large number of chemical
mediators (neurotransmitters, neurohormones and neuromodulators) into the
interstitial space, which include not only classic neurotransmitters, such as
acetylcholine, amines (noradrenaline, serotonin) and amino acids (glutamate,
GABA), but also gaseous (nitric oxide, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfide) and
lipid-derived (endocannabinoids) mediators. This efferent response, initiated
within the neuronal environment, recruits several peripheral effectors, such as
hormones (glucocorticoids, angiotensin II, estrogen), which in turn modulate
central nervous system responsiveness to systemic challenges. Therefore, in this
review, we shall evaluate in an integrated manner the physiological control of
body fluid homeostasis from the molecular aspects to the systemic and integrated
responses.
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- J Antunes-Rodrigues
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
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Mecawi AS, Vilhena-Franco T, Fonseca FV, Reis LC, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. The role of angiotensin II on sodium appetite after a low-sodium diet. J Neuroendocrinol 2013; 25:281-91. [PMID: 23002791 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02388.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Revised: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The present study aimed to investigate the role of angiotensin II (Ang II) on sodium appetite in rats subjected to a normal or a low-sodium diet (1% or > 0.1% NaCl) for 4 days. During sodium restriction, a reduction in water intake, urinary volume and sodium excretion was observed. After a low-sodium diet, we observed decreased plasma protein concentrations and haematocrit associated with a slight reduction in arterial pressure, without any significant changes in heart rate, natraemia, corticotrophin-releasing hormone mRNA expression in the paraventricular nucleus and corticosterone levels. After providing hypertonic saline, there was an increase in saline intake followed by a small increase in water intake, resulting in an enhanced saline intake ratio and the recovery of arterial pressure. Sodium deprivation increased plasma but not brain Ang I and II concentrations. A low-sodium diet increased kidney renin and liver angiotensinogen mRNA levels but not lung angiotensin-converting enzyme mRNA expression. Moreover, Ang II type 1a receptor mRNA expression was increased in the subfornical organ and the dorsal raphe nucleus and decreased in the medial preoptic nuclei, without changes in the paraventricular nucleus and the nucleus of solitary tract after a low-sodium diet. Blockade of AT(1) receptors or brain Ang II synthesis led to a reduction in sodium intake after a low-sodium diet. Intracerebroventricular injection of Ang II led to a similar increase in sodium and water intake in the control and low-sodium diet groups. In conclusion, the results of the present study suggest that Ang II is involved in the increased sodium appetite after a low-sodium diet.
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- A S Mecawi
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Mecawi AS, Vilhena-Franco T, Araujo IG, Reis LC, Elias LLK, Antunes-Rodrigues J. Estradiol potentiates hypothalamic vasopressin and oxytocin neuron activation and hormonal secretion induced by hypovolemic shock. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R905-15. [PMID: 21632848 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00800.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Estrogen receptors are located in important brain areas that integrate cardiovascular and hydroelectrolytic responses, including the subfornical organ (SFO) and supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular (PVN) nuclei. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of estradiol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine changes induced by hemorrhagic shock in ovariectomized rats. Female Wistar rats (220-280 g) were ovariectomized and treated for 7 days with vehicle or estradiol cypionate (EC, 10 or 40 μg/kg, sc). On the 8th day, animals were subjected to hemorrhage (1.5 ml/100 g for 1 min). Hemorrhage induced acute hypotension and bradycardia in the ovariectomized-oil group, but EC treatment inhibited these responses. We observed increases in plasma angiotensin II concentrations and decreases in plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels after hemorrhage; EC treatment produced no effects on these responses. There were also increases in plasma vasopressin (AVP), oxytocin (OT), and prolactin levels after the induction of hemorrhage in all groups, and these responses were potentiated by EC administration. SFO neurons and parvocellular and magnocellular AVP and OT neurons in the PVN and SON were activated by hemorrhagic shock. EC treatment enhanced the activation of SFO neurons and AVP and OT magnocellular neurons in the PVN and SON and AVP neurons in the medial parvocellular region of the PVN. These results suggest that estradiol modulates the cardiovascular responses induced by hemorrhage, and this effect is likely mediated by an enhancement of AVP and OT neuron activity in the SON and PVN.
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- Andre S Mecawi
- Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, Department of Physiology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Ontogenetic role of angiontensin-converting enzyme in rats: Thirst and sodium appetite evaluation. Physiol Behav 2010; 99:118-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2009] [Revised: 10/22/2009] [Accepted: 10/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Araujo IG, Trindade DC, Mecawi AS, Sonoda-Côrtes R, Werneck-de-Castro JPS, Costa-e-Sousa RH, Reis LC, Olivares EL. INHIBITION OF BRAIN RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM IMPROVES DIASTOLIC CARDIAC FUNCTION FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN RATS. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2009; 36:803-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2009.05159.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mecawi AS, Araujo IG, Fonseca FV, Almeida-Pereira G, Côrtes WS, Rocha FF, Reis LC. BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES INDUCED BY ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITION DURING PREGNANCY AND LACTATION IN ADULT OFFSPRING RATS. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2009; 36:495-500. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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