损毁缰核对应激性高血压形成的影响

目的和方法 :运用核团损毁和微量注射的方法观察损毁缰核 (Hb)对应激性高血压 (SIH)形成进程的影响及SIH大鼠Hb内神经元对L 谷氨酸 (Glu)反应性的变化。结果 :①损毁双侧Hb延缓了SIH的形成进程 ;②在SIH大鼠内侧Hb(MHb)微量注射不同浓度的CIu ,血压明显升高 ,呈浓度依赖性 ,升高值与正常大鼠MHb注入等量GIu引起的升高值相比 ,有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 5 ) ;③在SIH大鼠外侧Hb(LHb)注入不同浓度的Glu ,血压明显下降 ,也呈浓度依赖性 ,下降值与正常大鼠LHb注入等量Glu引起的下降值相比 ,有显著性差异 (P <0 .0 5 )。结论 :损毁Hb延缓了SIH的形成进程 ,SIH大鼠Hb对Glu的敏感性提高了 ,Hb参与SIH的形成 ,且其作用有部位特异性。     

损毁缰对应激性高血压形成的影响

目的和方法：运用核团损毁和微量注射的方法观察损毁缰核（Ｈｂ）对应激性高血压（ＳＩＨ）形成进程的影响及ＳＩＨ大鼠Ｈｂ内神经元对Ｌ－谷氨酸反应性的变化。结果：（１）损毁双侧Ｈｂ延缓了ＳＩＨ的形成进程;（２）在ＳＩＨ大鼠内侧Ｈｂ（ＭＨｂ）微量注射不同浓度的ＣＩｕ,血压明显升高;呈浓度依赖性,升高值与正常大鼠ＭＨｂ注入等量Ｇｌｕ引起的升高值相比,有显著性差异;（３）在ＳＩＨ大鼠外侧Ｈｂ（ＬＨｂ）注入不同浓     

急性热应激小鼠血浆心钠素、血管紧张素及其体液Na+/K+的变化

观察了小鼠在热应激以及热应激恢复期血浆心钠素（ＡＮＰ）,血管紧张素（ＡⅡ）及其体液中Ｎａ＾＋／Ｋ＾＋的变化。结果表明,经热应激后小鼠血浆ＡＮＰ含量无明显变化,ＡＩＩ含量则明显上升,Ｎａ＾＋／Ｋ＾＋明显减少,肺指数也明显升高,而在热应激的恢复期,小鼠血浆ＡＮＰ却极显著上升,为对照组的２５０％,而ＡⅡ却极显著下降,为对照组的４７％,尿Ｎａ＾＋／Ｋ＾＋值仍持续降低,而肺指数却回降么正常水平,这些结果揭示     

急性分离缰核神经细胞膜上外向整流钾通道的电生理特性

钾电流参与静息电位的形成及动作电位的复极过程 ,许多神经递质通过调节Ｋ 通道的活动而影响细胞膜的兴奋性。缰核 (Ｈｂ)是连接边缘前脑至脑干背侧通路的驿站 ,参与机体活动的调节。Ｈｂ内也存在多种神经递质 ,而这些递质对Ｋ 通道活动的影响知之甚少。且关于Ｈｂ神经细胞膜上Ｋ 通道的研究主要运用分子生物学的方法 ,电生理研究较少。本实验用膜片钳的方法探讨了Ｈｂ神经细胞膜上最常见的一种Ｋ 通道的电生理特性 ,为探讨Ｈｂ内神经递质的作用机制提供基础。1　材料和方法(1 )Ｈｂ神经细胞的急性分离　将 1 0～ 2 0ｄ的ＳＤ乳鼠断头取脑 ,…     

血管紧张素Ⅱ在紧张应激引起大鼠血压升高中的作用

实验在雄性Sprague Dawley大鼠上进行。实验动物被随机分为对照组、应激组和应激 腹腔注射卡托普利 (captopril)组。应激组大鼠每天给予电击足底结合噪声的应激刺激 ,每日 2次 ,每次 2h ,连续 15d ;应激 ipcaptopril组大鼠在给予应激刺激期间 ,经腹腔内注射captopril 5 0mg/kg d。实验结果观察到 ,15d后 ,三组大鼠平均尾动脉收缩压分别为 :对照组 16 32± 0 5 5kPa (n =7) ,应激组 19 75± 1 0kPa (n =8) ,应激 ipcaptopril组17 6 9± 1 0 7kPa (n =8)。应激 ipcaptopril组大鼠的尾动脉收缩压较对照组动物有显著升高 (P <0 0 5 ) ,但又显著低于应激组大鼠 (P <0 0 5 ) ;同时 ,三组大鼠下丘脑组织中AVP mRNA水平分别为 :对照组 7332 6 6± 5 2 2 6 5 (n =6 ) ;应激组 12 990 33± 15 33 5 8(n =6 ) ,应激 ipcaptopril组 10 6 15 5± 1410 49(n =6 )。应激 ipcaptopril组大鼠下丘脑组织中AVP mRNA水平较对照组有显著升高 (P <0 0 0 1) ,但又显著低于单纯应激组大鼠 (P <0 0 5 )。统计结果显示 :各组大鼠下丘脑组织中AVP mRNA水平与血压之间存在正相关关系 (P <0 0 0 1)。对照组大鼠在侧脑室注射 (icv)选择性血管升压素 (AVP)V1受体拮抗剂d(CH2 ) 5Tyr(Me)AVP 0 3μg后 ,其平均动脉压 (     

应激时大鼠血,脑,心血管,肾上腺血管紧张素Ⅱ含量的变化

本实验观察了三种应激情况下,大鼠血浆,下丘脑,延髓,心肌,血管及肾上腺组织血管紧张素Ⅱ（ＡⅡ）含量,以及血浆皮质酮含量的。应激方式分为急性应激（冷水游泳,断肢创伤）与慢性应激（寒冷环境刺激）。结果表明：急性应激动物血中ＡⅡ剧烈增高,游泳组达对照值的９００％,创伤组增至３９０％,慢性寒冷组增至１３４％;而组织ＡⅡ除肾上腺外,则以慢性寒冷组增加最明显,游泳组次之,创伤组无明显变化。血浆皮质酮各组均显著     

侧脑室注射血管紧张素Ⅱ对大鼠血压和缰核内神经元电活动的影响

实验观察了侧脑室注射（ｉｃｖ）及缰核（ｈａｂｅｎｕｌａ ｎｕｃｌｅｕｓ）内微电泳血管紧张素Ⅱ（ＡⅡ）与「Ｓａｒ＾１,Ｔｈｒ＾３」－ＡⅡ（ＳＴ－ＡⅡ,ＡⅡ拮抗剂）对正常和诮激性高血压（ｓｔｒｅｓｓ－ｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ ｈｙｐｅｒｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ ＳＩＨ）大鼠血压及内外侧缰核（ＭＨｂ、ＬＨｂ）内心血管神经元入电活动的影响。结果如下：ｉｃｖ ＡⅡ或ＳＴ－ＡⅡ,正常鼠和ＳＩＨ大鼠血压均升高或降低,ＳＩＨ鼠较正常     

去甲痛上腺素在大鼠缰核引起的心血管效应及其机制

Cardiovascular effect of norepinephrine (NE) in the habenular nucleus (Hb) and the underlying mechanism were investigated in urethane-anesthetized rats. NE microinjection into Hb produced a dose-dependent increase in mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate, an effect that could be attenuated by the pretreatment in Hb with alpha-receptor blocker phentolamine, but not by the pretreatment with beta-receptor blocker propranolol or physiological saline. Microinjection of kainic acid into Hb gave rise to a marked increase in mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate, but microinjection of lidocaine did not elicit significant cardiovascular effect. The above results suggest that NE in Hb plays an important role in cardiovascular control as a result of Hb excitation through activation of alpha-receptor.     

孕烷醇酮对应激性高血压大鼠血压的影响

实验探讨了孕烷醇酮(pregnanolone,PGN)对应激性高血压(stress-induced hypertension,SIH)大鼠血压影响的可能机制。采用电击足底结合噪声应激刺激的方法制备应激性高血压大鼠模型,观察每天应激刺激前腹腔注射PGN(0.24 mg/kg)对应激大鼠血压的影响,并观察PGN对应激刺激引起大鼠血中血管紧张素Ⅱ(angiotensin Ⅱ,Ang Ⅱ)含量和大鼠脑内Fos蛋白样免疫反应(FLI)神经元表达的影响。将动物随机分为正常对照组、应激1 h组、应激1 h PGN组、应激15 d组和应激15 d PGN组。实验结果如下:应激15 d PGN组大鼠尾动脉收缩压升高幅值较应激15 d组大鼠尾动脉收缩压升高幅值明显降低(P<0.001)。同时,应激1 h组及应激15 d组血中Ang Ⅱ含量与对照组相比有显著升高(均P<0.001);应激1 h PGN组及应激15 d PGN组大鼠血中Ang Ⅱ含量分别显著低于应激1 h组及应激15 d组(均P<0.05);应激15 d组血中Ang Ⅱ含量较应激1 h组高(P<0.05)。正常对照组、应激15 d组、应激15 d PGN组大鼠脑内仅见少数FLI神经元。与对照组相比,应激1 h组大鼠脑内外侧缰核(LHb)、内侧缰核(MHb)、室旁核(PVN)、杏仁中央核(CeA)和下丘脑外侧区(LH)等部位可见FLI神经元显著增加,而腹腔注射PGN后再应激1 h,可抑制上述效应。结果提示,PGN可抑制SIH大鼠血压升高的程     

肾性和自发性高血压大鼠心肌肥大前后心肌Gαq/11含量的变化

目的 :探讨Gαq/11在不同原因所致心肌肥大中的变化。方法 :两肾一夹肾性高血压大鼠 (RHR)和自发性高血压大鼠(SHR)模型 ,测定动脉血压和心肌肥大指数 ,放免法测定心肌血管紧张素II(AngII)含量 ,免疫印迹法测定心肌Gαq/11含量。 结果 :RHR术后 1周动脉血压、心肌肥大指数及Gαq/11含量与假手术组无差异 ,心肌AngII含量显著升高 (P <0 .0 1) ;术后 8周上述各指标均较假手术组升高。 12周龄SHR动脉血压、心肌肥大指数和AngⅡ含量均较同龄WKY升高 (P均 <0 .0 1) ,但心肌Gαq/11含量却无明显变化 ;4周龄时上述各指标与同龄对照相比均无明显差异。 结论 :Gαq/11在肾性和自发性高血压心肌肥大中有不同变化。     

Involvement of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in diurnal ACTH and corticosterone responsiveness to stress

We explored the contribution of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in ACTH and corticosterone (CORT) diurnal responsiveness of the rat to restraint stress applied either in the morning (AM) or in the evening (PM). Ablation of the SCN caused the diurnal rhythmicity of the CORT response to disappear but had no effects on AM vs. PM differences in the ACTH response. Stress-response curves in SCN-lesioned rats that had prestress levels of CORT either in the AM range or in the PM range, when compared with those obtained for AM and PM controls, showed that the SCN differentially regulates the stress response depending on the underlying secretory activity of the adrenal cortex. When basal CORT secretion is at its lowest, the SCN inhibits CORT responsiveness to stress by controlling pituitary corticotrophs; but when it is at its highest, it has a permissive action that will bypass the hypophysis and reach the adrenals to adjust the response of the gland to ACTH.     

Inhibitory and excitatory mechanisms underlying auditory responses to learned vocalizations in the songbird nucleus HVC

Speech and birdsong require auditory feedback for their development and maintenance, necessitating precise auditory encoding of vocal sounds. In songbirds, the telencephalic song premotor nucleus HVC contains neurons that respond highly selectively to the bird's own song (BOS), a property distinguishing HVC from its auditory afferents. We examined the contribution of inhibitory and excitatory synaptic inputs to BOS-evoked firing in those HVC neurons innervating a pathway essential for audition-dependent vocal plasticity. Using in vivo intracellular techniques, we found that G protein-coupled, potassium-mediated inhibition, tuned to the BOS, interacts with BOS-tuned excitation through several mechanisms to shape neuronal firing patterns. Furthermore, in the absence of this inhibition, the response bias to the BOS increases, reminiscent of cancellation mechanisms in other sensorimotor systems.     

Neural mechanisms and computations underlying stress effects on learning and memory

Stress has complex effects on memory function that can vary depending on the type of information that is learned and in relation to inter-individual characteristics. Recent work has also shown that stress can switch performance between memory systems, biasing it toward habit in detriment of spatial or goal-directed strategies. In addition, novel synaptic mechanisms have been implicated in the effects of stress in plasticity and memory. Computational modeling is emerging as a useful approach to integrate and to ascertain neural and cognitive computations underlying different effects of stress in memory. Having provided novel explanations for the inverted-U-shaped relationship between stress and cognitive performance, model-based analysis studies can improve our understanding of diverse effects of stress in cognition and psychopathology.     

Oxidative stress in pathogenesis of arterial hypertension in ISIAH rats]

The NO-synthase activity and the rate of NO production in the rat aortic wall and cerebellum were 2-1.5-fold higher in the ISIAH rats than in normotensive WAG rat strain. In contrast, the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was significantly reduced in the ISIAH rats. The blood level of reduced thiols was also much lower in the ISIAH rats. The findings suggest that oxidative stress may play a significant role in pathogenesis of stress-sensitive hypertension in the ISIAH rat strain.     

Differential mechanisms underlying neuroprotection of hydrogen sulfide donors against oxidative stress

This study investigated whether slow-releasing organic hydrogen sulfide donors act through the same mechanisms as those of inorganic donors to protect neurons from oxidative stress. By inducing oxidative stress in a neuronal cell line HT22 with glutamate, we investigated the protective mechanisms of the organic donors: ADT-OH [5-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3H-1,2-dithiole-3-thione], the most widely used moiety for synthesizing slow-releasing hydrogen sulfide donors, and ADT, a methyl derivative of ADT-OH. The organic donors were more potent than the inorganic donor sodium hydrogensulfide (NaHS) in protecting HT22 cells against glutamate toxicity. Consistent with previous publications, NaHS partially restored glutamate-depleted glutathione (GSH) levels, protected HT22 from direct free radical damage induced by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), and NaHS protection was abolished by a K_ATP channel blocker glibenclamide. However, neither ADT nor ADT-OH enhanced glutamate-depleted GSH levels or protected HT22 from H₂O₂-induced oxidative stress. Glibenclamide, which abolished NaHS neuroprotection against oxidative stress, did not block ADT and ADT-OH neuroprotection against glutamate-induced oxidative stress. Unexpectedly, we found that glutamate induced AMPK activation and that compound C, a well-established AMPK inhibitor, remarkably protected HT22 from glutamate-induced oxidative stress, suggesting that AMPK activation contributed to oxidative glutamate toxicity. Interestingly, all hydrogen sulfide donors, including NaHS, remarkably attenuated glutamate-induced AMPK activation. However, under oxidative glutamate toxicity, compound C only increased the viability of HT22 cells treated with NaHS, but did not further increase ADT and ADT-OH neuroprotection. Thus, suppressing AMPK activation likely contributed to ADT and ADT-OH neuroprotection. In conclusion, hydrogen sulfide donors acted through differential mechanisms to confer neuroprotection against oxidative toxicity and suppressing AMPK activation was a possible mechanism underlying neuroprotection of organic hydrogen sulfide donors against oxidative toxicity.     

Ion channel mechanisms underlying frequency-firing patterns of the avian nucleus magnocellularis: A computational model

We have previously shown that late-developing avian nucleus magnocellularis (NM) neurons (embryonic [E] days 19–21) fire action potentials (APs) that resembles a band-pass filter in response to sinusoidal current injections of varying frequencies. NM neurons located in the mid- to high-frequency regions of the nucleus fire preferentially at 75 Hz, but only fire a single onset AP to frequency inputs greater than 200 Hz. Surprisingly, NM neurons do not fire APs to sinusoidal inputs less than 20 Hz regardless of the strength of the current injection. In the present study we evaluated intrinsic mechanisms that prevent AP generation to low frequency inputs. We constructed a computational model to simulate the frequency-firing patterns of NM neurons based on experimental data at both room and near physiologic temperatures. The results from our model confirm that the interaction among low- and high-voltage activated potassium channels (K_LVA and K_HVA, respectively) and voltage dependent sodium channels (Na_V) give rise to the frequency-firing patterns observed in vitro. In particular, we evaluated the regulatory role of K_LVA during low frequency sinusoidal stimulation. The model shows that, in response to low frequency stimuli, activation of large K_LVA current counterbalances the slow-depolarizing current injection, likely permitting Na_V closed-state inactivation and preventing the generation of APs. When the K_LVA current density was reduced, the model neuron fired multiple APs per sinusoidal cycle, indicating that K_LVA channels regulate low frequency AP firing of NM neurons. This intrinsic property of NM neurons may assist in optimizing response to different rates of synaptic inputs.     

Involvement of the lateral habenula in the regulation of generalized anxiety- and panic-related defensive responses in rats

Recently obtained evidence points to the involvement of the lateral habenular nuclei (LHb) in the mediation of coping defensive responses to threatening/stressful stimuli. Nevertheless, the role of this brain area in the regulation of defensive responses that have been associated with specific subtypes of anxiety disorders recognized in clinical settings is presently unknown. To address this question, we investigated the effects of either electrolytic lesions or chemical stimulation of the LHb on the defensive behaviors generated in rats by the elevated T-maze. This experimental model allows the measurement, in a same rat, of two defensive behaviors, inhibitory avoidance and escape, that have been related in terms of psychopathology to generalized anxiety and panic disorders, respectively. Bilateral electrolytic lesions of the LHb (1 mA, 10 s) impaired inhibitory avoidance acquisition and facilitated escape performance. On the other hand, chemical stimulation of the LHb by bilateral microinjection of kainic acid (30-60 pmol/0.2 microL) had the opposite effect, i.e., facilitated inhibitory avoidance and impaired escape. The present results indicate that the LHb exerts an opposed regulatory control on generalized anxiety- and panic-related defensive responses in rats.     

Endoplasmic reticulum stress response is involved in the pathogenesis of stress induced gastric lesions in rats

Stress gastric ulcer is a serious complication, but the mechanism involved is not fully clarified. It is well known that mucosal cell apoptosis plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of gastric ulceration. Recent studies have shown that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is an important pathway leading to cellular apoptosis. To investigate the role of ER stress in the pathogenesis of stress gastric ulcer, we studied the alteration in the expression of ER stress markers GRP78 (glucose-regulated protein 78) and caspase-12 (an ER stress-specific proapoptotic molecule) and their relations with gastric mucosal apoptosis during development of stress gastric lesions in the water-immersion and restraint stress (WRS) model in rats. Rats developed severe gastric lesions after 6 h of WRS. Typical apoptosis was observed at the edge cells of WRS induced gastric lesions. Western blot analysis showed that GRP78 and activated caspase-12 were over-expressed in the gastric tissues of WRS rats. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that increased GRP78 and caspase-12 were distributed only under the lesions. In addition, dithiothreitol and tunicamycin (ER stress inducers), which increased the expression of GRP78 and activated caspase-12, caused gastric mucosal injury and mucosal cell apoptosis in vitro. These findings suggest that ER stress might be involved in the development of stress gastric ulcer through an apoptotic mechanism.     

Manifestation of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension in ISIAH rats.

The ISIAH rat strain with stress-sensitive arterial hypertension was intentionally selected to study the role of stress as a factor in the development of arterial hypertension. This study aimed to determine the role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) in the pathogenesis of hypertension in ISIAH rats. The nitric oxide concentrations measured by EPR were found to be significantly higher for hypertensive ISIAH rats compared with that for normotensive Wistar rats in both the aortic wall (2 times) and cerebellum (1.5 times). The activity of superoxide dismutase measured in the blood of ISIAH rats was found to be about 1.5 times lower compared with that of Wistar rats. These data support the suggestion that ROS and RNS, including superoxide radicals and nitric oxide, may play an important role in development of stress-induced hypertension in ISIAH rats. The tissue content of reduced thiols has been considered as a marker of oxidative damage. To study the tissue oxidative status we used an EPR method for quantitative determination of SH groups. The concentration of reduced thiols in the blood of ISIAH rats was much lower than that in Wistar rats (0.6 +/- 0.05 and 1.57 +/- 0.1 mM, respectively).