蓝斑α受体减弱脑室注射组胺对颈动脉窦压力感受性反射的重调定

目的:探讨蓝斑α1和α2受体在脑室注射(ICV)组胺(HA)对颈动脉窦反射(CBR)重调定中的作用.方法:孤离麻醉SD大鼠的双侧颈动脉窦区,将不同窦内压(ISP)与其对应的平均动脉压(MAP)值进行Logistic五参数曲线拟合,求得ISP-MAP关系曲线及其特征参数,观察ICV HA以及预先在蓝斑(LC)微量注射α1或α2受体拮抗剂对CBR的影响.结果:ICV HA(60 μmol·L,5μl)导致ISP-MAP关系曲线后半程显著上移(P＜0.05),反射参数MAP反射变动范围及反射最大增益减小(P＜0.05);预先向LC注射选择性的α1受体拮抗剂酚苄明(PBZ,3μmol·L,500nl)或α2受体拮抗剂育亨宾(YOH,2.5μmol·L-1,500 nl),均能明显加强HA的上述效应,PBZ的这种加强作用不如YOH的显著(P＜0.05).结论:脑室给HA使CBR产生快速重调定,反射敏感性下降;LC的α1、α2受体作用可减弱ICV HA对CBR的抑制性重调定;α2受体在调制这种重调定的过程中可能发挥更为重要的作用.     

孤束核α受体调制脑室注射组胺对颈动脉窦反射的抑制

目的：探讨孤柬核（NTS）α1和α2受体在脑室注射（ICV）组胺（HA）对颈动脉窦反射（CBR）重调定中的作用。方法：孤离麻醉SD大鼠的双侧颈动脉窦区,将不同窦内压（ISP）与其对应的平均动脉压（MAP）值进行Logistic五参数曲线拟合,求得ISP-MAP关系曲线及其特征参数,观察ICVHA以及预先在NTS微量注射α1或α2受体拮抗剂对CBR的影响。结果：ICVHA（60μmol·L^-1,5μl）导致ISP-MAP关系曲线后半程显著上移（P〈0．05）,ISP-增益关系曲线中部明显下移（P〈0．05）,反射参数MAP反射变动范围及反射最大增益减小（P〈0.05）;预先向NTS注射选择性的α1受体拮抗剂酚苄明（PBZ,3μmol·L^-1,500n1）或α2受体拮抗剂育亨宾（YOH,2,5μmol·L^-1,500n1）。均能明显加强HA的上述效应,PBZ的这种加强作用不如YOH的显著（P〈0．05）.结论：脑室注射HA使CBR产生快速重调定,反射敏感性下降;NTS的α1、α2受体作用可减弱ICVHA对CBR的抑制性重调定;α2受体在调制这种重调定的过程中可能发挥更为重要的作用：     

激动中枢组胺能受体对应激大鼠颈动脉窦压力感受性反射重调定的影响

应激1周的大鼠,麻醉后弧离双侧颈动脉窦区,将不同窦内压（ISP）与其对应的平均动脉压（MAP）值进行Logistic5个参数曲线拟合。根据所得ISP－MAP关系曲线及其特征参数,分别观察侧脑室(i.c.v.）注射和弧束核（NTS）内注射组胺受体拮抗剂对颈动脉窦压力感受性反射（CSR）的影响,并与相应的非应激CSR水平进行比较。结果如下：（1）应激导致ISP－MAP关系曲线显著全面上移,窦内压和增益（ISP-Gain）关系曲线中部明显下移,反射参数中阈压（TP）、饱和压（SP）、调定点（set point）和最大增益时的窦内压（ISPGmax）值增大,MAP反射变动范围（MAPrange）及反射最大增益（Gmax）减小;（2）I.c.v.H1或H2受体拮抗剂氯苯吡胺（CHL）15μg或西咪替丁（CIM）15μg,在20min内均可明显减弱应激对CSR的上述改变,CIM的这种减弱作用不如CHL的显著;（3）NTS内注射CHL（0.5μg）或CIM（1.5μg）,对应激所致CSR变化的影响与i.c.v.CHL或CIM后的相类似;（4）分别i.c.v.和NTS内注射CHL或CIM后,均不能使应激的CSR水平完全恢复到相应的非应激对照水平。以上结果提示,应激引起CSR重调定,反射敏感性下降;其部分机制可能是激活中枢组胺能系统,通过中枢组胺能受体（H1和H2受体）尤其是H1受体介导而发挥作用;下丘脑－NTS的组胺能通路可能是应激导致CSR重调定的下行通路之一。     

孤束核组胺受体参与大鼠脑室注射组胺对颈动脉窦反射的抑制

目的:探讨孤束核(NTS)组胺(HA)受体在脑室注射(ICV) HA对颈动脉窦压力感受性反射(CBR)影响中的作用.方法:分离麻醉大鼠的双侧颈动脉窦区,将不同窦内压(ISP)与其对应的平均动脉压(MAP)值进行Logistic五参数曲线拟合,求得ISP-MAP关系曲线及其特征参数,观察ICV HA以及预先在NTS微量注射HA受体拮抗剂对CBR的作用.结果:ICV HA (100 ng)导致ISP-MAP关系曲线显著上移,ISP和增益关系曲线中部明显下移,反射参数中阈压、饱和压和最大增益时的窦内压值增大,MAP反射变动范围及反射最大增益减小.预先向NTS内注射H1或H2受体拮抗剂氯苯吡胺(CHL,0.5 μg)或西咪替丁(CIM,1.5 μg),均可明显减弱HA的上述效应,CIM的这种减弱作用不如CHL的显著.结论:脑室给HA使CBR产生快速重调定,反射敏感性下降,NTS的H1和H2受体尤以H1受体在ICV HA抑制CBR的机制中发挥重要作用,下丘脑-NTS的HA能通路可能是HA调节CBR的下行通路之一.     

大鼠侧脑室内注射组胺对颈动脉窦压力感受性反射的影响及其中枢机制

在50只麻醉的大鼠孤离双侧颈动脉窦区,将不同窦内压（ISP）与其对应的平均动脉压（MAP）值进行Logistic五参数曲线拟合,根据所得ISP-MAP关系曲线及其特征参数,观察侧脑室注射（i.c.v)组胺（HA）对颈动脉窦压力感受性反射（CSR）的影响,并对其作用机制进行了初步探讨。结果如下：（1）i.c.v.HA(100ng)导致ISP-MAP关系曲线显著上移,ISP和增益（Gain)关系曲线中部明显下移,反射参数中阈压（TP）,饱和压（SP）和最大增益时的窦内压（ISPGmax)值增大,MAP反射变动范围（MAPrange)及反射最大增益（Gmax)减小。（2）预先i.c.v.H1受体拮抗剂氯苯吡胺（CHL,5μg）或H2受体拮抗剂西咪替丁（CIM,15μg）,可明显减弱HA的上述效应,CIM的这种减弱作用不如CHL的显著。（3）预先同时i.c.v.CHL和CIM（分别为5和15μg）,能完全取消HA的效应。（4）预先向孤束核（NTS）内注射CHL（0.5μg）或CIM（1.5μg）,对HA效应的影响与i.c.v.CHL或CIM后的相类似,但NTS内注射CHL或CIM后i.c.v.HA所致的TP变化表现明显下降。以上结果提示,侧脑室给HA使CSR产生快速重调定,反射敏感性下降,功能受抑;其机制是通过中枢HA受体介导,H1受体的作用比H2受体更为明显;下丘脑-NTS的HA能通路可能是HA调节CSR的下行通路之一。NTS处的HA受体在i.c.v.HA抑制CSR的机制中可能发挥重要的作用。     

中枢去甲肾上腺素能系统对大鼠颈动脉窦反射的影响

孤离颈动脉窦,向侧脑室(LCV)注射6-羟多巴胺(6-OHDA,200μg)和电解损毁蓝斑(LC),建立窦内压(ISP)-平均动脉压(MAP)关系曲线,与对照组比较,研究中枢去甲肾上腺素能系统对ISP调节MAP的影响。通过Logistic曲线方程符合所有ISP-MAP曲线,曲线的特征是由两个参数即曲线斜率的反演点坐标和MAP变动范围决定的,MAP变动范围同斜率因子的变化率有关,并受ISP的控制。结果如下:(1)注射6-OHDA后,ISP-MAP曲线斜率变化率显著低于对照组,窦内压控制的平均动脉压变动范围明显缩小,而曲线斜率反演点的横坐标(即ISP的位置)无改变。(2)与对照组相比,电解损毁LC后,引起ISP-MAP曲线相似于注射6-OHDA后的变化,但不如后者显著。结果提示:中枢去甲肾上腺素能神经系统可易化颈动脉窦反射。     

蓝斑区去甲肾上腺素能神经元在Orexin促麻醉觉醒中的作用研究

目的：探讨蓝斑区（LC）去甲肾上腺素能神经元在orexin促麻醉觉醒中作用。方法：应用异氟烷对成年SD大鼠进行麻醉,15分钟后,将SD大鼠随机分为6组,分别注射orexin-A/B（100pmol/0.3μL）及其溶剂saline（0.3μL）;orexin I型受体拮抗剂SB334867/II型受体拮抗剂TCS-OX2-29（20μg/0.3μL及其溶剂DMSO（0.3μL）,通过观察大鼠翻正反射的消失和恢复时间,研究蓝斑区微注射orexin及其拮抗剂对异氟烷麻醉的诱导和觉醒的影响。结果：蓝斑区（LC）微注射四种试剂或其溶剂均对SD大鼠异氟烷麻醉的诱导时间无明显影响;蓝斑区（LC）微注射orexin-A能缩短SD大鼠异氟烷麻醉觉醒时间（P〈0.001）,而微注射orexinI型拮抗剂SB334867能延长觉醒时间（P〈0.001）;orexin-B、orexin II型受体拮抗剂TCS-OX2-29对大鼠异氟烷麻醉的觉醒无明显影响。结论：蓝斑区（LC）的去甲肾上腺素能神经元介导了orexin的促麻醉觉醒作用。     

中枢α受体在大鼠颈动脉窦反射中的调制作用

孤离大鼠左侧颈动脉窦,采用侧脑室(LCV)注射α_1受体阻断剂酚苄明(phenoxybenzam-ine PBZ,2μg/20μl)或α_2受体阻断剂育亨宾(yohimbine Y,2μg/20μl),以颈动脉窦内压(ISP)-平均动脉压(MAP)关系曲线及其有关参数为指标,研究和分析了中枢α受体对颈动脉窦反射的影响。将所得ISP和MAP经Logistic方程拟合,建立ISP-MAP关系曲线。结果如下:PBZ组,ISP-MAP关系曲线在高窦内压区明显上移;峰斜率、MAP变动范围明显减小;ISP-斜率关系曲线在15.96kPa处明显下移。Y组,ISP-MAP关系曲线在高窦内压区明显上移;峰斜率、MAP变动范围明显减小,阈压明显增大,ISP-斜率关系曲线在10.64、15.96kPa处明显下移。与PBZ组相比,Y组的峰斜率、MAP变动范围减小更明显。结果表明:中枢α_1或α_2受体阻断后,窦反射的敏感性明显降低,其中阻断α_2受体的作用尤为明显。     

AT1受体在脑胆碱能刺激引起的蓝斑TH免疫反应活性变化中的作用

目的：探讨大鼠侧脑室注射胆碱能激动剂氨甲酰胆碱（carbachol,CBC）后蓝斑儿茶酚胺能神经元活性和血管紧张素能AT1受体表达的变化以及阻断ATl受体对上述变化的影响。方法：选用SD雄性大鼠,利用免疫组织化学方法,观察侧脑室注射氨甲酰胆碱（0．5μg）和／或losartan（20μg）后40min,蓝斑的酪氨酸羟化酶（tyrosine hydroxylase,TH）及AT1受体免疫反应活性的变化。结果：侧脑室注射氨甲酰胆碱（0．5pg）后40min,蓝斑的TH及ATl受体免疫反应阳性神经元数目明显增多（P〈0．05）,免疫染色强度明显增强（P〈0．05）。losartan预处理后蓝斑的TH免疫反应活性和AT1受体表达明显下降（P〈0．05）。结论：侧脑室注射胆碱能激动剂氨甲酰胆碱对蓝斑儿茶酚胺能神经元具有兴奋作用,AT1受体表达增强;阻断脑血管紧张素能AT1受体可下调氨甲酰胆碱在蓝斑诱导的上述变化。     

慢性应激性高血压大鼠中刺激弓状核引起的降压作用

用电击足底加噪音刺激的慢性应激方法,使成年雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠获得持续性高血压。在这种慢性应激性高血压大鼠弓状核区微量注射0.3μL-谷氨酸钠(150mmol),可导致明显的血压下降。分别在中脑导水管周围灰质背内侧区和蓝斑区微量注射0.3μl和0.1μlβ—内啡肽抗血清后,上述弓状核神经元兴奋导致的降压效应明显减弱。结果表明,大鼠获得慢性应激性高血压后,弓状核神经元的兴奋具有明显降压作用,此作用可能与弓状核β—内啡肽能神经元的下行投射纤维的活动有关。     

Noradrenaline induces expression of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) in murine primary astrocytes and neurons

Cerebral inflammatory events play an important part in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), a nuclear hormone receptor that mediates anti-inflammatory actions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and thiazolidinediones, have been therefore proposed as a potential treatment of AD. Experimental evidence suggests that cortical noradrenaline (NA) depletion due to degeneration of the locus ceruleus (LC) - a pathological hallmark of AD - plays a permissive role in the development of inflammation in AD. To study a possible relationship between NA depletion and PPARgamma-mediated suppression of inflammation we investigated the influence of NA on PPARgamma expression in murine primary cortical astrocytes and neurons. Incubation of astrocytes and neurons with 100 micro m NA resulted in an increase of PPARgamma mRNA as well as PPARgamma protein levels in both cell types. These effects were blocked by the beta-adrenergic antagonist propranolol but not by the alpha-adrenergic antagonist phentolamine, suggesting that they might be mediated by beta-adrenergic receptors. Our results indicate for the first time that PPARgamma expression can be modulated by the cAMP signalling pathway, and suggest that the anti-inflammatory effects of NA on brain cells may be partly mediated by increasing PPARgamma levels. Conversely, decreased NA due to LC cell death in AD may reduce endogenous PPARgamma expression and therefore potentiate neuroinflammatory processes.     

Noradrenergic depletion increases inflammatory responses in brain: effects on IkappaB and HSP70 expression

The inflammatory responses in many cell types are reduced by noradrenaline (NA) binding to beta-adrenergic receptors. We previously demonstrated that cortical inflammatory responses to aggregated amyloid beta (Abeta) are increased if NA levels were first depleted by lesioning locus ceruleus (LC) noradrenergic neurons, which replicates the loss of LC occurring in Alzheimer's disease. To examine the molecular basis for increased responses, we used the selective neurotoxin DSP4 to lesion the LC, and then examined levels of putative anti-inflammatory molecules. Inflammatory responses were achieved by injection of aggregated Abeta1-42 peptide and IL-1beta into frontal cortex, which induced neuronal inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and microglial IL-1beta expression. DSP4-treatment reduced basal levels of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) inhibitory IkappaB proteins, and of heat shock protein (HSP)70. Inflammatory responses were prevented by co-injection (ibuprofen or ciglitzaone) or oral administration (pioglitazone) of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) agonists. Treatment with PPARgamma agonists restored IkappaBalpha, IkappaBbeta, and HSP70 levels to values equal or above those observed in control animals, and reduced activation of cortical NF-kappaB. These results suggest that noradrenergic depletion reduces levels of anti-inflammatory molecules which normally limit cortical responses to Abeta, and that PPARgamma agonists can reverse that effect. These findings suggest one mechanism by which PPARgamma agonists could provide benefit in neurological diseases having an inflammatory component.     

Growth and myelination of explant cultures in defined medium

Summary The purpose of this study was to compare the development of organotypic cultures in defined medium versus nutrient containing serum and embryo extract (EE). Explant cultures of cerebellum with or without locus ceruleus were grown in the Maximow system and monitored in the living state and with histological stains. Thinner explants, fibronectin and a more frequent feeding schedule were required to overcome the growth differences encountered using a defined medium. The final medium formulation was arrived at by evaluation of living cultures and consisted of a basal medium (Dulbecco's minimal essential medium), a number of hormones and other supplements, and a final glucose concentration of 750 mg %. Using a Golgi stain and histofluorescence, it was shown that the three major types of neurons—Purkinje, deep nuclear, and locus ceruleus—developed similarly in the defined medium and in serum-EE cultures. Myelination occurred in virtually all cerebellar cultures in defined medium and the onset was earlier than in serum-EE cultures. These results indicate that differentiation of oligodendroglia and maturation of neurons occur in a defined medium. Elimination of thyroid hormone delayed the maturation of the cultures, both neurons and myelin, by 3–4 days. This project was supported by a grant from Supply and Services (Canada) and from the Department of Health and Welfare (Canada). The findings and opinions are the sole responsibility of the authors. EDITOR'S STATEMENT This article describes adaptations of serum-free cell culture methods previously developed by other laboratories to the organ culture of central nervous system tissues. Although it is difficult to develop reliable procedures for quantitative analyses in cultures of this type, organ cultures provide unique advantages in the study of development, regeneration and response to damage, organismal and cellular senescence and genetic abnormalities of the nervous system. Observations reported here regarding effects of thyroid hormone on cellular maturation in this culture system may be valuable in future studies in these areas.     

Angiotensin II receptor binding in the locus ceruleus of spontaneously hypertensive rats and Wistar-Kyoto rats: A quantitative autoradiographic study with references to hypertension and cardiac/testicular hypertrophy

The locus ceruleus (LC) contains a high density of angiotensin II (All) receptors. The role of All receptors at the LC in genetic hypertension and organ function is unclear. Spontaneously hypertensive (SHR) rats and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats were studied, and blood pressure of animals was measured using the tail-cuff method. Animals were decapitated and the heart weight (HW) and testicular weight (TW) of animals measured. All receptor binding was carried out by incubating the LC tissue sections with 200 pM [¹²⁵I]-All receptor ligand, and measured using quantitative autoradiography. Results showed that the HW/BW ratio was significantly higher in SHR rats than WKY rats. However, the TW/BW ratio was higher in SHR rats than WKY rats only at two hypertensive stages, whereas All receptor binding capacity in the LC was also statistically higher in SHR rats than WKY rats. Results indicated that cardiac and testicular hypertrophies were related to higher All receptor binding in the LC of SHR rats, when compared with WKY rats. Interestingly, the literature shows that there is an LC-testes axis. In conclusion, this study indicated that All receptors in the LC are associated with genetic hypertension, and testicular weight could be a reasonable index for essential hypertension.     

电刺激大鼠蓝斑核区对实验性急性心肌缺血性损伤的影响

本实验在大鼠尾静脉注射垂体后叶素造成急性心肌缺血性损伤,以心电图肢体导联 S-T_Ⅱ段和 T_Ⅱ以及心率为指标,观察了电刺激蓝斑核区对大鼠急性心肌缺血性损伤的影响。实验结果表明蓝斑核区电刺激组的缺血性心电图恢复时间与对照组相比显著提前,前者为18.8±8.31分,后者为67±12.74分(P<0.01)。脑非蓝斑核区电刺激组的缺血性心电图恢复时间为69.2±6.8分。蓝斑核埋藏电极组的恢复时间为44.5±9.97分,与蓝斑核区电刺激组相比,其差异均非常显著(P<0.01)。这些结果说明蓝斑核区的刺激对大鼠急性心肌缺血性模型的恢复有促进作用。     

Diurnal variation of corticotropin-releasing factor binding sites in the rat brain and pituitary

Summary 1. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is thought to be involved in the regulation of the diurnal activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and to act as a neurotransmitter in the brain. To date it is unknown whether the binding sites of the central CRF system are subject to diurnal variations. 2. We measured the number of CRF binding sites over the course of a complete 24-hr light-dark cycle in the pituitary, amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), cingulate cortex, visceral cortex, paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and locus ceruleus of rats byin vitro receptor autoradiography with iodinated ovine CRF. A 24-hr time course was also established for plasma CRF and corticosterone. 3. The diurnal pattern of plasma CRF does not correlate with the pattern of plasma corticosterone. Within the brain, CRF binding in the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala showed a U-shaped curve with maximum levels in the morning and a wide hallow between 1500 and 0100. A biphasic profile with a small depression in the afternoon and a more pronounced depression in the second half of the activity period is characteristic for the other brain areas and the pituitary. The profile for the pituitary correlates with those for the BNST and the area of the locus ceruleus. Furthermore, the diurnal pattern of CRF binding sites in the BNST correlates with that of the hippocampus, and the daytime pattern of the visceral cortex is similar to that of both the hippocampus and the BNST. 4. Since the CRF-binding profiles in the brain and the pituitary clearly differ from the profiles of both plasma CRF and corticosterone, one may assume that the diurnal pattern of central CRF binding sites is not directly coupled to the activity of the HPA axis.     

Cholinesterases in Single Nerve Cells Isolated from the Locus Ceruleus and from Nucleus of the Facial Nerve of the Rat: A Microgasometric Study

Cholinesterase activity in single nerve cell bodies isolated from the locus ceruleus and nucleus of the facial nerve of the rat was analyzed by the microgasometric method. Acetylcholinesterase activity is about the same in both types of cells. Nonspecific cholinesterase is present in noradrenergic cells of the locus ceruleus but not in the cholinergic cells of the nucleus of the facial nerve. The total activity of cholinesterases and the activity of acetylcholinesterase in nerve cell bodies isolated from the locus ceruleus remains practically unchanged from the tenth postnatal day until the age of 24 months. Depletion of noradrenaline by a high dose of reserpine does not influence the total activity of cholinesterases in nerve cell bodies of locus ceruleus.     

Changes in histamine H3 receptor responsiveness in mouse brain

Changes in various histamine (HA) H3 receptor-mediated responses and H3 receptor binding in brain were investigated in mice receiving single or repeated administration of ciproxifan, a potent brain-penetrating and selective H3 receptor antagonist. Blockade of the H3 autoreceptor was nearly as effective in enhancing levels of tele-methylhistamine (t-MeHA), a major HA metabolite, in brain areas when ciproxifan was administered once either at 7 a.m. or 8 p.m., in spite of the large differences of basal levels at these two phases of the circadian cycle. Blockade after a single ciproxifan administration was, however, followed by a transient decrease in striatal t-MeHA levels, possibly reflecting rapid development of autoreceptor hypersensitivity. Following a 5-day administration of ciproxifan and a 2-day drug-free period, basal t-MeHA levels were significantly decreased (approximately -20%) in three brain areas, and the ED50 values of the drug to enhance t-MeHA levels were increased by 5-15 times without significant change in maximal response, indicating that H3 autoreceptor hypersensitivity had developed. However, in synaptosomes from the cerebral cortex of these animals, the H3 receptor-mediated inhibition of K+-induced [3H]HA release was not significantly modified. Subchronic administration of ciproxifan for 10 days also resulted in an increased binding of [125I]iodoproxyfan to the H3 receptor of striatal and hypothalamic membranes by 40-54%. Hypersensitivity at H3 somatodendritic autoreceptors and at heteroreceptors attributable to an increased number of HA binding sites could account for the various changes observed in this study.