Effects of nitric oxide and GABA interaction within ventrolateral medulla on cardiovascular responses during static muscle contraction.
Brain Res
; 922(2): 234-42, 2001 Dec 20.
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We hypothesized that nitric oxide (NO) has opposing roles in regulating cardiovascular responses within the rostral (RVLM) and caudal (CVLM) ventrolateral medulla by modulating release of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). We have measured GABA concentrations within the RVLM and CVLM during increases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) following a 2-min tibial nerve stimulation-evoked static muscle contraction before and after microdialysis of the NO precursor, L-arginine (1.0 microM), for 30 min, and after the NO inhibitor, L-NMMA (1.0 microM), for 30 min. In eight anesthetized rats, muscle contraction significantly increased MAP, HR and GABA levels within the RVLM area (from 0.53+/-0.09 to 1.22+/-0.10 ng/10 microl). Following microdialysis of L-arginine, muscle contraction augmented GABA levels (from 0.45+/-0.07 to 2.18+/-0.09 ng/10 microl) and attenuated changes in MAP and HR. Subsequent application of L-NMMA significantly decreased GABA levels (from 0.47+/-0.08 to 0.22+/-0.07 ng/10 microl) but potentiated MAP and HR responses to a muscle contraction. In contrast, muscle contraction significantly increased MAP and HR but decreased GABA concentrations within the CVLM (from 1.20+/-0.20 to 0.78+/-0.17 ng/10 microl). Following microdialysis of L-arginine, muscle contraction significantly attenuated GABA levels (from 1.34+/-0.19 to 0.33+/-0.10 ng/10 microl) and augmented changes in MAP and HR in response to muscle contraction. A subsequent microdialysis of L-NMMA into the CVLM reversed the effects of L-arginine. These results demonstrate that NO within the RVLM and CVLM differentially modulates cardiovascular responses during static muscle contraction and that NO influences exercise-induced cardiovascular responses by modulating GABA release within the ventrolateral medulla.
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Asunto principal:
Bulbo Raquídeo
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Fenómenos Fisiológicos Cardiovasculares
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Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico
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Contracción Muscular
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Inhibición Neural
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Neuronas
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Óxido Nítrico
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Brain Res
Año:
2001
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Article
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Estados Unidos
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