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1. Whole body sodium depletion modifies AT1 mRNA expression and serotonin content in the dorsal raphe nucleus.

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Porcari CY, Araujo IG, Urzedo-Rodrigues L, De Luca LA Jr, Menani JV, Caeiro XE, Imboden H, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Reis LC, Vivas L, Godino A, and Mecawi AS

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Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers pharmacology, Animals, Appetite physiology, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus chemistry, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Losartan pharmacology, Male, Neurons chemistry, RNA, Messenger analysis, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 analysis, Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 physiology, Sodium blood, Subfornical Organ chemistry, Subfornical Organ metabolism, Tryptophan Hydroxylase analysis, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus metabolism, Gene Expression physiology, Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1 genetics, Serotonin analysis, Sodium deficiency
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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., (© 2019 British Society for Neuroendocrinology.)

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2019
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2. Serotonergic mechanisms of the lateral parabrachial nucleus and cholinergic-induced sodium appetite.

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Menani JV, Barbosa SP, De Luca LA Jr, De Gobbi JI, and Johnson AK

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Animals, Appetite drug effects, Carbachol pharmacology, Cholinergic Agonists pharmacology, Drinking drug effects, Injections, Injections, Intraventricular, Male, Methysergide pharmacology, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Serotonin Antagonists pharmacology, Sodium Chloride, Appetite physiology, Cholinergic Fibers physiology, Rhombencephalon physiology, Serotonin physiology, Sodium
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Central cholinergic mechanisms are suggested to participate in osmoreceptor-induced water intake. Therefore, central injections of the cholinergic agonist carbachol usually produce water intake (i.e., thirst) and are ineffective in inducing the intake of hypertonic saline solutions (i.e., the operational definition of sodium appetite). Recent studies have indicated that bilateral injections of the serotonin receptor antagonist methysergide into the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN) markedly increases salt intake in models involving the activation of the renin-angiotensin system or mineralocorticoid hormones. The present studies investigated whether sodium appetite could be induced by central cholinergic activation with carbachol (an experimental condition where only water is typically ingested) after the blockade of LPBN serotonergic mechanisms with methysergide treatment in rats. When administered intracerebroventricularly in combination with injections of vehicle into both LPBN, carbachol (4 nmol) caused water drinking but insignificant intake of hypertonic saline. In contrast, after bilateral LPBN injections of methysergide (4 microg), intracerebroventricular carbachol induced the intake of 0.3 M NaCl. Water intake stimulated by intracerebroventricular carbachol was not changed by LPBN methysergide injections. The results indicate that central cholinergic activation can induce marked intake of hypertonic NaCl if the inhibitory serotonergic mechanisms of the LPBN are attenuated.

Published
2002
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3. Activation of the serotonergic 5-HT1A receptor in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus inhibits water intake and increases urinary excretion in water-deprived rats

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Villa, Patrícia de Souza, Menani, José Vanderlei, Camargo, Gabriela Maria Pavan de Arruda, Camargo, Luiz Antônio de Arruda, and Saad, Wilson Abrão

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*SEROTONIN, *NEURONS, *HYPOTHALAMUS, *LABORATORY rats, *OXYTOCIN, *DIURESIS, *EXCRETION
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Abstract: The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) may be considered as a dynamic mosaic of chemically-specified subgroups of neurons. 5-HT1A is one of the prime receptors identified and there is expressed throughout all magnocellular regions of the PVN. Several reports have demonstrated that a subpopulation of the magnocellular neurons expressing 5-HT1A receptors are oxytocin (OT) neurons and activation of 5-HT1A receptors in the PVN increases the plasma OT. Increasing evidence shows that OT inhibits water intake and increases urinary excretion in rats. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of serotonergic 5-HT1A receptors in the lateral-medial posterior magnocellular region of the PVN in the water intake and diuresis induced by 24 h of water deprivation. Cannulae were implanted in the PVN of rats. 5-HT injections in the PVN reduced water intake and increased urinary excretion. 8-OH-DPAT (a 5-HT1A agonist) injections blocked the water intake and increased urinary output in all the periods of the observation. pMPPF (a 5-HT1A antagonist) injected bilaterally before the 8-OH-DPAT blocked its inhibitory effect on water intake and its diuretic effect. We suggest that antidipsogenic and diuretic responses seem to be mediated via 5-HT1A receptors of the lateral-medial posterior magnocellular region of the PVN in water-deprived rats. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2008
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4. Activation of serotonergic 5-HT1A receptors in the lateral parabrachial nucleus increases NaCl intake

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De Gobbi, Juliana Irani Fratucci, Barbosa, Silas P., De Luca, Laurival A., Thunhorst, Robert L., Johnson, Alan kim, and Menani, José Vanderlei

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*SEROTONIN, *NEUROTRANSMITTERS, *DRINKING (Physiology), *ENZYME inhibitors
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Abstract: Previous studies using non-specific serotonergic agonists and antagonists have shown the importance of serotonergic inhibitory mechanisms in the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN) for controlling sodium and water intake. In the present study, we investigated whether the serotonergic 5-HT1A receptor subtype in the LPBN participates in this control. Male Holtzman rats had cannulas implanted bilaterally into the LPBN. Bilateral injections of the 5-HT1A receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin (8-OH-DPAT, 0.1, 1.25, and 2.5 μg/0.2 μl), into the LPBN enhanced 0.3 M NaCl and water intake of rats injected subcutaneously with the diuretic furosemide (10 mg/kg bw) and a low dose of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril (5 mg/kg bw). The increase in NaCl intake produced by 8-OH-DPAT injections was reduced in dose-related manner by pre-treating the LPBN with the selective 5-HT1A serotonergic antagonist, WAY-100635 (WAY, 1 and 2 μg/0.2 μl). In contrast, WAY did not affect water intake produced by 8-OH-DPAT. WAY-100635 injected alone into the LPBN had no effect on NaCl ingestion. Injections of 8-OH-DAPT (0.1 μg/0.2 μl) into the LPBN also increased 0.3 M NaCl intake induced by 24-h sodium depletion (furosemide, 20 mg/kg bw plus 24 h of sodium-free diet). Serotonin (5-HT, 20 μg/0.2 μl) injected alone or combined with 8-OH-DPAT into the LPBN reduced 24-h sodium depletion-induced 0.3 M NaCl intake. Therefore, the activation of serotonergic 5-HT1A receptors in the LPBN increases stimulated hypertonic NaCl and water intake, while 5-HT injections into the LPBN reduce NaCl intake and prevent the effects of serotonergic 5-HT1A receptor activation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

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2005
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5. Núcleo central da amígdala e Núcleo parabraquial lateral no controle da ingestão de sódio

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Andrade, Gláucia Maria Fabrício de and Menani, José Vanderlei

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Serotonin, Parabrachial nucleus, Muscimol, Fisiologia, FISIOLOGIA [CIENCIAS BIOLOGICAS], Amygdala, Apetite ao sódio, Núcleo central da amígdala, Ingestão de água e sódio, GABA, Angiotensin, Núcleo parabraquial lateral, Adrenergic receptors, Sodium appetite
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Previous studies have shown the importance of serotonergic GABAergic and aadrenergic mechanisms of the lateral parabraquial nucleus (LBPN) in the control of sodium intake. The importance of the central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) for sodium intake induced by different protocols was also demonstrated. Considering the studies showing reciprocal connections between these two structures, the objective of the present study was to investigate if the increase of sodium and water intake produced by the blockade of serotonergic mechanism, or the activation of GABAergic receptors or α2-adrenoceptors in the LPBN would depend on the CeA integrity. Male Holtzman rats with bilateral CeA lesions and bilateral stainless steel cannulas implanted in the LPBN were used to study the possible involvement of the CeA: 1) in water and 0.3 M NaCl intake produced by injections of the diuretic furosemide (FURO) combined with the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor captopril (CAP) subcutaneously (sc); 2) in the increase of 0.3 M NaCl intake induced by the blockade of serotonergic mechanisms or activation of the α2-adrenoceptors of the LPBN in rats treated with FURO + CAP sc; 3) in 0.3 M NaCl intake induced by the activation of GABAergic receptorss of the LPBN in satiated and normovolemic rats. Additionally, the pharmacological blockade of the CeA neurons with bilateral injections of GABAA receptor agonist muscimol was performed in order to test if the effects of CeA electrolytic lesions after the blockade of the inhibitory mechanisms of the NPBL were due to destruction of CeA neurons or destruction of fibers of passage. CeA lesionedrats had a decrease in daily water intake in comparison to sham-lesioned rats during the whole period of test, while the reduction of daily 0.3 M sodium intake occurred after the eighth day of lesions. Animals with bilateral lesions of the CeA also showed a reduction in body weight when compared to sham lesioned-rats. Bilateral lesions of the CeA did not affect FURO+CAP induced-water (9.2 1.6 ml/2 h vs. sham lesion: 12.8 0.7 ml/2 h) and 0.3 M NaCl intake (6.5 3.5 ml/2 h vs. sham lesion: 5.2 0.9 ml/2 h). Bilateral lesions of the CeA (3 days) completely abolished the ingestion of water (0.1 0.05 ml/4 h vs. sham lesion: 8.2 3.5 ml/4 h) and 0.3 M NaCl (0.1 0.1 ml/4 h vs. sham lesion: 16.1 5.4 ml/4 h) induced by bilateral injections of muscimol (0.5 nmol/0.2 μl) into the LPBN in satiated rats. Bilateral lesions of the CeA (5 to 18 days) also abolished the increase in 0.3 M NaCl (11,7 2,8 ml/2 h e 11,7 2,8 ml/2 h vs. sham lesion: 31,5 4,2 ml/2 h e 18,3 ± 3,1 ml/2 h) and water intake (6,7 1,8 ml/2 h e 13,8 2,7 ml/2 h vs. sham lesion: 19,9 3,2 ml/2 h e 22,4 2,5 ml/2 h) produced respectively by bilateral injections of moxonidine (0.5 nmol/0.2 μl) or methysergide (4 μg/0.2 μl) into the LPBN in FURO + CAP treated-rats. Bilateral injections of muscimol (0.5 nmol) into the CeA abolished water (0.1 0.02 ml/4 h vs. saline: 8.8 3.2 ml/4 h) and 0.3 M NaCl intake (0.1 0.04 ml/4h vs. saline: 19.1 6.4 ml/4 h) induced by bilateral injections of muscimol (0.5 nmol/0.2 μl) in the NPBL in satiated animals. Bilateral injections of muscimol (0.25 nmol/0.2 μl) in the CeA abolished the increase of water (3.3 2.3 ml/2 h vs. saline: 26.4 6.7 ml/2 h) and 0.3 M NaCl intake (2.8 1.6 ml/2 h vs. saline: 29.7 7.2 ml/2 h) produced by the bilateral injections of moxonidine (0.5 nmol/0.2 μl) into the NPBL. The present results show that CeA is essential for sodium and water intake after the blockade of LPBN inhibitory mechanisms. The suggestion is that CeA facilitatory mechanisms for sodium intake might be activated after the blockade of LPBN inhibitory mechanisms which might drive rats to ingest sodium. Therefore, if LPBN inhibitory mechanisms were acting normally, they may limit sodium intake because they inhibit CeA facilitatory signals for sodium intake. Estudos anteriores demonstraram a importancia dos mecanismos serotoninergicos, GABAergicos e adrenergicos do nucleo parabraquial lateral (NPBL) na regulacao da ingestao de sodio hipertonico. Tambem ja foi demonstrada a importancia do nucleo central da amigdala (CeA) para a ingestao de sodio hipertonico induzida por diferentes protocolos. Considerando-se os estudos mostrando conexoes reciprocas entre essas duas estruturas, o objetivo do presente estudo foi investigar se o aumento da ingestao de sodio hipertonico produzido pelo bloqueio serotoninergico ou ativacao GABAergica ou adrenergica no NPBL dependeria da integridade do CeA. Em ratos com lesoes bilaterais do CeA e com canulas de aco inoxidavel implantadas bilateralmente no NPBL, foi estudado o possivel envolvimento do CeA: 1) na ingestao de agua e NaCl 0,3 M produzida pelo tratamento subcutaneo com o diuretico furosemida (FURO) combinado com o inibidor da enzima conversora de angiotensina captopril (CAP); 2) no aumento da ingestao de NaCl 0,3 M produzido pelo bloqueio de receptores serotoninergicos ou ativacao dos receptores adrenergicos α2 do NPBL em ratos tratados com FURO + CAP sc; 3) na ingestao de NaCl 0,3 M induzida pela ativacao de receptores GABAergicos do NPBL em ratos saciados e normovolemicos. Adicionalmente, foi realizado o bloqueio farmacologico dos neuronios do CeA com injecoes bilaterais de muscimol, agonista de receptor GABAA, para verificar se os efeitos das lesoes eletroliticas do CeA apos o bloqueio dos mecanismos inibitorios do NPBL eram devido a destruicao de neuronios do CeA ou destruicao de fibras de passagem. Em animais com lesoes bilaterais do CeA a ingestao diaria de agua foi menor quando comparada aos animais com lesoes ficticias ao longo de todo periodo experimental, enquanto que a ingestao diaria de NaCl 0,3 M foi reduzida a partir do oitavo dia apos as lesoes. Esses animais apresentaram uma reducao no peso corporal persistente por todo periodo experimental comparado com o grupo com lesoes ficticias. As lesoes bilaterais do CeA nao afetaram a ingestao de agua (9,2 1,6 ml/2 h vs. lesoes ficticias: 12,8 0,7 ml/2 h) e NaCl 0,3 M (6,5 3,5 ml/2 h vs. lesoes ficticias 5,2 0,9 ml/2 h) induzida por FURO + CAP sc. As lesoes bilaterais do CeA (3 dias) aboliram a ingestao de NaCl 0,3 M (0,1 0,1 ml/4 h vs. lesoes ficticias: 16,1 5,4 ml/4 h) e de agua (0,1 0,05 ml/4 h vs. lesoes ficticias: 8,2 3,5 ml/4 h) induzida pelas injecoes bilaterais de muscimol (0,5 nmol/0,2 μl) no NPBL de ratos saciados. As lesoes bilaterais do CeA (5 a 18 dias) tambem aboliram o aumento da ingestao de NaCl 0,3 M (11,7 2,8 ml/2 h e 11,7 2,8 ml/2 h vs. lesoes ficticias: 31,5 4,2 ml/2 h e 18,3 ± 3,1 ml/2 h) e agua (6,7 1,8 ml/2 h e 13,8 2,7 ml/2 h vs. lesoes ficticias: 19,9 3,2 ml/2 h e 22,4 2,5 ml/2 h) induzidos, respectivamente, pelas injecoes bilaterais de moxonidina (0,5 nmol/0,2 μl) ou metisergida (4 μg/0,2 μl) em ratos previamente tratados com FURO+CAP sc. Injecoes bilaterais de muscimol (0,5 nmol/0,2 μl) no CeA aboliram a ingestao de agua (0,1 0,02 ml/4 h vs. salina: 8,8 3,2 ml/4 h) e NaCl 0,3 M (0,1 0,04 ml/4h vs. salina: 19,1 6,4 ml/4 h) induzidas pela injecao bilateral de muscimol (0,5 nmol/0,2 μl) no NPBL em animais saciados, como tambem as injecoes bilaterais de muscimol (0,25 nmol/0,2 μl) no CeA aboliram o aumento da ingestao de agua (3,3 2,3 ml/2 h vs. salina: 26,4 6,7 ml/2 h) e NaCl 0,3 M (2,8 1,6 ml/2 h vs. salina: 29,7 7,2 ml/2 h) produzido pela injecao bilateral de moxonidina (0,5 nmol/0,2 μl) no NPBL em animais tratados com FURO + CAP sc. Esses resultados demonstram que o CeA e essencial para a ingestao de sodio e agua que ocorre apos o bloqueio dos mecanismos inibitorios do NPBL. A sugestao e que mecanismos facilitatorios para a ingestao de sodio presentes no CeA seriam ativados apos o bloqueio dos mecanismos inibitorios do NPBL o que estimularia os animais a ingerirem sodio. Portanto, se estiverem atuando normalmente, os mecanismos inibitorios do NPBL limitariam a ingestao de sodio porque inibiriam os sinais facilitatorios para ingestao de sodio produzidos pelo CeA.

Published
2009

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