Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6021023 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Our aim was to investigate the effect of central NOS inhibition on hypothalamic arginine vasopressin (AVP) gene expression, hormone release and on the cardiovascular response during experimental sepsis. Male Wistar rats were intracerebroventricularly injected with the non-selective NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor (L-NAME) or aminoguanidine, a selective inhibitor of the inducible isoform (iNOS). After 30Â min, sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) causing an increase in heart rate (HR), as well as a reduction in median arterial pressure (MAP) and AVP expression ratio (AVPR), mainly in the supraoptic nucleus. AVP plasma levels (AVPp) increased in the early but not in the late phase of sepsis. L-NAME pretreatment increased MAP but did not change HR. It also resulted in an increase in AVPp at all time points, except 24Â h, when it returned to basal levels. AVPR, however remained reduced in both nuclei. Aminoguanidine pretreatment resulted in increased MAP in the early phase and higher AVPR in the supraoptic, but not in the paraventricular nucleus, while AVPp remained elevated at all time points. We suggest that increased central NO production, mainly inducible NOS-derived, reduces AVP gene expression differentially in supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei, and that this may contribute to low AVP plasma levels and hypotension in the late phase of sepsis.
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Authors
Gabriela Ravanelli Oliveira-Pelegrin, Sergio Vicente de Azevedo, Song Tieng Yao, David Murphy, Maria José Alves Rocha,