Chemical stimulation of the nucleus tractus solitarii decreases spinal cord blood flow in anesthetized rats. 1995

M Maeda, and M Inoue, and S Takao, and Y Ikegami, and M Nakai, and A J Krieger, and H N Sapru, and Y Hayashida
Department of Systems Physiology, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

L-Glutamate was microinjected into the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in anesthetized (chloralose and urethane), paralyzed and artificially ventilated rats, and spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) was determined using a combination of labeled microspheres. Unilateral chemical stimulation of the NTS (n = 13) significantly decreased SCBF in the cervical cord from 43 +/- 6 (mean +/- SEM) to 28 +/- 4 (P < 0.05), in the thoracic cord from 35 +/- 3 to 24 +/- 4 (P < 0.01), and in the lumbar cord from 49 +/- 3 to 40 +/- 3 ml min-1 (100 g)-1 (P < 0.05). The decrease in SCBF was not due to the decrease in arterial blood pressure (ABP) because the SCBF during the chemical stimulation of the NTS was significantly smaller (P < 0.05) than the SCBF during controlled hemorrhagic hypotension (n = 11). Chemical stimulation of the NTS did not affect the reactivity of the spinal cord vessels to hypercapnia (n = 5). Microinjection of the vehicle solution into the NTS had no effects on spinal cord circulation (n = 9). These results suggest that the cell bodies within the NTS may play a role in the control of spinal cord circulation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D006470 Hemorrhage Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. Bleeding,Hemorrhages
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013116 Spinal Cord A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER. Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords
D013268 Stimulation, Chemical The increase in a measurable parameter of a PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS, including cellular, microbial, and plant; immunological, cardiovascular, respiratory, reproductive, urinary, digestive, neural, musculoskeletal, ocular, and skin physiological processes; or METABOLIC PROCESS, including enzymatic and other pharmacological processes, by a drug or other chemical. Chemical Stimulation,Chemical Stimulations,Stimulations, Chemical
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D017552 Solitary Nucleus GRAY MATTER located in the dorsomedial part of the MEDULLA OBLONGATA associated with the solitary tract. The solitary nucleus receives inputs from most organ systems including the terminations of the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves. It is a major coordinator of AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM regulation of cardiovascular, respiratory, gustatory, gastrointestinal, and chemoreceptive aspects of HOMEOSTASIS. The solitary nucleus is also notable for the large number of NEUROTRANSMITTERS which are found therein. Nucleus Solitarius,Nuclei Tractus Solitarii,Nucleus Tractus Solitarii,Nucleus of Solitary Tract,Nucleus of Tractus Solitarius,Nucleus of the Solitary Tract,Solitary Nuclear Complex,Solitary Tract Nucleus,Complex, Solitary Nuclear,Complices, Solitary Nuclear,Nuclear Complex, Solitary,Nuclear Complices, Solitary,Nuclei Tractus Solitarius,Nucleus Tractus Solitarius,Nucleus, Solitary,Nucleus, Solitary Tract,Solitarii, Nuclei Tractus,Solitarius Nucleus, Tractus,Solitarius, Nuclei Tractus,Solitary Nuclear Complices,Tractus Solitarii, Nuclei,Tractus Solitarius Nucleus,Tractus Solitarius, Nuclei
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D018698 Glutamic Acid A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Aluminum L-Glutamate,Glutamate,Potassium Glutamate,D-Glutamate,Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer,L-Glutamate,L-Glutamic Acid,Aluminum L Glutamate,D Glutamate,Glutamate, Potassium,L Glutamate,L Glutamic Acid,L-Glutamate, Aluminum

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