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Tachykinin NK3 receptor contribution to systemic release of vasopressin and oxytocin in response to osmotic and hypotensive challenge.

Abstract
Activation of the neurokinin 3 receptor (NK3R) by a receptor agonist, hypotension, and hyperosmolarity results in the internalization of NK3R expressed by magnocellular neurons and the release of vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) into the circulation. The contribution of NK3R activation to the release of VP and OT in response to hyperosmolarity and hypotension was evaluated by measuring the release of both hormones following pretreatment with a selective NK3R antagonist, SB-222200. Freely behaving male rats were given an intraventricular injection of either 0.15 M NaCl or 250, 500, or 1,000 pmol SB-222200, and then were administered an intravenous infusion of 2 M NaCl or 0.15 M NaCl (experiment 1), or a bolus intra injection of 0.15 M NaCl or hydralazine (HDZ), a hypotension-inducing drug (experiment 2). Blood samples were taken from indwelling arterial catheters at various time points for 1-2 h, both before and after treatments. Plasma VP and OT levels were determined by ELISA. Blockade of NK3R did not affect the baseline levels of either hormone. In contrast, pretreatment with SB-222200 significantly reduced ( approximately 60%) or abolished the release of VP and OT, respectively, to 2 M NaCl infusion. HDZ-induced VP and OT release was eliminated by pretreatment with 500 pmol SB-222200. Therefore, NK3R activation contributes significantly to the systemic release of both VP and OT in response to osmotic and hypotensive challenges.
AuthorsGwendolen E Haley, Francis W Flynn
JournalAmerican journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol) Vol. 293 Issue 2 Pg. R931-7 (Aug 2007) ISSN: 0363-6119 [Print] United States
PMID17522129 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Quinolines
  • Receptors, Neurokinin-3
  • SB 222200
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Vasopressins
  • Hydralazine
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Oxytocin
Topics
  • Animals
  • Hydralazine (pharmacology)
  • Hypotension (chemically induced, metabolism, physiopathology)
  • Hypothalamus (physiology)
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Injections, Intraventricular
  • Male
  • Osmotic Pressure
  • Oxytocin (blood)
  • Quinolines (pharmacology)
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Neurokinin-3 (antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism)
  • Sodium Chloride (pharmacology)
  • Vasodilator Agents (pharmacology)
  • Vasopressins (blood)
  • Water-Electrolyte Balance (drug effects, physiology)

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