Journal article
Analysis of afferent, central, and efferent components of the baroreceptor reflex in mice
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Vol.283(5), pp.R1033-1040
11/2002
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00768.2001
PMID: 12376395
Abstract
Studies of genetically modified mice provide a powerful approach to investigate consequences of altered gene expression in physiological and pathological states. The goal of the present study was to characterize afferent, central, and efferent components of the baroreceptor reflex in anesthetized Webster 4 mice. Baroreflex and baroreceptor afferent functions were characterized by measuring changes in renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and aortic depressor nerve activity (ADNA) in response to nitroprusside- and phenylephrine-induced changes in arterial pressure. The data were fit to a sigmoidal logistic function curve. Baroreflex diastolic pressure threshold (P(th)), the pressure at 50% inhibition of RSNA (P(mid)), and baroreflex gain (maximum slope) averaged 74 +/- 5 mmHg, 101 +/- 3 mmHg, and 2.30 +/- 0.54%/mmHg, respectively (n = 6). The P(th), P(mid), and gain for the diastolic pressure-ADNA relation (baroreceptor afferents) were similar to that observed for the overall reflex averaging 79 +/- 9 mmHg, 101 +/- 4 mmHg, and 2.92 +/- 0.53%/mmHg, respectively (n = 5). The central nervous system mediation of the baroreflex and the chronotropic responsiveness of the heart to vagal efferent activity were independently assessed by recording responses to electrical stimulation of the left ADN and the peripheral end of the right vagus nerve, respectively. Both ADN and vagal efferent stimulation induced frequency-dependent decreases in heart rate and arterial pressure. The heart rate response to ADN stimulation was nearly abolished in mice anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium (n = 4) compared with mice anesthetized with ketamine-acepromazine (n = 4), whereas the response to vagal efferent stimulation was equivalent under both types of anesthesia. Application of these techniques to studies of genetically manipulated mice can be used to identify molecular mechanisms of baroreflex function and to localize altered function to afferent, central, or efferent sites.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Analysis of afferent, central, and efferent components of the baroreceptor reflex in mice
- Creators
- Xiuying Ma - The Cardiovascular Center and the Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USAFrancois M AbboudMark W Chapleau
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, Vol.283(5), pp.R1033-1040
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1152/ajpregu.00768.2001
- PMID
- 12376395
- ISSN
- 0363-6119
- eISSN
- 1522-1490
- Grant note
- P-01 HL-14388 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2002
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Cardiovascular Medicine; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984025461302771
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