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Evidence for the presence of GABAergic and glycine-like systems responsible for cardiovascular control in the nucleus tractus solitarii of the rat.

Abstract
Microinjections of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glycine, into the medial area of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) of the rat, led to an increase in arterial pressure and heart rate. The GABA receptor antagonist bicuculline and the glycine receptor antagonist strychnine decreased both of these cardiovascular parameters whereas the GABA uptake inhibitor nipecotic acid produced hypertension. High K+ stimulation caused a calcium-dependent release of GABA and glycine from tissues in the area of the NTS. Our results suggest that GABA and glycine may modulate the cardiovascular control within the NTS.
AuthorsT Kubo, M Kihara
JournalNeuroscience letters (Neurosci Lett) Vol. 74 Issue 3 Pg. 331-6 (Mar 09 1987) ISSN: 0304-3940 [Print] Ireland
PMID3031555 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
  • Glycine
Topics
  • Animals
  • Blood Pressure
  • Brain Mapping
  • Cardiovascular System (innervation)
  • Glycine (pharmacology, physiology)
  • Heart Rate
  • Male
  • Medulla Oblongata (drug effects, physiology)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Synaptic Transmission
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (pharmacology, physiology)

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