title: Autoradiographic localization of angiotensin II receptor binding sites on noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus of the rat.
abstract: The locus coeruleus (LC) of the rat was lesioned by microinjection of selective neurotoxins into the brainstem. 6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), 3 micrograms/microliter, given unilaterally at two sites 0.6 mm apart on the rostro-caudal axis of the LC, was used to lesion catecholamine-containing neuronal elements. Ibotenic acid, 2.5 micrograms/0.5 microliters, administered similarly was used to lesion nerve cell bodies. Two weeks after administration of the neurotoxin, lesion efficacy was determined based on the norepinephrine content of the cerebral cortex ipsi- and contralateral to the lesion. 6-OHDA lesions of the LC caused a 46% reduction in ipsilateral cortical norepinephrine and a 60% reduction in specific 125I-[Sar1, Ile8]-angiotensin II (125I-SIAII) binding in the LC. Ibotenic acid lesions of the LC caused a 73% reduction in ipsilateral cortical norepinephrine and a 81% reduction in specific 125I-SIAII binding in the LC. These results indicate that AII receptor binding sites in the LC are localized on noradrenergic nerve cell bodies or their dendritic and axonal ramifications within the LC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614-0002.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Kalivas
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Speth
mesh_terms: D015059:1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007051:Ibotenic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D016627:Oxidopamine; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000804:Angiotensin II; D007051:Ibotenic Acid; D016627:Oxidopamine; D015059:1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II; D009638:Norepinephrine