title: Involvement of endogenous thyrotropin-releasing hormone in central regulation of the cardiovascular system after bleeding in conscious rats.
abstract: The 4th ventricle of a conscious rat was perfused using a push-pull cannula. The concentration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the perfusate was significantly increased after withdrawal of 30% of the total blood. Administration of antiserum of TRH into the ventricle potentiated and prolonged the hypotension induced by the bleeding. These results suggest that endogenous brain TRH is involved in the central regulation of the cardiovascular system after bleeding in conscious rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizobe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007022:Hypotension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone