title: Hypothalamic sites for cardiovascular and sympathetic modulation by prostaglandin E2.
abstract: Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, 0.5 - 5 nmol/kg) injected into the lateral cerebral ventricle of the rat increased the systemic blood pressure and heart rate in a dose dependent manner. These effects were accompanied by increases in plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine concentration. Injection of low dose of prostaglandin E2 into discrete hypothalamic nuclei induced a marked increase in heart rate, a moderate increase in the arterial blood pressure and a significant elevation of plasma norepinephrine level. This study suggests a possible central role for PGE2 in modulation of cardiovascular dynamics and sympathetic nervous activity.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D015232:Dinoprostone; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011458:Prostaglandins E; D015232:Dinoprostone; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine