title: Pressor responses to stimulation of non-NMDA receptors in the superficial laminae of the cat spinal cord.
abstract: Microinjection of L-glutamate (109 mM; 12-18 nl) or AMPA (150-300 microM; 12 nl) into the superficial laminae of the L7 dorsal horn of decerebrate or chloralose anesthetized cats significantly increased mean arterial pressure. In contrast, microinjection of NMDA (300 microM; 12 nl) had no effect on mean arterial pressure. The pressor response to L-glutamate microinjection was blocked by prior microinjection of CNQX, an antagonist to non-NMDA receptors, but not by AP-5, an antagonist to NMDA receptors. We conclude that stimulation of non-NMDA receptors in the superficial laminae of the lumbar dorsal horn increases arterial blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D018750:6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D000758:Anesthesia; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002415:Cats; D003655:Decerebrate State / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D008845:Microinjections; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000187:drug effects*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000187:drug effects; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects*; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D018750:6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione; D018350:alpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid