title: Effect of lateral hypothalamus lesions on the water and salt intake, and sodium and urine excretion induced by activation of the median preoptic nucleus in conscious rats.
abstract: In this study we investigated the influence of electrolytic lesion of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) on the water and salt appetite, and the natriuretic, diuretic and cardiovascular effects induced by angiotensinergic, cholinergic and noradrenergic stimulation of the median preoptic nucleus (MnPO) in rats. Male Holtzman rats were implanted with a cannula into the MnPO. Other groups of sham- and LH-lesioned rats received a stainless steel cannula implanted into the MnPO. ANGII injection into the MnPO induced water and sodium intake, and natriuretic, diuretic, pressor and tachycardic responses. Carbachol induced water intake, and natriuretic, pressor and bradycardic responses, whereas noradrenaline increased urine, sodium excretion and blood pressure, and induced bradycardia. In rats submitted to LH-lesion only, water and sodium intake was reduced compared with sham rats. LH lesion also reduced the sodium ingestion induced by ANGII (12 ng) into the MnPO. In LH-lesioned rats, the dipsogenic, diuretic and pressor responses induced by ANGII (12 ng), carbachol (2 nmol) and noradrenaline (20 nmol) injection into the MnPO were reduced. The same occurred with sodium excretion when carbachol (2 nmol) and noradrenaline (20 nmol) were injected into the MnPO of LH-lesioned rats, whereas ANGII (12 ng) induced an increase in sodium excretion. These data show that electrolytic lesion of the LH reduces fluid and sodium intake, and pressor responses to angiotensinergic, cholinergic and noradrenergic activation of the MnPO. LH involvement with MnPO excitatory and inhibitory mechanisms related to water and sodium intake, sodium excretion and cardiovascular control is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Dentistry, Paulista State University, Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Menani
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Camargo
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D004231:Diuresis / Q000187:drug effects; D004326:Drinking / Q000502:physiology*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007033:Hypothalamus, Middle / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D009318:Natriuresis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011301:Preoptic Area / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D012965:Sodium Chloride
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D000804:Angiotensin II; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D002217:Carbachol; D012964:Sodium; D009638:Norepinephrine