title: Central nervous system control of cardiovascular function: neural mechanisms and novel modulators.
abstract: 1. Studies are described that indicate that hypothalamic stimulation, at sites eliciting the defence reaction, results in an increase in adenosine levels in both the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) and rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of the rat. 2. Adenosine receptor antagonists applied to these sites attenuate the pressor response elicited by hypothalamic stimulation. Adenosine appears to be produced extracellularly from ATP, which is released from axon terminals in both the NTS and RVLM. 3. The implications of these observations for the pharmacology of hypothalamic actions on reflex inputs that modify cardiorespiratory function are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. k.spyer@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Spyer
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000294:innervation; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents