title: Neural contribution to the effect of glucagon-like peptide-1-(7-36) amide on arterial blood pressure in rats.
abstract: This study was designed to determine the contribution of the central nervous system (CNS) to the effects of glucagon-like peptide-1-(7-36) amide (tGLP-1) on arterial blood pressure and heart rate in rats. Accordingly, intracerebroventricular administration of the peptide produced an increase in cardiovascular parameters, which was blocked by previous administration of exendin-(9-39) through the same route, but not when it was intravenously injected. Intravenous administration of tGLP-1 produced a significant increase in arterial blood pressure and heart rate, which was blocked by the previous intracerebroventricular or intravenous administration of exendin-(9-39). Bilateral vagotomy blocked the stimulating effect of intracerebroventricular tGLP-1 administration on arterial blood pressure and heart rate. Also, bilateral vagotomy prevented the blocking effect of intracerebroventricular but not of intravenous exendin-(9-39) on cardiovascular parameters after intravenous administration of tGLP-1. These findings suggest that the action of tGLP-1 on cardiovascular parameters is under a dual control generated in the CNS and in peripheral structures and that the neural information emerging in the brain is transmitted to the periphery through the vagus nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barragán
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Blázquez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D005934:Glucagon; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014628:Vagotomy; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; C055453:glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-36)amide; D004763:Glucagon-Like Peptides; D052216:Glucagon-Like Peptide 1; D005934:Glucagon; C051322:glucagon-like peptide 1 (7-37)