Role of the 5-HT(1A) somatodendritic autoreceptor in the dorsal raphe nucleus on salt satiety signaling in rats.
We investigated the possible role of 5-HT(1A) somatodendritic autoreceptors in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) on salt intake response during basal conditions and following natriorexigenic challenge aroused by sodium depletion in rats. Acute systemic administration (76-1520 nmol/kg s.c.) of 8-OH-DPAT, a selective 5-HT(1A) somatodendritic autoreceptor agonist, induced a clear and dose-dependent preference for salt intake through free choice between water and 0.3 M NaCl simultaneously offered under basal conditions. Acute intra-DRN microinjection (7.5 nmol/rat) of 8-OH-DPAT significantly mimicked the acute systemic protocol in sodium-replete rats. Interestingly, microinjection of 8-OH-DPAT into the DRN raised an additional long-lasting increase of 0.3 M NaCl intake in sodium-depleted rats despite a high volume ingested 30 min after central injection. Conversely, chronic systemic treatment (1520 nmol/kg s.c.) with 8-OH-DPAT for 2 and 3 weeks or repeated intra-DRN microinjection (7.5 nmol/rat) evoked a significant long-term decrease in 0.3 M NaCl intake in sodium-depleted rats given only water and a sodium-deficient diet over the course of 24 h after furosemide injection. These results show a clear-cut involvement of the DRN 5-HT(1A) somatodendritic autoreceptors in sodium satiety signaling under basal conditions and during the consummatory phase of salt intake in sodium-depleted rats.
Fonseca
Fabricia Viana
FV
Department of Physiologic Sciences, Institute de Biology, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, BR465, Km07 23890-000, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.
Mecawi
André Souza
AS
Araujo
Iracema Gomes
IG
Almeida-Pereira
Gislaine
G
Magalhães-Nunes
Ana Paula
AP
Badauê-Passos
Daniel
D
Reis
Luís Carlos
LC