PMID- 17244943 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20080327 LR - 20151119 IS - 1899-1505 (Electronic) IS - 0867-5910 (Linking) VI - 57 Suppl 11 DP - 2006 Nov TI - Cardiovascular effects of centrally acting orexin A in haemorrhage-shocked rats. PG - 115-24 AB - Orexin A influences the central cardiovascular regulation, since after intracerebroventricular (icv) administration it evokes short-lasting increases in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) in normotensive animals. The aim of the present study was to examine haemodynamic effects of orexin A in haemorrhage-shocked rats. Experiments were carried out in anaesthetized Wistar rats subjected for a critical irreversible haemorrhagic hypotension of 20-25 mmHg, which resulted in the death of all saline icv-treated control animals within 30 min. Orexin A (0.5-1.5 nmol; icv) administered at 5 min of critical hypotension evoked dose-dependent long-lasting increases in MAP, HR and renal, mesenteric and hindquarters blood flows, with a 100% survival of 2 h after treatment (1.5 nmol; icv). Changes in MAP and peripheral haemodynamics were inhibited by intravenous pretreatment with alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenoceptor antagonists prazosin (0.5 mg/kg) and yohimbine (1.0 mg/kg), respectively. Moreover, both antagonists significantly decreased the survival rate to 16.6 and 33.3% (P<0.05 vs. orexin A [1.5 nmol]-treated group). In contrast, beta-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol (1.0 mg/kg) completely blocked orexin A-induced HR changes, without influence on MAP, peripheral blood flows and the survival rate. Therefore, we conclude that centrally acting orexin A evokes the resuscitating effect in haemorrhage-shocked rats due to the activation of the sympathetic nervous system. FAU - Jochem, J AU - Jochem J AD - Department of Physiology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland. jjochem@poczta.onet.pl FAU - Zwirska-Korczala, K AU - Zwirska-Korczala K FAU - Zabielski, R AU - Zabielski R FAU - Kato, I AU - Kato I FAU - Kuwahara, A AU - Kuwahara A LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Poland TA - J Physiol Pharmacol JT - Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society JID - 9114501 RN - 0 (Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists) RN - 0 (Adrenergic beta-Antagonists) RN - 0 (HCRT protein, human) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (Neuropeptides) RN - 0 (Orexins) RN - 0 (Sympathomimetics) RN - 2Y49VWD90Q (Yohimbine) RN - 9Y8NXQ24VQ (Propranolol) RN - XM03YJ541D (Prazosin) SB - IM MH - Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Blood Pressure/drug effects MH - Cardiovascular System/*drug effects MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Heart Rate/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Hypotension/etiology/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Injections, Intraventricular MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/administration & dosage/*pharmacology/physiology MH - Male MH - Neuropeptides/administration & dosage/*pharmacology/physiology MH - Orexins MH - Prazosin/pharmacology MH - Propranolol/pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Regional Blood Flow/drug effects MH - Shock, Hemorrhagic/complications/metabolism/*physiopathology MH - Sympathetic Nervous System/drug effects/physiopathology MH - Sympathomimetics/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Yohimbine/pharmacology EDAT- 2007/01/25 09:00 MHDA- 2008/03/28 09:00 CRDT- 2007/01/25 09:00 PHST- 2006/11/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2006/11/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2007/01/25 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/03/28 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/01/25 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - J Physiol Pharmacol. 2006 Nov;57 Suppl 11:115-24.