PMID- 1786526 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19920323 LR - 20190613 IS - 0006-8993 (Print) IS - 0006-8993 (Linking) VI - 563 IP - 1-2 DP - 1991 Nov 1 TI - Angiotensin II-induced noradrenaline release from anterior hypothalamus in conscious rats: a brain microdialysis study. PG - 137-41 AB - Interaction with aminergic transmitter substances has been implicated in the central actions of angiotensin II (ANG II). We used the novel technique of brain microdialysis in conscious rats to investigate whether ANG II influences the release of endogenous catecholamines (CA) from the anterior hypothalamus (AH). Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of ANG II (1 ng and 100 ng) increased mean arterial pressure. ANG II at 1 ng had no effect on the release of noradrenaline (NA) from the AH but ANG II at 100 ng significantly increased NA release. Intracerebroventricular pretreatment with the ANG II-receptor antagonist sarilesin (Sar1, Ile8-ANG II; 3 micrograms) prevented the ANG II-induced NA release. The release of the intraneuronal NA and dopamine (DA) metabolites 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethyl glycol (DOPEG) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) from the AH was not altered by i.c.v. ANG II. Our results provide the first in vivo evidence for NA release from the hypothalamus induced by periventricular ANG II receptor stimulation. They support the hypothesis that hypothalamic noradrenergic mechanisms are involved in the central actions of this peptide. FAU - Qadri, F AU - Qadri F AD - Department of Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg, F.R.G. FAU - Badoer, E AU - Badoer E FAU - Stadler, T AU - Stadler T FAU - Unger, T AU - Unger T LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res JT - Brain research JID - 0045503 RN - 102-32-9 (3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid) RN - 11128-99-7 (Angiotensin II) RN - 534-82-7 (Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol) RN - 9088-01-1 (1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II) RN - UEH9K539KJ (3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol) RN - X4W3ENH1CV (Norepinephrine) SB - IM MH - 1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II/pharmacology MH - 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism MH - Angiotensin II/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Blood Pressure/drug effects MH - Brain Chemistry/*drug effects MH - Dialysis MH - Heart Rate/drug effects MH - Hypothalamus, Anterior/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Injections, Intraventricular MH - Male MH - Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol/analogs & derivatives/metabolism MH - Norepinephrine/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains EDAT- 1991/11/01 00:00 MHDA- 1991/11/01 00:01 CRDT- 1991/11/01 00:00 PHST- 1991/11/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1991/11/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1991/11/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 0006-8993(91)91526-7 [pii] AID - 10.1016/0006-8993(91)91526-7 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res. 1991 Nov 1;563(1-2):137-41. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(91)91526-7.