PMID- 26096126 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160602 LR - 20210223 IS - 1872-6240 (Electronic) IS - 0006-8993 (Print) IS - 0006-8993 (Linking) VI - 1622 DP - 2015 Oct 5 TI - A pivotal role for enhanced brainstem Orexin receptor 1 signaling in the central cannabinoid receptor 1-mediated pressor response in conscious rats. PG - 51-63 LID - S0006-8993(15)00482-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.011 [doi] AB - Orexin receptor 1 (OX1R) signaling is implicated in cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) modulation of feeding. Further, our studies established the dependence of the central CB1R-mediated pressor response on neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation in the RVLM. Here, we tested the novel hypothesis that brainstem orexin-A/OX1R signaling plays a pivotal role in the central CB1R-mediated pressor response. Our multiple labeling immunofluorescence findings revealed co-localization of CB1R, OX1R and the peptide orexin-A within the C1 area of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM). Activation of central CB1R following intracisternal (i.c.) WIN55,212-2 (15mug/rat) in conscious rats caused significant increases in BP and orexin-A level in RVLM neuronal tissue. Additional studies established a causal role for orexin-A in the central CB1R-mediated pressor response because (i) selective blockade of central CB1R (AM251, 30mug/rat; i.c.) abrogated WIN55,212-2-evoked increases in RVLM orexin-A level, (ii) the selective OX1R antagonist SB-408124 (10nmol/rat; i.c.) attenuated orexin-A (3nmol/rat; i.c.) or WIN55,212-2 (15mug/rat; i.c.)-evoked pressor response while selective CB1R blockade (AM251) had no effect on orexin-A (3nmol/rat; i.c.)-evoked pressor response, (iii) direct CB1R activation in the RVLM (WIN55,212-2; 0.1mug/rat) increased RVLM orexin-A and BP. Finally, SB-408124 attenuated WIN55,212-2-evoked increases in RVLM nNOS and ERK1/2 phosphorylation and BP. Our findings suggest that orexin-A/OX1R dependent activation of the RVLM nNOS/ERK1/2 cascade is essential neurochemical mechanism for the central CB1R-mediated pressor response in conscious rats. CI - Copyright (c) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ibrahim, Badr Mostafa AU - Ibrahim BM AD - Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27858, United States. FAU - Abdel-Rahman, Abdel A AU - Abdel-Rahman AA AD - Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Boulevard, Greenville, NC 27858, United States. Electronic address: ABDELRAHMANA@ecu.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AA007839/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AA014441/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States GR - 2R01AA07839-19/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150618 PL - Netherlands TA - Brain Res JT - Brain research JID - 0045503 RN - 0 (Benzoxazines) RN - 0 (Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators) RN - 0 (Cardiovascular Agents) RN - 0 (Cnr1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hcrt protein, rat) RN - 0 (Hcrtr1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Morpholines) RN - 0 (Naphthalenes) RN - 0 (Orexin Receptor Antagonists) RN - 0 (Orexin Receptors) RN - 0 (Orexins) RN - 0 (Phenylurea Compounds) RN - 0 (Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1) RN - 0 (SB 408124) RN - 5H31GI9502 ((3R)-((2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-((4-morpholinyl)methyl)pyrrolo-(1,2,3-de)-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphthalenyl))methanone) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I) RN - EC 1.14.13.39 (Nos1 protein, rat) RN - EC 1.14.16.2 (Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Benzoxazines/pharmacology MH - Blood Pressure/drug effects/*physiology MH - Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators/pharmacology MH - Cardiovascular Agents/pharmacology MH - Heart Rate/drug effects/physiology MH - Male MH - Medulla Oblongata/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism MH - Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/metabolism MH - Morpholines/pharmacology MH - Naphthalenes/pharmacology MH - Neurons/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I/metabolism MH - Orexin Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Orexin Receptors/*metabolism MH - Orexins/administration & dosage/*metabolism MH - Phenylurea Compounds/pharmacology MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/metabolism PMC - PMC4562882 MID - NIHMS708071 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blood pressure OT - Cannabinoid receptor 1 OT - Orexin receptor 1 OT - Rostral ventrolateral medulla COIS- Conflict of interest The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2015/06/23 06:00 MHDA- 2016/06/03 06:00 PMCR- 2016/10/05 CRDT- 2015/06/23 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/06/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/06/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/06/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0006-8993(15)00482-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Res. 2015 Oct 5;1622:51-63. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.06.011. Epub 2015 Jun 18.