Endogenous corticotropin-releasing hormone inhibits conditioned-fear-induced vagal activation in the rat.

Abstract:

:The role of the endogenous corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) system in the regulation of heart rate, PQ interval (a measure of vagal activity), gross activity and release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), noradrenaline and adrenaline into the blood during conditioned fear was studied in freely moving rats. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) infusion of alpha-helical CRH-(9-41) (10 microgram/3 microliter), a non-selective CRH receptor antagonist, under resting conditions had no significant effect on gross activity, heart rate and PQ interval, indicating that alpha-helical CRH at this dose was devoid of agonist effects. Conditioned fear was induced by 10 min forced exposure to a cage in which the rat had experienced footshocks (5x0.5 mAx3 s) 1 day before. Conditioned-fear rats showed freezing behaviour, associated with an increase in heart rate, PQ interval, noradrenaline and adrenaline, indicating that the conditioned-fear-induced cardiac effects were the result of coactivation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. The i.c.v. pre-treatment of rats with alpha-helical CRH significantly reduced the conditioned-fear-induced tachycardiac and ACTH response, and enhanced the increase in PQ interval, without affecting the noradrenaline and adrenaline response. These results suggest that endogenous CRH reduces the vagal response to conditioned-fear stress in rats. To test this, rats were pre-treated with atropine methyl nitrate (0.3 mg/kg, subcutaneously; s.c.), a peripherally acting cholinergic receptor antagonist. This resulted in a complete blockade of the alpha-helical CRH-induced decrease in heart rate response and increase in PQ interval. From these findings, it is concluded that endogenous CRH in the brain inhibits vagal outflow induced by emotional stress.

journal_name

Eur J Pharmacol

authors

Nijsen MJ,Croiset G,Diamant M,Stam R,Kamphuis PJ,Bruijnzeel A,de Wied D,Wiegant VM

doi

10.1016/s0014-2999(99)00870-5

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2000-02-11 00:00:00

pages

89-98

issue

1

eissn

0014-2999

issn

1879-0712

pii

S0014-2999(99)00870-5

journal_volume

389

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