Nitric oxide in the gracile nucleus mediates depressor response to acupuncture (ST36).

Abstract:

:The purpose of these studies was to determine the role of gracile nucleus and the effects of l-arginine-derived nitric oxide (NO) synthesis in the nucleus on the cardiovascular responses to electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation of "Zusanli" (ST36). Arterial blood pressure and heart rate were monitored during EA stimulation of ST36 following microinjections of agents into gracile nucleus. EA ST36 produced depressor and bradycardiac responses in anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats. The cardiovascular responses to EA ST36 were blocked by bilateral microinjection of lidocaine into gracile nucleus. Microinjection of L-arginine into gracile nucleus facilitated the hypotensive and bradycardiac responses to EA ST36. The cardiovascular responses to EA ST36 were attenuated by bilateral microinjection of neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) antisense oligos into gracile nucleus. Microinjection of nNOS sense oligos into gracile nucleus did not alter the cardiovascular response to EA ST36. The results demonstrate that a blockade of neuronal conduction in the gracile nucleus inhibits the cardiovascular responses to EA ST36. The hypotensive and bradycardiac responses to EA ST36 are modified by influences of L-arginine-derived NO synthesis in the gracile nucleus. We conclude that NO plays an important role in mediating the cardiovascular responses to EA ST36 through gracile nucleus.

journal_name

J Neurophysiol

authors

Chen S,Ma SX

doi

10.1152/jn.00170.2003

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2003-08-01 00:00:00

pages

780-5

issue

2

eissn

0022-3077

issn

1522-1598

pii

00170.2003

journal_volume

90

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