Cardiovascular effects of angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) at the RVLM of trained normotensive rats

Brain Res. 2005 Apr 8;1040(1-2):121-8. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.01.085.

Abstract

We evaluated the effect of physical training on the cardiovascular responses produced by angiotensin peptides at the rostroventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of non-anesthetized normotensive rats. The RVLM pressor effect induced by Ang II was significantly greater in trained rats, while, in contrast, the Ang-(1-7) pressor effect was significantly smaller in trained in comparison to sedentary rats. In addition, the RVLM microinjection of Losartan (AT1 Ang II receptor antagonist) or A-779 (Ang-(1-7) receptor antagonist) induced opposite effect in trained rats. These results show that exercise training induces a differential RVLM responsiveness to Ang peptides, which was corroborated by the selective antagonists, indicating that the RVLM is a site in the central nervous system involved in the adaptive mechanisms triggered during exercise training.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin I
  • Angiotensin II / administration & dosage*
  • Animals
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects*
  • Blood Pressure / physiology
  • Heart Rate / drug effects*
  • Heart Rate / physiology
  • Male
  • Medulla Oblongata / drug effects*
  • Medulla Oblongata / physiology
  • Microinjections
  • Peptide Fragments / administration & dosage*
  • Physical Conditioning, Animal / physiology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar

Substances

  • Peptide Fragments
  • Angiotensin II
  • Angiotensin I
  • angiotensin I (1-7)