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Intragastric gavage with denatonium benzoate acutely induces neuronal activation in the solitary tract nucleus via the vagal afferent pathway
J. vet. sci ; J. vet. sci;: 459-464, 2014.
Article in En | WPRIM | ID: wpr-24555
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ABSTRACT
Natural toxic substances have a bitter taste and their ingestion sends signals to the brain leading to aversive oral sensations. In the present study, we investigated chronological changes in c-Fos immunoreactivity in the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) to study the bitter taste reaction time of neurons in the NTS. Equal volumes (0.5 mL) of denatonium benzoate (DB), a bitter tastant, or its vehicle (distilled water) were administered to rats intragastrically. The rats were sacrificed at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 h after treatment. In the vehicle-treated group, the number of c-Fos-positive nuclei started to increase 0.5 h after treatment and peaked 2 h after gavage. In contrast, the number of c-Fos-positive nuclei in the DB-treated group significantly increased 1 h after gavage. Thereafter, the number of c-Fos immunoreactive nuclei decreased over time. The number of c-Fos immunoreactive nuclei in the NTS was also increased in a dose-dependent manner 1 h after gavage. Subdiaphragmatic vagotomy significantly decreased DB-induced neuronal activation in the NTS. These results suggest that intragastric DB increases neuronal c-Fos expression in the NTS 1 h after gavage and this effect is mediated by vagal afferent fibers.
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Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Vagus Nerve / Afferent Pathways / Adjuvants, Immunologic / Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Solitary Nucleus / Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Injections / Ligands Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J. vet. sci Year: 2014 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: WPRIM Main subject: Vagus Nerve / Afferent Pathways / Adjuvants, Immunologic / Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Rats, Sprague-Dawley / Solitary Nucleus / Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Injections / Ligands Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: J. vet. sci Year: 2014 Type: Article