Effect of chemical stimulation of the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus on blood plasma glucose, triglycerides and free fatty acids in rats.
Brain Res Bull
; 42(3): 195-8, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
The effects of chemical stimulation of the dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus (DMH) on blood plasma concentration of glucose, triglycerides, insulin, and free fatty acids (FFA) were investigated in anesthetized adult Wistar rats. Microinjection of 12.5 nmol of norepinephrine into the DMH increased blood plasma concentration of glucose and FFA, decreased triglycerides, and did not change plasma insulin within 5 min; after 20 min, blood glucose and FFA reached control values. Microinjection of epinephrine (12.5 nmol) into the DMH also increased blood plasma glucose concentration and decreased triglycerides after 5 min. These effects are probably mediated by beta-adrenergic mechanisms, because they were prevented by beta-adrenergic antagonist propranolol, but not by alpha-adrenergic antagonist prazosin. Microinjection into the DMH of glutamate, dopamine, or acetylcholine failed to cause any change in those metabolic parameters, corroborating the hypothesis that the DMH is part of a beta-adrenergic pathway involved in short-term modulation of the availability of glucose and FFA.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Triglicéridos
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Glucemia
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Núcleo Hipotalámico Dorsomedial
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Ácidos Grasos no Esterificados
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Brain Res Bull
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil