Affiliation:
1. From the Department of Medicine, Division of Renal-Electrolyte, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA (B.J.K., S.D.S.); and Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (B.J.K., S.S.S., K.N.B.).
Abstract
High-salt diet elevates NaCl concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid to increase sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) in salt-sensitive hypertension. The organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT) resides along the rostral wall of the third ventricle, lacks a complete blood–brain barrier, and plays a pivotal role in body fluid homeostasis. Therefore, the present study used a multifaceted approach to examine whether OVLT neurons of Sprague–Dawley rats are intrinsically sensitive to changes in extracellular NaCl concentrations and mediate the sympathoexcitatory responses to central NaCl loading. Using in vitro whole-cell recordings, step-wise increases in extracellular NaCl concentrations (2.5–10 mmol/L) produced concentration-dependent excitation of OVLT neurons. Additionally, these excitatory responses were intrinsic to OVLT neurons because hypertonic NaCl evoked inward currents, despite pharmacological synaptic blockade. In vivo single-unit recordings demonstrate that the majority of OVLT neurons (72%, 13/19) display concentration-dependent increases in neuronal discharge to intracarotid (50 μL/15 s) or intracerebroventricular infusion (5 μL/10 minutes) of hypertonic NaCl. Microinjection of hypertonic NaCl (30 nL/60 s) into the OVLT, but not adjacent areas, increased lumbar SNA, adrenal SNA, and arterial blood pressure in a concentration-dependent manner. Renal SNA decreased and splanchnic SNA remained unaffected. Finally, local inhibition of OVLT neurons with the GABA
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receptor agonist muscimol (24 nL/10 s) significantly attenuated the sympathoexcitatory and pressor responses to intracerebroventricular infusion of 0.5 mol/L or 1.0 mol/L NaCl. Collectively, these findings indicate that OVLT neurons detect changes in extracellular NaCl concentrations to selectively alter SNA and raise arterial blood pressure.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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