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Effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine type-2 receptor blockade on pulmonary function in calves with experimentally induced Pasteurella haemolytica pneumonia.
1996
Hare J.E. | Tesarowski D.B. | Dawe G.E. | Vlaminck K. | Shewen P.E. | Viel L.
Effect of intravenous and aerosol administration of 5-hydroxytryptamine on pulmonary function values in healthy calves.
1992
Desmecht D.J.M. | Linden A.S. | Rollin F.A. | Amory H. | Lekeux P.M.
Effects of IV and aerosol administration of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on ventilation, pulmonary mechanics values, pulmonary arterial pressure, and heart rate were investigated in healthy unsedated Friesian calves. Minute volume increased significantly, mainly because of an increase in respiratory rate. Except for total pulmonary resistance after bolus injection, continuous administration of 5-HT given by either route caused significant alterations of lung dynamic compliance and total pulmonary resistance, the former decreasing to one-fifth of its baseline value and the latter increasing twofold. Pulmonary arterial pressure increased significantly, whatever the speed or route of administration. Administration of a bolus did not affect heart rate, whereas continuous iv administration of 5-HT as well by perfusion or by aerosol resulted in sustained tachycardia. It was concluded that 5-HT induces reversible bronchoconstriction and pulmonary vasoconstriction in healthy unsedated calves, 5-HT-induced functional alterations depend on the speed of administration, and excess of 5-HT production or depression in uptake by the lungs during bovine respiratory tract diseases could contribute to pulmonary dysfunction.
Show more [+] Less [-]Distribution of endocrine cells in the gut of the impala (Aepyceros melampus)
1998
Schoeman, J.H. (Pretoria Technikon (South Africa). Dept. of Biological Sciences) | De Vos, V. | Van Aswegen, G.
An immunohistochemical study of the endocrine cells in gastrointestinal tract of the Korean native goat
1990
Lee, J.H. (Kyungpook National University, Taegu (Korea Republic). College of Veterinary Medicine) | Lee, H.S. (Taegu Oriental Medical College, Taegu (Korea Republic). Department of Biology)
Immunohistochemical study on the endocrine cells of the pig stomach
1997
Lee, J.H. | Kim, J.M. (Kyungpook National University, Taegu (Korea Republic). College of Veterinary Medicine) | Lee, H.S. (Kyongsan University, Kyongsan (Korea Republic). Department of Biology)
An immunohistochemical study of the endocrine cells in the common pancreatic ducts of the Korean native goat
1997
Kee, J.H. (Kyungpook National University, Taegu (Korea Republic). College of Veterinary Medicine) | Lee, H.S. (Kyungsan University, Kyungsan (Korea Republic). Department of Biology)
Efeitos da prolactina na atividade monaminérgica estriatal in vivo são modulados por uma experiência reprodutiva prévia | Effects of prolactin on in vivo striatal monoaminergic activity are modulated by a previous reproductive experience
2007
Erica Engelberg Teixeira da Silva Hucke | Luciano Freitas Felicio
A prolactina (PRL) tem efeito modulatório sobre a atividade neuronal no sistema nervoso central, fato este relevante do ponto de vista fisiológico e comportamental. Os efeitos estimulatórios e inibitórios da PRL exógena estão fortemente relacionados com a dose e o tempo de tratamento. A injeção de PRL diretamente no sistema nervoso central pode levar a modulação da atividade dopaminérgica tanto aguda como prolongadamente, como já foi observado anteriormente em ratos. Por outro lado, esse sistema de neurotransmissão também pode ser modificado por uma experiência reprodutiva anterior em ratas. Portanto, o objetivo do presente estudo é verificar in vivo o efeito de uma única injeção de PRL ou injeções repetidas sobre a atividade dos terminais dopaminérgicos e serotoninérgicos em fêmeas nulíparas e primíparas da mesma idade. Para tanto, 7 ratas primíparas e 6 nulíparas foram submetidas a cirurgias estereotáxicas para a implantação de cânulas-guia para injeção intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) no ventrículo lateral e para microdiálise no corpo estriado contra-lateral. Após o período de recuperação pós-cirúrgico, as ratas foram submetidas a injeções i.c.v. durante 5 dias consecutivos com PRL ovina (oPRL; 10 mg/ 5 ml). Nos dias 1 e 5, as fêmeas foram também submetidas a sessões de microdiálise que se iniciavam antes da injeção i.c.v.. As concentrações de dopamina, serotonina e seus respectivos metabólitos foram quantificadas nos dialisatos coletados a cada 20 min por meio de HPLC-ED. A injeção aguda de oPRL induziu uma diminuição nas concentrações extracelulares de HVA de maneira mais intensa em fêmeas primíparas comparadas as nulíparas. As concentrações de DOPAC estavam aumentadas no dia 5 após as injeções consecutivas de oPRL no grupo de primíparas comparadas às nulíparas. No dia 5, as concentrações basais de DOPAC, HVA e 5HIAA em primíparas foram significantemente maiores do que em nulíparas. Estes resultados são sugestivos que a experiência reprodutiva pode modular a atividade dopaminérgica estriatal in vivo em conseqüência a injeção de PRL e revelou uma relação entre a atividade dopaminérgica e serotoninérgica nesta região cerebral, o que pode ser sugestivo de que ambos os sistemas de neurotransmissão neste local podem ser modulados pela PRL. | Central prolactin (PRL) modulates neuronal activity, which is physiologically relevant and behaviorally meaningful. The stimulatory or inhibitory behavioral effects of exogenous PRL are strongly associated with dose and time of treatment. Central PRL injections produce a dual modulation of striatal dopaminergic responses in males. The activity of the striatal monoaminergic system can be modulated by a previous reproductive experience in females. The objective of the present study was to test in vivo the acute and 5 day-treatment effects of central PRL injections on the striatal dopaminergic and serotoninergic terminals activity in age-matched nulliparous and primiparous females. Seven primiparous and 6 nulliparous rats were stereotaxically implanted with guide cannulas into the lateral ventricle and into the contralateral striatum. Five daily intracerebroventricular injections of ovine prolactin (oPRL;10 mg/5 ml) were performed. On days 1 and 5, females were submitted to striatal microdialysis sessions. The concentrations of dopamine and serotonin metabolites in the dialysate were measured by HPLC-ED. Acute oPRL injection induced a decrease in extracellular levels only for HVA concentrations which was more intense in primiparous than in nulliparous dams. DOPAC concentrations were increased by PRL injection in primiparous compared to nulliparous dams on day 5. On this day DOPAC, HVA and 5HIAA primiparous baseline dialysate concentrations were significantly higher than in nulliparous animals. These data suggest that reproductive experience can modulate in vivo striatal dopaminergic responses to PRL and reveal a relation between striatal dopaminergic and serotoninergic responses that is suggestive of a similar PRL modulation of both neurotransmitter terminals.
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