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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-1
pubmed:abstractText
Hypocretin/orexin acts pharmacologically in the hypothalamus to stimulate stress hormone secretion at least in part by an action in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, where the peptide's receptors have been localized. In addition, orexin acts in the brain to increase sympathetic tone and, therefore, mean arterial pressure and heart rate. We provide evidence for the role of endogenously produced hypocretin/orexin in the physiological response to immobilization stress and identify the receptor subtype responsible for this action of the peptide. Antagonism of the orexin type 1 receptor (OX(1)R) in the brain prevented the ACTH-stimulating effect of centrally administered hypocretin/orexin. Furthermore, pretreatment of animals with the OX(1)R antagonist blocked the ACTH response to immobilization/restraint stress. The OX(1)R antagonist did not, however, block the pharmacological or physiological release of prolactin in these two models. Antagonism of the OX(1)R also blocked the central action of orexin to elevate mean arterial pressures and heart rates in conscious rats. These data suggest receptor subtype-selective responses to hypocretin/orexin and provide further evidence for the importance of endogenously produced peptide in the physiological control of stress hormone secretion.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0363-6119
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
292
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R382-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Hypothalamus, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Injections, Intraventricular, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Neurosecretory Systems, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Prolactin, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Receptors, Neuropeptide, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Restraint, Physical, pubmed-meshheading:16902182-Stress, Psychological
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypocretin/orexin type 1 receptor in brain: role in cardiovascular control and the neuroendocrine response to immobilization stress.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. samsonwk@slu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural