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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
The circadian system, driven by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), regulates properties of cardiovascular function. The dysfunction of this timing system can result in cardiac pathology. The neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is crucial for circadian rhythms in a number of biological processes including SCN electrical activity and wheel running behavior. Anatomic evidence indicates that SCN neurons expressing VIP are well positioned to drive circadian regulation of cardiac function through interactions with the autonomic centers. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that loss of VIP would result in circadian deficits in heart rate (HR) and clock gene expression in cardiac tissue. We implanted radiotelemetry devices into VIP-deficient mice and wild-type (WT) controls and continuously recorded HR, body temperature, and cage activity in freely moving mice. Under light-dark conditions, VIP-deficient mice displayed weak rhythms in HR, body temperature, and cage activity, with onsets that were advanced in phase compared with WT mice. Similarly, clock gene expression in cardiac tissue was rhythmic but phase advanced in mutant mice. In constant darkness, the normal circadian rhythms in HR were lost in VIP-deficient mice; however, most mutant mice continued to exhibit circadian rhythms of body temperature with shortened free-running period. The loss of VIP altered, but did not abolish, autonomic regulation of HR. Analysis of the echocardiograms did not find any evidence for a loss of cardiac function in VIP-deficient mice, and the size of the hearts did not differ between genotypes. These results demonstrate that VIP is an important regulator of physiological circadian rhythmicity in the heart.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1522-1539
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
300
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H241-50
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20952671-ARNTL Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Body Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Circadian Rhythm, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Echocardiography, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Heart Rate, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Myocardium, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Period Circadian Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Telemetry, pubmed-meshheading:20952671-Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Circadian regulation of cardiovascular function: a role for vasoactive intestinal peptide.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't