Evidence for the ability of central 5-HT1A receptors to modulate the vagal bradycardia induced by stimulating the upper airways of anesthetized rabbits with smoke

Autor: J. G. P. Pires, Henrique A. Futuro-Neto, Michael P. Gilbey, Andrew G. Ramage
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Brain Research. 629:349-354
ISSN: 0006-8993
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(93)91345-s
Popis: Cigarette smoke passed through the nasal cavity of atenolol pre-treated anesthetized spontaneously breathing rabbits caused a bradycardia which was significantly modified by intracisternal application of the 5-HT 1A receptor ligands 8-OH-DPAT (50 μg·kg −1 ) and buspirone (200 μg·kg −1 ). 8-OH-DPAT attenuated while buspirone potentiated the bradycardia. These results support the view that 5-HT 1A receptors play an important role in modulating the excitability of cardiac vagal motoneurones.
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