Sympathoexcitatory input from hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus neurons projecting to rostral ventrolateral medulla is enhanced after myocardial infarction

2020 ◽  
Vol 319 (6) ◽  
pp. H1197-H1207
Author(s):  
Satoshi Koba ◽  
Eri Hanai ◽  
Nao Kumada ◽  
Tatsuo Watanabe

Using optogenetics in rats, we report that sympathoexcitatory input from hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus neurons that project to the rostral ventrolateral medulla is enhanced after myocardial infarction. It is suggested that this monosynaptic pathway makes up a key part of central nervous system circuitry underlying sympathetic hyperactivation commonly seen in heart failure.

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