scholarly journals Parabrachial and hypothalamic interaction in sodium appetite

2011 ◽  
Vol 300 (5) ◽  
pp. R1091-R1099 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Dayawansa ◽  
S. Peckins ◽  
S. Ruch ◽  
R. Norgren

Rats with bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) fail to exhibit sodium appetite. Lesions of the parabrachial nuclei (PBN) also block salt appetite. The PBN projection to the LH is largely ipsilateral. If these deficits are functionally dependent, damaging the PBN on one side and the LH on the other should also block Na appetite. First, bilateral ibotenic acid lesions of the LH were needed because the electrolytic damage used previously destroyed both cells and axons. The ibotenic LH lesions produced substantial weight loss and eliminated Na appetite. Controls with ipsilateral PBN and LH lesions gained weight and displayed robust sodium appetite. The rats with asymmetric PBN-LH lesions also gained weight, but after sodium depletion consistently failed to increase intake of 0.5 M NaCl. These results dissociate loss of sodium appetite from the classic weight loss after LH damage and prove that Na appetite requires communication between neurons in the LH and the PBN.

1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (4) ◽  
pp. R1381-R1391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryoi Tamura ◽  
Ralph Norgren

Furosemide sodium depletions were induced repeatedly to determine the effects on gustatory neural responses in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NST) of chronically prepared, but lightly anesthetized, rats. Sodium-replete and sodium-deplete conditions were alternated four times in each rat. When rats were under depleted conditions, the responses to NaCl were significantly greater than in sodium-replete conditions. This effect was attributable primarily to an increase in the magnitude of response of those neurons that responded better to NaCl than to the other standard stimuli (sucrose, citric acid, and quinine hydrochloride). In addition, the largest change in responsiveness of the NaCl-best neurons occurred during the third and fourth sodium depletions. These results are essentially opposite to those reported for NST neurons when sodium appetite is induced by dietary sodium restriction. This suggests that the coding of intensity in the gustatory system is dependent not only on the animal’s deprivation condition, but also the method through which the deprivation is produced.


1997 ◽  
Vol 272 (6) ◽  
pp. R1940-R1945 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Blair-West ◽  
D. A. Denton ◽  
M. J. McKinley ◽  
R. S. Weisinger

Experiments in cattle compared the effects of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) infusions of losartan and PD-123319 on water intake caused by water restriction, i.c.v. infusion of hypertonic NaCl, or i.c.v. infusion of angiotensin II (ANG II). The effects of these receptor antagonists on sodium intake caused by sodium depletion were also examined. Losartan infusion caused dose-dependent inhibition of the high water intake caused by the physiological stimulus of water restriction or by ANG II infusion but did not affect salt appetite. PD-123319 infused at equimolar or greater (in ANG II experiments) doses did not affect water intake or salt intake due to sodium depletion. The results of these i.c.v. infusion experiments confirm our earlier proposal that the physiological regulation of water intake in cattle may be mediated by ANG II acting centrally via AT1 receptors. The dose of losartan that inhibited thirst in cattle did not inhibit sodium appetite, nor did an equimolar dose of PD-123319.


2004 ◽  
Vol 287 (6) ◽  
pp. R1325-R1334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Fitts ◽  
Julia A. Freece ◽  
Julie E. Van Bebber ◽  
Dannielle K. Zierath ◽  
John E. Bassett

In many previous studies, one or the other forebrain circumventricular organ, the subfornical organ (SFO) or organum vasculosum laminae terminalis (OVLT), was lesioned to test whether it was critical for the behavioral or physiological responses to sodium depletion and hypernatremia. These studies conflict in their conclusions. The present study was designed to create discrete lesions of both the SFO and OVLT in the same animals and to compare these with rats having a lesion of only the SFO or OVLT. Both the OVLT-lesioned group and the combined SFO + OVLT-lesioned group drank significantly more water and saline on a daily basis than Controls or SFO-lesioned rats. In both sodium depletion and hypertonic saline testing, rats with SFO lesions displayed transient deficits in salt appetite or thirst responses, whereas the rats with single OVLT lesions did not. In the sodium depletion test, but not in the hypernatremia test, rats with lesions of both the SFO and OVLT exhibited the largest deficit. The data support the hypothesis that a combined lesion eliminates redundancy and is more effective than a single lesion in sodium depletion tests. The interpretation of the OVLT lesion-only data may have been complicated by a tendency to drink more fluid on a daily basis, because some of those animals drank copious water in addition to saline even very early during the salt appetite test.


2014 ◽  
Vol 881-883 ◽  
pp. 757-760
Author(s):  
Xiao Qing Ren ◽  
Li Zhen Ma ◽  
Xin Yi He

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of different levels of catfish bone paste to flour on the physicochemical, textural and crumb structure properties of steamed bread. Six different levels (0, 1, 3, 5, 7,10 %) of catfish bone paste to flour were used in the formulation of the steamed bread. The results showed that the weight loss and TTA of steamed bread decreased with an increase in the levels of the catfish bone paste. On the other hand, the pH increased with an increase in the levels of the catfish bone paste. The specific volume, hardness, chewiness and gas cell structure in the crumb of steamed bread with catfish bone paste at 5% supplementation level were better. Thus, a value of 5% catfish bone paste was considered a better level for incorporation into the steamed bread.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayssar Nahlé ◽  
Ideisan I. Abu-Abdoun ◽  
Ibrahim Abdel-Rahman

The inhibition and the effect of temperature and concentration of trans-4-hydroxy-4′-stilbazole on the corrosion of mild steel in 1 M HCl solution was investigated by weight loss experiments at temperatures ranging from 303 to 343 K. The studied inhibitor concentrations were between  M and  M. The percentage inhibition increased with the increase of the concentration of the inhibitor. The percentage inhibition reached about 94% at the concentration of  M and 303 K. On the other hand, the percentage inhibition decreased with the increase of temperature. Using the Temkin adsorption isotherm, the thermodynamic parameters for the adsorption of this inhibitor on the metal surface were calculated. Trans-4-hydroxy-4′-stilbazole was found to be a potential corrosion inhibitor since it contained not only nitrogen and oxygen, but also phenyl and pyridine rings that are joined together with a double bond (–C=C–) in conjugation with these rings.


1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Murray

Of 12 overweight women half received 10 wk. of self-control training and the rest received an equal period aimed at increasing determination to lose weight. Half of each treatment group had expressed a preference for the type of treatment they received and half for the other type of treatment. Both groups lost a statistically significant amount of weight, and at a 3-mo. follow-up there was still a significant weight loss. Follow-up at 6 mo. on 9 of the 12 original subjects indicated both groups regained much of their lost weight. There was no evidence that either type of treatment or receiving one's preferred type of treatment was related to weight loss.


2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 7679-7688
Author(s):  
Fabián Rico Rodríguez ◽  
Carolina Gutiérrez Cortés ◽  
Consuelo Díaz Moreno

Demand for minimally processed fruits have increased due to their nutritional value and an increasing change in consumption habits. Physicochemical, microbiological, structural and sensory changes were determined in minimally processed mangoes (MPM) with chitosan (CH) edible coatings and lemon and orange essential oils (EOL). The MPM was first dipped in citric acid and a texturizing solution and then dipped in CH and lemon or orange EOL coatings. Weight loss, sensory acceptance, total soluble solids, total acidity, ascorbic acid, color changes, firmness and elasticity, and microbiological changes were quantified for 11 days of refrigerated storage. The CH and lemon EOL coating had more acceptance than the other treatments. No differences were found (p>0.05) for weight loss, total acidity, ascorbic acid, firmness or elasticity. There was a high amount of total phenols due to the EOL composition, as well as a high antioxidant capacity in the early days of storage. This characteristic decreased in the final days of the study. There was a decrease in the microbial charge for the lemon EOL treatment, as compared to the other samples. The CH and lemon EOL coating helped to maintain the shelf-life of the MPM for 11 days of storage without affecting the sensory acceptance. The CH and Orange EOL coating did not have an effect on the MPM physicochemical attributes; however, the sensory acceptance was negatively affected with off-flavors conferred to the MPM.


1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (3) ◽  
pp. R507-R512 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Sakaguchi ◽  
M. Takahashi ◽  
G. A. Bray

Measurements of sympathetic firing rate have been made after the acute microinjection of glucose or insulin into the lateral hypothalamic area as well as after ablation of this area with locally injected gold thioglucose. Injection of glucose into the lateral hypothalamus (LH) produced a small but significant and dose-dependent reduction in the firing rate of efferent sympathetic nerves to interscapular brown adipose tissue. Injection of insulin into the same region produced a very short-lived increase in efferent sympathetic firing rate. Bilateral lesions in the lateral hypothalamus produced by microinjection and gold thioglucose lowered body weight more than sham injections into the LH of control animals. There was an increase in basal sympathetic firing rate at 3, 9, and 24 h after LH lesions. There was also an increase in firing rate at 1 and 3 days, but by 7 days firing rate had returned to control levels. The data support the hypothesis that LH lesions enhance sympathetic activity but show only very limited modulation by glucose or insulin.


1986 ◽  
Vol 148 (4) ◽  
pp. 442-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Davidson ◽  
Craig D. Turnbull

The diagnostic importance of vegetative symptoms for melancholia was examined through DSM-III, the Newcastle Scale, and Extracted Criteria for melancholia. Statistically significant differences were diagnostically unimpressive in the case of DSM-III and the Newcastle criteria. With the Extracted Criteria, initial insomnia, early waking, anorexia, weight loss, loss of libido, and worsened mood in the morning were all significantly more common in melancholia than in non-melancholic depression, while increased appetite was more common in non-melancholia. Only diurnal variation of mood (worse in the morning) showed predictive value for melancholia; whereas the other traditional vegetative symptoms (disturbed sleep, weight, and libido) did not. Increased appetite and diurnal variation of mood (worse in the evening) were predictive for non-melancholia.


1990 ◽  
Vol 259 (5) ◽  
pp. R943-R954 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. A. Smith ◽  
J. L. DeVito ◽  
C. A. Astley

We did four experiments to determine whether the lateral hypothalamus-perifornical (LH/PF) region is the source of neuronal cell bodies responsible for producing the cardiovascular (CV) responses associated with emotion or the defense reaction. Of particular concern was whether the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) plays a role in the generation of these CV responses. Mapping the hypothalamus with electrical stimulation showed that the CV pattern of responses was never produced by stimulating the PVN and was invariably produced by stimulating the LH/PF region. Complete electrolytic destruction of the PVN and subsequent axonal degeneration did not change the CV pattern of responses elicited by LH/PF stimulation, whereas any encroachment of the lesion on the LH/PF region decreased the magnitude of the CV responses. Injection of the neuroexcitotoxin ibotenic acid (Ibo) into the PVN did not affect responses to LH/PF stimulation, whereas Ibo injection into the LH/PF region eliminated or severely attenuated the CV responses. Retrograde labeling of cells from the thoracic cord and the ventrolateral reticular formation revealed a scattered group of cells in the LH/PF region that may be the cells controlling the CV responses. These results point directly to the LH/PF region as the source of the cell bodies responsible for the autonomic responses associated with emotion or defense reactions.


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