scholarly journals Acute Effects of Vagotomy on Baroreflex Equilibrium Diagram in Rats with Chronic Heart Failure

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. CMC.S38443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Kawada ◽  
Meihua Li ◽  
Can Zheng ◽  
Masaru Sugimachi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Equilibrium Diagram ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Operating Point ◽  
Arterial Baroreflex ◽  
Static Characteristics ◽  
Acute Effects ◽  
Vagal Modulation ◽  
Carotid Sinus Baroreflex

The arterial baroreflex system can be divided into the neural arc, from pressure input to efferent sympathetic nerve activity (SNA), and the peripheral arc, from SNA to arterial pressure (AP). Plotting the neural and peripheral arcs on a pressure–SNA plane yields a baroreflex equilibrium diagram. We examined the effects of vagotomy on the open-loop static characteristics of the carotid sinus baroreflex in normal control rats (NC, n = 10) and rats with heart failure after myocardial infarction (MI, n = 10). In the NC group, vagotomy shifted the neural arc toward higher SNA and decreased the slope of the peripheral arc. Consequently, the operating-point SNA increased without a significant change in the operating-point AP on the baroreflex equilibrium diagram. These vagotomy-induced effects were not observed in the MI group, suggesting a loss of vagal modulation of the carotid sinus baroreflex function in heart failure.

scholarly journals Derangement of open-loop static and dynamic characteristics of the carotid sinus baroreflex in streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats

2018 ◽  
Vol 315 (3) ◽  
pp. R553-R567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toru Kawada ◽  
Shuji Shimizu ◽  
Yohsuke Hayama ◽  
Hiromi Yamamoto ◽  
Keita Saku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Operating Point ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Static And Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Carotid Sinus Baroreflex ◽  
Type 1 Dm

Although diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, changes in open-loop static and dynamic characteristics of the arterial baroreflex in the early phase of DM remain to be clarified. We performed an open-loop systems analysis of the carotid sinus baroreflex in type 1 DM rats 4 to 5 wk after intraperitoneal streptozotocin injection ( n = 9) and we compared the results with control rats ( n = 9). The operating-point baroreflex gain was maintained in the DM rats compared with the control rats (2.07 ± 0.67 vs. 2.66 ± 0.22 mmHg/mmHg, P = 0.666). However, the range of arterial pressure (AP) control was narrower in the DM than in the control group (48.0 ± 5.0 vs. 77.1 ± 4.5 mmHg, P = 0.001), suggesting that the reserve for AP buffering is lost in DM. Although baroreflex dynamic characteristics were relatively preserved, coherences were lower in the DM than in the control group. The decreased coherence in the neural arc may be related to the narrowed quasi-linear range in the static relationship between carotid sinus pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in the DM group. Although the reason for the decreased coherences in the peripheral arc and the total reflex arc was inconclusive, the finding may indicate a loss of integrity of the baroreflex-mediated sympathetic AP control in the DM group. The derangement of the baroreflex dynamic characteristics is progressing occultly in this early stage of type 1 DM in a manner where dynamic gains are relatively preserved around the normal operating point.

Baroreceptor reflex cardiovascular control in mongrel dogs and racing greyhounds

1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (3) ◽  
pp. H655-H662 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Cox ◽  
R. J. Bagshaw ◽  
D. K. Detweiler
Keyword(s):  
Mean Arterial Pressure ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Baroreceptor Reflex ◽  
Operating Point ◽  
Baroreflex Control ◽  
Pulsatile Pressure ◽  
Carotid Sinus Baroreflex ◽  
Before And After

The open-loop carotid sinus baroreflex control of arterial pressure-flow relations were compared in mongrel dogs and racing greyhounds (GH) anesthetized with alpha-chloralose. The carotid sinuses were bilaterally isolated and perfused under controlled pressure. Pulsatile pressure and flow were simultaneously measured in the ascending aorta, the celiac, superior mesenteric, left renal, and right iliac arteries. Open-loop set point values of mean arterial pressure were higher in GH before and after vagotomy. Reflex gains were similar before vagotomy but lower in GH after vagotomy. The overall range of control of arterial pressure was the same before vagotomy but smaller in GH after vagotomy. The variation of mean arterial pressure with mean carotid sinus pressure in GH was shifted toward higher pressure levels similar to resetting. The overall effects of vagotomy on carotid sinus baroreceptor reflex responses were smaller in GH. Operating point values of regional resistance were generally smaller in GH. Operating point sensitivities of regional resistance were the same except for the iliac bed, which was more sensitive in GH. These results document significant regional differences in the baroreceptor control of regional hemodynamics between mongrels and greyhounds that could contribute to altered responses especially to "hypertensive" perturbations.

Interaction between vestibulo-cardiovascular reflex and arterial baroreflex during postural change in rats

2011 ◽  
Vol 111 (6) ◽  
pp. 1614-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chikara Abe ◽  
Toru Kawada ◽  
Masaru Sugimachi ◽  
Hironobu Morita
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular System ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Operating Point ◽  
Arterial Baroreflex ◽  
Postural Change ◽  
Cardiovascular Reflex ◽  
Head Up Tilt ◽  
Freely Moving ◽  
Sinus Pressure

To examine a cooperative role for the baroreflex and the vestibular system in controlling arterial pressure (AP) during voluntary postural change, AP was measured in freely moving conscious rats, with or without sinoaortic baroreceptor denervation (SAD) and/or peripheral vestibular lesion (VL). Voluntary rear-up induced a slight decrease in AP (−5.6 ± 0.8 mmHg), which was significantly augmented by SAD (−14.7 ± 1.0 mmHg) and further augmented by a combination of VL and SAD (−21 ± 1.0 mmHg). Thus we hypothesized that the vestibular system sensitizes the baroreflex during postural change. To test this hypothesis, open-loop baroreflex analysis was conducted on anesthetized sham-treated and VL rats. The isolated carotid sinus pressure was increased stepwise from 60 to 180 mmHg while rats were placed horizontal prone or in a 60° head-up tilt (HUT) position. HUT shifted the carotid sinus pressure-sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) relationship (neural arc) to a higher SNA, shifted the SNA-AP relationship (peripheral arc) to a lower AP, and, consequently, moved the operating point to a higher SNA while maintaining AP (from 113 ± 5 to 114 ± 5 mmHg). The HUT-induced neural arc shift was completely abolished in VL rats, whereas the peripheral arc shifted to a lower AP and the operating point moved to a lower AP (from 116 ± 3 to 84 ± 5 mmHg). These results indicate that the vestibular system elicits sympathoexcitation, shifting the baroreflex neural arc to a higher SNA and maintaining AP during HUT.

Closed-loop identification of carotid sinus baroreflex open-loop transfer characteristics in rabbits

1997 ◽  
Vol 273 (2) ◽  
pp. H1024-H1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Kawada ◽  
M. Sugimachi ◽  
T. Sato ◽  
H. Miyano ◽  
T. Shishido ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Parametric Models ◽  
Efferent Nerve ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Carotid Sinus Baroreflex ◽  
Closed Loop Identification

In the circulatory system, a change in blood pressure operates through the baroreflex to alter sympathetic efferent nerve activity, which in turn affects blood pressure. Existence of this closed feedback loop makes it difficult to identify the baroreflex open-loop transfer characteristics by means of conventional frequency domain approaches. Although several investigators have demonstrated the advantages of the time domain approach using parametric models such as the autoregressive moving average model, specification of the model structure critically affects their results. Thus we investigated the applicability of a nonparametric closed-loop identification technique to the carotid sinus baroreflex system by using an exogenous perturbation according to a binary white-noise sequence. To validate the identification method, we compared the transfer functions estimated by the closed-loop identification with those estimated by open-loop identification. The transfer functions determined by the two identification methods did not differ statistically in their fitted parameters. We conclude that exogenous perturbation to the baroreflex system enables us to estimate the open-loop baroreflex transfer characteristics under closed-loop conditions.

Lack of time-dependent augmentation of carotid sinus baroreflex system after vagotomy

1982 ◽  
Vol 242 (4) ◽  
pp. H580-H584
Author(s):  
H. Hosomi ◽  
K. Yokoyama
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Arterial Pressure ◽  
Carotid Sinus ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Carotid Sinus Baroreflex ◽  
Stepwise Reduction ◽  
Intact Condition ◽  
Pressure Control System ◽  
Arterial Pressure Control System

The purpose of this experiment was to study whether the carotid sinus baroreflex system (CS system) increases its gain with time after vagotomy in compensation for the loss of the vagally mediated arterial pressure control system (V system). In 7 dogs anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium we determined the responsiveness of the V system by repeatedly measuring the overall open-loop gain (G) of the negative feedback control system. G was assessed as (delta API/delta APS) -- 1, where delta API and delta APS are, respectively, the immediate and steady-state falls in arterial pressure at the aortic arch following a stepwise reduction in blood volume. delta API, delta APS, and G in intact condition were -12.0 +/- 1.8 mmHg, -1.1 +/- 0.2 mmHg, and 10.1 +/- 0.7 (SD), respectively. delta API, delta APS, and G after vagotomy, i.e., G of the CS system (GCS), were -15.6 +/- 3.6 mmHg, -6.4 +/- 1.9 mmHg, and 1.6 +/- 0.4 GCS did not change with time over 4 h after vagotomy. We conclude that the CS system cannot augment its ability to restore arterial pressure in compensation for the lost function of the V system within 4 h after vagotomy in the anesthetized dog.

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