Abstract
We undertook a study to determine whether the activation of the nucleus locus coeruleus might be responsible for the sympathetic hyperactivity in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). Conscious mature SHR showed increased arterial pressure and plasma catecholamines with electrical stimulation of the locus coeruleus. However, SHR showed smaller increases in arterial pressure and plasma noradrenaline than Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). The spontaneous unit discharge in locus coeruleus neurons responded reciprocally to peripherally induced changes in arterial pressure and blood volume. However, the unit discharge in the SHR locus coeruleus is less responsive than that in WKY. Therefore, the locus coeruleus in mature SHR does not seem to be involved in the hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. However, this may not be the case in young SHR.
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