Abstract
Rats were injected intracerebroventricularly with the somatostatin analog, octreotide (OCT; 0.1 μg) or vehicle, and hypothalamic contents of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), angiotensin II, and vasopressin were determined 10 min, 1, 3 and 6 h post-injection. OCT elicited an immediate release of angiotensin II (10 min) and a rise in GHRH content (1 h) followed by gradual (1–6 h) depletion of accumulated GHRH. Hypothalamic vasopressin was not altered but decreases in pituitary vasopressin occurred 10 min post-injection. The OCT-induced alterations in GHRH may explain previously reported changes in sleep whereas angiotensin may mediate OCT-induced drinking, vasopressin secretion and rises in blood pressure via sst2 somatostatin receptors.
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