Caitlin Baumer-Harrison , Sagar Patel , Karen A. Scott , Eric G. Krause , Annette D. de Kloet
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Abstract
Angiotensin-II (Ang-II) production is driven by deviations in blood volume and osmolality, and serves the role of regulating blood pressure and fluid intake to maintain cardiovascular and hydromineral homeostasis. These actions are mediated by Ang-II acting on its type 1a receptor (AT1aR) within the central nervous system and periphery. Of relevance, AT1aR are expressed on sensory afferents responsible for conveying cardiovascular information to the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). We have previously determined that optical excitation of neurons and vagal afferents within the NTS that express AT1aR (referred to as NTSAT1aR) mimics the perception of increased vascular stretch and induces compensatory responses to restore blood pressure. Here, we test whether NTSAT1aR are also involved in the modulation of water and sodium intake. We directed the light-sensitive excitatory channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) or inhibitory halorhodopsin (Halo) to Agtr1a-containing neurons and measured water and sodium chloride (NaCl) intake in the presence and absence of optical stimulation within the NTS during various challenges to fluid homeostasis. Optical perturbation of NTSAT1aR modulates NaCl intake, such that excitation attenuates, whereas inhibition increases intake. This effect is only observed in the water-deprived condition, suggesting that NTSAT1aR are involved in the regulation of sodium intake during an imbalance in both the intracellular and extracellular fluid compartments. Furthermore, optical excitation of NTSAT1aR increases c-Fos expression within oxytocinergic neurons of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN), indicating that the regulation of sodium intake by NTSAT1aR may be mediated by oxytocin. Collectively, these results reveal that NTSAT1aR are sufficient and necessary to modulate sodium intake relative to perceived changes in vascular stretch.
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Physiology & Behavior is aimed at the causal physiological mechanisms of behavior and its modulation by environmental factors. The journal invites original reports in the broad area of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, in which at least one variable is physiological and the primary emphasis and theoretical context are behavioral. The range of subjects includes behavioral neuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology, learning and memory, ingestion, social behavior, and studies related to the mechanisms of psychopathology. Contemporary reviews and theoretical articles are welcomed and the Editors invite such proposals from interested authors.