Increased sympathetic activity in rats submitted to chronic intermittent hypoxia

DB Zoccal, LGH Bonagamba… - Experimental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term exposure to intermittent hypoxia may lead to important cardiovascular
dysfunctions, such as hypertension. Rodent models of chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) …

Role of autonomic nervous system in chronic CNS-mediated antidiabetic action of leptin

AA da Silva, JE Hall, SP Moak… - American Journal …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
This study tested whether ganglionic blockade or hepatic vagotomy attenuates the chronic
central nervous system (CNS)-mediated antidiabetic and cardiovascular effects of leptin …

Intravital Förster resonance energy transfer imaging reveals elevated [Ca2+]i and enhanced sympathetic tone in femoral arteries of angiotensin II‐infused …

Y Wang, L Chen, WG Wier… - The Journal of Physiology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Key points• It is desirable to study altered artery function in hypertension in living animals,
where factors influencing artery function are intact.• We infused 'biosensor'mice chronically …

Intravenous angiotensin and salt appetite in rats

DA Fitts, DK Zierath, AV Savos, JM Ho, JE Bassett - Appetite, 2007 - Elsevier
Circulating angiotensin II is crucial for the activation of salt appetite after sodium depletion.
We tested if angiotensin (ANG) II infused intravenously at 50ng/kg/min overnight (chronic) …

Changing dietary sodium alters the chronic cardiovascular effects of losartan in rats

JP Collister, DB Nahey - Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction. We have previously demonstrated a profound hypotensive response to the
angiotensin II type 1 (AT1)-receptor antagonist losartan in rats consuming a normal salt diet …