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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 5 | Page : 326-334 |
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A glutamatergic pathway between the medial habenula and the rostral ventrolateral medulla may regulate cardiovascular function in a rat model of post-traumatic stress disorder
Ya-Yang Wu1, Cheng-Hong Zeng1, Kun-Yi Cai1, Chao Zheng2, Meng-Ya Wang3, Huan-Huan Zhang4
1 Psychophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College; Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
2 Neurobiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
3 Cell Electrophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
4 Psychophysiology Laboratory, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Huan-Huan Zhang
Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241002
China
Prof. Meng-Ya Wang
Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241002
China
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/cjop.CJOP-D-23-00003
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious psychiatric disorder, and there is an association between it and the development of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to explore whether there is a glutamatergic pathway connecting the medial habenula (MHb) with the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) that is involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function in a rat model of PTSD. Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (VGLUT2)-positive neurons in the MHb region were retrogradely labeled with FluoroGold (FG) by the double-labeling technique of VGLUT2 immunofluorescence and FG retrograde tracing. Rats belonging to the PTSD model group were microinjected with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) or kynurenic acid (KYN; a nonselective glutamate receptor blocker) into their RVLM. Subsequently, with electrical stimulation of MHb, the discharge frequency of the RVLM neurons, heart rate, and blood pressure were found to be significantly increased after microinjection of ACSF using an in vivo multichannel synchronous recording technology; however, this effect was inhibited by injection of KYN. The expression of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor subunits was significantly increased in RVLM of PTSD model rats analyzed by the Western blotting technique. These findings suggest that there may be a glutamatergic pathway connection between MHb and RVLM and that this pathway may be involved in the regulation of cardiovascular function in the PTSD model rats, by acting on NMDA and AMPA receptors in the RVLM.
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