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Published on: January 28, 2019
Angiotensin II receptor content within the circumventricular organs increases after experimental hydrocephalus in
B Açikgöz1, G Akpinar, N Bingöl
1Department of Neurosurgery, Bayindir Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract:
Hydrocephalus is known to cause various endocrinological abnormalities. These abnormalities are either though a direct effect on anterior hypothalamus or pituitary gland. However almost nothing is known about the effects of hydrocephalus on the intrinsic angiotensin system of the brain. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of hydrocephalus on neurotransmitter-rich circumventricular organ systems. Such an effect was investigated by means of angiotensin receptor content in subfornical organ (SFO), organum vasculosum lamina terminalis (OVLT), area postrema (AP) and the median eminence (ME). Experimental hydrocephalus was created in rats by the intracisternal kaolin injection method as described by Shapiro et al. The receptor content was measured at 4-6 weeks by in-vitro autoradiography method as described by Israel et al. Angiotensin II receptor content in hydrocephalic animals was found to be statistically increased in SFO, OVLT and ME but not in AP when compared with the normal animals. Receptor content was found to have increased by 182.4% at SFO, 76.7% at ME, 7.7% at AP and 22.1% at OVLT after kaolin injection. These findings may indicate the possible role of CVO's on pathological conditions such as hydrocephalus.
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