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Physiological Pathways Regulating the Activity of Magnocellular Neurosecretory Cells

Gareth Leng, +2 more
- 01 Apr 1999 - 
- Vol. 57, Iss: 6, pp 625-655
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This review considers the rôle played by particular afferent pathways in the regulation of the activity of oxytocin and vasopressin cells.
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This article is published in Progress in Neurobiology.The article was published on 1999-04-01. It has received 307 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Vasopressin & Oxytocin.

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The Oxytocin Receptor System: Structure, Function, and Regulation

TL;DR: The regulation by gonadal and adrenal steroids is one of the most remarkable features of the OT system and is, unfortunately, the least understood.
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Vasopressin and oxytocin release within the brain: a dynamic concept of multiple and variable modes of neuropeptide communication

TL;DR: This concept considers neuropeptides in the extracellular fluid of the brain rather than those in the cerebrospinal fluid or plasma as primary signals, triggering a variety of receptor-mediated effects, including those underlying behavioral and neuroendocrine regulation and psychopathology.
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Dendritic peptide release and peptide-dependent behaviours

TL;DR: The recently demonstrated ability of neuropeptides to prime vesicle stores for activity-dependent release could lead to a temporary functional reorganization of neuronal networks harbouring specific peptide receptors, providing a substrate for long-lasting effects.
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Physiology of Vasopressin Relevant to Management of Septic Shock

TL;DR: Clinical use of vasopressin should await a randomized controlled trial of its effects on clinical outcomes such as organ failure and mortality, because clinical studies have been relatively small, focused on physiologic end points, and because of potential adverse effects of vasipressin.
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The hypothalamic-neurohypophysial system regulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis under stress: an old concept revisited.

TL;DR: Data supporting the concept of HNS effects on HPA axis activity is presented and their possible impact on some aspects of behavioural regulation and psychopathology is outlined.
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Opposing α- and β-adrenergic mechanisms mediate dose-dependent actions of noradrenaline on supraoptic vasopressin neurones in vivo

TL;DR: It is suggested that the excitatory effect of low concentrations of NA on VP neurones reflects the actions of this substance when endogenously secreted at normal sites of release within the SON.
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Noradrenaline and ATP: cotransmitters and neuromodulators.

TL;DR: It is suggested that use of the term 'adrenergic nerves' as a synonym for sympathetic nerves is no longer appropriate, although ' adrenergic transmission' or 'purinergic Transmission' are still useful terms.
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of opiate action: Studies in the rat locus coeruleus

TL;DR: Electrophysiological data have provided direct support for the possibility that upregulation of the cyclic AMP system contributes to opiate tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal exhibited by these noradrenergic LC neurons.
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Cholecystokinin induces c-fos expression in hypothalamic oxytocinergic neurons projecting to the dorsal vagal complex

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that parvocellular OT neurons projecting to the DVC are co-activated along with magnocellularOT neurons projection to the pituitary following administration of a large dose of CCK, and lend support to a possible functional role for OT as a central neurotransmitter that modulates vagal efferent traffic to the gastrointestinal tract.
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The supraoptic nucleus as an osmoreceptor.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the osmoreceptor regulating vasopressin secretion is probably composed of more than one type of neurone and discussed in the context of selected experiments previously cited as evidence that the supraoptic nucleus is not involved in osmoreception.
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