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Title: Stimulation of oxytocin release within the supraoptic nucleus and into blood by CCK-8. Author: Neumann I, Landgraf R, Takahashi Y, Pittman QJ, Russell JA. Journal: Am J Physiol; 1994 Dec; 267(6 Pt 2):R1626-31. PubMed ID: 7810774. Abstract: Simultaneous microdialysis in brain and blood was used to monitor the effects of systemic and central cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) on the release of oxytocin and vasopressin within the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus (SON) as well as into blood of urethan-anesthetized female rats. Administration of CCK-8 (20 micrograms/kg iv) increased oxytocin contents in 30-min microdialysates sampled simultaneously within the SON (1.8-fold) and blood (2.4-fold, both P < 0.05) compared with prestimulation levels. In another experiment, after bilateral administration of CCK-8 directly into the SON (10 ng/0.5 microliter) via a microdialysis/infusion probe, oxytocin contents in dialysates sampled from the left and right SON were increased 2.3- and 1.7-fold (P < 0.05), respectively. In simultaneously sampled dialysates from the jugular vein, oxytocin content increased 2.3-fold (P < 0.05). In contrast, oxytocin in dialysates sampled outside the hypothalamic nuclei was not altered by systemic or central CCK-8. The direct infusion of CCK-8 into both SON increased the release of vasopressin within the SON 1.7-fold (P < 0.05) but failed to significantly change vasopressin release into blood. The present findings show a coordinated regulation of intranuclear and systemic release of oxytocin in response to systemic and central CCK-8 and provide further evidence for a possible involvement of endogenous oxytocin in the complex regulation of ingestive and reproductive behaviors induced by CCK-8 at the brain level.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]