Brain angiotensin II, an important stress hormone: regulatory sites and therapeutic opportunities

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Juan M SaavedraJ Zhou

Abstract

The presence of a brain Angiotensin II (Ang II) system, separated from and physiologically integrated with the peripheral, circulating renin-angiotensin system, is firmly established. Ang II is made in the brain and activates specific brain AT(1) receptors to regulate thirst and fluid metabolism. Some AT(1) receptors are located outside the blood-brain barrier and are sensitive to brain and circulating Ang II. Other AT(1) receptors, located inside the blood-brain barrier, respond to stimulation by Ang II of brain origin. AT(1) receptors in the subfornical organ, the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), and the median eminence are involved in the regulation of the stress response. In particular, AT(1) receptors in the PVN are under glucocorticoid control and regulate corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) formation and release. In the PVN, restraint elicits a fast increase in AT(1) receptor mRNA expression. The expression of paraventricular AT(1) receptors is increased during repeated restraint and after 24 h of isolation stress, and their stimulation is essential for the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, the hallmark of the stress response. Peripheral administration of an AT(1) receptor antagonist blocks pe...Continue Reading

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