Participation of paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus in central regulation of penile erection in the rat

The Journal of Urology
K K ChenJ Y Chan

Abstract

To investigate the possible participation of the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus in central regulation of penile erection. Male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized and maintained with pentobarbital sodium. The intracavernous pressure (ICP) was used as an experimental index for penile erection, and was recorded alongside systemic arterial pressure and heart rate. The effect on ICP of electrical (30-s train of 30-120 microA, 40-160 Hz, 1-ms rectangular pulses) or chemical (L-glutamate, 0.5 nmol/50 nl.) activation of the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVN) or hippocampal formation was evaluated. Electrical activation of the PVN elicited both multiple and single episodes of elevation in ICP, along with visible erection and ejaculation. The former pattern exhibited an increase in ICP that was more sustained, with higher peak amplitude and longer latency. Chemical stimulation of neuronal perikarya in the PVN also resulted in similar patterns of rise in ICP and visible erection. These effects were, nonetheless, not accompanied by significant alterations in systemic arterial pressure and heart rate. Activation of the hippocampal formation, as we reported previously, similarly elicited multiple and single episo...Continue Reading

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