Differential central integration of left versus right baroreceptor afferent input in spontaneously hypertensive rats

BACKGROUND The blood pressure (BP) regulatory impact of the arterial baroreflex has been well established in health and disease. Under normotensive conditions, we have previously demonstrated functional differences in the central processing of the left versus right aortic baroreceptor afferent input. However, it is unknown if lateralization in aortic baroreflex function remains evident during hypertension. METHOD We therefore, investigated the effects of laterality on the expression of baroreflex-driven cardiovascular reflexes in a genetic model of essential hypertension, the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). Anesthetized male SHRs (total n = 9) were instrumented for left, right, and bilateral aortic depressor nerve (ADN) stimulation (1-40 Hz, 0.2 ms, and 0.4 mA for 20 s) and measurement of mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), mesenteric vascular resistance (MVR), and femoral vascular resistance (FVR). RESULTS Left right, and bilateral ADN stimulation evoked frequency-dependent decreases in MAP, HR, MVR, and FVR. Left and bilateral ADN stimulation evoked greater reflex reductions in MAP, HR, MVR, and FVR compared with right-sided stimulation. Reflex bradycardia to bilateral stimulation was larger relative to both left-sided and right-sided stimulation. Reflex depressor and vascular resistance responses to bilateral stimulation mimicked those of the left-sided stimulation. These data indicate a left-side dominance in the central integration of aortic baroreceptor afferent input. Furthermore, reflex summation due to bilateral stimulation is only evident on the reflex bradycardic response, and does not drive further reductions in BP, suggesting that reflex depressor responses in the SHRs are primarily driven by changes in vascular resistance. CONCLUSION Together, these results indicate that lateralization in aortic baroreflex function is not only evident under normotensive conditions but also extends to hypertensive conditions. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT http://links.lww.com/HJH/C189.

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