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Pol J Vet Sci

Title:		The influence of steroids on noradrenaline-mediated contractile reactivity of the superficial nasal and facial veins in cycling gilts
Author(s):		Grzegorzewski WJ; Muszak J; Wasowska B; Jan B; Stefanczyk-Krzymowska S;
Address:		"Department of Local Physiological Regulation, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-748 Olsztyn, Poland"
Journal Title:		Pol J Vet Sci
Year:		2012
Volume:		15
Issue:		2
Page Number:		297 - 304
DOI:		10.2478/v10181-011-0147-z
ISSN/ISBN:		1505-1773 (Print) 1505-1773 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The nasal venous blood may be directed through the facial vein into the systemic circulation or through the frontal vein into the venous cavernous sinus of the perihypophyseal vascular complex, where hormones and pheromones permeate from the venous blood into the arterial blood supplying the brain and hypophysis. The present study was designed to determine the effect of noradrenaline (NA) on the tension of the nasal, frontal and facial veins of cycling gilts, and influence of ovarian steroid hormones on NA-mediated contractile reactivity. Additionally, the enzyme dopamine-beta-hydroxylase catalysing the conversion of dopamine to noradrenaline (DbetaH) was immunolocalized in these vessels. Among three studied veins, the frontal proximal vein, that fulfill a key role in the supply of the nasal venous blood into the venous cavernous sinus, reacted to NA most strongly (P < 0.001) and this reaction was weaker in the periestrous period than in luteal phase (P < 0.001). Inversely, the reaction to NA of the facial proximal vein, that carry blood to the peripheral circulation, was stronger in the periestrous period than in luteal phase (P < 0.05). P4, E2 and T significantly lowered NA-mediated tension of the frontal proximal vein during the periestrous period (P < 0.001), while in the luteal phase P4 might antagonize relaxing effect of E2 to this vessel. The result suggests that supply of the nasal venous blood into the venous cavernous sinus is greater during the periestrous period than during the luteal phase. DbetaH was clearly expressed in the muscular layer of the isolated superficial nasal and facial veins of gilts in both studied stages of the estrous cycle. We suggest that the reactivity of the superficial veins of the nose and face to NA combined with the previously demonstrated reactivity of these veins to steroid ovarian hormones and male steroid pheromones may regulate the access of priming pheromone androstenol (resorebed in the nasal cavity) to the brain of gilts during periestrous period via humoral local destination transfer"
Keywords:		Animals Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase/metabolism Estrous Cycle/physiology Face/*blood supply Female Gonadal Steroid Hormones/metabolism/pharmacology Norepinephrine/*pharmacology Nose/*blood supply Steroids/*pharmacology Swine/*physiology Vasoconstriction/*dru;
Notes:		"MedlineGrzegorzewski, W J Muszak, J Wasowska, B Jan, B Stefanczyk-Krzymowska, S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2012/08/01 Pol J Vet Sci. 2012; 15(2):297-304. doi: 10.2478/v10181-011-0147-z"