MEETING PROGRAM

• 7:00 - 9:00 pm:Opening and poster session

• 8:30 to 10:10 am: Oral session presentation 1: Chair: Thiago S. Moreira (ICB/USP)

8:30 - 8:55 am: Ann M. Schreihofer (UNTHSC, USA) Respiratory-related regulation of sympathetic vasomotor tone: Insights from acute and chronic intermittent hypoxia.

8:55 - 9:20 am: Jack L. Feldman (UCLA, USA):Retrotrapezoid nucleus: conditional oscillator and/or central chemoreceptor?

9:20 - 9:45 am: Robin M. McAllen (Howard Florey Institute, Au):What functional role is played by autonomic ganglia?

9:45 - 10:10 am: Hreday N. Sapru (New Jersey Medical School, USA)Central cardiovascular actions of a new angiotensin: angiotensin-(1-12).

• 10:10 - 10:30 am: Coffee break

• 10:30 am to 12:10 pm:Oral session presentation 2: Chair: Benedito H. Machado (FMRP/USP )

10:30 - 10:55 am: Patrice G. Guyenet (UVA, USA): Phox2b-expressing neurons of the rostroventrolateral medulla: role in cardiorespiratory regulation and clinical implications.

10:55 - 11:20 am: Vagner R. Antunes (ICB/USP, Brazil): Purinergic neurotransmission at the hypothalamus level and its correlation to autonomic outflow: any functional role?

11:20 - 11:45 am: Daniela A. Mendonça (FMRP/USP, Brazil): Synaptic profile of NTS neurons involved with the peripheral chemoreflex pathways.

11:45 am - 12:10 pm: Roger L. Dampney (University of Sydney, Au):Different roles of the lateral and dorsolateral PAG in generating co-ordinated cardiorespiratory responses: correlation with different types of defensive behavior.

• 12:10 - 2:00 pm: Lunch

• 2:00 - 3:40 pm: Oral session presentation 3: Chair: Ruy R. Campos (UNIFESP)

2:00 - 2:25 pm:Thiago S. Moreira (ICB/USP, Brazil) The retrotrapezoid nucleus: an integrative site for autonomic regulation.

2:25 - 2:50 pm: Vaughan Macefield (University of West Sydney, Australia) Real-time imaging of cardiovascular control in health and disease: concurrent microneurography and fMRI.

2:50 - 3:15 pm: Carolyn J. Barrett (University of Auckland, New Zealand): Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Cardiovascular diseases: what can we learn from chronic recordings?

3:15 - 3:40 pm:Maria Camila de Almeida (UFABC, Brazil) TRPM8 mediates skin cooling signals that control autonomic thermoregulatory effectors.

• 3:40 - 4:00 pm: Coffee break

• 4:00 - 5:40 pm:Oral session presentation 4: Chair: Sérgio L. Cravo (UNIFESP)

4:00 às 4:25 pm: Lisete C. Michelini (ICB/USP, Brazil)Plasticity in the pre-autonomic oxytocinergic neurons: Insights from sinoaortic denervation and training.

4:25 às 4:50 pm: Jan-Marino Ramirez (University of Washington, USA): Breathing and Dysautonomia: From the bedside to the neuronal mechanisms.

4:50 às 5:15 pm: Glenn M. Toney (UTHSCSA, USA): Cardiorespiratory Control by the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus: Acute Modulation Vs. Chronic Adaptation.

• 8:30 - 10:10 am: Oral session presentation 5: Chair: Monica A. Sato (FMABC)

8:30 - 8:55 am:Juan Pablo Huidobro-Toro (PUC, Chile): Nucleotides and their membrane receptors as novel participants in the rhythms of life regulation.

8:55 - 9:20 am: Elizabeth Barbosa O. Sales (UNIFESP, Brazil): The role of oxidative stress in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in renovascular hypertension.

9:20 - 9:45 am: Cheryl M. Heesch (University of Missouri, USA): Effects of Ovarian Hormones on Control of Sympathetic Outflow.

9:45 - 10:10 am: Luciane H. Gargaglioni (FCVA/UNESP, Brazil): A5 and A6 noradrenergic neurons and cardiorespiratory control.

• 10:10 - 10:30 am: Coffee break

• 10:30 am - 12:10 pm:Oral session presentation 6: Chair: Vagner R. Antunes (ICB/USP)

10:30 - 10:55 am: Rodrigo Iturriaga (PUC, Chile): Carotid body chemoreceptor in health and disease: Contribution to the sleep apnea-induced hypertension.

10:55 - 11:20 am: Monica A. Sato (FMABC, Brazil): Medullary changes evoked by swimming exercise on hemodynamic control and gene expression profile.

11:20 - 11:45 am: Leonardo M. Cardoso (UFOP, Brazil): Acute effects of reduced glutathione (GSH) microinjections into the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) on blood pressure.

11:45 am - 12:10 pm: Eileen M Hasser (University of Missouri, USA): Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the nucleus tractus solitarius modulates autonomic and synaptic function.

• 12:10 - 2:00 pm: Lunch

• 2:00 - 3:40 pm: Oral session presentation 7:Chair: Daniel B. Zoccal (UFSC)

2:00 - 2:25 pm: Carlos Eduardo L. Almado (FMRP/USP, Brazil): Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia reduces the number of functional synapses in the NTS of rats.

2:25 - 2:50 pm: Mark W. Chapleau (University of Iowa, USA): Angiotensin II-dependent Hypertension: New Molecules and Maladies.

2:50 - 3:15 pm: Sérgio L Cravo (UNIFESP, Brazil): Cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea: insights from a new model of obstructive apnea.

3:15 - 3:40 pm: Shaum F. Morrison (Oregon Health & Science University, USA): Central Neural Regulation of Thermogenesis and Body Temperature.

• 3:40 - 4:00 pm: Coffee break

• 4:00 - 5:15 pm:Oral session presentation 7: Chair: Luciane H. Gargaglioni (FCAV/UNESP)

4:00 - 4:25 pm: Daniel B. Zoccal (UFSC, Brazil): Mechanisms of coupling between respiratory and sympathetic networks: new insights into neurogenic hypertension.

4:25 - 4:50 pm: Clive May (Howard Florey Institute, Australia): Central pathways contributing to cardiac sympathoexcitation in heart failure.

4:50 - 5:15 pm: Ruy R Campos (UNIFESP-Brazil): Role of renal nerves in renovascular hypertension.