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Feng M, Xiang B, Fan L, Wang Q, Xu W, Xiang H. Interrogating autonomic peripheral nervous system neurons with viruses - A literature review. J Neurosci Methods 2020; 346:108958. [PMID: 32979424 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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How rich functionality emerges from the rather invariant structural architecture of the peripheral autonomic nervous system remains one of the major mysteries in neuroscience. The high incidence of patients with neural circuit-related autonomic nervous system diseases highlights the importance of fundamental research, among others with neurotracing methods, into autonomic neuron functionality. Due to the emergence of neurotropic virus-based tracing techniques in recent years the access to neuronal connectivity in the peripheral autonomic nervous system has greatly been improved. This review is devoted to the anatomical distribution of neural circuits in the periphery of the autonomous nervous system and to the interaction between the autonomic nervous system and vital peripheral organs or tissues. The experimental evidence available at present has greatly expanded our understanding of autonomic peripheral nervous system neurons.
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- Maohui Feng
- Department of Oncology, Wuhan Peritoneal Cancer Clinical Medical Research Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors and Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Wuhan 430071, PR China
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- University of California-Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, PR China
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- Department Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China
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- Department Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, PR China.
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Stipica Safic I, Pecotic R, Pavlinac Dodig I, Dogas Z, Valic Z, Valic M. Phrenic long-term depression evoked by intermittent hypercapnia is modulated by serotonergic and adrenergic receptors in raphe nuclei. J Neurophysiol 2018; 120:321-329. [DOI: 10.1152/jn.00776.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Intermittent hypercapnia evokes prolonged depression of phrenic nerve activity (phrenic long-term depression, pLTD). This study was undertaken to investigate the role of 5-HT and α2-adrenergic receptors in the initiation of pLTD. Adult male urethane-anesthetized, vagotomized, paralyzed, and mechanically ventilated Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to a protocol of acute intermittent hypercapnia (AIHc; 5 episodes of 15% CO2in air, each episode lasting 3 min). The experimental group received microinjection of the selective 5-HT1Areceptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin hydrobromide (8-OH-DPAT), the broad-spectrum 5-HT antagonist methysergide, or the α2-adrenergic antagonist yohimbine, whereas the control group received microinjection of 0.9% saline into the caudal raphe region. Peak phrenic nerve activity (pPNA) and burst frequency ( f) were analyzed during baseline (T0), during 5 hypercapnic episodes (THc1–THc5), and at 15, 30, and 60 min after the end of the last hypercapnic episode. In the control group, pPNA decreased 60 min after the end of the last hypercapnic episode compared with baseline values, i.e., pLTD developed ( P = 0.023). In the 8-OH-DPAT group, pPNA significantly decreased at T15, T30, and T60 compared with baseline values, i.e., pLTD developed ( P = 0.01). In the methysergide and yohimbine groups, AIHc did not evoke significant changes of the pPNA at T15, T30, and T60 compared with baseline values. In conclusion, activation of 5-HT1Areceptors accentuated induction of pLTD, whereas blockade of α2-adrenergic receptors prevented development of pLTD following AIHc in anesthetized rats. These results suggest that chemical modulation of 5-HT and α2-adrenergic receptors in raphe nuclei affects hypercapnia-induced pLTD, offering important insights in understanding the mechanisms involved in development of respiratory plasticity.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Hypercapnia is a concomitant feature of many breathing disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea. In this study, acute intermittent hypercapnia evoked development of phrenic long-term depression (pLTD) 60 min after the last hypercapnic episode that was preserved if the selective 5-HT1Areceptor agonist 8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin hydrobromide was microinjected in the caudal raphe region before the hypercapnic stimulus. This study highlights that both 5-HT and adrenergic receptor activation is needed for induction of pLTD in urethane-anesthetized rats following intermittent hypercapnia exposure.
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- Ivona Stipica Safic
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Physiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
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Autonomic neural control of the intrathoracic airways aids in optimizing air flow and gas exchange. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, the autonomic nervous system contributes to host defense of the respiratory tract. These functions are accomplished by tightly regulating airway caliber, blood flow, and secretions. Although both the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system innervate the airways, it is the later that dominates, especially with respect to control of airway smooth muscle and secretions. Parasympathetic tone in the airways is regulated by reflex activity often initiated by activation of airway stretch receptors and polymodal nociceptors. This review discusses the preganglionic, ganglionic, and postganglionic mechanisms of airway autonomic innervation. Additionally, it provides a brief overview of how dysregulation of the airway autonomic nervous system may contribute to respiratory diseases.
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The airways and lungs are innervated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves. Cholinergic parasympathetic innervation is well conserved in the airways while the distribution of noncholinergic parasympathetic and adrenergic sympathetic nerves varies considerably amongst species. Autonomic nerve function is regulated primarily through reflexes initiated upon bronchopulmonary vagal afferent nerves. Central regulation of autonomic tone is poorly described but some key elements have been defined.
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- Stuart B Mazzone
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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Moreira TS, Takakura AC, Damasceno RS, Falquetto B, Totola LT, Sobrinho CR, Ragioto DT, Zolezi FP. Central chemoreceptors and neural mechanisms of cardiorespiratory control. Braz J Med Biol Res 2011; 44:883-9. [PMID: 21789465 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2011007500094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The arterial partial pressure (P(CO)(2)) of carbon dioxide is virtually constant because of the close match between the metabolic production of this gas and its excretion via breathing. Blood gas homeostasis does not rely solely on changes in lung ventilation, but also to a considerable extent on circulatory adjustments that regulate the transport of CO(2) from its sites of production to the lungs. The neural mechanisms that coordinate circulatory and ventilatory changes to achieve blood gas homeostasis are the subject of this review. Emphasis will be placed on the control of sympathetic outflow by central chemoreceptors. High levels of CO(2) exert an excitatory effect on sympathetic outflow that is mediated by specialized chemoreceptors such as the neurons located in the retrotrapezoid region. In addition, high CO(2) causes an aversive awareness in conscious animals, activating wake-promoting pathways such as the noradrenergic neurons. These neuronal groups, which may also be directly activated by brain acidification, have projections that contribute to the CO(2)-induced rise in breathing and sympathetic outflow. However, since the level of activity of the retrotrapezoid nucleus is regulated by converging inputs from wake-promoting systems, behavior-specific inputs from higher centers and by chemical drive, the main focus of the present manuscript is to review the contribution of central chemoreceptors to the control of autonomic and respiratory mechanisms.
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- T S Moreira
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
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Qiu D, Hou L, Chen Y, Zhou X, Yuan W, Rong W, Zhu L, Wang J. Beta-asarone inhibits synaptic inputs to airway preganglionic parasympathetic motoneurons. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2011; 177:313-9. [PMID: 21621011 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2010] [Revised: 04/14/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Therapeutic application of Asarum, a herbal medicine that has been used for centuries, reportedly causes acute respiratory disturbance. The responsible constituents, the sites of action, and the mechanisms involved in this side effect are unclear. We investigated the effects of β-asarone, a volatile constituent of Asarum, on neurotransmission in the medullary respiratory neuronal network using extracellular recording of the rhythmic hypoglossal activity and voltage clamp recordings of the postsynaptic activity of the airway preganglionic parasympathetic motoneurons (APPMs) in vitro. β-Asarone caused progressive decreases in the duration and area of the hypoglossal bursts in a concentration-dependent manner. The frequency and amplitude of the bursts were initially unaltered or temporarily increased, but were then inhibited progressively after prolonged exposure. As with the inhibition of the hypoglossal bursts, the tonic and the phasic excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic currents in the APPMs were attenuated. These data suggest that the Asarum-caused acute respiratory disturbance involves β-asarone-induced inhibition of neurotransmission in the medullary respiratory neuronal network.
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- Dongying Qiu
- The State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Institute of Brain Sciences, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, 138 Yi-Xue-Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Kc P, Martin RJ. Role of central neurotransmission and chemoreception on airway control. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2010; 173:213-22. [PMID: 20359553 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 03/14/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This review summarizes work on central neurotransmission, chemoreception and CNS control of cholinergic outflow to the airways. First, we describe the neural transmission of bronchoconstrictive signals from airway afferents to the airway-related vagal preganglionic neurons (AVPNs) via the nucleus of the solitary tract (nTS) and, second, we characterize evidence for a modulatory effect of excitatory glutamatergic, and inhibitory GABAergic, noradrenergic and serotonergic pathways on AVPN output. Excitatory signals arising from bronchopulmonary afferents and/or the peripheral chemosensory system activate second order neurons within the nTS, via a glutamate-AMPA (alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid) receptor signaling pathway. These nTS neurons, using the same neurotransmitter-receptor unit, transmit information to the AVPNs, which in turn convey the central command through descending fibers and airway intramural ganglia to airway smooth muscle, submucosal secretory glands, and the vasculature. The strength and duration of this reflex-induced bronchoconstriction is modulated by GABAergic-inhibitory inputs. In addition, central noradrenergic and serotonergic inhibitory pathways appear to participate in the regulation of cholinergic drive to the tracheobronchial system. Down-regulation of these inhibitory influences results in a shift from inhibitory to excitatory drive, which may lead to increased excitability of AVPNs, heightened airway responsiveness, greater cholinergic outflow to the airways and consequently bronchoconstriction. In summary, centrally coordinated control of airway tone and respiratory drive serve to optimize gas exchange and work of breathing under normal homeostatic conditions. Greater understanding of this process should enhance our understanding of its disruption under pathophysiologic states.
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- Prabha Kc
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-6010, USA.
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Slocum C, Hibbs AM, Martin RJ, Orenstein SR. Infant apnea and gastroesophageal reflux: a critical review and framework for further investigation. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2007; 9:219-24. [PMID: 17511920 DOI: 10.1007/s11894-007-0022-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gastroesophageal reflux and apnea of prematurity are both common occurrences in premature infants. However, a causal relationship between the two remains controversial. Strong physiologic evidence indicates that a variety of protective reflex responses may elicit laryngeal adduction and apnea. Although a potential link between gastroesophageal reflux and apnea may exist through this pathway, clinical studies can be cited to either support or refute such a link in premature infants. The majority of gastroesophageal reflux episodes do not appear to be related to apnea. In a specific subset of events, a causal relationship may exist. Whether this is related to the character of the reflux episode or to a predisposition in a subpopulation of infants is unclear. This review presents the evidence for and against an association between gastroesophageal reflux and apnea, discusses techniques used in their evaluation, and identifies approaches for future investigation.
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- Christopher Slocum
- Division of Neonatology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Suite 3100, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Hellman KM, Brink TS, Mason P. Activity of murine raphe magnus cells predicts tachypnea and on-going nociceptive responsiveness. J Neurophysiol 2007; 98:3121-33. [PMID: 17913977 PMCID: PMC3759357 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00904.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In rats, opioids produce analgesia in large part by their effects on two cell populations in the medullary raphe magnus (RM). To extend our mechanistic understanding of opioid analgesia to the genetically tractable mouse, we characterized behavioral reactions and RM neural responses to opioid administration. d-Ala(2), N-Me-Phe(4)-Gly(5)ol-enkephalin, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, microinjected into the murine RM produced cardiorespiratory depression and reduced slow wave electroencephalographic activity as well as increased the noxious heat-evoked withdrawal latencies. As in rat, RM cell types that were excited and inhibited by noxious stimuli, termed on and off cells, respectively, were observed in mice. However, in contrast to findings in rat, opioid doses that suppressed withdrawals did not alter the background discharge rate of murine on and off cells, suggesting that the cellular mechanisms by which the murine RM generates opioid analgesia are substantially different from those in rats. Murine on cell discharge did not predict the latency or magnitude of an ensuing withdrawal but did correlate to the magnitude and latency of concurrent withdrawals. Although opioids failed to alter the background discharge of on and off cells, they reduced the responses of RM neurons to noxious stimulation, further evidence that RM modulates on-going withdrawals. In characterizing the role of RM in respiratory modulation, we found that on cells burst and off cells paused during tachypneic events. The effects of opioids in the murine RM on homeostasis and the association of on and off cell discharge with tachypnea corroborate roles for opioid signaling in RM beyond analgesia.
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- Kevin M. Hellman
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, MC 0928, 947 East 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637
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- Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, MC 0928, 947 East 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Chicago, MC 0928, 947 East 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637
- Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, MC 0928, 947 East 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637
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The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) and ventromedial medulla (VMM) are generally viewed as the core of an endogenous descending modulatory system. However, available data demonstrate that PAG and VMM do not specifically target nociceptive transmission and that activation of either structure affects numerous homeostatic physiological processes. Pseudorabies virus (PRV) is a useful tracer that is retrogradely and transynaptically transported. PRV injections into homeostatic effector organs invariably label VMM neurons, both serotonergic and nonserotonergic. Studies in anesthetized rats have implicated two types of nonserotonergic VMM neurons in nociceptive modulation: ON cells are thought to facilitate nociception and OFF cells to inhibit nociception. Yet, in the unanesthetized animal, the discharge of VMM neurons changes in response to innocuous stimuli and during situations unrelated to nociception. In particular, VMM cells appear to modulate the timing of micturition, with ON cells promoting the initiation of voiding and OFF cells promoting urine storage. VMM cells also modulate sensory transmission. During both micturition and sleep, OFF cells discharge and sensory responsiveness is depressed. In sum, the VMM is hypothesized to modulate spinal sensory, autonomic, and motor circuits in order to maintain homeostasis.
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- Peggy Mason
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology and Committee on Neurobiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Mason P. Chapter 15 Descending pain modulation as a component of homeostasis. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2006; 81:211-218. [PMID: 18808837 DOI: 10.1016/s0072-9752(06)80019-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A pathway from the midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) through the ventromedial medulla (VMM) to the dorsal horn constitutes a putative endogenous nociceptive modulatory system. Yet activation of neurons in both PAG and VMM changes the responses of dorsal horn cells to non-noxious stimuli and elicits motor and autonomic reactions that are not directly related to nociception. Activation of mu-opioid receptors in VMM and PAG also modifies processes in addition to nociceptive transmission. The descending projections of VMM neurons are not specific to nociception as VMM projects to the spinal superficial dorsal horn where thermoreceptors as well as nociceptors terminate. In addition, experiments with pseudorabies virus demonstrate multi-synaptic pathways from VMM to sympathetic and parasympathetic target organs. VMM neurons respond to both noxious and unexpected innocuous stimuli of multiple modalities, and change their discharge during behaviors unrelated to pain such as micturition/continence and sleep/wake. In conclusion, all available evidence argues against the idea that PAG and VMM target nociception alone. Instead these brain stem sites may effect homeostatic adjustments made necessary by salient situations including but not limited to injury.
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- Peggy Mason
- Department of Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Chicago, MC 0926, 947 East 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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Haxhiu MA, Kc P, Moore CT, Acquah SS, Wilson CG, Zaidi SI, Massari VJ, Ferguson DG. Brain stem excitatory and inhibitory signaling pathways regulating bronchoconstrictive responses. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 98:1961-82. [PMID: 15894534 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01340.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This review summarizes recent work on two basic processes of central nervous system (CNS) control of cholinergic outflow to the airways: 1) transmission of bronchoconstrictive signals from the airways to the airway-related vagal preganglionic neurons (AVPNs) and 2) regulation of AVPN responses to excitatory inputs by central GABAergic inhibitory pathways. In addition, the autocrine-paracrine modulation of AVPNs is briefly discussed. CNS influences on the tracheobronchopulmonary system are transmitted via AVPNs, whose discharge depends on the balance between excitatory and inhibitory impulses that they receive. Alterations in this equilibrium may lead to dramatic functional changes. Recent findings indicate that excitatory signals arising from bronchopulmonary afferents and/or the peripheral chemosensory system activate second-order neurons within the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), via a glutamate-AMPA signaling pathway. These neurons, using the same neurotransmitter-receptor unit, transmit information to the AVPNs, which in turn convey the central command to airway effector organs: smooth muscle, submucosal secretory glands, and the vasculature, through intramural ganglionic neurons. The strength and duration of reflex-induced bronchoconstriction is modulated by GABAergic-inhibitory inputs and autocrine-paracrine controlling mechanisms. Downregulation of GABAergic inhibitory influences may result in a shift from inhibitory to excitatory drive that may lead to increased excitability of AVPNs, heightened airway responsiveness, and sustained narrowing of the airways. Hence a better understanding of these normal and altered central neural circuits and mechanisms could potentially improve the design of therapeutic interventions and the treatment of airway obstructive diseases.
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- Musa A Haxhiu
- Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, 520 W St. NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
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Wu M, Haxhiu MA, Johnson SM. Hypercapnic and hypoxic responses require intact neural transmission from the pre-Bötzinger complex. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2005; 146:33-46. [PMID: 15733777 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2004.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The central respiratory network that includes the pre-Bötzinger complex (pre-BötC), a region believed to contain rhythmogenic neurons, is capable of responding to fluctuations in CO2 and pH. However, the role of inputs from this site in mediating ventilatory responses to hypercapnia and/or hypoxia in nonsedated animals is not well established. Therefore, in the present study we tested the hypothesis that altered transmission from the pre-BötC to its target sites would decrease chemosensory responsiveness to acute hypercapnia and modulate the ventilatory response to hypoxia. Colchicine was used to block axonal transport. At 48 h after bilateral microinjections of colchicine into the pre-BötC (100 microg/uL, 100 nL/site), but not saline, the baseline frequency of breathing decreased; however, rhythmicity was not altered. In addition, there was a significant fall in the ventilatory response to hypercapnia (5 and 12% CO2) and hypoxia (8% O2). These findings indicate that, inputs from pre-BötC neurons are of critical importance in providing the normal ventilatory response to both hypercapnia and hypoxia.
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- Mingfei Wu
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, 520 W Street, Northwest, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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Dehkordi O, Haxhiu MA, Millis RM, Dennis GC, Kc P, Jafri A, Khajavi M, Trouth CO, Zaidi SI. Expression of α-7 nAChRs on spinal cord–brainstem neurons controlling inspiratory drive to the diaphragm. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2004; 141:21-34. [PMID: 15234673 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2004.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2004] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In the present study, we determined whether alpha-7 subunit containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are expressed by neurons within the pre-Botzinger complex (pre-BotC), bulbospinal, and phrenic motor nuclei in the rat. alpha-7 Immunohistochemistry combined with cholera toxin B (CTB), a retrograde tracer was used to detect expression of alpha-7 nAChRs by phrenic motor and bulbospinal neurons. Neurokinin-1 receptor immunoreactivity was used as a marker for pre-BotC neurons. Of the CTB-positive neurons in the phrenic nuclei, 60% exhibited immunoreactivity for alpha-7 nAChRs. Of the bulbospinal neurons in the paramedian reticular nuclei (PMn), gigantocellular nuclei (Gi), raphe nuclei, rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) and nucleus tractus solitarius, 20-50% were found to express alpha-7 nAChR immunoreactivity. Of the peudorabies virus (PRV) labeled bulbospinal neurons in PMn, Gi, raphe and RVLM, 9-12% co-expressed alpha-7 nAChRs. Immunoreactivity for alpha-7 nAChRs was also detected in 57% of the neurokinin-1 receptor containing neurons presumed to reside in pre-BotC. These findings suggest that nicotinic cholinergic regulation of the chest wall pumping muscles may occur at multiple levels of the central nervous system.
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- Ozra Dehkordi
- Department of Surgery, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC 20060, USA.
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Haxhiu MA, Mack SO, Martin RJ, Ferguson DG, Longobardo G, Cherniac NS. Behavioral state control and airway instability. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2002; 499:445-50. [PMID: 11729923 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1375-9_72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- M A Haxhiu
- Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia 20059, USA
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Kiatchoosakun P, Dreshaj IA, Abu-Shaweesh JM, Haxhiu MA, Martin RJ. Effects of hypoxia on respiratory neural output and lower esophageal sphincter pressure in piglets. Pediatr Res 2002; 52:50-5. [PMID: 12084847 DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200207000-00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We have previously documented anatomic and functional relationships between ventilatory and autonomic neural output. Therefore, we hypothesized in this study that hypoxia-induced changes in respiratory neural output are associated with changes in autonomic regulation of lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure. Respiratory neural output, heart rate, and LES pressure were measured before and during a 3-min exposure to 8% oxygen (balance nitrogen) in 12 3- to 7-d-old piglets. Respiratory neural output was determined from diaphragmatic electromyogram and LES pressure from an esophageal catheter. Studies were repeated after atropine administration in eight animals. Hypoxic exposure resulted in significant increases in diaphragmatic amplitude, respiratory rate, and minute diaphragmatic activity as well as heart rate. The biphasic response of diaphragm amplitude peaked at 1 min, whereas the responses of respiratory frequency and heart rate were sustained. Hypoxia caused a 50% increase in LES pressure (p < 0.05), which was eliminated by i.v. atropine administration. Development of apnea during subsequent hyperoxic exposure was always followed by a decline in LES pressure. Hypoxia-induced increase in respiratory neural output and accompanying increase in heart rate are associated with enhanced constrictive output to the LES. Blockade by atropine implicates a peripheral cholinergic mechanism for this LES response. We speculate that whereas hypoxia in the presence of enhanced respiratory neural output seems to be protective against reflux, decreased respiratory drive and accompanying apnea may be associated with a decline in LES tone and predispose to gastroesophageal reflux.
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Henderson LA, Yu PL, Frysinger RC, Galons JP, Bandler R, Harper RM. Neural responses to intravenous serotonin revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002; 92:331-42. [PMID: 11744676 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2002.92.1.331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We examined the sequence of neural responses to the hypotension, bradycardia, and apnea evoked by intravenous administration of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin). Functional magnetic resonance imaging signal changes were assessed in nine isoflurane-anesthetized cats during baseline and after a bolus intravenous low dose (10 microg/kg) or high dose (20-30 microg/kg) of 5-hydroxytryptamine. In all cats, high-dose challenges elicited rapid-onset, transient signal declines in the intermediate portion of the solitary tract nucleus, caudal midline and caudal and rostral ventrolateral medulla, and fastigial nucleus of the cerebellum. Slightly delayed phasic declines appeared in the dentate and interpositus nuclei and dorsolateral pons. Late-developing responses also emerged in the solitary tract nucleus, parapyramidal region, periaqueductal gray, spinal trigeminal nucleus, inferior olivary nucleus, cerebellar vermis, and fastigial nucleus. Amygdala and hypothalamic sites showed delayed and prolonged signal increases. Intravenous serotonin infusion recruits cerebellar, amygdala, and hypothalamic sites in addition to classic brain stem cardiopulmonary areas and exhibits site-specific temporal patterns.
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- Luke A Henderson
- Department of Neurobiology, University of California at Los Angeles, California 90095-1763, USA
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Ter Horst GJ. Transneuronal retrograde dual viral labelling of central autonomic circuitry: possibilities and pitfalls. Auton Neurosci 2000; 83:134-9. [PMID: 11593764 DOI: 10.1016/s1566-0702(00)00170-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Viral retrograde transneuronal labelling has become an important neuroanatomical tract-tracing tool for characterization of limbic neuronal networks. Recently, dual viral retrograde transneuronal labelling has been introduced; a method employing differential transgene expression of two genetically engineered virus strains to identify double infected cells with selective antibodies. In this way, interactions of parallel networks can be revealed. The use of this method will increase the understanding of the function of the limbic system, for example in the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis, but is associated with limitations related to the use of genetically engineered virus strains. Virulence, speed of replication and retrograde transport may be affected by the insertion or deletion of genes in the viral genome. Moreover, the rate of replication and transport can be affected by the immune system of the host and competition between the two viruses. There may be selective affinity of the virus strain for the sympathetic or parasympathetic systems. False negative results are the most important risk in dual viral labelling addressed in this review. Several control experiments are presented that can help to reduce the risk of obtaining false negative results.
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- G J Ter Horst
- Biological Psychiatry, University Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, Rm 7.15, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Cano G, Card JP, Rinaman L, Sved AF. Connections of Barrington's nucleus to the sympathetic nervous system in rats. JOURNAL OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 2000; 79:117-28. [PMID: 10699642 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1838(99)00101-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Barrington's nucleus (BN) has been considered a pontine center related exclusively to the control of pelvic parasympathetic activity. The present study demonstrates an anatomical linkage between BN and autonomic outflow to visceral targets innervated exclusively by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Temporal analysis of infection after injection of pseudorabies virus (PRV), a retrograde transynaptic tracer, into two sympathetically innervated organs, the spleen and the kidney, revealed the presence of infected neurons in BN at early post-inoculation survival intervals. Immunohistochemical localization of PRV after spleen injections showed that a small subpopulation of BN neurons became labeled in a time frame coincident with the appearance of infected neurons in other brain regions known to project to sympathetic preganglionic neurons (SPNs) in the thoracic spinal cord; a larger number of infected neurons appeared in BN at intermediate intervals after PRV injections into the spleen or kidney. Coinjection of the retrograde tracer Fluoro-Gold i.p. and PRV into the spleen demonstrated that parasympathetic preganglionic neurons in the caudal medulla or lumbo-sacral spinal cord were not infected, indicating that infected BN neurons were not infected via a parasympathetic route. Thus, BN neurons become infected after PRV injections into the spleen or kidney either directly through BN projections to SPNs, or secondarily via BN projections to infected pre-preganglionic neurons. These results demonstrate an anatomical linkage, either direct or indirect, between BN and sympathetic activity. Because BN receives numerous inputs from diverse brain regions, the relation of BN with both branches of the autonomic nervous system suggests that this nucleus might play a role in the integration of supraspinal inputs relevant to the central coordination of sympathetic and parasympathetic activity.
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- G Cano
- Department of Neuroscience, 446 Crawford Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Kesler BS, Canning BJ. Regulation of baseline cholinergic tone in guinea-pig airway smooth muscle. J Physiol 1999; 518 ( Pt 3):843-55. [PMID: 10420019 PMCID: PMC2269456 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.0843p.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/1999] [Accepted: 04/16/1999] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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1. We quantified baseline cholinergic tone in the trachealis of mechanically ventilated guinea-pigs and determined the influence of vagal afferent nerve activity on this parasympathetic tone. 2. There was a substantial amount of baseline cholinergic tone in the guinea-pig trachea, eliciting contractions of the trachealis that averaged 24.6 +/- 3.5 % (mean +/- s.e.m.) of the maximum attainable contraction. This tone was essentially abolished by vagotomy or ganglionic blockade, suggesting that it was dependent upon on-going pre-ganglionic input arising from the central nervous system. 3. Cholinergic tone in the trachealis could be markedly and rapidly altered (either increased or decreased) by changes in ventilation (e. g. cessation of ventilation; hyperpnoea; slow, deep breathing) and by lung distention (via positive end-expiratory pressure). These effects were not accompanied by marked alterations in blood gases and were abolished by vagotomy or atropine. By contrast, tachykinin receptor antagonists, which abolished capsaicin-induced bronchospasm, were without effect on baseline cholinergic tone. This and other evidence suggests that capsaicin-sensitive nerves have little if any influence on baseline parasympathetic tone. Likewise, while activation of afferent nerves innervating the larynx can alter airway parasympathetic nerve activity, transection of the superior laryngeal nerves was without effect on baseline cholinergic tone. 4. Cutting the vagus nerves caudal to the recurrent laryngeal nerves, thus leaving the preganglionic parasympathetic innervation of the trachealis intact but disrupting all afferent nerves innervating the lungs and intrapulmonary airways, abolished baseline cholinergic tone in the trachea. Sham vagotomy or cutting the vagi caudal to the lungs did not reduce baseline cholinergic tone. 5. The results indicate that baseline airway cholinergic nerve activity is necessarily dependent upon afferent nerve activity arising from the intrapulmonary airways and lungs. More specifically, the data are consistent with the hypothesis that on-going activity arising from the nerve terminals of intrapulmonary rapidly adapting receptors determines the level of baseline airway cholinergic tone.
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- B S Kesler
- The Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Haxhiu MA, Erokwu B, Dreshaj IA. Selective hypoxic loading of the ventrolateral medulla inhibits cholinergic outflow to the airways. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1999; 454:467-73. [PMID: 9889926 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4863-8_57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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In these studies we determined the effects of local hypoxia confined to the superficial structures of the ventral medulla on cholinergic outflow to the airways. Studies were performed in alpha-chloralose anesthetized, paralyzed and mechanically ventilated cats. Topical application or microinjection of sodium cyanide to the intermediate area of the ventrolateral medulla significantly decreased tracheal tone, measured by changes in pressure in a balloon placed in bypassed segment of the trachea (Ptseg). The changes were reversible. When parasympathetic activity was abolished by atropine methylnitrate and tracheal tone was restored with serotonin, cyanide acting centrally had no effect on tracheal pressure. These data indicate that local hypoxic loading confined to the ventrolateral medullary structures may significantly modulate parasympathetic outflow to the airways, and alter airway related protective reflex responses.
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- M A Haxhiu
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
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Haxhiu MA, Erokwu B, Bhardwaj V, Dreshaj IA. The role of the medullary raphe nuclei in regulation of cholinergic outflow to the airways. JOURNAL OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 1998; 69:64-71. [PMID: 9672125 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1838(98)00009-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In these studies we determined the role of the medullary midline nuclei on a cholinergic outflow to the airways by examining the response of tracheal tone and lung resistance to pharmacological stimulation. Studies were performed on alpha-chloralose-anesthesized, paralyzed and mechanically ventilated cats, and ferrets. L-glutamate microinjection into the medullary midline neurons significantly decreased tracheal tension, and reduced lung resistance. These effects were abolished by prior topical application of methysergide, a broad spectrum serotonin receptor antagonist. Stimulation of the medullary raphe nuclei was also associated with a significant increase in the phrenic nerve output, and a decrease in arterial blood pressure. The results indicate that the medullary midline neurons are involved in regulation of cholinergic outflow to the airways, and raise the possibility that alterations in the serotonergic pathways may cause airway dysfunction.
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- M A Haxhiu
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Haxhiu MA, Erokwu B, Dreshaj IA. The role of excitatory amino acids in airway reflex responses in anesthetized dogs. JOURNAL OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 1997; 67:192-9. [PMID: 9479671 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1838(97)00110-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In these studies we examined the role of excitatory amino acids (EAAs) neurotransmission in communicating sensory inputs to the airway-related vagal preganglionic neurons, by examining the effects of either NMDA or AMPA/kainate receptor blockade on reflex and chemical responses of tracheal smooth muscle. Experiments were performed in chloralose anesthetized, paralyzed and mechanically ventilated beagle dogs (n = 18), under hyperoxic, normocapnic, and normohydric conditions. Topical application or microinjection of NMDA receptor blockers, into the region of the ventrolateral medulla where airway-related vagal preganglionic neurons are located, insignificantly decreased the reflex changes in tracheal tone. However, topical application or microinjection of AMPA/kainate subtype of glutamate receptor selective antagonists markedly reduced reflex increase in tracheal tone induced by (1) lung deflation, (2) stimulation of laryngeal cold receptors, and (3) activation of peripheral or central chemoreceptors. These effects were potentiated by prior NMDA receptor blockade. Findings indicate that an increase in central cholinergic outflow to the airways by a variety of excitatory afferent inputs is mediated via activation of EAA receptors, mainly AMPA/kainate subtype of glutamate receptors.
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- M A Haxhiu
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Yeh ER, Erokwu B, LaManna JC, Haxhiu MA. The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus influences respiratory timing and activity in the rat. Neurosci Lett 1997; 232:63-6. [PMID: 9302087 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00579-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this study we sought to determine the role of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) in modulating respiratory output. Experiments were performed in urethane anesthetized, vagotomized and mechanically ventilated Wistar rats. Electromyographic activity of the diaphragm (D[EMG]) was recorded and used to define the respiratory effects of PVN stimulation. The ventilation rate and volume were pre-adjusted so that baseline activity was 30% of the activity observed upon addition of 7% CO2 in O2. Microinjection of L-glutamate (4 nmol, 100 nl) into the PVN produced an increase in peak D(EMG), and an increase in frequency of D(EMG) discharge. Changes in respiratory timing were mainly due to shortening of expiratory time (0.66 +/- 0.06 s vs. 0.90 +/- 0.10 s; mean +/- SEM; P < 0.05), while inspiratory time was less affected (0.48 +/- 0.04 vs. 0.51 +/- 0.04 s; P > 005). The rate of rise of D(EMG) increased by 101 +/- 28% from the baseline (P < 0.05). In addition, neuroanatomical tracing studies suggest the presence of direct connection between PVN and phrenic motoneurons. The results indicate that PVN neurons participate in regulation of breathing activity and in coordination of cardiovascular and respiratory functions.
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- E R Yeh
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine (BRB), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4938, USA
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