Control of breathing and blood pressure by parafacial neurons in conscious rats


Autoria(s): Takakura, Ana C.; Moreira, Thiago S.; De Paula, Patrícia M.; Menani, José Vanderlei; Colombari, Eduardo
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

27/05/2014

27/05/2014

01/01/2013

Resumo

New Findings: • What is the central question of this study? The main purpose of the present manuscript was to investigate the cardiorespiratory responses to hypoxia or hypercapnia in conscious rats submitted to neuronal blockade of the parafacial region. We clearly showed that the integrity of parafacial region is important for the respiratory responses elicited by peripheral and central chemoreflex activation in freely behavior rats. • What is the main finding and its importance? Since the parafacial region is part of the respiratory rhythm generator, they are essential for postnatal survival, which is probably due to their contribution to chemoreception in conscious rats. The retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), located in the parafacial region, contains glutamatergic neurons that express the transcriptor factor Phox2b and that are suggested to be central respiratory chemoreceptors. Studies in anaesthetized animals or in vitro have suggested that RTN neurons are important in the control of breathing by influencing respiratory rate, inspiratory amplitude and active expiration. However, the contribution of these neurons to cardiorespiratory control in conscious rats is not clear. Male Holtzman rats (280-300 g, n= 6-8) with bilateral stainless-steel cannulae implanted into the RTN were used. In conscious rats, the microinjection of the ionotropic glutamatergic agonist NMDA (5 pmol in 50 nl) into the RTN increased respiratory frequency (by 42%), tidal volume (by 21%), ventilation (by 68%), peak expiratory flow (by 24%) and mean arterial pressure (MAP, increased by 16 ± 4, versus saline, 3 ± 2 mmHg). Bilateral inhibition of the RTN neurons with the GABAA agonist muscimol (100 pmol in 50 nl) reduced resting ventilation (52 ± 34, versus saline, 250 ± 56 ml min-1 kg-1 with absolute values) and attenuated the respiratory response to hypercapnia and hypoxia. Muscimol injected into the RTN slightly reduced resting MAP (decreased by 13 ± 7, versus saline, increased by 3 ± 2 mmHg), without changing the effects of hypercapnia or hypoxia on MAP and heart rate. The results suggest that RTN neurons activate facilitatory mechanisms important to the control of ventilation in resting, hypoxic or hypercapnic conditions in conscious rats. © 2012 The Authors. Experimental Physiology © 2012 The Physiological Society.

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304-315

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/expphysiol.2012.065128

Experimental Physiology, v. 98, n. 1, p. 304-315, 2013.

0958-0670

1469-445X

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/74235

10.1113/expphysiol.2012.065128

WOS:000313255900031

2-s2.0-84872201142

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eng

Relação

Experimental Physiology

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Palavras-Chave #ionotropic receptor agonist #muscimol #n methyl dextro aspartic acid #animal experiment #blood pressure #breathing #breathing rate #cell activation #chemoreceptor reflex #controlled study #heart rate #hypercapnia #hypoxia #in vivo study #male #mean arterial pressure #nerve cell #nerve cell inhibition #nonhuman #peak expiratory flow #rat #retrotrapezoid nucleus #Sprague Dawley rat #tidal volume #Animals #Anoxia #Blood Pressure #Consciousness #Hypercapnia #Male #Muscimol #N-Methylaspartate #Neurons #Rats #Rats, Sprague-Dawley #Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate #Respiration #Respiratory Center
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article