Korsak, A;
Sheikhbahaei, S;
Machhada, A;
Gourine, AV;
Huckstepp, RTR;
(2018)
The Role Of Parafacial Neurons In The Control Of Breathing During Exercise.
Scientific Reports
, 8
, Article 400. 10.1038/s41598-017-17412-z.
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Abstract
Neuronal cell groups residing within the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) and C1 area of the rostral ventrolateral medulla oblongata contribute to the maintenance of resting respiratory activity and arterial blood pressure, and play an important role in the development of cardiorespiratory responses to metabolic challenges (such as hypercapnia and hypoxia). In rats, acute silencing of neurons within the parafacial region which includes the RTN and the rostral aspect of the C1 circuit (pFRTN/C1), transduced to express HM4D (Gi-coupled) receptors, was found to dramatically reduce exercise capacity (by 60%), determined by an intensity controlled treadmill running test. In a model of simulated exercise (electrical stimulation of the sciatic or femoral nerve in urethane anaesthetised spontaneously breathing rats) silencing of the pFRTN/C1 neurons had no effect on cardiovascular changes, but significantly reduced the respiratory response during steady state exercise. These results identify a neuronal cell group in the lower brainstem which is critically important for the development of the respiratory response to exercise and, determines exercise capacity.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | The Role Of Parafacial Neurons In The Control Of Breathing During Exercise |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-17412-z |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17412-z |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla, Brain-Stem Neurons, Retrotrapezoid Nucleus, Blood-Pressure, Respiratory Control, Anesthetized Rats, C1 Neurons, Chemosensitivity, Muscle, Stimulation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Neuro, Physiology and Pharmacology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10042655 |
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