Recruitment of excitatory serotonergic neurotransmission to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus post hypoxia and hypercapnia

Journal of Neurophysiology
Harriet KamendiDavid Mendelowitz

Abstract

Inhibitory GABAergic and glycinergic neurotransmission to cardioinhibitory cardiac vagal neurons (CVNs) increase during inspiratory activity and likely mediate respiratory sinus arrhythmia, while the frequency of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) in CVNs are unaltered during the different phases of respiration. However, following hypoxia and hypercapnia (H/H), the parasympathetic activity to the heart increases and thus far, identification of the pathways and neurotransmitters that are responsible for exciting CVNs post H/H are unclear. This study identifies different excitatory pathways to CVNs recruited post H/H. Spontaneous and inspiratory-related EPSCs were recorded in CVNs before, during, and after 10 min of H/H in an in vitro slice preparation that retains rhythmic respiratory activity. Before and during H/H, EPSCs in CVNs were completely blocked by 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) and d(-)-2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP5), selective AMPA/kainate and N-methyl-d-apartate (NMDA) receptor blockers, respectively. However, after H/H, there was a significant increase in EPSCs during each inspiratory burst. While some of the inspiratory-related EPSCs were blocked by the broad purinergic receptor antagoni...Continue Reading

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May 29, 2009·Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology·Marlys CamposJaime Eugenín
Sep 21, 2011·Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology·Olga DergachevaDavid Mendelowitz
Jun 14, 2018·Physiology·Bruce G LindseyKendall F Morris
Dec 28, 2019·Experimental Neurology·Jeffery T Erickson

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