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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
Central neuronal circuits mediating reflex cardiovascular responses to skin and muscle nerve stimulation were studied in rats under urethan anesthesia. Responses of right rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) and caudal ventrolateral medulla (CVLM) cardiovascular neurons to stimulation of contralateral skin and muscle afferent fibers were investigated. Stimulation of the tibial (muscle) nerve excited 19 (86%) of 22 CVLM neurons and inhibited 18 (82%) of 22 RVLM neurons. Stimulation of the sural (skin) nerve excited 20 (91%) of the 22 RVLM neurons but did not affect the firing rate of any of the 22 CVLM neurons. Electrolytic lesions of the CVLM abolished the depressor responses induced by stimulation of the tibial nerve without affecting the pressor response caused by sural nerve stimulation. Similarly, reversible blockade of the CVLM by microinjection of gamma-amino-butyric acid or CoCl2 abolished the depressor response to stimulation of the tibial nerve without affecting the pressor response induced by sural nerve stimulation. These results suggest that vasodepressor responses to muscle nerve activation are mediated by a neuronal inhibitory pathway to the RVLM relayed through the CVLM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
268
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
R1464-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of ventrolateral medulla in reflex cardiovascular responses to activation of skin and muscle nerves.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto di Fisiologia Umana, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Genova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't