Effect of central CO(2) drive on lung inflation responses of expiratory bulbospinal neurons in dogs. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2000 Nov;279(5):R1606-18
Date
10/26/2000Pubmed ID
11049842DOI
10.1152/ajpregu.2000.279.5.R1606Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0033674077 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 8 CitationsAbstract
The purpose of these studies is to better understand the nature of the reflex interactions that control the discharge patterns of caudal medullary, expiratory (E) bulbospinal neurons. We examined the effect of central chemodrive inputs measured as arterial CO(2) tension (Pa(CO(2))) during hyperoxia on the excitatory and inhibitory components of the lung inflation responses of these neurons in thiopental sodium-anesthetized, paralyzed dogs. Data from slow ramp inflation and deflation test patterns, which were separated by several control inflation cycles, were used to produce plots of neuronal discharge frequency (F(n)) versus transpulmonary pressure (P(t)). P(t) was used as an index of the activity arising from the slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptors (PSRs). Changes in inspired CO(2) concentrations were used to produce Pa(CO(2)) levels that ranged from 20 to 80 mmHg. The data obtained from 41 E neurons were used to derive an empirical model that quantifies the average relationship for F(n) versus both P(t) and Pa(CO(2)). This model can be used to predict the time course and magnitude of E neuronal responses to these inputs. These data suggest that the interaction between Pa(CO(2)) and PSR-mediated excitation and inhibition of F(n) is mainly additive, but synergism between Pa(CO(2)) and excitatory inputs is also present. The implications of these findings are discussed.
Author List
Tonkovic-Capin M, Zuperku EJ, Stuth EA, Bajic J, Dogas Z, Hopp FAAuthors
Jurica Bajic MD, PhD Assistant Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of WisconsinEckehard A. Stuth MD Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AnimalsArteries
Carbon Dioxide
Dogs
Kinetics
Lung
Mechanoreceptors
Motor Neurons
Regression Analysis
Respiration
Spinal Cord
