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J Appl Physiol 51: 1278-1286, 1981;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 51, Issue 5 1278-1286, Copyright © 1981 by American Physiological Society

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Respiratory depression produced by activation of GABA receptors in hindbrain of cat

K. A. Yamada, P. Hamosh and R. A. Gillis

Respiratory responses to activation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in the hindbrain were measured in chloralose-anesthetized cats using a Fleisch pneumotachograph. GABA receptors were activated by intracisternal injections of muscimol and GABA. Muscimol (0.05--6.65 micrograms) administered to seven animals caused a depression of respiratory activity with apnea occurring in each animal. Before apnea occurred, a decrease in tidal volume was observed (from 25.7 +/- 0.9 to 14.7 +/- 1.1 ml). Respiratory rate and inspiratory and expiratory durations were unchanged. GABA (0.05--12.15 mg) administered to five animals produced the same effect as muscimol on respiratory activity. Apnea produced by both agents was reversed by intracisternal administration of the GABA-receptor antagonist drug, bicuculline. Administration of bicuculline to four naive animals increased tidal volume (from 31.3 +/- 1.7 to 36.5 +/- 0.7 ml) but had no effect on either respiratory rate or inspiratory duration. These results indicate that activation of GABA receptors causes respiratory depression and suggest that GABA may be an important neurotransmitter in CNS neural pathways involved in regulating respiratory activity.


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