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J Appl Physiol 58: 1755-1760, 1985;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 58, Issue 6 1755-1760, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Altered breathing pattern elicited by stimulation of abdominal visceral afferents

N. R. Prabhakar, W. Marek and H. H. Loeschcke

The effect of stimulation of afferent mesenteric nerves on tidal volume (VT), phrenic nerve, and external intercostal muscle activities was studied in anesthetized spontaneously breathing cats. Both mechanical distension of the small intestine and electrical stimulation of the mesenteric nerves resulted in an initial inspiratory inhibition of VT followed by a gradual recovery above the prestimulus controls. Changes in VT were accompanied by a depression of phrenic nerve activity and an excitation of external intercostal muscle activity. During the recovery phase of VT, the amplitude of phrenic nerve activity returned only partially, whereas the activity of the external intercostal muscle was greater than the prestimulus controls. In a second group of experiments, brief tetanic stimulation at the beginning of inspiration led to a complete and maintained inhibition of phrenic nerve activity but with a simultaneous excitation of external intercostal muscle activity and without any change in VT; whereas expiratory stimulation caused a decrease in expiratory abdominal muscle activity, without changing the peak amplitude of phrenic nerve activity. The respiratory changes observed with distension of the small intestine were abolished after denervation of the mesenteric plexus. It is concluded that activation of the visceral afferents of the mesenteric region reflexly changes diaphragmatic breathing to intercostal breathing. It is assumed that such a type of breathing pattern may occur in pregnancy and in pathophysiological situations involving splanchnic viscera.


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