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Articles in PresS, published online ahead of print October 5, 2001
J Appl Physiol, 10.1152/jap.00839.2001
Submitted on August 10, 2001
Accepted on September 29, 2001
1 Physiology and Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
2 Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
3 Physiology and Biophysics, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: smack{at}howard.edu.
In this study, we determined the projections of oxytocin-containing neurons of the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) to phrenic nuclei and to the rostral ventrolateral medullary (RVLM) region known to be involved in respiratory rhythm generation. Studies were also designed to determine oxytocin receptor expression within the RVLM, and the physiological effects of their activation on respiratory drive and arterial blood pressure. Oxytocin immunohistochemistry combined with cholera toxin B (CT-b), a retrograde tracer, showed that a subpopulation of oxytocin-containing parvocellular neurons in the dorsal and medial ventral regions of the PVN project to phrenic nuclei. Similarly, a subpopulation of psuedorabies virus (PRV) labeled neurons in the PVN coexpressed oxytocin after injection of PRV, a transynaptic retrograde marker, into the costal region of the diaphragm. A subpopulation of oxytocin expressing neurons was also found to project to the RVLM. Activation of this site by microinjection of oxytocin into the RVLM (0.2 nmol/200nl) significantly increased diaphragm electromyographic activity (DEMG) and frequency discharge (P<0.05). In addition, oxytocin increased blood pressure and heart rate (P<0.05). These data indicate that oxytocin participates in the regulation of respiratory and cardiovascular activity, partly via projections to the RVLM and phrenic nuclei.
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