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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 283: R227-R242, 2002. First published February 28, 2002; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00579.2001
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Vol. 283, Issue 1, R227-R242, July 2002

Respiratory changes induced by kainic acid lesions in rostral ventral respiratory group of rabbits

Donatella Mutolo, Fulvia Bongianni, Marco Carfì, and Tito Pantaleo

Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiologiche, Università degli Studi di Firenze, I-50134 Firenze, Italy

The role played by the Bötzinger complex (BötC), the pre-Bötzinger complex (pre-BötC), and the more rostral extent of the inspiratory portion of the ventral respiratory group (iVRG) in the genesis of the eupneic pattern of breathing was investigated in anesthetized, vagotomized, paralyzed, and artificially ventilated rabbits by means of kainic acid (KA, 4.7 mM) microinjections (20-30 nl). Unilateral KA microinjections into all of the investigated VRG subregions caused increases in respiratory frequency associated with moderate decreases in peak phrenic amplitude in the BötC and pre-BötC regions. Bilateral KA microinjections into either the BötC or pre-BötC transiently eliminated respiratory rhythmicity and caused the appearance of tonic phrenic activity ("tonic apnea"), whereas injections into the rostral iVRG completely suppressed inspiratory activity. Rhythmic activity resumed as low-amplitude, high-frequency oscillations and displayed a progressive, although incomplete, recovery. Combined bilateral KA microinjections (BötC and pre-BötC) caused persistent (>3 h) tonic apnea. Results show that all of the investigated VRG subregions exert a potent control on both the intensity and frequency of inspiratory activity, thus suggesting that these areas play a major role in the genesis of the eupneic pattern of breathing.

Bötzinger complex; breathing control; respiratory neurons


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