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J Neurophysiol 86: 156-163, 2001;
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The Journal of Neurophysiology Vol. 86 No. 1 July 2001, pp. 156-163
Copyright ©2001 by the American Physiological Society

Hypoxia-Induced Respiratory Patterned Activity in Lymnaea Originates at the Periphery

T. Inoue, Z. Haque, K. Lukowiak, and N. I. Syed

Respiratory and Neuroscience Research Groups, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada

Inoue, T., Z. Haque, K. Lukowiak, and N. I. Syed. Hypoxia-Induced Respiratory Patterned Activity in Lymnaea Originates at the Periphery. J. Neurophysiol. 86: 156-163, 2001. Respiration in Lymnaea is a hypoxia-driven rhythmic behavior, which is controlled by an identified network of central pattern generating (CPG) neurons. However, the precise site(s) (i.e., central or peripheral) at which hypoxia acts and the cellular mechanisms by which the respiratory chemosensory drive is conveyed to the CPG were previously unknown. Using semi-intact and isolated ganglionic preparations, we provide the first direct evidence that the hypoxia-induced respiratory drive originates at the periphery (not within the central ring ganglia) and that it is conveyed to the CPG neurons via the right pedal dorsal neuron 1 (RPeD1). The respiratory discharge frequency increased when the periphery, but not the CNS, was made hypoxic. We found that in the semi-intact preparations, the frequency of spontaneously occurring respiratory bursts was significantly lower than in isolated ganglionic preparations. Thus the periphery exerts a suppressive regulatory control on respiratory discharges in the intact animal. Moreover, both anoxia (0% O2) and hypercapnia (10% CO2) produce a reduction in respiratory discharges in semi-intact, but not isolated preparations. However, the effects of CO2 may be mediated through pH changes of the perfusate. Finally, we demonstrate that chronic exposure of the animals to hypoxia (90% N2), prior to intracellular recordings, significantly enhanced the rate of spontaneously occurring respiratory discharges in semi-intact preparations, even if they were maintained in normoxic saline for several hours. Moreover, we demonstrate that the peripherally originated hypoxia signal is likely conveyed to the CPG neurons via RPeD1. In summary, the data presented in this study demonstrate the important role played by the periphery and the RPeD1 neuron in regulating respiration in response to hypoxia in Lymnaea.




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