Paraventricular nucleus projections to the nucleus tractus solitarii are essential for full expression of hypoxia-induced peripheral chemoreflex responses.
DREADDs
Fos
action potential discharge
hypoxia
phrenic nerve activity
sympathetic nerve activity
Journal
The Journal of physiology
ISSN: 1469-7793
Titre abrégé: J Physiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0266262
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2023
10 2023
Historique:
received:
26
05
2023
accepted:
13
07
2023
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
27
8
2023
entrez:
26
8
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) is essential to peripheral chemoreflex neurocircuitry, but the specific efferent pathways utilized are not well defined. The PVN sends dense projections to the nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS), which exhibits neuronal activation following a hypoxic challenge. We hypothesized that nTS-projecting PVN (PVN-nTS) neurons contribute to hypoxia-induced nTS neuronal activation and cardiorespiratory responses. To selectively target PVN-nTS neurons, rats underwent bilateral nTS nanoinjection of retrogradely transported adeno-associated virus (AAV) driving Cre recombinase expression. We then nanoinjected into PVN AAVs driving Cre-dependent expression of Gq or Gi designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) to test the degree that selective activation or inhibition, respectively, of the PVN-nTS pathway affects the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) of conscious rats. We used immunohistochemistry for Fos and extracellular recordings to examine how DREADD activation influences PVN-nTS neuronal activation by hypoxia. Pathway activation enhanced the HVR at moderate hypoxic intensities and increased PVN and nTS Fos immunoreactivity in normoxia and hypoxia. In contrast, PVN-nTS inhibition reduced both the HVR and PVN and nTS neuronal activation following hypoxia. To further confirm selective pathway effects on central cardiorespiratory output, rats underwent hypoxia before and after bilateral nTS nanoinjections of C21 to activate or inhibit PVN-nTS terminals. PVN terminal activation within the nTS enhanced tachycardic, sympathetic and phrenic (PhrNA) nerve activity responses to hypoxia whereas inhibition attenuated hypoxia-induced increases in nTS neuronal action potential discharge and PhrNA. The results demonstrate the PVN-nTS pathway enhances nTS neuronal activation and is necessary for full cardiorespiratory responses to hypoxia. KEY POINTS: The hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) contributes to peripheral chemoreflex cardiorespiratory responses, but specific PVN efferent pathways are not known. The nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS) is the first integration site of the peripheral chemoreflex, and the nTS receives dense projections from the PVN. Selective GqDREADD activation of the PVN-nTS pathway was shown to enhance ventilatory responses to hypoxia and activation (Fos immunoreactivity (IR)) of nTS neurons in conscious rats, augmenting the sympathetic and phrenic nerve activity (SSNA and PhrNA) responses to hypoxia in anaesthetized rats. Selective GiDREADD inhibition of PVN-nTS neurons attenuates ventilatory responses, nTS neuronal Fos-IR, action potential discharge and PhrNA responses to hypoxia. These results demonstrate that a projection from the PVN to the nTS is critical for full chemoreflex responses to hypoxia.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
4309-4336Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : R01 HL098602
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : RO1-HL-98602
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : F31-HL-140858
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. The Journal of Physiology © 2023 The Physiological Society.
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