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Modulation of respiratory rhythm by 5-HT in the brainstem-spinal cord preparation from newborn rat.

Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142, Japan.
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology (impact factor: 4.46). 04/1998; 435(4):485-94. pp.485-94
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ABSTRACT Effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on inspiration-related nerve activity and membrane potential of respiratory neurons in the ventrolateral medulla were studied in brainstem-spinal cord preparations isolated from newborn rats. Bath application of 5-100 microM 5-HT induced a biphasic response in inspiratory nerve activity: a transient increase in respiratory frequency followed by a decrease in the rate of discharge. The excitatory effect of 5-HT was particularly prominent in preparations with a respiratory rate of less than 3 min-1, whereas the inhibitory effect was more pronounced in preparations with a higher respiratory rate. In pre-inspiratory (Pre-I) and inspiratory (Insp) neurons, 20 microM 5-HT induced a membrane depolarization of up to 10 mV accompanied by a significant decrease in the input resistance. Membrane depolarization by 5-HT was also evident in the presence of tetrodotoxin. In Pre-I neurons, 5-HT caused an increase in the burst rate, which was followed by a decrease in the intraburst firing frequency and burst amplitude, although the burst rate remained high. The burst rate in Insp neurons first increased and subsequently decreased without significant change in the intraburst firing frequency. Simultaneous intra- and extracellular recordings (in the contralateral medulla) of Pre-I/Pre-I neuron or Pre-I/Insp neuron pairs revealed that 5-HT disturbed the correlation between these neuron bursts. Increase in the respiratory rate induced by 20 microM 5-HT was completely blocked by pretreatment (5-15 min) with 5 microM ketanserin or 1 microM methysergide, but not by 10 microM propranolol. None of these antagonists blocked the inhibitory effects of 5-HT. A 5-HT2 agonist, 1-(2, 5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI, 10-100 microM) increased the respiratory rate. Perfusion with a 5-HT1A agonist, 8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetralin hydrobromide (8-OH-DPAT, 20-100 microM) induced an increase or a decrease in the respiratory rate. A 5-HT2C agonist, 1-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazine (m-CPP, 2-10 microM) induced an initial decrease in the respiratory rate followed by a further long- lasting decrease. Burst activity of Pre-I neurons was suppressed upon administration of 10 microM m-CPP and enhanced with 20 microM DOI. The results suggest that changes in the bursting properties of Pre-I and Insp neurons induced by 5-HT lead to modulation of the respiratory network, thus causing biphasic modulation of the respiratory rhythm. In addition to effects via 5-HT1A receptors, activation of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor subtypes might be involved in excitatory effects and inhibitory effects of 5-HT respectively.

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1 microM methysergide
 
10 microM m-CPP
 
20 microM 5-HT
 
20 microM DOI
 
5 microM ketanserin
 
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5-HT2 agonist
 
5-HT2C agonist
 
biphasic response
 
brainstem-spinal cord preparations
 
contralateral medulla
 
higher respiratory rate
 
Insp neurons first
 
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Pre-I/Insp neuron pairs
 
respiratory frequency
 
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