RESPONSE OF LOCUS-CERULEUS NEURONS TO FOOTSHOCK STIMULATION IS MEDIATED BY NEURONS IN THE ROSTRAL VENTRAL MEDULLA

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CHIANG, C [1 ]
ASTONJONES, G [1 ]
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[1] HAHNEMANN UNIV, DEPT MENTAL HLTH SCI,DIV BEHAV NEUROBIOL,MS403, BROAD & VINE STS, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 USA
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10.1016/0306-4522(93)90618-P
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Q189 [神经科学];
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While it is well documented that locus coeruleus neurons are potently activated by foot-pinch or sciatic nerve stimulation, little is known about the circuit producing this sensory response. Previous work in our laboratory has identified the medullary nucleus paragigantocellularis as a major excitatory afferent to the locus coeruleus. Here, we use local microinjections into the paragigantocellularis to test whether this nucleus is a link in the pathway mediating the activation of locus coeruleus neurons by subcutaneous footpad stimulation, or footshock, in anesthetized rats. Lidocaine HCI microinjected into the paragigantocellularis reversibly attenuated footshock-evoked activation of 50 out of 56 locus coeruleus cells, with responses in 20 cells completely blocked. Microinjections of GABA into the paragigantocellularis reduced the footshock-evoked responses of 17 out of 27 locus coeruleus cells (seven complete blocks); microinjections of the GABA(B) agonist baclofen had no effect (0 out of 11 cells blocked). Microinjections of a synaptic decoupling cocktail of manganese and cadmium also attenuated locus coeruleus activation in eight out of nine cells with two complete blocks. With each agent, the most effective injection placement for complete blockade of responses was the ventromedial paragigantocellularis; injections bordering this region attenuated responses, while those outside of the paragigantocellularis (dorsal medullary reticular formation, nucleus tractus solitarius, or facial nucleus), or vehicle injections, were ineffective. These results are consistent with previous findings that pharmacologic blockade of paragigantocellularis-evoked locus coeruleus activity also blocks footshock-evoked responses of locus coeruleus neurons [Ennis and Aston-Jones (1988) J. Neurosci. 8, 3644-3657], and support the view that this somatosensory response, and perhaps other sensory-evoked responses of locus coeruleus neurons, involve the nucleus paragigantocellularis.
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