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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 271: R1160-R1164, 1996;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 271, Issue 5 1160-R1164, Copyright © 1996 by American Physiological Society

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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulates perinatal rat respiration in vitro

J. J. Greer, Z. al-Zubaidy and J. E. Carter
Department of Physiology, University of Alberta Perinatal Research Centre, Edmonton, Canada.

In the present study, we test whether thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulates respiratory frequency in perinatal rats by acting at regions of the medulla responsible for respiratory rhythmogenesis, the pre-Botzinger complex. We also test whether TRH stimulates respiration in the fetal rat at a time shortly after the inception of respiratory rhythmogenesis [embryonic days (E) 17-18]. Two in vitro experimental models were utilized: the isolated brain stem-spinal cord preparation from fetal (E17-E18) and neonatal [postnatal days (P) 0-2] rats and the medullary slice preparation isolated from neonatal rats (P1-P2). Bath application of TRH caused a dose-dependent, reversible increase (maximum increase approximately 60%) in the frequency of respiratory rhythmic neural discharge generated by brain stem-spinal cord [half-maximal effective concentration (EC50) approximately 9 nM] and medullary slice (EC50 approximately 2.5 nM) neonatal rat preparations. Pressure injection of TRH unilaterally into the region of the pre-Botzinger complex of the neonatal medullary slice caused an approximately 28% increase in the frequency of respiratory discharge. Application of TRH to the medium bathing fetal rat brain stem-spinal cord preparations caused an approximately threefold increase in respiratory discharge frequency. We conclude that TRH stimulates respiratory discharge frequency from the time near inception of respiratory motor discharge and acts directly at the pre-Botzinger complex.


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