Rostroventral medulla-mediated biphasic modulation of the rat cardiosomatic motor reflex

N Sun, XH Liu, JQ Du, JX Zhu, JS Tang, Q Li - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the rostroventral portion of the
medulla oblongata (RVM) exerts descending modulation on the cardiosomatic motor reflex …

Lateral reticular nucleus modulates the cardiosomatic reflex evoked by intrapericardial capsaicin in the rat

M Han, XH Liu, N Sun, JQ Du, JX Zhu… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The current study examined the role of the lateral reticular nucleus (LRN) in modulating the
cardiosomatic reflex (CSR) induced by intrapericardial capsaicin in the anesthetized rat …

Caudal ventrolateral medulla mediates the depressor response elicited by the greater splanchnic nerve afferent stimulation in rats

YJ Peng, N Wang, QL Gong, P Li - Neuroscience letters, 2002 - Elsevier
Caudal ventrolateral medulla (CVLM) plays an important role in the regulation of reflex
cardiovascular activity. In the present study, the possible involvement of the CVLM in …

Convergent pathways for cardiac–and esophageal–somatic motor reflexes in rats

CJ Jou, JP Farber, C Qin, RD Foreman - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2002 - Elsevier
Chest pain of esophageal and cardiac origin is often difficult to distinguish due to similar
sensations and localization. We have shown that spasm-like contractions of the …

Responses of neurons in rostral ventrolateral medulla to activation of cardiac receptors in rats

DP Li, HL Pan - American Journal of Physiology-Heart and …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
Ischemic stimulation of cardiac receptors reflexly excites the cardiovascular system.
However, the supraspinal mechanisms involved in this reflex are not well defined. This study …

Afferent pathways for cardiac-somatic motor reflexes in rats

CJ Jou, JP Farber, C Qin… - American Journal of …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
The present study used a rat model in which algogenic chemicals were infused into the
pericardial sac to evoke spasmlike contractions in paraspinal muscles. The following …

Chemical lesioning and glutamate administration reveal a major role for the nucleus tractus solitarius in the cardiac-somatic reflex in rats

XH Liu, N Sun, JQ Du, JS Tang, M Han, JX Zhu… - Neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
Many patients suffer from secondary muscle hyperalgesia after experiencing angina
pectoris. In this study, we examined the role of the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) and …

NO-cGMP pathway at ventrolateral medullary cardiac inhibitory sites enhances the baroreceptor reflex bradycardia in the rat

J Fletcher, WE Moody, S Chowdhary, JH Coote - Brain research, 2006 - Elsevier
The neuronal isoform of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) has been identified in the
caudal ventrolateral medulla of the rat close to the location of cardiac vagal motoneurones …

Modulatory effect of somatic inputs on medullary cardiovascular neuronal function

P Li - Physiology, 1991 - journals.physiology.org
Modulatory Effect of Somatic Inputs on Medullary Cardiovascular Neuronal Function Page 1
J, D. Wood. Neuro-immuno-modulation of intestinal chloride secretion. In: Exocrine …

Cardiovascular responses to chemical stimulation of the lateral tegmental field and adjacent medullary reticular formation in the rat

V Marchenko, HN Sapru - Brain research, 2003 - Elsevier
Relatively few studies have been done to characterize cardiovascular responses to the
chemical stimulation of sites located in the medullary lateral tegmental field (LTF) and most …