The parasympathetic nervous system in the quest for stroke therapeutics

C Cheyuo, A Jacob, R Wu, M Zhou… - Journal of cerebral …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Stroke is a devastating neurovascular disease with limited therapeutic options. The
pathogenesis of stroke involves complex interrelated molecular mechanisms including …

Plasticity of vagal brainstem circuits in the control of gastrointestinal function

KN Browning, RA Travagli - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
The afferent vagus transmits sensory information from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and other
viscera to the brainstem via a glutamatergic synapse at the level of the nucleus of the solitary …

Differential organization of excitatory and inhibitory synapses within the rat dorsal vagal complex

T Babic, KN Browning… - American Journal of …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) is pivotal in the regulation of upper
gastrointestinal functions, including motility and both gastric and pancreatic secretion. DMV …

The nucleus of the solitary tract: processing information from viscerosensory afferents

MC Andresen, JF Paton - Central regulation of autonomic …, 2011 - books.google.com
The central nervous system (CNS) is updated continuously on the status of visceral organs
by streams of information that directly enter the brainstem at the nucleus of the solitary tract …

Heterosynaptic crosstalk: GABA-glutamate metabotropic receptors interactively control glutamate release in solitary tract nucleus

LG Fernandes, YH Jin, MC Andresen - Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
Synaptic terminals often contain metabotropic receptors that act as autoreceptors to control
neurotransmitter release. Less appreciated is the heterosynaptic crossover of glutamate …

GABAB-mediated inhibition of multiple modes of glutamate release in the nucleus of the solitary tract

JA Fawley, JH Peters… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
In the caudal portions of the solitary tract (ST) nucleus, primary sensory afferents fall into two
broad classes based on the expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 …