The nucleus of the solitary tract and the coordination of respiratory and sympathetic activities

DB Zoccal, WI Furuya, M Bassi, DSA Colombari… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
It is well known that breathing introduces rhythmical oscillations in the heart rate and arterial
pressure levels. Sympathetic oscillations coupled to the respiratory activity have been …

Neuronal networks in hypertension: recent advances

PG Guyenet, RL Stornetta, GMPR Souza… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Neurogenic hypertension is associated with excessive sympathetic nerve activity to the
kidneys and portions of the cardiovascular system. Here we examine the brain regions that …

Purinergic receptors in the carotid body as a new drug target for controlling hypertension

W Pijacka, DJA Moraes, LEK Ratcliffe… - Nature medicine, 2016 - nature.com
In view of the high proportion of individuals with resistance to antihypertensive medication
and/or poor compliance or tolerance of this medication, new drugs to treat hypertension are …

Cardiorespiratory interactions in humans and animals: rhythms for life

M Elstad, EL O'Callaghan, AJ Smith… - American Journal …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The cardiorespiratory system exhibits oscillations from a range of sources. One of the most
studied oscillations is heart rate variability, which is thought to be beneficial and can serve …

GLP1R attenuates sympathetic response to high glucose via carotid body inhibition

AG Pauza, P Thakkar, T Tasic, I Felippe… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Aberrant sympathetic nerve activity exacerbates cardiovascular risk in
hypertension and diabetes, which are common comorbidities, yet clinically sympathetic …

Respiratory–cardiovascular interactions

JP Fisher, T Zera, JFR Paton - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
Much of biology is rhythmical and comprises oscillators that can couple. These have
optimized energy efficiency and have been preserved during evolution. The respiratory and …

Advancing respiratory–cardiovascular physiology with the working heart–brainstem preparation over 25 years

JFR Paton, BH Machado, DJA Moraes… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty‐five years ago, a new physiological preparation called the working heart–brainstem
preparation (WHBP) was introduced with the claim it would provide a new platform allowing …

Simultaneous assessment of central and peripheral chemoreflex regulation of muscle sympathetic nerve activity and ventilation in healthy young men

DA Keir, J Duffin, PJ Millar… - The Journal of physiology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Central chemoreceptor stimulation, by hypercapnia (acidosis), and peripheral, by
hypoxia plus hypercapnia, evoke reflex increases in ventilation and sympathetic outflow …

Rostral ventrolateral medulla and hypertension

PG Guyenet, RL Stornetta, BB Holloway… - …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
560 Hypertension September 2018 of interest in the potential contribution of sympatho-
respiratory coupling to SNA elevation in neurogenic hypertension. As summarized below …

Computational models of the neural control of breathing

YI Molkov, JE Rubin, IA Rybak… - … : Systems Biology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The ongoing process of breathing underlies the gas exchange essential for mammalian life.
Each respiratory cycle ensues from the activity of rhythmic neural circuits in the brainstem …