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The Journal of Neuroscience, December 15, 2002, 22(24):11055-11064
Endogenous Activation of Serotonin-2A Receptors Is Required for
Respiratory Rhythm Generation In Vitro
Fernando
Peña and
Jan-Marino
Ramirez
Committee on Computational Neurobiology, Committee on Neurobiology,
and Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of
Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Endogenous amines and peptides continuously modulate the activity
of neuronal networks and are required even for their normal operation.
The respiratory rhythm generator, localized in the pre-Bötzinger
complex, is not an exception. This network is modulated by various
neurotransmitters, including serotonin (5-HT). In this study, we
isolated the respiratory network in brainstem slices and demonstrate
that the endogenous activation of 5-HT2A is required for
the generation of the respiratory rhythm in vitro. At
the network level, activation of 5-HT2A receptors with
4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine or the 5-HT uptake blocker alaproclate
increased the frequency of respiratory activity. Blockade of
endogenously activated 5-HT2A receptors with three
different antagonists decreased the frequency, amplitude, and
regularity of respiratory population activity, an effect that was
blocked by protein kinase C (PKC) activators. At the cellular level,
blockade of 5-HT2A receptors reduced the action potential
discharge in all examined respiratory neurons, which was associated
with a reduction in the fast and the persistent sodium current.
Continuous application of 5-HT2A-receptor antagonists differentially affected pacemaker neurons. Pacemaker activity was
eliminated in cadmium-insensitive pacemaker neurons. In
cadmium-sensitive pacemaker neurons, the frequency of pacemaker
activity was unaffected and the amplitude of pacemaker bursts was
enhanced. It is assumed that cadmium-insensitive pacemakers rely on the
persistent sodium current, whereas cadmium-sensitive pacemakers depend
on the activation of calcium currents. We conclude that endogenously
activated 5-HT2A receptors are required for maintaining
fictive respiratory activity in the brainstem slice by modulating
sodium conductances via a PKC pathway.
Key words:
respiratory rhythm; endogenous serotonin; pre-Bötzinger complex; 5-HT2A receptor; pacemaker; sodium currents
Copyright © 2002 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/02/222411055-10$05.00/0
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