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McCulloch, Paul F.; DiNovo, Karyn M.
Physiological reports, August 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 15Journal Article
In response to stimulation of the nasal passages with volatile ammonia vapors, the nasopharyngeal reflex produces parasympathetically mediated bradycardia, sympathetically mediated increased peripheral vascular tone, and apnea. The anterior ethmoidal nerve (AEN), which innervates the anterior nasal mucosa, is thought to be primarily responsible for providing the sensory afferent signals that initiate these protective reflexes, as bilateral sectioning causes an attenuation of this response. However, recent evidence has shown cardiovascular responses to nasal stimulation with ammonia vapors are fully intact 9 days after bilateral AEN sectioning, and are similar to control animals without bilaterally sectioned AENs. To investigate this restoration of the nasopharyngeal response, we recorded the cardiorespiratory responses to nasal stimulation with ammonia vapors immediately after, and 3 and 9 days after, bilateral AEN sectioning. We also processed brainstem tissue for Fos to determine how the restoration of the nasopharyngeal response would affect the activity of neurons in the medullary dorsal horn (MDH), the part of the ventral spinal trigeminal nucleus caudalis region that receives primary afferent signals from the nose and nasal passages. We found 3 days after bilateral AEN sectioning the cardiorespiratory responses to nasal stimulation are partially restored. The bradycardic response to nasal stimulation is significantly more intense 3 days after AEN sectioning compared to Acute AEN sectioning. Surprisingly, 3 days after AEN sectioning the number of Fos‐positive neurons within MDH decreased, even though the cardiorespiratory responses to nasal stimulation intensified. Collectively these findings indicate that, besides the AEN, there are alternate sensory pathways that can activate neurons within the trigeminal nucleus in response to nasal stimulation. The findings further suggest trigeminal neuronal plasticity involving these alternate sensory pathways occurs in as few as 3 days after bilateral AEN sectioning. Finally, activation of even a significantly reduced number of MDH neurons is sufficient to initiate the nasopharyngeal response. The nasopharyngeal response, like the diving response, produces bradycardia, increased sympathetic tone, decreased respiratory rate, and apnea. The anterior ethmoidal nerve (AEN), which innervates the nasal passages, is thought to be important for initiating these reflexes, as cutting the nerve bilaterally significantly attenuates the cardiorespiratory responses. However, waiting 9 days, or as few as 3 days, after AEN sectioning sees a restoration of the bradycardia and apnea. The findings suggest other trigeminal nerves also innervate the nasal passages, and neuronal plasticity within the trigeminal nucleus enables restoration of the nasopharyngeal response after bilateral AEN sectioning.
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