Activity of propriospinal neurons in segments C3 and C4 during fictitious locomotion in cats

1986 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 226-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu. I. Arshavskii ◽  
E. S. Meizerov ◽  
G. N. Orlovskii ◽  
G. A. Pavlova ◽  
L. B. Popova
Keyword(s):  
Fictitious Locomotion ◽  
Propriospinal Neurons

scholarly journals Corticomuscular Transmission of Tremor Signals by Propriospinal Neurons in Parkinson's Disease

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e79829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manzhao Hao ◽  
Xin He ◽  
Qin Xiao ◽  
Bror Alstermark ◽  
Ning Lan
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Propriospinal Neurons

Responses of interneurons in the cat cervical cord to vestibular tilt stimulation

1986 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1147-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Schor ◽  
I. Suzuki ◽  
S. J. Timerick ◽  
V. J. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Spinal Cord ◽  
Semicircular Canals ◽  
Body Tilt ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Cervical Cord ◽  
Otolith Organs ◽  
Phase Lag ◽  
Response Dynamics ◽  
Decerebrate Cat ◽  
Propriospinal Neurons

The responses of interneurons in the cervical spinal cord of the decerebrate cat to whole-body tilt were studied with a goal of identifying spinal elements in the production of forelimb vestibular postural reflexes. Interneurons both in the cervical enlargement and at higher levels, from which propriospinal neurons have been identified, were examined, both in animals with intact labyrinths and in animals with nonfunctional semicircular canals (canal plugged). Most cervical interneurons responding to tilt respond best to rotations in vertical planes aligned within 30 degrees of the roll plane. Two to three times as many neurons are excited by side-up roll tilt as are excited by side-down roll. In cats with intact labyrinths, most responses have dynamics proportional either to (and in phase with) the position of the animal or to a sum of position and tilt velocity. This is consistent with input from both otolith organs and semicircular canals. In animals without functioning canals, the "velocity" response is absent. In a few cells (8 out of 76), a more complex response, characterized by an increasing gain and progressive phase lag, was observed. These response dynamics characterize the forelimb reflex in canal-plugged cats and have been previously observed in vestibular neurons in such preparations.

Neurochemical excitation of propriospinal neurons facilitates locomotor command signal transmission in the lesioned spinal cord

2011 ◽  
Vol 105 (6) ◽  
pp. 2818-2829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene Zaporozhets ◽  
Kristine C. Cowley ◽  
Brian J. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Brain Stem ◽  
Signal Transmission ◽  
Cholinergic Receptor ◽  
Neonatal Rat ◽  
Receptor Antagonists ◽  
Ion Removal ◽  
Propriospinal Neurons ◽  
Command Signal

Previous studies of the in vitro neonatal rat brain stem-spinal cord showed that propriospinal relays contribute to descending transmission of a supraspinal command signal that is capable of activating locomotion. Using the same preparation, the present series examines whether enhanced excitation of thoracic propriospinal neurons facilitates propagation of the locomotor command signal in the lesioned spinal cord. First, we identified neurotransmitters contributing to normal endogenous propriospinal transmission of the locomotor command signal by testing the effect of receptor antagonists applied to cervicothoracic segments during brain stem-induced locomotor-like activity. Spinal cords were either intact or contained staggered bilateral hemisections located at right T1/T2 and left T10/T11 junctions designed to abolish direct long-projecting bulbospinal axons. Serotonergic, noradrenergic, dopaminergic, and glutamatergic, but not cholinergic, receptor antagonists blocked locomotor-like activity. Approximately 73% of preparations with staggered bilateral hemisections failed to generate locomotor-like activity in response to electrical stimulation of the brain stem alone; such preparations were used to test the effect of neuroactive substances applied to thoracic segments (bath barriers placed at T3 and T9) during brain stem stimulation. The percentage of preparations developing locomotor-like activity was as follows: 5-HT (43%), 5-HT/ N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA; 33%), quipazine (42%), 8-hydroxy-2-(di- n-propylamino)tetralin (20%), methoxamine (45%), and elevated bath K+ concentration (29%). Combined norepinephrine and dopamine increased the success rate (67%) compared with the use of either agent alone (4 and 7%, respectively). NMDA, Mg2+ ion removal, clonidine, and acetylcholine were ineffective. The results provide proof of principle that artificial excitation of thoracic propriospinal neurons can improve supraspinal control over hindlimb locomotor networks in the lesioned spinal cord.

scholarly journals Corticospinal control from M1 and PMv areas on inhibitory cervical propriospinal neurons in humans

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (20) ◽  
pp. e13387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis-Solal Giboin ◽  
Sina Sangari ◽  
Alexandra Lackmy-Vallée ◽  
Arnaud Messé ◽  
Pascale Pradat-Diehl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Propriospinal Neurons

scholarly journals Source of Early Regenerating Axons in Lamprey Spinal Cord Revealed by Wholemount Optical Clearing with BABB

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guixin Zhang ◽  
William Rodemer ◽  
Isabelle Sinitsa ◽  
Jianli Hu ◽  
Michael E. Selzer
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Axon Regeneration ◽  
Benzyl Benzoate ◽  
Optical Clearing ◽  
Propriospinal Neurons ◽  
Early Regeneration ◽  
Anterograde Labeling

Many studies of axon regeneration in the lamprey focus on 18 pairs of large identified reticulospinal (RS) neurons, whose regenerative abilities have been individually quantified. Their axons retract during the first 2 weeks after transection (TX), and many grow back to the site of injury by 4 weeks. However, locomotor movements begin before 4 weeks and the lesion is invaded by axons as early as 2 weeks post-TX. The origins of these early regenerating axons are unknown. Their identification could be facilitated by studies in central nervous system (CNS) wholemounts, particularly if spatial resolution and examination by confocal microscopy were not limited by light scattering. We have used benzyl alcohol/benzyl benzoate (BABB) clearing to enhance the resolution of neuronal perikarya and regenerated axons by confocal microscopy in lamprey CNS wholemounts, and to assess axon regeneration by retrograde and anterograde labeling with fluorescent dye applied to a second TX caudal or rostral to the original lesion, respectively. We found that over 50% of the early regenerating axons belonged to small neurons in the brainstem. Some propriospinal neurons located close to the TX also contributed to early regeneration. The number of early regenerating propriospinal neurons decreased with distance from the original lesion. Descending axons from the brainstem were labeled anterogradely by application of tracer to a second TX close to the spinal–medullary junction. This limited contamination of the data by regenerating spinal axons whose cell bodies are located rostral or caudal to the TX and confirmed the regeneration of many small RS axons as early as 2 weeks post-TX. Compared with the behavior of axotomized giant axons, the early regenerating axons were of small caliber and showed little retraction, probably because they resealed rapidly after injury.

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