scholarly journals Glutamatergic neurons of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus shape locomotor pattern and rhythm in the freely behaving mouse

PLoS Biology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. e2003880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxime Lemieux ◽  
Frederic Bretzner
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Glutamatergic Neurons ◽  
Locomotor Pattern ◽  
Nucleus Shape ◽  
Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Freely Behaving

Spinohypothalamic Tract Neurons in the Cervical Enlargement of Rats: Locations of Antidromically Identified Ascending Axons and Their Collateral Branches in the Contralateral Brain

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 435-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Kostarczyk ◽  
Xijing Zhang ◽  
Glenn J. Giesler
Keyword(s):  
Inferior Colliculus ◽  
Nucleus Ambiguus ◽  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Superior Olivary Complex ◽  
Lateral Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Antidromic Activation ◽  
Posterior Thalamus ◽  
Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Medial Geniculate ◽  
Low Threshold

Kostarczyk, Ewa, Xijing Zhang, and Glenn J. Giesler, Jr. Spinohypothalamic tract neurons in the cervical enlargement of rats: locations of antidromically identified ascending axons and their collateral branches in the contralateral brain. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 435–451, 1997. Antidromic activation was used to determine the locations of ascending spinohypothalamic tract (SHT) axons and their collateral projections within C1, medulla, pons, midbrain, and caudal thalamus. Sixty-four neurons in the cervical enlargement were antidromically activated initially by stimulation within the contralateral hypothalamus. All but one of the examined SHT neurons responded either preferentially or specifically to noxious mechanical stimuli. A total of 239 low-threshold points was classified as originating from 64 ascending (or parent) SHT axons. Within C1, 38 ascending SHT axons were antidromically activated. These were located primarily in the dorsal half of the lateral funiculus. Within the medulla, the 29 examined ascending SHT axons were located ventrolaterally, within or adjacent to the lateral reticular nucleus or nucleus ambiguus. Within the pons, the 25 examined ascending SHT axons were located primarily surrounding the facial nucleus and the superior olivary complex. Within the caudal midbrain, the 23 examined SHT ascending axons coursed dorsally in a position adjacent to the lateral lemniscus. Within the anterior midbrain, SHT axons traveled rostrally near the brachium of the inferior colliculus. Within the posterior thalamus, all 17 examined SHT axons coursed rostrally through the posterior nucleus of thalamus. A total of 114 low-threshold points was classified as collateral branch points. Sixteen collateral branches were seen in C1; these were located primarily in the deep dorsal horn. Forty-five collateral branches were located in the medulla. These were primarily in or near the medullary reticular nucleus, nucleus ambiguus, lateral reticular nucleus, parvocellular reticular nucleus, gigantocellular reticular nucleus, cuneate nucleus, and the nucleus of the solitary tract. Twenty-six collateral branches from SHT axons were located in the pons. These were in the pontine reticular nucleus caudalis, gigantocellular reticular nucleus, parvocellular reticular nucleus, and superior olivary complex. Twenty-three collateral branches were located in the midbrain. These were in or near the mesencephalic reticular nucleus, brachium of the inferior colliculus, cuneiform nucleus, superior colliculus, central gray, and substantia nigra. In the caudal thalamus, two branches were in the posterior thalamic nucleus and two were in the medial geniculate. These results indicate that SHT axons ascend toward the hypothalamus in a clearly circumscribed projection in the lateral brain stem and posterior thalamus. In addition, large numbers of collaterals from SHT axons appear to project to a variety of targets in C1, the medulla, pons, midbrain, and caudal thalamus. Through its widespread collateral projections, the SHT appears to be capable of providing nociceptive input to many areas that are involved in the production of multifaceted responses to noxious stimuli.

Spinal input pathways affecting the medullary gigantocellular reticular nucleus

1983 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 582-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayef E. Saadé ◽  
Naman A. Salibi ◽  
Nabil R. Banna ◽  
Arnold L. Towe ◽  
Suhayl J. Jabbur
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus

scholarly journals Local brainstem circuits contribute to reticulospinal output in the mouse

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy W. Chopek ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Robert M Brownstone
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Formation ◽  
Transcriptional Regulator ◽  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Medullary Reticular Formation ◽  
Reticulospinal Neurons ◽  
Electrophysiological Properties ◽  
Glutamatergic Neurons ◽  
Caged Glutamate ◽  
Local Circuitry ◽  
Movement Selection

ABSTRACTGlutamatergic reticulospinal neurons in the gigantocellular reticular nucleus (GRN) of the medullary reticular formation can function as command neurons, transmitting motor commands to spinal cord circuits. Recent advances in our understanding of this neuron-dense region have been facilitated by the discovery of expression of the transcriptional regulator, Chx10, in excitatory reticulospinal neurons. Here, we address the capacity of local circuitry in the GRN to contribute to reticulospinal output. We define two sub-populations of Chx10-expressing neurons in this region, based on distinct electrophysiological properties and somata size (small and large), and show that these correspond to local interneurons and reticulospinal neurons, respectively. Using focal release of caged-glutamate combined with patch clamp recordings, we demonstrated that Chx10 neurons form microcircuits in which the Chx10 interneurons project to and facilitate the firing of Chx10 reticulospinal neurons. We discuss the implications of these microcircuits in terms of movement selection.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTReticulospinal neurons in the medullary reticular formation play a key role in movement. The transcriptional regulator Chx10 defines a population of glutamatergic neurons in this region, a proportion of which have been shown to be involved in stopping, steering, and modulating locomotion. While it has been shown that these neurons integrate descending inputs, we asked whether local processing also ultimately contributes to reticulospinal outputs. Here, we define Chx10-expressing medullary reticular formation interneurons and reticulospinal neurons, and demonstrate how the former modulate the output of the latter. The results shed light on the internal organization and microcircuit formation of reticular formation neurons.

Modulatory actions of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus on baroreceptor reflexes in the cat

1980 ◽  
Vol 196 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel H.H. Chan ◽  
Jon-Son Kuo ◽  
Yih-Heuy Chen ◽  
Julie Y. Hwa
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Baroreceptor Reflexes

Molecular and neuroanatomical characterization of single neurons in the mouse medullary gigantocellular reticular nucleus

2011 ◽  
Vol 519 (13) ◽  
pp. 2574-2593 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Martin ◽  
N. Devidze ◽  
D.N. Shelley ◽  
L. Westberg ◽  
C. Fontaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Single Neurons ◽  
Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus

scholarly journals Mapping the human corticoreticular pathway with multimodal delineation of the gigantocellular reticular nucleus and high-resolution diffusion tractography

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierce Boyne ◽  
Mark DiFrancesco ◽  
Oluwole O. Awosika ◽  
Brady Williamson ◽  
Jennifer Vannest
Keyword(s):  
Reticular Formation ◽  
Motor Recovery ◽  
Brain Lesions ◽  
Reticular Nucleus ◽  
List Type ◽  
Central Nervous System Damage ◽  
Diffusion Tractography ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Gigantocellular Reticular Nucleus ◽  
Corticoreticular Pathway

ABSTRACTThe corticoreticular pathway (CRP) is a major motor tract that provides volitional input to the reticular formation motor nuclei and may be an important mediator of motor recovery after central nervous system damage. However, its cortical origins, trajectory and laterality are incompletely understood in humans. This study aimed to map the human CRP and generate an average CRP template in standard MRI space. Following recently established guidelines, we manually delineated the primary reticular formation motor nucleus (gigantocellular reticular nucleus [GRN]) using several group-mean MRI contrasts from the Human Connectome Project (HCP). CRP tractography was then performed with HCP diffusion-weighted MRI data (N=1,065) by selecting diffusion streamlines that reached both the frontal cortex and GRN. Corticospinal tract (CST) tractography was also performed for comparison. Results suggest that the human CRP has widespread origins, which overlap with the CST across most of the motor cortex and include additional exclusive inputs from the medial and anterior prefrontal cortices. The estimated CRP projected through the anterior and posterior limbs of the internal capsule before partially decussating in the midbrain tegmentum and converging bilaterally on the pontomedullary reticular formation. Thus, the CRP trajectory appears to partially overlap the CST, while being more distributed and anteromedial to the CST in the cerebrum before moving posterior to the CST in the brainstem. These findings have important implications for neurophysiologic testing, cortical stimulation and movement recovery after brain lesions. We expect that our GRN and tract maps will also facilitate future CRP research.HIGHLIGHTSThe corticoreticular pathway (CRP) is a major tract with poorly known human anatomyWe mapped the human CRP with diffusion tractography led by postmortem & animal dataThe CRP appears to originate from most of the motor cortices and further anteriorThe estimated CRP had distributed and bilateral projections to the brainstemThese findings have important implications for motor recovery after brain lesions

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