Developmental Changes in the Role of Adenosine Clearance Mechanisms in Modulating the Activity of the preBötzinger Complex Inspiratory Network Under Basal and Hypoxic Conditions
Abstract:Exposure to low oxygen (hypoxia) evokes a biphasic hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) characterized by a carotid‐body‐mediated increase in ventilation followed by a centrally‐mediated secondary hypoxic respiratory depression (HRD). The HRD is strongest and life‐threatening in premature infants (e.g., Apnea of Prematurity). Purinergic signaling plays a prominent role in shaping the HVR; hypoxia evokes release of ATP from astrocytes in the preBötzinger Complex (preBötC, key site of inspiratory rhythm generation)… Show more
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