Carotid chemoreceptor denervation does not impair hypoxia-induced thermal downregulation but vitiates recovery from a hypothermic and hypometabolic state in mice

Sebastiaan D Hemelrijk, Thomas M van Gulik, Michal Heger

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Abstract

Induction of hypothermia and consequent hypometabolism by pharmacological downmodulation of the internal thermostat could be protective in various medical situations such as ischemia/reperfusion. Systemic hypoxia is a trigger of thermostat downregulation in some mammals, which is sensed though carotid chemoreceptors (carotid bodies, CBs). Using non-invasive thermographic imaging in mice, we demonstrated that surgical bilateral CB denervation does not hamper hypoxia-induced hypothermia. However, the recovery from a protective and reversible hypothermic state after restoration to normoxic conditions was impaired in CB-resected mice versus control animals. Therefore, the carotid chemoreceptors play an important role in the central regulation of hypoxia-driven hypothermia in mice, but only in the rewarming phase.

Original languageEnglish
Article number5132
Number of pages12
JournalScientific Reports
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2019

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