Changes in the tonic activity of wrist extensor motor units induced by stimulating antagonistic group I afferents in humans

2001 ◽  
Vol 141 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Marc Aimonetti ◽  
Jean-Pierre Vedel ◽  
Annie Schmied ◽  
Simone Pagni
Keyword(s):  
Motor Units ◽  
Tonic Activity ◽  
Wrist Extensor ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group I Afferents

Oligosynaptic inhibition of group I afferents between the brachioradialis and flexor carpi radialis in humans

2016 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Kobayashi ◽  
Masahiro Hayashi ◽  
Katsuhiro Shinozaki ◽  
Mitsuhiro Nito ◽  
Wataru Hashizume ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flexor Carpi Radialis ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group I Afferents

Declining inhibition elicited in cat lumbar motoneurons by repetitive stimulation of group II muscle afferents

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 1805-1810 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lafleur ◽  
D. Zytnicki ◽  
G. Horcholle-Bossavit ◽  
L. Jami
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Afferents ◽  
Repetitive Stimulation ◽  
Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential ◽  
Constant Input ◽  
Rapid Reduction ◽  
Group I ◽  
Constant Strength ◽  
Group I Afferents ◽  
Group Ii ◽  
Stimulation Of

1. The aim of the present experiments was to verify whether group II inputs from gastrocnemius medialis (GM) muscle could elicit declining inhibitions similar to those observed during GM contractions in a variety of lumbar motoneurons of the cat spinal cord. Motoneurons were recorded intracellularly in chloralose- or pentobarbitone-anesthetized preparations during electrical stimulation of GM nerve with repetitive trains. 2. With strengths in the group I range, repetitive stimulation evoked the usual Ia excitation in homonymous motoneurons and excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) amplitudes remained constant throughout the stimulation sequence. In synergic plantaris motoneurons lacking an excitatory connection with Ia afferents from GM, the same stimulation, kept at a constant strength throughout the stimulation sequence, elicited rapidly decreasing inhibitory potentials reminiscent of those evoked by GM contractions. 3. In motoneurons of pretibial flexors, quadriceps, and posterior biceps-semitendinosus, the stimulation strength required to observe declining inhibitions resembling those produced by GM contractions was 4-8 times group I threshold, engaging group II in addition to group I fibers. 4. These results show that input from GM group II plus group I afferents can elicit inhibitory effects in a variety of motoneurons. Such observations support the hypothesis that messages from spindle secondary endings and/or nonspecific muscle receptors activated during contraction might contribute to the widespread inhibition caused by GM contractions. 5. Inasmuch as constant input in group II and group I afferents evoked declining inhibitory potentials, the origin of the decline must be central, which suggests that the rapid reduction of contraction-induced inhibitions also depended on a central mechanism.

Comparison of the effects of stimulating extensor group I afferents on cycle period during walking in conscious and decerebrate cats

1997 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Whelan ◽  
K. G. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Cycle Period ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group I Afferents ◽  
Decerebrate Cats

Synaptic organization of defined motor-unit types in cat tibialis anterior

1980 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1631-1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. Dum ◽  
T. T. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Motor Unit ◽  
Tibialis Anterior ◽  
Muscle Afferents ◽  
Medial Gastrocnemius ◽  
Synaptic Organization ◽  
Ia Afferents ◽  
Group I ◽  
Ia Epsp ◽  
Group I Afferents ◽  
Stimulation Of

1. Synaptic potentials were recorded intracellularly in tibialis anterior (TA) motoneurons following stimulation of a descending brain stem pathway, the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF), and three segmental inputs, the homonymous and heteronymous group Ia afferents, the group I afferents from the antagonist, and the cutaneous and muscle afferents. Intracellular stimulation of the motoneurons was used to classify them, based on the properties of the innervated muscle units, into types FF, F(int), FR, and S (6, 16). 2. The sum of the monosynaptic EPSP amplitudes resulting from stimulation of homonymous and heteronymous group Ia afferents (summed group Ia EPSP) was inversely related to motoneuron size, as assessed by motoneuron input resistance, and was inversely related to motor-unit tetanic tension. Type-FF, -FR, and -S motoneurons showed significant differences in the mean amplitude of their summed group Ia EPSPs. 3. The amplitudes of disynaptic IPSPs resulting from stimulation of group I afferents in the antagonist muscle also showed an inverse relationship to motoneuron size. The observed relationships between motoneuron size and the monosynaptic group Ia EPSP amplitude or the disynaptic group I IPSP amplitude are compatible with the “size principle” of motor-unit recruitment (26). 4. The amplitudes of the monosynaptic EPSPs evoked in TA motoneurons by stimulation of the MLF were distributed rather randomly among all types of TA motoneurons. A slight tendency of larger monosynaptic EPSPs to occur in motoneurons with larger tetanic tensions was observed. 5. The polysynaptic effects from cutaneous and muscle afferents in sural and gastrocnemius-soleus nerves were frequently excitatory on type-FF motoneurons, but were primarily inhibitory on type-FR and -S motoneurons. Clearly, the polysynaptic cutaneous and muscle inputs and the monosynaptic MLF input onto TA motoneurons show a different pattern of synaptic organization than the group I inputs. 6. In general, the synaptic organization of the TA motor nucleus is similar to that of its extensor antagonist, medial gastrocnemius (MG) (2--5, 7, 8), when analogous neural circuits are compared. This parallel organization suggests a commonality of motor-control systems for both flexor and extensor muscles.

Dual task-related changes in the synchronous activity of wrist extensor type-identified motor units in humans

2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hendrik Sturm ◽  
Schmied Annie ◽  
Vedel Jean-Pierre ◽  
Pagni Simone
Keyword(s):  
Dual Task ◽  
Motor Units ◽  
Synchronous Activity ◽  
Wrist Extensor

Absence of effects of contralateral group I muscle afferents on presynaptic inhibition of Ia terminals in humans and cats

2012 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 1176-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rinaldo André Mezzarane ◽  
André Fabio Kohn ◽  
Erika Couto-Roldan ◽  
Lourdes Martinez ◽  
Amira Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Presynaptic Inhibition ◽  
Muscle Afferents ◽  
H Reflex ◽  
Triceps Surae ◽  
Reflex Response ◽  
Current View ◽  
Tendon Vibration ◽  
Vibratory Stimulus ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group I Afferents

Crossed effects from group I afferents on reflex excitability and their mechanisms of action are not yet well understood. The current view is that the influence is weak and takes place indirectly via oligosynaptic pathways. We examined possible contralateral effects from group I afferents on presynaptic inhibition of Ia terminals in humans and cats. In resting and seated human subjects the soleus (SO) H-reflex was conditioned by an electrical stimulus to the ipsilateral common peroneal nerve (CPN) to assess the level of presynaptic inhibition (PSI_control). A brief conditioning vibratory stimulus was applied to the triceps surae tendon at the contralateral side (to activate preferentially Ia muscle afferents). The amplitude of the resulting H-reflex response (PSI_conditioned) was compared to the H-reflex under PSI_control, i.e., without the vibration. The interstimulus interval between the brief vibratory stimulus and the electrical shock to the CPN was −60 to 60 ms. The H-reflex conditioned by both stimuli did not differ from that conditioned exclusively by the ipsilateral CPN stimulation. In anesthetized cats, bilateral monosynaptic reflexes (MSRs) in the left and right L7 ventral roots were recorded simultaneously. Conditioning stimulation applied to the contralateral group I posterior biceps and semitendinosus (PBSt) afferents at different time intervals (0–120 ms) did not have an effect on the ipsilateral gastrocnemius/soleus (GS) MSR. An additional experimental paradigm in the cat using contralateral tendon vibration, similar to that conducted in humans, was also performed. No significant differences between GS-MSRs conditioned by ipsilateral PBSt stimulus alone and those conditioned by both ipsilateral PBSt stimulus and contralateral tendon vibration were detected. The present results strongly suggest an absence of effects from contralateral group I fibers on the presynaptic mechanism of MSR modulation in relaxed humans and anesthetized cats.

Plasticity in Reflex Pathways Controlling Stepping in the Cat

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 1643-1650 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Whelan ◽  
K. G. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Medial Gastrocnemius ◽  
Cycle Period ◽  
Afferent Pathways ◽  
Reflex Pathways ◽  
Group I ◽  
Extensor Muscles ◽  
Group I Afferents

Whelan, P. J. and K. G. Pearson. Plasticity in reflex pathways controlling stepping in the cat. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 1643–1650, 1997. Previous studies have shown that stimulation of group ‘I’ afferents from ankle extensor muscles can prolong the cycle period in decerebrate walking cats and that the magnitude of these effects can be altered after chronic axotomy of the lateral-gastrocnemius/soleus (LGS) nerve. The effectiveness of LGS group I afferents in prolonging the cycle period decreases after axotomy, whereas the effectiveness of the uncut medial-gastrocnemius (MG) group I afferents is increased. The objectives of this investigation were to establish the time course of these changes in effectiveness and to determine whether these changes persist after transection of the spinal cord. The effects of stimulating the LGS and/or MG group I afferents on the cycle period were examined in 22 walking decerebrate animals in which one LGS nerve had been cut for 2 to 31 days. The effectiveness of LGS group I afferents declined progressively in the postaxotomy period, beginning with significant decreases at 3 days and ending close to zero effectiveness at 31 days. Large increases in the effectiveness of MG group I afferents occurred 5 days after axotomy, but there was no progressive change from 5 to 31 days. To test whether these changes in effectiveness were localized to sites within the spinal cord, the cord was transected in some decerebrate animals and stepping induced by theadministration of L-DOPA L-3-4 dihydroxyphenylalanine (LDOPA) and Nialamide. The effects of stimulating the MG and/or the LGS group I afferents on the cycle period were reexamined. In all four animals tested, stimulating the axotomized LGS group I afferents had a reduced effectiveness during locomotor activity in both the decerebrate and spinal states, whereas the increased effectiveness of the MG group I afferents was retained after transection of the spinal cord in two of five animals. Different mechanisms may be responsible for the changes in strength of the LGS and MG group I afferent pathways that project onto the rhythm generating sites in the spinal cord. This possibility follows from our observations of a linear relationship between the time after axotomy and decreased effectiveness of LGS group I afferents but no significant relationship between time postaxotomy and increased effectiveness of MG group I afferents; no significant relationship between the decreased effectiveness of LGS group I afferents and the increased effectiveness of MG group I afferents; and, after spinalization, consistent (4/4 cases) preservation of decreased LGS effectiveness but frequent (3/5 cases) loss of increased MG effectiveness.

Sensory Integration in Presynaptic Inhibitory Pathways During Fictive Locomotion in the Cat

2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Ménard ◽  
Hugues Leblond ◽  
Jean-Pierre Gossard
Keyword(s):  
Presynaptic Inhibition ◽  
Muscle Afferents ◽  
Primary Afferent Depolarization ◽  
Skin Area ◽  
Fictive Locomotion ◽  
Step Cycle ◽  
Primary Afferent ◽  
Decerebrate Cat ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group I Afferents

The aim of this study is to understand how sensory inputs of different modalities are integrated into spinal cord pathways controlling presynaptic inhibition during locomotion. Primary afferent depolarization (PAD), an estimate of presynaptic inhibition, was recorded intra-axonally in group I afferents ( n = 31) from seven hindlimb muscles in L6–S1 segments during fictive locomotion in the decerebrate cat. PADs were evoked by stimulating alternatively low-threshold afferents from a flexor nerve, a cutaneous nerve and a combination of both. The fictive step cycle was divided in five bins and PADs were averaged in each bin and their amplitude compared. PADs evoked by muscle stimuli alone showed a significant phase-dependent modulation in 20/31 group I afferents. In 12/20 afferents, the cutaneous stimuli alone evoked a phase-dependent modulation of primary afferent hyperpolarization (PAH, n = 9) or of PADs ( n = 3). Combining the two sensory modalities showed that cutaneous volleys could significantly modify the amplitude of PADs evoked by muscle stimuli in at least one part (bin) of the step cycle in 17/31 (55%) of group I afferents. The most common effect (13/17) was a decrease in the PAD amplitude by 35% on average, whereas it was increased by 17% on average in the others (4/17). Moreover, in 8/13 afferents, the PAD reduction was obtained in 4/5 bins i.e., for most of the duration of the step cycle. These effects were seen in group I afferents from all seven muscles. On the other hand, we found that different cutaneous nerves had quite different efficacy; the superficial peroneal (SP) being the most efficient (85% of trials) followed by Saphenous (60%) and caudal sural (44%) nerves. The results indicate that cutaneous interneurons may act, in part, by modulating the transmission in PAD pathways activated by group I muscle afferents. We conclude that cutaneous input, especially from the skin area on the dorsum of the paw (SP), could subtract presynaptic inhibition in some group I afferents during perturbations of stepping (e.g., hitting an obstacle) and could thus adjust the influence of proprioceptive feedback onto motoneuronal excitability.

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