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ArticleNeuroscience2011

Multiple origins of cholinergic innervation of the cochlear nucleus.

J G Mellott, S D Motts, B R Schofield

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Article in Neuroscience, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J G MellottDepartment of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH 44272, USA.
S D Motts
B R Schofield
Northeast Ohio Medical University · USOhio University · US

Funding

Modulatory Circuits in the Auditory SystemR01DC004391 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI SCHOFIELD, BRETT R · 1999 to 2025
$9.9M
Cortical Projections to the Inferior ColliculusF31DC005277 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI PETERSON, DIANA COOMES · 2001 to 2003
$67k
NIDCD NIH HHS DC04391NIDCD NIH HHS DC05277NIDCD NIH HHS F31 DC005277NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC004391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acetylcholine (Ach) affects a variety of cell types in the cochlear nucleus (CN) and is likely to play a role in numerous functions. Previous work in rats suggested that the acetylcholine arises from cells in the superior olivary complex, including cells that have axonal branches that innervate both the CN and the cochlea (i.e. olivocochlear cells) as well as cells that innervate only the CN. We combined retrograde tracing with immunohistochemistry for choline acetyltransferase to identify the source of ACh in the CN of guinea pigs. The results confirm a projection from cholinergic cells in the superior olivary complex to the CN. In addition, we identified a substantial number of cholinergic cells in the pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT) and the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDT) that project to the CN. On average, the PPT and LDT together contained about 26% of the cholinergic cells that project to CN, whereas the superior olivary complex contained about 74%. A small number of additional cholinergic cells were located in other areas, including the parabrachial nuclei.The results highlight a substantial cholinergic projection from the pontomesencephalic tegmentum (PPT and LDT) in addition to a larger projection from the superior olivary complex. These different sources of cholinergic projections to the CN are likely to serve different functions. Projections from the superior olivary complex are likely to serve a feedback role, and may be closely tied to olivocochlear functions. Projections from the pontomesencephalic tegmentum may play a role in such things as arousal and sensory gating. Projections from each of these areas, and perhaps even the smaller sources of cholinergic inputs, may be important in conditions such as tinnitus as well as in normal acoustic processing.

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Cholinergic FibersAcetylcholineAnimalsAuditory PathwaysCochlear NucleusGuinea PigsImmunohistochemistryAcetylcholine

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PMID21320579
PMCPMC3070814
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