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ArticleFrontiers in neural circuits2026

Ascending propriospinal modulation of thoracic sympathetic preganglionic neurons during lumbar locomotor activity.

Lucia E Dominguez-Rodriguez, Chioma V Nwachukwu, Narjes Shahsavani, Juanita Garcia, Jeremy W Chopek, Kristine C Cowley

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Lucia E Dominguez-RodriguezDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Chioma V NwachukwuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Narjes ShahsavaniDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Juanita GarciaDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Jeremy W ChopekDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Kristine C CowleyDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

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Abstract

Although the autonomic sympathetic system is activated in parallel with locomotion, the underlying neural mechanisms mediating this coordination are not completely understood. Descending exercise or "central command" signals from hypothalamic and brainstem regions are thought to activate thoracic spinal sympathetic neurons in parallel with descending locomotor commands. In turn, subsets of thoracic sympathetic preganglionic neurons (SPNs) increase activity in a constellation of tissues and organs that provide homeostatic and metabolic support during movement and exercise. It is known that ascending drive from lumbar locomotor networks is mediated in part via propriospinal neurons that can also activate and coordinate autonomic systems. However, the extent to which this ascending drive is distributed to SPNs within thoracic regions is unknown. To investigate this, we applied neurochemicals to elicit whole-cord or lumbar-evoked locomotor activity in an

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Autonomic Fibers, PreganglionicLocomotionNeuronsSpinal CordSympathetic Nervous SystemAnimalsRatsThoracic Vertebraeexercise descending commandhomeostasisintegrative physiologylocomotionspinal cord injury

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