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Cutaneous Mechanoreceptor Feedback from the Hand and Foot Can Modulate Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, December 2016
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Title
Cutaneous Mechanoreceptor Feedback from the Hand and Foot Can Modulate Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, December 2016
DOI 10.3389/fnins.2016.00568
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Authors

Nicholas D. J. Strzalkowski, Anthony V. Incognito, Leah R. Bent, Philip J. Millar

Abstract

Stimulation of high threshold mechanical nociceptors on the skin can modulate efferent sympathetic outflow. Whether low threshold mechanoreceptors from glabrous skin are similarly capable of modulating autonomic outflow is unclear. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of cutaneous afferent feedback from the hand palm and foot sole on efferent muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). Fifteen healthy young participants (9 male; 25 ± 3 years [range: 22-29]) underwent microneurographic recording of multi-unit MSNA from the right fibular nerve during 2 min of baseline and 2 min of mechanical vibration (150 Hz, 220 μm peak-to-peak) applied to the left hand or foot. Each participant completed three trials of both hand and foot stimulation, each separated by 5 min. MSNA burst frequency decreased similarly during the 2 min of both hand (20.8 ± 8.9 vs. 19.3 ± 8.6 bursts/minute [Δ -8%], p = 0.035) and foot (21.0 ± 8.3 vs. 19.5 ± 8.3 bursts/minute [Δ -8%], p = 0.048) vibration but did not alter normalized mean burst amplitude or area (All p > 0.05). Larger reductions in burst frequency were observed during the first 10 s (onset) of both hand (20.8 ± 8.9 vs. 17.0 ± 10.4 [Δ -25%], p < 0.001) and foot (21.0 ± 8.3 vs. 18.3 ± 9.4 [Δ -16%], p = 0.035) vibration, in parallel with decreases in normalized mean burst amplitude (hand: 0.45 ± 0.06 vs. 0.36 ± 0.14% [Δ -19%], p = 0.03; foot: 0.47 ± 0.07 vs. 0.34 ± 0.19% [Δ -27%], p = 0.02) and normalized mean burst area (hand: 0.42 ± 0.05 vs. 0.32 ± 0.12% [Δ -25%], p = 0.003; foot: 0.47 ± 0.05 vs. 0.34 ± 0.16% [Δ -28%], p = 0.01). These results demonstrate that tactile feedback from the hands and feet can influence efferent sympathetic outflow to skeletal muscle.

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Country Count As %
Japan 1 2%
Unknown 61 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 8 13%
Student > Master 7 11%
Student > Bachelor 7 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 10%
Other 5 8%
Other 13 21%
Unknown 16 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Neuroscience 13 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 19%
Engineering 5 8%
Psychology 3 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 5%
Other 10 16%
Unknown 16 26%
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#7,778,071
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#4,920
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#129,310
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Outputs of similar age from Frontiers in Neuroscience
#49
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