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Expression Analysis of Serotonin Receptors, Serotonin Transporter and l-Amino Acid Decarboxylase in the Mouse Sphenopalatine Ganglion by RT-PCR, Northern Blot Analysis and In Situ Hybridization.

Abstract：

:The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) is a gathering of the cell bodies of parasympathetic fibers that dominate the nasal gland, lacrimal gland and cerebral blood vessels. The SPG controls nasal secretions, tears, and the dilation of cerebral blood vessels. However, it is unclear how serotonin regulates SPG functions. In this study, we investigated the expression of genes involved in the serotonergic system in the mouse SPG. We examined the mRNA expression levels of 5-HT1A, 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1F, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT2C, 5-HT3A, 5-HT3B, 5-HT4, 5-HT5A, 5-HT5B, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 receptors, as well as serotonin transporter, tryptophan hydroxylases 1 and 2, and L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) by RT-PCR. It revealed that the 5-HT3A and 5-HT3B ionotropic receptors and AADC were likely to be highly expressed in the SPG, as measured by RT-PCR. We next performed in situ hybridization on the SPG to examine the expression of these three genes at the cellular level after validating the specificity of each cRNA probe by northern blotting. The 5-HT3A receptor, 5-HT3B receptor, and AADC were expressed in 96.5% ± 1.0%, 29.7% ± 10.7%, and 57.4% ± 2.9% of neuronal cell bodies in the SPG, respectively, indicating that the 5-HT3A receptor was virtually expressed in all SPG neurons. Our results on the expression of these critical serotonin system genes in the parasympathetic SPG provide insight into the pathogenetics of rhinitis, conjunctivitis and headache. Furthermore, our findings suggest that targeting the 5-HT3A receptor might have therapeutic potential in the treatment of these ailments.

journal_name

Neuroscience

journal_title

Neuroscience

authors

Ishida Y,Sugiura Y,Magome T,Kamakura T,Takimoto Y,Hanada Y,Kitayama K,Nakamura Y,Shimada S,Ohta N,Naono-Nakayama R,Kamijo K

doi

10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.05.028

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-07-15 00:00:00

pages

23-36

eissn

0306-4522

issn

1873-7544

pii

S0306-4522(19)30351-3

journal_volume

411

pub_type

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Expression Analysis of Serotonin Receptors, Serotonin Transporter and l-Amino Acid Decarboxylase in the Mouse Sphenopalatine Ganglion by RT-PCR, Northern Blot Analysis and In Situ Hybridization.