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Neurochemical characterization of intrinsic neurons in ferret tracheal plexus.

Abstract：

:Although neuroanatomical and neurophysiological features of neurons in the ferret trachea have been studied, the neural mediators associated with this plexus have not been completely characterized. The purpose of this study was to examine the occurrence of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), nitric oxide synthase (NOS), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and substance P(SP) in the intrinsic neurons of this plexus. The distribution of double- and triple-labeled neurons was quantified in cryostat sections and in whole mounted specimens to evaluate the neurochemical profiles. About 85% of the nerve cell bodies with ChAT immunoreactivity (ChAT-IR) were located in ganglia of the longitudinal trunks or the closely associated bridge ganglia. Approximately 15% of ChAT-positive neurons were in ganglia of the superficial muscular plexus. Conversely, VIP-IR neurons were most frequent in the superficial muscular plexus (>75%) and, <10% were observed in the longitudinal trunks or bridge neurons. Most NOS- and SP-IR neurons were also located in the superficial muscular plexus. The following distribution of neurochemical profiles was determined for neurons of the superficial muscular plexus: 11% only NOS, 20% only VIP, 5% only SP, 67% NOS and VIP, and 40% VIP and SP. NOS, VIP, and SP were frequently localized in the same nerve cell body. The occurrence of nerve terminals containing only SP located around the borders of individual NOS/VIP/SP-containing neurons suggests possible sensory innervation to the airway neurons. The results demonstrate that: (1) most cholinergic nerves do not contain VIP, NOS, or SP; (2) cholinergic neurons are predominantly located in the longitudinal trunk ganglia; (3) VIP, NOS, and SP are predominantly located in the superficial muscular plexus ganglia; and (4) nerve terminals containing exclusively SP, suggesting possible sensory origin, are closely associated with some neurons in the plexus.

journal_name

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol

journal_title

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

authors

Dey RD,Altemus JB,Rodd A,Mayer B,Said SI,Coburn RF

doi

10.1165/ajrcmb.14.3.8845170

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-03-01 00:00:00

pages

207-16

issue

eissn

1044-1549

issn

1535-4989

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Neurochemical characterization of intrinsic neurons in ferret tracheal plexus.