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Submucosal glands contribute to airway surface liquid (ASL), a film that protects all airway surfaces. Glandular mucus comprises electrolytes, water, the gel-forming mucin MUC5B, and hundreds of different proteins with diverse protective functions. Gland volume per unit area of mucosal surface correlates positively with impaction rate of inhaled particles. In human main bronchi, the volume of the glands is ∼ 50 times that of surface goblet cells, but the glands diminish in size and frequency distally. ASL and its trapped particles are removed from the airways by mucociliary transport. Airway glands have a tubuloacinar structure, with a single terminal duct, a nonciliated collecting duct, then branching secretory tubules lined with mucous cells and ending in serous acini. They allow for a massive increase in numbers of mucus-producing cells without replacing surface ciliated cells. Active secretion of Cl(-) and HCO3 (-) by serous cells produces most of the fluid of gland secretions. Glands are densely innervated by tonically active, mutually excitatory airway intrinsic neurons. Most gland mucus is secreted constitutively in vivo, with large, transient increases produced by emergency reflex drive from the vagus. Elevations of [cAMP]i and [Ca(2+)]i coordinate electrolyte and macromolecular secretion and probably occur together for baseline activity in vivo, with cholinergic elevation of [Ca(2+)]i being mainly responsive for transient increases in secretion. Altered submucosal gland function contributes to the pathology of all obstructive diseases, but is an early stage of pathogenesis only in cystic fibrosis.
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- Jonathan H Widdicombe
- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, California; and Department of Psychology and Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, University of California-Davis, Davis, California; and Department of Psychology and Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Grobman M, Krumme S, Outi H, Dodam JR, Reinero CR. Acute neurokinin-1 receptor antagonism fails to dampen airflow limitation or airway eosinophilia in an experimental model of feline asthma. J Feline Med Surg 2015; 18:176-81. [PMID: 25964467 DOI: 10.1177/1098612x15581405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Feline allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the lower airways that may manifest with acute, life-threatening clinical signs. Tachykinins released from sensory nerves and immune cells binding neurokinin (NK)-1, NK-2 and NK-3 receptors have been implicated in asthma pathogenesis. Maropitant, an NK-1 receptor antagonist, blocks neuroimmune pathways and may be a viable treatment option for cats in asthmatic crisis. Using an experimental chronic allergic feline asthma model, we hypothesized that a single dose of maropitant given immediately after allergen challenge would blunt clinical signs, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and airway eosinophilia. METHODS Cats (n = 7) induced to have an asthmatic phenotype using Bermuda grass allergen (BGA) were enrolled in a prospective, placebo-controlled crossover design study. Cats randomly received maropitant (2 mg/kg SC) or placebo (saline SC) immediately post-BGA challenge, followed 12 h later by pulmonary mechanics testing and measurement of airway eosinophils. After a 2 week washout, cats were crossed-over to the alternate treatment. Study endpoints included subjective clinical scoring systems post-BGA challenge, ventilator-acquired pulmonary mechanics to assess AHR after bronchoprovocation with methacholine and collection of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid to quantify airway eosinophilia. Data were analyzed using a Mann-Whitney rank sum test with P <0.05 considered significant. RESULTS A single injection of maropitant failed to diminish clinical composite score (P = 0.902), visual analogue scale scoring (P = 0.710), AHR (P = 0.456) or airway eosinophilia (P = 0.165) compared with placebo. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE A single injection of maropitant given immediately post-allergen challenge was ineffective at blunting clinical signs, AHR and airway eosinophilia, and cannot be recommended as treatment for feline status asthmaticus.
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- Megan Grobman
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Grobman M, Graham A, Outi H, Dodam JR, Reinero CR. Chronic neurokinin-1 receptor antagonism fails to ameliorate clinical signs, airway hyper-responsiveness or airway eosinophilia in an experimental model of feline asthma. J Feline Med Surg 2015; 18:273-9. [PMID: 25964466 DOI: 10.1177/1098612x15581406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Feline allergic asthma is a common chronic lower airway disease characterized by clinical signs attributed to eosinophilic inflammation, airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR) and airway remodeling. Tachykinins released from sensory nerves and immune cells bind neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptors in the lung. The resultant neurogenic airway inflammation has been implicated in asthma pathogenesis. In mouse models and spontaneous human asthma, NK receptor antagonists reduce bronchospasm and inflammation. We hypothesized that chronic administration of maropitant, an NK-1 receptor antagonist, would decrease clinical signs of asthma, AHR and eosinophilic inflammation in experimentally asthmatic cats. METHODS Cats (n = 6) induced to have asthma using Bermuda grass allergen (BGA) were enrolled in a randomized, prospective, placebo-controlled crossover design study. Cats received either oral maropitant (2 mg/kg) or placebo q48h for 4 weeks; following a 2 week washout, cats were crossed-over to the alternate treatment. Study endpoints included subjective clinical scoring systems after BGA challenge, ventilator-acquired pulmonary mechanics to assess AHR after bronchoprovocation with methacholine, and collection of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid to quantify airway eosinophilia. Statistical analysis was performed using a Mann-Whitney rank sum test with P <0.05 considered significant. RESULTS Administration of maropitant for 1 month in experimentally asthmatic cats produced no significant difference in clinical scoring scheme (P = 0.589 and P = 1.0), AHR (P = 0.818) or airway eosinophilia (P = 0.669) compared with placebo. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Chronic administration of maropitant was ineffective at blunting clinical signs, AHR and airway eosinophilia in experimental feline asthma and thus cannot be recommended as a novel treatment for this disorder.
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- Megan Grobman
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA
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Khansaheb M, Choi JY, Joo NS, Yang YM, Krouse M, Wine JJ. Properties of substance P-stimulated mucus secretion from porcine tracheal submucosal glands. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2011; 300:L370-9. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00372.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Human and pig airway submucosal glands secrete mucus in response to substance P (SubP), but in pig tracheal glands the response to SubP is >10-fold greater than in humans and shares features with cholinergically produced secretion. CFTR-deficient pigs provide a model for human cystic fibrosis (CF), and in newborn CF pigs the response of tracheal glands to SubP is significantly reduced (Joo et al. J Clin Invest 120: 3161–3166, 2010). To further define features of SubP-mediated gland secretion, we optically measured secretion rates from individual adult porcine glands in isolated tracheal tissues in response to mucosal capsaicin and serosal SubP. Mucosal capsaicin (EC50 = 19 μM) stimulated low rates of secretion that were partially inhibited by tetrodotoxin and by inhibitors for muscarinic, VIP, and SubP receptors, suggesting reflex stimulation of secretion by multiple transmitters. Secretion in response to mucosal capsaicin was inhibited by CFTRinh-172, but not by niflumic acid. Serosal SubP (EC50 = 230 nM) stimulated 10-fold more secretion than mucosal capsaicin, with a Vmax similar to that of carbachol. Secretion rates peaked within 5 min and then declined to a lower sustained rate. SubP-stimulated secretion was inhibited 75% by bumetanide, 53% by removal of HCO3−, and 85% by bumetanide + removal of HCO3−; it was not inhibited by atropine but was inhibited by niflumic acid, clotrimazole, BAPTA-AM, nominally Ca2+-free bath solution, and the adenylate cyclase inhibitor MDL-12330A. Ratiometric measurements of fura 2 fluorescence in dissociated gland cells showed that SubP and carbachol increased intracellular Ca2+ concentration by similar amounts. SubP produced rapid volume loss by serous and mucous cells, expansion of gland lumina, mucus flow, and exocytosis but little or no contraction of myoepithelial cells. These and prior results suggest that SubP stimulates pig gland secretion via CFTR- and Ca2+-activated Cl− channels.
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- Monal Khansaheb
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University, and
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Oral Biology, Brain Korea 21 Project, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Cho HJ, Joo NS, Wine JJ. Mucus secretion from individual submucosal glands of the ferret trachea. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2010; 299:L124-36. [PMID: 20435689 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00049.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Mucus secretion from individual tracheal glands in adult ferrets was studied with time-lapse optical imaging of mucus droplets under an oil layer. Density of functional glands (determined by responses to 1 muM carbachol) was 1.5 +/- 0.3 per mm(2) (n = 6). Secretion rates (in pl.min(-1).gland(-1)) were as follows: 4.1 +/- 0.7 basal (unstimulated; n = 27, 669 glands), 338 +/- 70 to 10 microM forskolin (n = 8, 90 glands), 234 +/- 13 to 1 microM VIP (n = 6, 57 glands), 183 +/- 92 to 10 microM isoproterenol (n = 3, 33 glands), 978 +/- 145 to 1 microM carbachol (n = 11, 131 glands), and 1,348 +/- 325 to 10 muM phenylephrine (n = 7, 74 glands). The potency (EC(50), in microM) and efficacy (V(max), in pl x min(-1) x gland(-1)) were 7.6 (EC(50)) and 338 +/- 16 (V(max)) to forskolin, 1.0 (EC(50)) and 479 +/- 19 (V(max)) to VIP, 0.6 (EC(50)) and 1,817 +/- 268 (V(max)) to carbachol, and 3.7 (EC(50)) and 1,801 +/- 95 (V(max)) to phenylephrine. Although carbachol and phenylephrine were equally effective secretagogues, only carbachol caused contractions of the trachealis muscle. Synergy was demonstrated between 300 nM isoproterenol and 100 nM carbachol, which, when combined, produced a secretion rate almost fourfold greater than predicted from their additive effect. The dependence of fluid secretion on Cl(-) and HCO(3)(-) varied depending on the mode of stimulation. Secretion stimulated by VIP or forskolin was reduced by approximately 60% by blocking either anion, while carbachol-stimulated secretion was blocked 68% by bumetanide and only 32% by HEPES replacement of HCO(3)(-). These results provide parametric data for comparison with fluid secretion from glands in ferrets lacking CFTR.
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- Hyung-Ju Cho
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2130, USA
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Erin N, Ulusoy O. Differentiation of neuronal from non-neuronal Substance P. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 152:108-13. [PMID: 18992775 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2008.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2008] [Revised: 09/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Substance P (SP) originally found as a neuropeptide in capsaicin-sensitive sensory neurons, had more recently been identified in non-neuronal cells, especially under pathological conditions. Neuronal and non-neuronal SP may perform distinct functions. A simple technique to differentiate different SP sources is currently unavailable. Herein, we describe a two-step sequential acetic acid extraction to differentiate SP source. The efficiency of this two-step extraction in differentiating SP in capsaicin-sensitive neurons was verified by using capsaicin as a tool to deplete SP in sensory neurons. Specifically, Balb-c mice were treated with high dose capsaicin (200 mg/kg). Skin was removed two weeks after treatment. In a separate experiment, lung and skin tissues from control animals (untreated) were incubated in-vitro with capsaicin, and sequential acetic acid extraction was performed. Following capsaicin treatment, both in-vivo and in-vitro, SP recovered in first extraction decreased significantly in lung and skin. Lastly, presence of capsaicin solvent (10% methanol and 10% Tween 80) or protease inhibitor cocktail in solution altered SP EIA test, yielding false positive results. These results demonstrated that SP in capsaicin sensitive sensory neurons was extracted in initial extraction of 15 min while non-neuronal SP was present in second extraction. Because SP in non-neuronal tissues may possibly be more important in pathological conditions, this technique could be useful in determining effects of various treatments on neuronal and non-neuronal SP levels and their consequences.
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- Nuray Erin
- Department of Internal Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
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Interleukin (IL)-1 regulates ozone-enhanced tracheal smooth muscle responsiveness by increasing substance P (SP) production in intrinsic airway neurons of ferret. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2008; 164:300-11. [PMID: 18718561 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2007] [Revised: 07/14/2008] [Accepted: 07/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Exposure to ozone induces airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) mediated partly by substance P (SP) released from nerve terminals of intrinsic airway neurons. Our recent studies showed that interleukin (IL)-1, an important multifunctional proinflammatory cytokine, increases synthesis and release of SP from intrinsic airway neurons. The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible involvement of endogenous IL-1 in modulating neural responses associated with ozone-enhanced airway responsiveness. Ferrets were exposed to 2ppm ozone or filtered air for 3h. IL-1 in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was significantly increased in ozone-exposed animals and responses of tracheal smooth muscle to methacholine (MCh) and electrical field stimulation (EFS) were elevated significantly. Both the SP nerve fiber density in tracheal smooth muscle and the number of SP-containing neurons in airway ganglia were significantly increased following ozone exposure. Pretreatment with IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra) significantly diminished ozone-enhanced airway responses to EFS as well as ozone-increased SP in the airway. To selectively investigate intrinsic airway neurons, segments of ferret trachea were maintained in culture conditions for 24h to eliminate extrinsic contributions from sensory nerves. The segments were then exposed to 2ppm ozone in vitro for 3h. The changes of ozone-induced airway responses to MCh and EFS, and the SP levels in airway neurons paralleled those observed with in vivo ozone exposure. The ozone-enhanced airway responses and neuronal SP levels were inhibited by pretreatment with IL-1 Ra. These findings show that IL-1 is released during ozone exposure enhances airway responsiveness by modulating SP expression in airway neurons.
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Kajekar R, Myers AC. Calcitonin gene-related peptide affects synaptic and membrane properties of bronchial parasympathetic neurons. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2007; 160:28-36. [PMID: 17884737 PMCID: PMC2266084 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Revised: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is located with substance P in nerve varicosities in close apposition to principal neurons in airway parasympathetic ganglia. Substance P has multiple effects on airway parasympathetic neurons but the role of CGRP is unknown. Using intracellular current clamp recording of ganglionic neurons, stimulation of vagal afferent nerves in the presence of neurokinin receptor antagonists evoked hyperpolarization of the membrane potential which was blocked by the CGRP-1 receptor antagonist, CGRP(8-37). Exogenous application of alpha-CGRP (0.001-0.1 microM) hyperpolarized the membrane potential, which was either blocked or reversed to depolarization in the presence of CGRP(8-37), whereas higher concentrations of alpha-CGRP (1.0-10.0 microM) caused depolarization. Action potential accommodation in phasic-type neurons decreased in the presence of alpha-CGRP (0.1-10 microM). The co-localization of substance P- and CGRP-immunoreactivity was observed in nerve varicosities within ganglia; prolonged exposure to capsaicin in vitro depleted substance P and CGRP immunostaining in nerve varicosities. These results demonstrate that CGRP has multiple effects on the excitability of airway parasympathetic neurons and may alter their activity, ultimately affecting parasympathetic tone in the lower airways.
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Wine JJ. Parasympathetic control of airway submucosal glands: central reflexes and the airway intrinsic nervous system. Auton Neurosci 2007; 133:35-54. [PMID: 17350348 PMCID: PMC1989147 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2007.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2006] [Revised: 01/20/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Airway submucosal glands produce the mucus that lines the upper airways to protect them against insults. This review summarizes evidence for two forms of gland secretion, and hypothesizes that each is mediated by different but partially overlapping neural pathways. Airway innate defense comprises low level gland secretion, mucociliary clearance and surveillance by airway-resident phagocytes to keep the airways sterile in spite of nearly continuous inhalation of low levels of pathogens. Gland secretion serving innate defense is hypothesized to be under the control of intrinsic (peripheral) airway neurons and local reflexes, and these may depend disproportionately on non-cholinergic mechanisms, with most secretion being produced by VIP and tachykinins. In the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, airway glands no longer secrete in response to VIP alone and fail to show the synergy between VIP, tachykinins and ACh that is observed in normal glands. The consequent crippling of the submucosal gland contribution to innate defense may be one reason that cystic fibrosis airways are infected by mucus-resident bacteria and fungi that are routinely cleared from normal airways. By contrast, the acute (emergency) airway defense reflex is centrally mediated by vagal pathways, is primarily cholinergic, and stimulates copious volumes of gland mucus in response to acute, intense challenges to the airways, such as those produced by very vigorous exercise or aspiration of foreign material. In cystic fibrosis, the acute airway defense reflex can still stimulate the glands to secrete large amounts of mucus, although its properties are altered. Importantly, treatments that recruit components of the acute reflex, such as inhalation of hypertonic saline, are beneficial in treating cystic fibrosis airway disease. The situation for recipients of lung transplants is the reverse; transplanted airways retain the airway intrinsic nervous system but lose centrally mediated reflexes. The consequences of this for gland secretion and airway defense are poorly understood, but it is possible that interventions to modify submucosal gland secretion in transplanted lungs might have therapeutic consequences.
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- Jeffrey J Wine
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Laboratory, Room 450, Bldg. 420, Main Quad, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2130, USA.
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Kusindarta DL, Atoji Y, Yamamoto Y. Nerve plexuses in the trachea and extrapulmonary bronchi of the rat. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 67:41-55. [PMID: 15125022 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.67.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Intrinsic nerve plexuses of the rat trachea and extrapulmonary bronchi were examined by immunohistochemistry. Three nerve plexuses--peritracheal and peribronchial, intramuscular, and submucosal--were found in the wall of the trachea and bronchi. Nerve cell bodies were located in the peritracheal and peribronchial nerve plexuses. They occurred singly or formed ganglia in the plexus, and regional differences in cell numbers were found in the cervical and thoracic portions of the trachea and in the extrapulmonary bronchia. In total, 83.5 +/- 28.3 ganglia (mean +/- SD, 57-131, n=5) and 749.8 +/- 221.1 nerve cell bodies (540-1,080, n=5) were found in the nerve plexus. The mean densities of ganglia were 0.31, 0.97 and 1.15/mm2, and the mean densities of the nerve cell bodies were 1.82, 9.26 and 11.54/mm2 in the cervical region, thoracic region of trachea, and extrapulmonary bronchi, respectively. Almost all nerve cell bodies in ganglia were positive for choline acetyltransferase and neuropeptide Y (NPY), and a few cells were positive for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). In addition, in cholinergic nerves, a few nerve fibers in the smooth muscles were positive for substance P (SP), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and VIP, and a moderate number of fibers were positive for NPY. Tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive nerve fibers were observed around blood vessels and within nerve bundles in the tunica adventitia. In the epithelium, nerve fibers were positive for SP and CGRP. Our results indicate that postganglionic neurons form three layers of cholinergic plexuses in the rat trachea and extrapulmonary bronchi, and that all of these possess intrinsic and extrinsic peptidergic innervation.
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- Dwi Liliek Kusindarta
- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Wu ZX, Satterfield BE, Dey RD. Substance P released from intrinsic airway neurons contributes to ozone-enhanced airway hyperresponsiveness in ferret trachea. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003; 95:742-50. [PMID: 12730146 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00109.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Exposure to ozone (O3) induces airway hyperresponsiveness mediated partly through the release of substance P (SP) from nerve terminals in the airway wall. Although substantial evidence suggests that SP is released by sensory nerves, SP is also present in neurons of airway ganglia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of intrinsic airway neurons in O3-enhanced airway responsiveness in ferret trachea. To remove the effects of sensory innervation, segments of ferret trachea were maintained in culture conditions for 24 h before in vitro exposure to 2 parts/million of O3 or air for 1 h. Sensory nerve depletion was confirmed by showing that capsaicin did not affect tracheal smooth muscle responsiveness to cholinergic agonist or contractility responses to electrical field stimulation (EFS). Contractions of isolated tracheal smooth muscle to EFS were significantly increased after in vitro O3 exposure, but the constrictor response to cholinergic agonist was not altered. Pretreatment with CP-99994, an antagonist of the neurokinin 1 receptor, attenuated the increased contraction to EFS after O3 exposure but had no effect in the air exposure group. The number of SP-positive neurons in longitudinal trunk ganglia, the extent of SP innervation to superficial muscular plexus nerve cell bodies, and SP nerve fiber density in tracheal smooth muscle all increased significantly after O3 exposure. The results show that release of SP from intrinsic airway neurons contributes to O3-enhanced tracheal smooth muscle responsiveness by facilitating acetylcholine release from cholinergic nerve terminals.
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- Zhong-Xin Wu
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Chavolla-Calderón M, Bayer MK, Fontán JJP. Bone marrow transplantation reveals an essential synergy between neuronal and hemopoietic cell neurokinin production in pulmonary inflammation. J Clin Invest 2003. [DOI: 10.1172/jci200317458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chavolla-Calderón M, Bayer MK, Fontán JJP. Bone marrow transplantation reveals an essential synergy between neuronal and hemopoietic cell neurokinin production in pulmonary inflammation. J Clin Invest 2003; 111:973-80. [PMID: 12671046 PMCID: PMC152591 DOI: 10.1172/jci17458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Neurogenic inflammation is believed to originate with the antidromic release of substance P, and of other neurokinins encoded by the preprotachykinin A (PPT-A) gene, from unmyelinated nerve fibers (C-fibers) following noxious stimuli. Consistent with this concept, we show here that selective sensory-fiber denervation with capsaicin and targeted deletion of the PPT-A gene protect murine lungs against both immune complex-mediated and stretch-mediated injuries. Reconstitution of PPT-A gene-deleted mice with WT bone marrow does not abrogate this protection, demonstrating a critical role for PPT-A gene expression by sensory neurons in pulmonary inflammation. Surprisingly, reconstitution of WT mice with PPT-A gene-deficient bone marrow also confers protection against pulmonary injury, revealing that PPT-A gene expression in hemopoietic cells has a previously unanticipated essential role in tissue injury. Taken together, these findings demonstrate a critical synergy between capsaicin-sensitive sensory fibers and hemopoietic cells in neurokinin-mediated inflammation and suggest that such synergy may be the basis for a stereotypical mechanism of response to injury in the respiratory tract.
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- Mara Chavolla-Calderón
- The Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Wu ZX, Satterfield BE, Fedan JS, Dey RD. Interleukin-1beta-induced airway hyperresponsiveness enhances substance P in intrinsic neurons of ferret airway. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2002; 283:L909-17. [PMID: 12376343 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00363.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Interleukin (IL)-1beta causes airway inflammation, enhances airway smooth muscle responsiveness, and alters neurotransmitter expression in sensory, sympathetic, and myenteric neurons. This study examines the role of intrinsic airway neurons in airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) induced by IL-1beta. Ferrets were instilled intratracheally with IL-1beta (0.3 microg/0.3 ml) or saline (0.3 ml) once daily for 5 days. Tracheal smooth muscle contractility in vitro and substance P (SP) expression in tracheal neurons were assessed. Tracheal smooth muscle reactivity to acetylcholine (ACh) and methacholine (MCh) and smooth muscle contractions to electric field stimulation (EFS) both increased after IL-1beta. The IL-1beta-induced AHR was maintained in tracheal segments cultured for 24 h, a procedure that depletes SP from sensory nerves while maintaining viability of intrinsic airway neurons. Pretreatment with CP-99994, an antagonist of neurokinin 1 receptor, attenuated the IL-1beta-induced hyperreactivity to ACh and MCh and to EFS in cultured tracheal segments. SP-containing neurons in longitudinal trunk, SP innervation of superficial muscular plexus neurons, and SP nerve fiber density in tracheal smooth muscle all increased after treatment with IL-1beta. These results show that IL-1beta-enhanced cholinergic airway smooth muscle contractile responses are mediated by the actions of SP released from intrinsic airway neurons.
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- Z-X Wu
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Canning BJ, Reynolds SM, Anukwu LU, Kajekar R, Myers AC. Endogenous neurokinins facilitate synaptic transmission in guinea pig airway parasympathetic ganglia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2002; 283:R320-30. [PMID: 12121843 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00001.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neurokinin-containing nerve fibers were localized to guinea pig airway parasympathetic ganglia in control tissues but not in tissues pretreated with capsaicin. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether neurokinins, released during axonal reflexes or after antidromic afferent nerve stimulation, modulate ganglionic synaptic neurotransmission. The neurokinin type 3 (NK(3)) receptor antagonists SB-223412 and SR-142801 inhibited vagally mediated cholinergic contractions of bronchi in vitro at stimulation voltages threshold for preganglionic nerve activation but had no effect on vagally mediated contractions evoked at optimal voltage or field stimulation-induced contractions. Intracellular recordings from the ganglia neurons revealed that capsaicin-sensitive nerve stimulation potentiated subsequent preganglionic nerve-evoked fast excitatory postsynaptic potentials. This effect was mimicked by the NK(3) receptor agonist senktide analog and blocked by SB-223412. In situ, senktide analog markedly increased baseline tracheal cholinergic tone, an effect that was reversed by atropine and prevented by vagotomy or SB-223412. Comparable effects of intravenous senktide analog on pulmonary insufflation pressure were observed. These data highlight the important integrative role played by parasympathetic ganglia and indicate that activation of NK(3) receptors in airway ganglia by endogenous neurokinins facilitates synaptic neurotransmission.
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- Brendan J Canning
- The Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA.
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Information accumulated in recent years has begun to unveil a previously unsuspected complexity in the innervation of the lungs. We know now that the conducting airways receive a highly redundant supply of vagal motor and sensory fibers; that many of these fibers cross over from the contralateral side of the brain to reach distant portions of the lung, thereby assuring the symmetry and simultaneity of the bronchomotor responses; and that, perhaps in recognition of the different functions and properties of proximal and distal airways, vagal motor fibers have a distinctive segmental distribution. Both sensory and motor neurons serve as the input and output elements of a complex brain stem neuronal network, which integrates the regulation of airway smooth muscle tone into the control of ventilation. This network has a local counterpart in the airway walls, where a heterogeneous population of intrinsic neurons may act not only as a relay for cholinergic stimuli, but also as a local mechanism of inflammatory modulation. The interruption of the nerve supply to the lungs (for instance after lung transplantation) abolishes the integration of bronchomotor and ventilatory activities, and, by increasing airway deformation, may initiate fibroproliferative responses in the airway walls. In addition, the destruction of vagal motor and sensory fibers leaves behind a surviving population of denervated intrinsic neurons, which may act as a disregulated mechanism of inflammatory amplification.
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- J Julio Pérez Fontan
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, MO 63110, USA.
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Ramírez-Romero R, Brogden KA, Gallup JM, Sonea IM, Ackermann MR. Mast cell density and substance P-like immunoreactivity during the initiation and progression of lung lesions in ovine Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica pneumonia. Microb Pathog 2001; 30:325-35. [PMID: 11399139 DOI: 10.1006/mpat.2000.0437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To determine the density of mast cells (MCs) and the extent of substance P (SP) immunoreactivity during initiation and progression of pneumonic pasteurellosis (PP), 18 lambs were inoculated intrabronchially with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica or saline, and lung tissue was collected at 1, 15 and 45 days post-inoculation (n=3, each group). Additionally, the left (non-inoculated) contralateral lungs in bacteria-inoculated animals were collected as controls. At 1 day after bacterial inoculation the lungs had typical M. haemolytica lesions. These pneumonic lesions had fewer numbers of MCs and reduced histamine content. Macrophages infiltrating some of the inflamed areas were strongly immunoreactive for SP. At 15 days, MCs remained scarce at sites where lung damage persisted, i.e. pyogranulomatous foci, but were increased in number in areas of interstitial damage. Pulmonary ganglion neurons were strongly immunoreactive for SP. By 45 days the fibrosing changes became more defined as pleural fibrosis, fibrosing alveolitis, alveolar epithelial hyperplasia and bronchiolitis obliterans. These lungs had increased numbers of MCs, but histamine content was not different from saline- and non-inoculated left lungs. Substance P immunoreactivity occurred only in nerves and was scarce and mild. This work demonstrates that MC density decreases initially with PP, but increases with progression of PP. SP fibres tend to be decreased during the initiation and at 45 days of PP, but other cells, such as macrophages and neuronal ganglion cells, produce substance P during progression of PP and thereby constitute an additional source of substance P.
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- R Ramírez-Romero
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Zhu W, Dey RD. Projections and pathways of VIP- and nNOS-containing airway neurons in ferret trachea. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2001; 24:38-43. [PMID: 11152648 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.24.1.4255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Airway ganglia in ferret trachea are organized into two identifiable plexuses, the longitudinal trunk (LT) ganglia and the superficial muscular plexus (SMP) ganglia. LT ganglia contain cholinergic neurons and neurons in SMP ganglia synthesize vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and nitric oxide (NO). Both plexuses of ganglia project to airway smooth muscle, but communications between LT and SMP ganglia have not been extensively studied. Ganglia of the LT were injected with neural tracers, either rhodamine- or biotin-labeled dextran amines, and colocalized with VIP or neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) by immunocytochemistry. Anterograde tracers were found in nerve fibers that formed basket-like complexes associated with neurons of LT and SMP ganglia and were observed in the nerve fibers of smooth muscle and tracheal plexus. Some VIP or nNOS positive neurons in the SMP ganglia contained retrogradely transported tracer. The findings suggest that neurons in the SMP and LT ganglia communicate in a reciprocal fashion and that VIP and nNOS neurons both receive and send neural inputs to neurons of LT, presumably cholinergic, ganglia. These connections probably contribute to the integration of neural control of airway and vascular smooth muscle tone and glandular secretion in the airways.
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- W Zhu
- Department of Anatomy, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Fontán JJ, Cortright DN, Krause JE, Velloff CR, Karpitskyi VV, Carver TW, Shapiro SD, Mora BN. Substance P and neurokinin-1 receptor expression by intrinsic airway neurons in the rat. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2000; 278:L344-55. [PMID: 10666119 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2000.278.2.l344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Tachykinins and their receptors are involved in the amplification of inflammation in the airways. We analyzed the expression of preprotachykinin-A (PPT-A) and neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor genes by intrinsic airway neurons in the rat. We also tested the hypothesis that PPT-A-encoded peptides released by these neurons fulfill the requisite role of substance P in immune complex injury of the lungs. We found that ganglion neurons in intact and denervated airways or in primary culture coexpress PPT-A and NK-1 receptor mRNAs and their protein products. Denervated ganglia from tracheal xenografts (nu/nu mice) or syngeneic lung grafts had increased PPT-A mRNA contents, suggesting preganglionic regulation. Formation of immune complexes in the airways induced comparable inflammatory injuries in syngeneic lung grafts, which lack peptidergic sensory fibers, and control lungs. The injury was attenuated in both cases by pretreatment with the NK-1 receptor antagonist LY-306740. We conclude that tachykinins released by ganglia act as a paracrine or autocrine signal in the airways and may contribute to NK-1 receptor-mediated amplification of immune injury in the lungs.
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- J J Fontán
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Zheng ZL, Travagli RA, Kreulen DL. Patterns of innervation of sympathetic vascular neurons by peptide-containing primary sensory fibers. Brain Res 1999; 827:113-21. [PMID: 10320699 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)01313-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a specific organization of the primary sensory innervation on to identified vascular neurons in the inferior mesenteric ganglion (IMG) in guinea-pig. Retrograde tracers were placed intraluminally in inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) or inferior mesenteric vein (IMV) in vitro to identify ganglionic neurons as arterial, venous or unlabeled neurons. The distribution of primary sensory nerve fibers containing calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and substance P immunoreactivity (SP-IR) was compared before and after treatment with capsaicin. In control animals the density of immunoreactivity varied both with the transmitter and the type of neuron innervated. The density of immunoreactivity for all the three substances was reduced by capsaicin treatment. The degree of reduction of immunoreactivity in the fibers varied with the transmitter and the type of neuron. The density of CGRP and SP immunoreactive fibers was greatest around unlabeled neurons; 78% of the CGRP fibers were of primary sensory origin and all of the SP fibers were primary sensory. Around arterial neurons 44% of the CGRP fibers were of primary sensory origin and around venous 68% were primary sensory. NOS positive innervation around venous neurons was denser than around arterial neurons and all of it was completely (97%) eliminated by capsaicin, indicating that it was solely of primary sensory origin. We conclude that the primary sensory fibers innervating the IMG are differentially distributed to arterial and venous neurons and that the pattern of distribution is characteristic for each sensory neurotransmitter.
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- Z L Zheng
- Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1317, USA
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The neurochemical profiles of neurons in ferret tracheal ganglia has been characterized, but their projections to smooth muscle and epithelium in ferret trachea has not been examined. The purpose of this study is to determine the location of cell bodies that project VIP-, SP-, and NPY-containing fibers to the ferret tracheal smooth muscle and epithelium. Segments of ferret trachea were cultured for 0, 1, 3, or 7 days, some in the presence of 3 microm capsaicin. VIP, SP, or NPY nerve fiber density was measured using morphometric procedures. A retrograde tracer, rhodamine-labeled microspheres, identified neurons projecting to the epithelium. The density of SP fibers in the epithelium was reduced after culture, but VIP innervation was not different. In tracheal smooth muscle, the density of VIP- and SP-IR fibers was not different during the culture period, but NPY fiber density was reduced at all culture times. Capsaicin treatment did not affect nerve fiber density in the tracheal smooth muscle but produced a significant reduction in the density of epithelial VIP- and SP-IR nerve fibers after 1 day. Rhodamine-labeled microspheres were identified in VIP-containing nerve cell bodies of the ferret tracheal plexus. VIP innervation to the airway epithelium in ferret originates both from cell bodies in airway ganglia and cell bodies in sensory ganglia. The pathway from airway ganglia suggest the existence of a local reflex mechanisms initiated by epithelial irritation.
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- R D Dey
- Department of Anatomy, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA
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Fischer A, Canning BJ, Undem BJ, Kummer W. Evidence for an esophageal origin of VIP-IR and NO synthase-IR nerves innervating the guinea pig trachealis: A retrograde neuronal tracing and immunohistochemical analysis. J Comp Neurol 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19980511)394:3<326::aid-cne4>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Tjen-A-Looi S, Kraiczi H, Ekman R, Keith IM. Sensory CGRP depletion by capsaicin exacerbates hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats. REGULATORY PEPTIDES 1998; 74:1-10. [PMID: 9657352 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-0115(98)00007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Pulmonary hypertension is a debilitating disease that occurs among infants and adults. One of many etiologies is airway hypoxia. We previously demonstrated a role of endogenous calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a potent vasodilator, in ameliorating the pulmonary vascular pressor response to chronic hypoxia and related changes in the lungs and heart. This study evaluates the role of endogenous sensory CGRP in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension and examines the intrinsic neural microcircuitry. Rats were pretreated with capsaicin i.p. to deplete pulmonary sensory C-fiber stores of CGRP and substance P and placed in hypobaric hypoxia (10% O2, 16 days) or normoxia together with sham controls. Hypoxia increased pulmonary artery pressure, right-ventricular weight, arterial medial thickness, elasticized capillaries, endothelial cell density, lung water and hematocrit in control rats. Capsaicin augmented pulmonary artery pressure and right-ventricular hypertrophy in hypoxia, and medial thickness and endothelial cell density both in normoxia and hypoxia. Because of the limited effects on these parameters by substance P and other capsaicin-sensitive lung agents, our results suggest that sensory CGRP deficit severely exacerbates pathological signs of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. A neural microcircuitry consistent with an axon reflex pathway is outlined histochemically. We conclude that endogenous CGRP modulates pulmonary vascular tone in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension which requires intact primary sensory fibers.
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- S Tjen-A-Looi
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706, USA.
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Robertson BS, Satterfield BE, Said SI, Dey RD. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors are expressed by intrinsic neurons of rat larynx and esophagus. Neurosci Lett 1998; 244:77-80. [PMID: 9572589 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(98)00130-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Overactivation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDAR), a mechanism of central neurotoxicity, has recently been shown to increase airway responsiveness in rat lungs. NMDAR have not been localized in the airways, but neurons of the myenteric plexus in the rat express mRNA for NMDAR. Furthermore, a population of glutamate-containing cell bodies in the nucleus ambiguus projects to the rat larynx. On this basis, we hypothesized that some postganglionic parasympathetic neurons of the larynx, trachea and esophagus may express NMDAR. Sections of rat larynx, trachea and esophagus were immunocytochemically labeled for NMDAR subtype 2B using a specific antibody. NMDAR immunoreactivity was observed in cell bodies of individual neurons located in the submucosa and on the external surface of skeletal muscle in the larynx and also in neurons of the esophageal plexus. All NMDAR-positive nerve cell bodies also contained immunoreactivity for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and some were immunoreactive for nitric oxide synthase (NOS). None of the cell bodies of the tracheal plexus contained NMDAR immunoreactivity. The findings demonstrate that NMDAR are expressed in neurons of the rat larynx and esophagus and their activation may be associate with VIP or NO release.
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- B S Robertson
- Department of Anatomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA
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The influence of several classes of drugs on the melatonin-induced vasorelaxation of isolated rat aorta were examined. Melatonin caused a dose-dependent relaxation of precontracted (30 mM KCl) aorta. This relaxant response was blocked by preincubating vessels with antagonists of vasoactive intestinal peptide. Substance P antagonists did not alter the response to melatonin. Pretreatment of vessels with 6-hydroxydopamine, lidocaine, or tetrodotoxin antagonized the relaxant response to melatonin. On the other hand, pretreatment with atropine + propranolol did not alter the response to melatonin. These experiments suggest that melatonin may exert part of its vasoactive actions by an interaction with perivascular nerve terminals.
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- L B Weekley
- Division of Comparative Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235-9037, USA
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- T Akasu
- Department of Physiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan
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Weekley LB. Influence of melatonin on bovine pulmonary vascular and bronchial airway smooth muscle tone. Clin Auton Res 1995; 5:53-6. [PMID: 7540081 DOI: 10.1007/bf01845499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The influence of melatonin on tension of isolated bovine pulmonary vascular and bronchial smooth muscle rings were examined in these experiments. Melatonin caused a dose-dependent relaxation of precontracted (30 mM KCl) pulmonary artery and vein, although the effect is greater in arterial smooth muscle. This relaxant response was blocked by preincubating vessels with antagonists of vasoactive intestinal peptide or Substance P. In bronchial smooth muscle, melatonin caused a small contractile response. These experiments demonstrate that in response to melatonin the pulmonary vasculature relaxes, while in airway smooth muscle the reverse, constriction, occurs. It is hypothesized that nocturnal exaggeration of asthma may, in part, be due to changes in circulating levels of melatonin.
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- L B Weekley
- Division of Comparative Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas 75235-9037, USA
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Belvisi MG, Patacchini R, Barnes PJ, Maggi CA. Facilitatory effects of selective agonists for tachykinin receptors on cholinergic neurotransmission: evidence for species differences. Br J Pharmacol 1994; 111:103-10. [PMID: 7516799 PMCID: PMC1910008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb14030.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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1. Exogenous tachykinins modulate cholinergic neurotransmission in rabbit and guinea-pig airways. We have investigated the effect of selective tachykinin receptor agonists and antagonists on cholinergic neurotransmission evoked by electrical field stimulation (EFS) of bronchial rings in rabbit, guinea-pig and human airways in vitro to assess which type of tachykinin receptor is mediating this facilitatory effect. 2. Bronchial rings were set up for isometric tension recording. Contractile responses to EFS (60 V, 0.4 ms, 2 Hz for 10 s every min) and exogenous acetylcholine (ACh) were obtained and the effects of selective tachykinin agonists and antagonists were investigated. 3. In rabbit bronchi the endogenous tachykinins, substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA) (10 nM) potentiated cholinergic responses to EFS (by 287.6 +/- 121%, P < 0.01 and 181.4 +/- 56.5%, P < 0.001 respectively). 4. The NK1 receptor selective agonist, [Sar9]SP sulphone (10 nM) evoked a maximal facilitatory action on cholinergic responses of 334.9 +/- 63% (P < 0.01) (pD2 = 8.5 +/- 0.06) an effect which was blocked by the selective NK1-receptor antagonist, CP 96,345 (100 nM) (P < 0.05) but not by the NK2 receptor antagonist, MEN 10,376 (100 nM). The NK2 receptor selective agonist, [beta Ala8]NKA(4-10) (10 nM), produced a maximum enhancement of 278 +/- 83.5% (P < 0.01) (pD2 = 8.7 +/- 0.1) an effect which was blocked by MEN 10,376 (100 nM) (P < 0.05) and not by CP 96,345. [MePhe7]NKB, an NK3 receptor selective agonist was without effect. 5. The rank order of potency of NK2 receptor antagonists against enhancement of cholinergic responses by [Beta Ala8]NKA(4-10) was MEN 10,376> L 659,877> R 396. This pattern together with the observation of the full agonist activity of MDL 28,564 indicates that the NK2 receptors in the rabbit bronchus are similar to those which are present in the rabbit pulmonary artery.6. Neither [Sar9]SP sulphone (5 nM) nor [Beta Ala8]NKA(4- 10) (1 nM) had any effect on contractile responses to ACh (10 MicroM) suggesting a pre-junctional mechanism of action.7. By contrast, in guinea-pig bronchi only the NK1-receptor agonist [Sar9]SP sulphone (3 nM) was effective in enhancing cholinergic neurotransmission but the effect was relatively small (maximal enhancement 25.7 +/- 5.5%, P<0.01). In human bronchial rings all the selective neurokinin agonists were without effect on cholinergic neurotransmission.8. These results suggest that tachykinins may play an important role in modulating cholinergic neurotransmission in rabbit (via NK1 and NK2 receptors) and guinea-pig airways (via NK1 receptor) but have no demonstrable effect on human airways
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- M G Belvisi
- Pharmacology Department, A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals, Florence, Italy
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Watson N, Maclagan J, Barnes PJ. Endogenous tachykinins facilitate transmission through parasympathetic ganglia in guinea-pig trachea. Br J Pharmacol 1993; 109:751-9. [PMID: 7689402 PMCID: PMC2175621 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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1. Exogenous and endogenous tachykinins facilitate cholinergic nerve-induced bronchoconstriction in guinea-pig. Using a vagally innervated guinea-pig tracheal tube preparation we have investigated the involvement of endogenous capsaicin-sensitive neuropeptides in both pre- and postganglionic cholinergic neurotransmission. The effects of the neutral endopeptidase inhibitor (NEP), phosphoramidon, were investigated in this preparation either alone or in conjunction with sensory neuropeptide depletion by capsaicin pretreatment. The subtype of neurokinin receptor mediating this facilitatory effect of tachykinins has also been examined, by the use of selective tachykinin receptor agonists and a selective NK1 receptor antagonist. 2. Cholinergic contractions of the sealed Krebs filled tracheal tube preparation were recorded as increases in intraluminal pressure and were induced either by (i) pre-ganglionic vagus nerve stimulation (PGS), (ii) stimulation of postganglionic intramural nerves via transmural stimulating electrodes (TMS) in the presence of ganglion-blocking concentrations of hexamethonium and (iii) application of exogenous acetylcholine (ACh). 3. The effect of phosphoramidon, which inhibits the breakdown of tachykinins, was investigated on ACh-, PGS- and TMS-induced contractions. Phosphoramidon (1-10 microM) facilitated contractions of the trachea induced by PGS, in a concentration-dependent manner, but had no effect on contractions of the trachea induced either by TMS or exogenous ACh. 4. The facilitatory effect of phosphoramidon (10 microM) on PGS-induced contractions was abolished by pretreating guinea-pigs with capsaicin 7 +/- 2 days before the in vitro experiments. Capsaicin pretreatment did not significantly alter responses to the spasmogens, ACh or substance P. Depletion of sensory neuropeptides, by capsaicin pretreatment was confirmed by the lack of response to capsaicin (1 microM) in vitro. 5. The facilitatory effect of phosphoramidon (10 microM) on PGS-induced contractions was inhibited by the selective NK1 receptor antagonist, GR71251 (1 microM). When applied to the tissues during nerve stimulation,GR71251 caused a small, but significant, inhibition of PGS-induced contractions during low frequency stimulation. No significant effect of GR71251 on TMS-induced contractions was seen at any frequency. There was no significant effect of the NK1 receptor antagonist on contractions of the trachea induced by exogenous ACh.6. The selective NK1 receptor agonist, GR73632 facilitated contractions of the trachea induced by stimulation of both pre- and postganglionic cholinergic nerves, in a concentration-dependent manner, at concentrations that had no significant effect on basal tone (0.01-0.3 nM). The facilitatory effect ofGR73632 on both PGS- and TMS-induced contractions was antagonized by GR71251 (1 microM). In contrast, neurokinin A (1 - 10 nM), which preferentially stimulates NK2 receptors, facilitated contractions induced by both PGS and TMS, and caused a significant increase in basal tone of the trachea. The selective NK3 receptor agonist, senktide (30-300 mM), had no significant effect on nerve-induced contractions or basal tone of the trachea.7. These results suggest that there is release of endogenous tachykinins during vagus nerve stimulation,which can be depleted by capsaicin pretreatment and, which facilitate cholinergic nerve-induced contractions at the level of the parasympathetic ganglia. Facilitatory tachykinin receptors on the postganglionic nerve terminals can be demonstrated by exogenous agonists but do not appear to be activated by endogenous tachykinins under the stimulation conditions of these studies. These data suggest that NK1,receptors may be involved in mediating this facilitatory response to tachykinins but do not exclude an involvement of NK2 receptors. It appears unlikely, however, that NK3 receptors are involved.
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- N Watson
- Department of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London
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Dey RD, Zhu W. Origin of galanin in nerves of cat airways and colocalization with vasoactive intestinal peptide. Cell Tissue Res 1993; 273:193-200. [PMID: 7689936 DOI: 10.1007/bf00304626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Galanin is a 29 amino acid residue neuropeptide. In mammalian airways, galanin is found in nerve fibers associated with airway smooth muscle, bronchial glands, and blood vessels, and in nerve cell bodies of airway ganglia. The present study was conducted to determine if galanin-containing fibers in the walls of feline airways originate from the nerve cell bodies of airway ganglia. The colocalization of galanin with vasoactive intestinal peptide was also investigated. Organotypic cultures of cat airways were held in culture for 0 (nonculture control), 3, 5, and 7 days. After each culture period, the distribution of galanin and the colocalization of galanin with vasoactive intestinal peptide were determined by immunocytochemistry. Galanin-containing fibers were found in bronchial smooth muscle, around bronchial glands and in the walls of bronchial arteries and arterioles throughout the culture period. Nerve fibers and cell bodies containing both galanin and vasoactive intestinal peptide were observed after all culture periods. Nerve fibers and cells bodies that contained galanin frequently contained vasoactive intestinal peptide as well, but nerve fibers with only galanin or vasoactive intestinal peptide were also observed. Galanin- and vasoactive intestinal peptide-containing nerve fibers and cell bodies were both well maintained throughout the culture period. The findings show that galanin-containing nerve fibers associated with bronchial smooth muscle, bronchial glands, and bronchial arteries, originate from nerve cell bodies of intrinsic airway ganglia, and that galanin and vasoactive intestinal peptide are frequently colocalized in these neurons.
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- R D Dey
- Department of Anatomy, West Virginia University, Morgentown 26506
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Dey RD, Mayer B, Said SI. Colocalization of vasoactive intestinal peptide and nitric oxide synthase in neurons of the ferret trachea. Neuroscience 1993; 54:839-43. [PMID: 7688104 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(93)90578-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Neurally-mediated relaxation of smooth muscle in human, guinea-pig, cat, and pig airways is largely attributed to a nonadrenergic, noncholinergic mechanism. While the specific transmitter(s) of this relaxant system have not been conclusively identified, vasoactive intestinal peptide and nitric oxide have emerged as likely mediators in airway smooth muscle. Both vasoactive intestinal peptide and nitric oxide relax guinea-pig, pig and human smooth muscle. Vasoactive intestinal peptide is present in nerve fibers associated with airway smooth muscle in humans and several animal species. In guinea-pigs, vasoactive intestinal peptide is released during electrical field stimulation of airway strips and the release correlates with the nonadrenergic relaxation. This relaxation is markedly reduced after incubation of tracheal tissue with a specific VIP antibody and by immunization to vasoactive intestinal peptide. Similarly, nonadrenergic relaxations induced by electrical field stimulation are reduced in human, pig, guinea-pig and bovine airways by nitric oxide synthesis inhibitors. Vasoactive intestinal peptide is present in nerve cell bodies of airway ganglia, suggesting that these nerves in airway smooth muscle originate from intrinsic neurons. It is stored in dense-core vesicles of nerve terminals near airway smooth muscle, suggesting that preformed vasoactive intestinal peptide is released by fusion of the vesicles with the cell membrane of the nerve terminal. Nitric oxide is probably generated by a novel mechanism involving de novo synthesis at the nerve terminal during neural activation by the action of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- R D Dey
- Department of Anatomy, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9128
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Sensory afferent nerves relay impulses from the airways to the central nervous system so that appropriate changes in bronchomotor tone and breathing patterns may occur. The dominant efferent control of airways smooth muscle is exerted via bronchoconstrictor parasympathetic cholinergic nerves. In some species this is opposed by bronchodilator sympathetic noradrenergic nerves. In addition, there exist both excitatory bronchoconstrictor and inhibitory bronchodilator non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic pathways. This review examines the role of the different branches of the autonomic nervous system in the control of airways smooth muscle tone with particular reference to modulation of these branches and the interactions which may exist between them.
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- Y D Pendry
- Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pharmacology, Glaxo Group Research, Ware, Hertfordshire, U.K
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Lilly CM, Martins MA, Drazen JM. Peptidase modulation of vasoactive intestinal peptide pulmonary relaxation in tracheal superfused guinea pig lungs. J Clin Invest 1993; 91:235-43. [PMID: 7678603 PMCID: PMC330019 DOI: 10.1172/jci116176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The effects of enzyme inhibitors on vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-induced decreases in airway opening pressure (PaO) and VIP-like immunoreactivity (VIP-LI) recovery were studied in isolated tracheal superfused guinea pig lungs. In the absence of inhibitors, VIP 0.38 (95% CI 0.33-0.54) nmol/kg animal, resulted in a 50% decrease in PaO and 33% of a 1 nmol/kg VIP dose was recovered as intact VIP. In the presence of two combinations of enzyme inhibitors, SCH 32615 (S, 10 microM) and aprotinin (A, 500 tyrpsin inhibitor units [TIU]/kg) or S and soybean trypsin inhibitor (T, 500 TIU/kg), VIP caused a significantly greater decrease in PaO and greater quantities of VIP were recovered from lung effluent (both P < 0.001). The addition of captopril, (3 microM), leupeptin (4 microM), or bestatin (1 microM) failed to further increase pulmonary relaxation or recovery of VIP-LI. When given singly, A, T, and S did not augment the effects or recovery of VIP. The efficacy of S (a specific inhibitor of neutral endopeptidase [NEP]) and A and T (serine protease inhibitors) thus implicated NEP and at least one serine protease as primary modulators of VIP activity in the guinea pig lung. We sought to corroborate this finding by characterizing the predominant amino acid sites at which VIP is hydrolized in the lung. When [mono(125I)iodo-Tyr10]VIP was offered to the lung, in the presence and absence of the active inhibitors, cleavage products consistent with activity by NEP and a tryptic enzyme were recovered. These data demonstrate that NEP and a peptidase with an inhibitor profile and cleavage pattern compatible with a tryptic enzyme inactivate VIP in a physiologically competitive manner.
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- C M Lilly
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kummer W, Fischer A, Kurkowski R, Heym C. The sensory and sympathetic innervation of guinea-pig lung and trachea as studied by retrograde neuronal tracing and double-labelling immunohistochemistry. Neuroscience 1992; 49:715-37. [PMID: 1380140 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(92)90239-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 219] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The sympathetic and sensory innervation of guinea-pig trachea and lung were studied by means of retrograde neuronal tracing using fluorescent dyes, and double-labelling immunofluorescence. Sympathetic neurons supplying the lung were located in stellate ganglia and in thoracic sympathetic chain ganglia T2-T4; those supplying the trachea resided in the superior cervical and stellate ganglia. Retrogradely labelled sympathetic neurons were usually immunoreactive to tyrosine hydroxylase; the majority also contained neuropeptide Y immunoreactivity. However, a small number were non-catecholaminergic (i.e. tyrosine hydroxylase negative), but neuropeptide Y immunoreactive. Within the airways, tyrosine hydroxylase/neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive axons were found in the smooth muscle layer, around blood vessels including the pulmonary artery and vein, and to a lesser extent in the lamina propria. Periarterial axons contained in addition dynorphin immunoreactivity. Sensory neurons supplying the lung were located in jugular and nodose vagal ganglia as well as in upper thoracic dorsal root ganglia; those supplying the trachea were most frequently found bilaterally in the nodose ganglia and less frequently in the jugular ganglia. A spinal origin of tracheal sensory fibres could not be consistently demonstrated. With regard to their immunoreactivity to peptides, three types of sensory neurons projecting to the airways could be distinguished: (i) substance P/dynorphin immunoreactive; (ii) substance P immunoreactive but dynorphin negative; and (iii) negative to all peptides tested. Substance P-immunoreactive neurons innervating the airways invariably contained immunoreactivity to neurokinin A and calcitonin gene-related peptide. Retrogradely labelled neurons located in the nodose ganglia belonged almost exclusively (greater than or equal to 99%) to the peptide-negative group, whereas the three neuron types each represented about one-third of retrogradely labelled neurons in jugular and dorsal root ganglia. Within the airways, axons immunoreactive to substance P/neurokinin A and substance P/calcitonin gene-related peptide were distributed within the respiratory epithelium of trachea and large bronchi, in the lamina propria and smooth muscle from the trachea down to the smallest bronchioli (highest density at the bronchial level), in the alveolar walls, around systemic and pulmonary blood vessels, and within airway ganglia. Those axons also containing dynorphin immunoreactivity were restricted to the lamina propria and smooth muscle. The origin of nerve fibres immunoreactive for vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, of which a part were also neuropeptide Y immunoreactive, could not be determined by retrograde tracing experiments. Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-immunoreactive fibres terminating within airway ganglia may be of preganglionic parasympathetic origin, whereas others (e.g. those found in smooth muscle) may arise from intrinsic ganglia.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- W Kummer
- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, F.R.G
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Lantz RC, Dey R. MECHANISMS OF NONALLERGIC ASTHMA. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8561(22)00111-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bowden JJ, Gibbins IL. Vasoactive intestinal peptide and neuropeptide Y coexist in non-noradrenergic sympathetic neurons to guinea pig trachea. JOURNAL OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM 1992; 38:1-19. [PMID: 1588001 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(92)90211-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) has been suggested to be a mediator of vagal inhibition of airway tone and it has been assumed that VIP-containing nerve fibres in the airway arise from intrinsic ganglia. We have used a combination of double- and triple-labelling immunohistochemistry, retrograde axonal tracing, organotypic culture and nerve lesion studies, to identify the origin and distribution of neurons containing immunoreactivity (IR) to VIP in guinea pig airway smooth muscle. We also investigated whether immunoreactivity to other neuropeptides coexisted with VIP-IR within these neurons. We found that all VIP-IR nerve fibres in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle also contained IR to neuropeptide Y (NPY) but not to tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a marker for noradrenergic neurons. Both VIP-IR and NPY-IR were absent from nerve cell bodies in the tracheal plexus. After maintenance of isolated trachea in organotypic culture for 4 days, to allow degeneration of extrinsic nerve fibres, nerve fibres containing VIP-IR or NPY-IR were almost completely absent from tracheal smooth muscle. Of ganglia known to supply the trachea, coexistence of VIP-IR and NPY-IR was found only in cell bodies of the stellate ganglion. Retrograde tracing studies using the fluorescent tracer, DiI, confirmed that the stellate ganglion was the site of origin of neurons containing VIP-IR and NPY-IR supplying the airways. These neurons projected to the airways from the stellate ganglion both directly through the mediastinum, and via the cervical sympathetic trunk and vagus nerves. These results suggest that nerve fibres containing both VIP-IR and NPY-IR in the tracheal smooth muscle of the guinea pig are derived from non-noradrenergic cell bodies in the stellate ganglion. The absence of VIP-IR from vagal post-ganglionic neurons suggests that VIP cannot be a mediator of vagal inhibitory transmission in tracheal smooth muscle of this species.
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- J J Bowden
- Department of Human Physiology, School of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia
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Saffrey MJ, Hassall CJ, Allen TG, Burnstock G. Ganglia within the Gut, Heart, Urinary Bladder, and Airways: Studies in Tissue Culture. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CYTOLOGY 1992; 136:93-144. [PMID: 1354666 DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)62051-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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- M J Saffrey
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, United Kingdom
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