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Neurochemically distinct myenteric neurone populations containing calbindin have specific distribution patterns around the circumference of the gastric corpus.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11320647     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We recently described calbindin immunoreactivity in the myenteric plexus of the guinea-pig stomach. To study the neurochemical coding of calbindin D28 k (CALB)-containing myenteric neurones, the presence of calretinin (CALRET), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), enkephalin (ENK), neuropeptide Y, serotonin (5-HT), somatostatin (SOM) and substance P(SP) was investigated immunohistochemically in colchicine-treated preparations. Nitric oxide synthase-containing neurones were detected by NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry. In addition, we investigated the neurone distribution patterns around the gastric corpus. Most CALB neurones were ChAT positive. ChAT/CALB neurones were either CALRET (ca 75%) or 5-HT positive and most contained in addition SP and/or ENK. All 5-HT neurones contained CALB. CALB labelled on average 2.3, 4.8 and 7.5 neurones per ganglion at the lesser curvature, in the central region and the greater curvature, respectively, which indicated a preferential localisation at the greater curvature. Compared to the total number of myenteric neurones, the proportion of CALB neurones increased significantly from the lesser curvature (6%) towards the greater curvature (18%). This shift, although observed for most ChAT/CALB-positive populations, was most prominent for the ChAT/CALB/CALRET/SP/ENK-encoded neurones. SOM-positive and ChAT-only encoded neurones were preferentially located at the lesser curvature. The remaining ten neurochemically defined populations did not exhibit an uneven distribution. The colocalisation of CALB with CALRET or 5-HT is specific for myenteric neurones in the stomach and represents one significant difference to the neurochemical code of CALB neurones in the guinea-pig intestine. The functional significance of the unevenness of neurone distribution along the circumference of the gastric corpus remains to be studied.
Authors:
D Reiche; K Huber; S Hoppe; M Schemann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell and tissue research     Volume:  303     ISSN:  0302-766X     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell Tissue Res.     Publication Date:  2001 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-04-25     Completed Date:  2001-09-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0417625     Medline TA:  Cell Tissue Res     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  319-28     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173 Hannover, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blotting, Western
Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin D-Dependent / metabolism*
Choline O-Acetyltransferase / metabolism
Enkephalins / metabolism
Enteric Nervous System / chemistry*,  cytology
Female
Guinea Pigs
Immunohistochemistry / methods
Male
Myenteric Plexus / chemistry*,  cytology,  metabolism
Neurochemistry / methods
Neurons / chemistry
Neuropeptide Y / metabolism
Neurotransmitter Agents / metabolism*
Serotonin / metabolism
Somatostatin / metabolism
Stomach / innervation*
Substance P / metabolism
Tissue Distribution
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin D-Dependent; 0/Enkephalins; 0/Neuropeptide Y; 0/Neurotransmitter Agents; 0/calbindin; 0/calretinin; 33507-63-0/Substance P; 50-67-9/Serotonin; 51110-01-1/Somatostatin; EC 2.3.1.6/Choline O-Acetyltransferase

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