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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-11
pubmed:abstractText
We analyzed the neuronal occurrence of autonomic transmitters; noradrenaline (NA), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), in the Achilles tendon, medial and lateral collateral ligaments and knee joint capsule in the rat--by immunohistochemistry (IHC). In addition, the tissue concentrations of the sympathetic neuropeptide, NPY, and the parasympathetic peptide, VIP, were determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA). IHC demonstrated nerve fibers containing sympathetic vasoconstrictors--NA and NPY--and the parasympathetic vasodilator, VIP, in all tissues. NPY- and NA-positive nerve fibers were predominantly observed in larger blood vessels, whereas, nerve fibers immunoreactive to VIP were found in smaller vessels. In many nerve fibers a co-localization of the transmitters was seen. RIA showed that the concentration of NPY compared to VIP was 15-times higher in ligaments and twice as high in tendons and capsules. The differences noted may reflect a difference in vulnerability to degenerative conditions. In pathological conditions, dysregulation of autonomic transmitters in hypovascularized tissues subjected to repetitive mechanical load may contribute to tissue hypoxia leading to degeneration and rupture of tendons and ligaments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0736-0266
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Achilles Tendon, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Autonomic Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Collateral Ligaments, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Joint Capsule, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Nerve Fibers, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Neuropeptide Y, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:11398848-Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Autonomic innervation of tendons, ligaments and joint capsules. A morphologic and quantitative study in the rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. paul.ackermann@ks.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't