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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
The plant lectin, IB4, binds to the surfaces of primary afferent neurons of the dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia and is documented to be selective for nociceptive neurons. Physiological data suggest that the intrinsic primary afferent neurons within the intestine are also nociceptors. In this study, we have compared IB4 binding to each of these neuron types in the guinea-pig. The only neurons in the intestine to be readily revealed by IB4 binding have Dogiel-type-II morphology; these neurons have been previously identified as intrinsic primary afferent neurons. Most of the neurons that are IB4-positive in the myenteric plexus are calbindin-immunoreactive, whereas those in the submucosal ganglia are immunoreactive for NeuN. The neurons that bind IB4 strongly have a similar appearance in enteric, dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia. Binding is to the cell surface, to the first part of axons and to cytoplasmic organelles. A low level of binding was found in the extracellular matrix. A few other neurons in all ganglia exhibit faint staining with IB4. Strongly reactive neurons are absent from the gastric corpus. Thus, IB4 binding reveals primary afferent neurons with similar morphologies, patterns of binding and physiological roles in enteric, dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0302-766X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
321
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
151-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Axons, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Calcium-Binding Protein, Vitamin D-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Cell Shape, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Enteric Nervous System, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Ganglia, Spinal, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Guinea Pigs, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Histocytochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Myenteric Plexus, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Neurons, Afferent, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Nociceptors, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Organelles, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Plant Lectins, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Submucous Plexus, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Trigeminal Ganglion, pubmed-meshheading:15912404-Visceral Afferents
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary afferent neurons intrinsic to the guinea-pig intestine, like primary afferent neurons of spinal and cranial sensory ganglia, bind the lectin, IB4.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't