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2427561

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
We have demonstrated that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) immunoreactivity is widely distributed in cardiac and perivascular nerves of the guinea pig and rat. In the guinea pig the number and distribution of CGRP-immunoreactive nerve fibres closely paralleled that of fibres containing substance P, the two immunoreactivities being found invariably to coexist in the same perivascular networks and terminals. In the rat, CGRP-immunoreactive cardiovascular nerves had a similar distribution to those containing substance P, but in contrast to the guinea pig the former were far more numerous. Marked regional variations were observed in the density of the CGRP-immunoreactive innervation in both species. The CGRP-immunoreactive content of tissue extracts was in close agreement with the immunocytochemical findings, the highest levels of CGRP occurring in the mesenteric artery (guinea pig and rat) and inferior vena cava (guinea pig). Following capsaicin treatment of adult guinea pigs and neonatal rats, there was a significant loss of CGRP-immunoreactive nerves in the two species. In the guinea pig, substance P-and CGRP-immunostained fibres were depleted to a similar extent, throughout the cardiovascular system. However, the loss of rat CGRP-immunoreactive nerves was dose-dependent and displayed considerable variation, some perivascular nerve networks appearing less susceptible than others to the action of capsaicin. The results suggest that there may be species differences in the sensitivity of CGRP-containing nerves to capsaicin treatment, but at least the majority of CGRP-immunoreactive cardiovascular nerves may be presumed to be sensory in origin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0165-1838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-309
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Capsaicin induces a depletion of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-immunoreactive nerves in the cardiovascular system of the guinea pig and rat.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't