Alkadhi KA. Long-term potentiation in autonomic ganglia: Potential role in cardiovascular disorders.
World J Pharmacol 2016;
5:51-58. [DOI:
10.5497/wjp.v5.i2.51]
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Abstract
Ganglionic long-term potentiation (gLTP) is an activity-dependent, enduring enhancement of ganglionic transmission. This phenomenon may be induced in autonomic ganglia of an organism under certain conditions where repetitive impulses surge from the central nervous system (CNS) to the periphery. Chronic stress, repetitive epileptic seizure or chronic use of CNS stimulants could induce gLTP, which would result in a long lasting heightening of sympathetic tone to the cardiovascular system causing hypertension and disturbed cardiac rhythm that may lead to sudden cardiac death. These conditions are briefly reviewed in this article.
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