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Brzozowska M, Całka J. Review: Occurrence and Distribution of Galanin in the Physiological and Inflammatory States in the Mammalian Gastrointestinal Tract. Front Immunol 2021; 11:602070. [PMID: 33552060 PMCID: PMC7862705 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.602070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Galanin (GAL) is a broad-spectrum peptide that was first identified 37 years ago. GAL, which acts through three specific receptor subtypes, is one of the most important molecules on an ever-growing list of neurotransmitters. Recent studies indicate that this peptide is commonly present in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and GAL distribution can be seen in the enteric nervous system (ENS). The function of the GAL in the gastrointestinal tract is, inter alia, to regulate motility and secretion. It should be noted that the distribution of neuropeptides is largely dependent on the research model, as well as the part of the gastrointestinal tract under study. During the development of digestive disorders, fluctuations in GAL levels were observed. The occurrence of GAL largely depends on the stage of the disease, e.g., in porcine experimental colitis GAL secretion is caused by infection with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. Many authors have suggested that increased GAL presence is related to the involvement of GAL in organ renewal. Additionally, it is tempting to speculate that GAL may be used in the treatment of gastroenteritis. This review aims to present the function of GAL in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract under physiological conditions. In addition, since GAL is undoubtedly involved in the regulation of inflammatory processes, and the aim of this publication is to provide up-to-date knowledge of the distribution of GAL in experimental models of gastrointestinal inflammation, which may help to accurately determine the role of this peptide in inflammatory diseases and its potential future use in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
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- Marta Brzozowska
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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Goodarzi N, Akbari Bazm M, Naseri L, Hosseinipour M. Histomorphometrical and stereological study of the oesophagus in the adult male Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus). Anat Histol Embryol 2019; 48:444-448. [PMID: 31259442 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) is habitat in the Middle East countries and feed on pine acorns and other seeds. The present study was carried out to investigate the histological and volumetric features of the oesophagus in Persian squirrels. Five adult male Persian squirrels were included in the study. The cervical, thoracic and abdominal oesophagus of all subjects were processed routinely and sectioned in a serial manner. Then, the total volume of the oesophagus and its different layers were estimated using Cavalieri's principle. Histological assessment revealed a non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium lining the mucosa. No glands were seen in the lamina propria and submucosa. Lamina muscularis was present as a distinct layer of smooth muscle cells separating the lamina propria from the tunica submucosa. The tunica muscularis consisted of two distinct layers of striated muscle fibres: inner circular and outer longitudinal that was intermingled with few scattered smooth muscle fibres especially in the abdominal region. The thoracic region contained more amount of the lamina muscularis and tunica muscularis in comparison to the cervical or abdominal regions. The obtained results revealed that the histological structure of the Persian squirrel oesophagus has differences and similarities with other rodents and even with other species of squirrel. These findings would be useful to improve the knowledge in the areas of histological structure of the rodent digestive system.
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- Nader Goodarzi
- Department of Basic Sciences and Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, Medical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Costagliola A. Glial fibrillary acidic protein-immunoreactive enteroglial cells in the jejunum of cattle. Acta Histochem 2015; 117:576-81. [PMID: 26059029 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2015.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Revised: 05/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Enteroglial cells (EGCs) play critical roles in human health and disease, however, EGC-dependent neuropathies also affect commercially important animal species. Due to the lack of data on the distribution and phenotypic characterization of the EGCs throughout the bovine gastrointestinal tract, in this study the topographic localization of EGCs in the jejunum of healthy cattle was investigated by immunofluorescence using the glial specific marker glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and the panneuronal marker PGP 9.5. This analysis was conducted on both cryosections and whole mount preparations including the myenteric and the submucous plexuses of the bovine jejunum. The results obtained showed the presence of a large subpopulation of GFAP-expressing EGCs in the main plexuses and within the muscle layers, whereas only few GFAP-positive glial processes were found within the deeper layer of the mucosa, and they never reached the mucosal epithelium. Three different EGC subtypes, namely I, III and IV types were recognized in the examined tract of the bovine intestine. Overall, our results provide the basis for future investigations aimed at elucidating the functional role of the GFAP-containing EGCs which is crucial for a better understanding of the physio-pathology of the bovine intestine.
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Kaneda T, Saito E, Kanda H, Urakawa N, Shimizu K. Effects of papaverine on carbachol- and high K+ -induced contraction in the bovine abomasum. J Vet Med Sci 2015; 77:1269-74. [PMID: 26018357 PMCID: PMC4638294 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.15-0080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The effects of papaverine on carbachol (CCh) -and high K+- induced contraction
in the bovine abomasum were investigated. Papaverine inhibited CCh (1 µM)
-and KCl (65 mM) -induced contractions in a concentration-dependent manner. Forskolin or
sodium nitroprusside inhibited CCh-induced contractions in a concentration-dependent
manner in association with increases in the cAMP or cGMP contents, whereas papaverine
increased cGMP contents only at 30 µM. Changes in the extracellular
Ca2+ from 1.5 mM to 7.5 mM reduced verapamil-induced relaxation in high
K+-depolarized muscles, but papaverine-induced relaxation did not change.
Futhermore, papaverine (30 µM) and NaCN (300 µM)
decreased the creatine phosphate contents. These results suggest that the relaxing effects
of papaverine on the bovine abomasum are mainly due to the inhibition of aerobic energy
metabolism.
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- Takeharu Kaneda
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 7-1 Kyonan-cho 1-chome, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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Effect of da-cheng-qi decoction on pancreatitis-associated intestinal dysmotility in patients and in rat models. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2015; 2015:895717. [PMID: 25821505 PMCID: PMC4363702 DOI: 10.1155/2015/895717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The impairment of intestinal motility and related infectious complications are the predominant clinical phenomenon in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). We aimed to investigate the effects of Da-Cheng-Qi decoction (DCQD) on the gastrointestinal injury in SAP patients and the potential mechanism involved in rats. DCQD was enema administered to 70 patients for 7 days in West China Hospital. Mortality and organ failure during admission were observed and blood samples for laboratory analysis were collected. We also experimentally examined plasma inflammatory cytokines in rat serum and carried the morphometric studies of the gut. Intestinal propulsion index and serum and tissue vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) were also detected. Though DCQD did not affect the overall incidence of organ failure, it shortened the average time of paralytic intestinal obstruction and decreased the morbidity of infectious complications in patients with SAP. Compared with untreated rats, the DCQD lowered the levels of proinflammatory cytokine and decreased the mean pathological intestinal lesion scores. The VIP level in intestinal tissue or serum in DCQD group was obviously lowered and intestinal propulsion index was significantly improved. In conclusion, DCQD has good effect on pancreatitis-associated intestinal dysmotility in patients and in rat models.
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Kaneda T, Kido Y, Tajima T, Urakawa N, Shimizu K. PDE4 and PDE5 regulate cyclic nucleotide contents and relaxing effects on carbachol-induced contraction in the bovine abomasum. J Vet Med Sci 2014; 77:15-9. [PMID: 25319411 PMCID: PMC4349533 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.14-0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The effects of various
selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors on carbachol (CCh)-induced contraction in the
bovine abomasum were investigated. Various selective PDE inhibitors, vinpocetine (type 1),
erythro-9-(2-hydroxy-3-nonyl) adenine (EHNA, type 2), milrinone (type 3), Ro20-1724 (type
4), vardenafil (type 5), BRL-50481 (type 7) and BAY73-6691 (type 9), inhibited CCh-induced
contractions in a concentration-dependent manner. Among the PDE inhibitors, Ro20-1724 and
vardenafil induced more relaxation than the other inhibitors based on the data for the
IC50 or maximum relaxation. In smooth muscle of the bovine abomasum, we
showed the expression of PDE4B, 4C, 4D and 5 by RT-PCR analysis. In the presence of CCh,
Ro20-1724 increased the cAMP content, but not the cGMP content. By contrast, vardenafil
increased the cGMP content, but not the cAMP content. These results suggest that
Ro20-1724-induced relaxation was correlated with cAMP and that vardenafil-induced
relaxation was correlated with cGMP in the bovine abomasum. In conclusion, PDE4 and PDE5
are the enzymes involved in regulation of the relaxation associated with cAMP and cGMP,
respectively, in the bovine abomasum.
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- Takeharu Kaneda
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 7-1 Kyonan-cho 1-chome, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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Bulbul A, Bulbul T, Sevimli A, Yilmaz O. The effect of dietary supplementation of nitric oxide donor and inhibitor on nNOS expression in and motility of the small intestine of broilers. Biotech Histochem 2013; 88:258-66. [PMID: 23477594 DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2013.769631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We investigated the effect of dietary supplementation of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide (NO) donor, and N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a NO inhibitor, on neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in and motility of small intestinum in broilers. A total of 560, one-day-old Ross 308 hybrid mixed sex broiler chicks were divided randomly into one control and seven treatment groups for a 42 day feeding trial including starter phase (0-21 days) and grower phase (22-42 days). The control group was fed a basal diet and the experimental groups were the fed basal diet supplemented with 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg SNP and 25, 50 or 100 mg/kg L-NAME. Ten chickens from each group were sacrificed to collect samples on days 21 and 42. The expression patterns of nNOS immunoreactivity in nerve fibers were determined by immunohistochemistry. In the contractility studies, longitudinal isolated strips of duodenum, jejunum and ileum were treated with 10(-5) M L-arginine and 10(-4) M SNP. Immunohistochemistry revealed that nNOS expression was not detectable in the duodenum or ileum of either the control or experimental groups. On the other hand, nNOS immunoreactivity in the jejunum control group showed a strong reaction on day 21, but the reaction was weak on day 42. nNOS expression clearly was suppressed on day 21 by the diet supplemented with L-NAME, while the diet supplemented with SNP stimulated nNOS expression on day 21. Contractility experiments revealed that spontaneous contractility of isolated strips of duodenum, jejunum and ileum showed no significant difference among groups. Spontaneous contractions of all strips were inhibited by L-arginine and SNP in all groups. The percentage inhibition rate of spontaneous contractions of jejunum application on days 21 and 42 after L-arginine decreased in the group supplemented with 100 mg/kg L-NAME. The percentage inhibition rate on day 21 after SNP application decreased in both groups that received 50 and 100 mg/kg L-NAME. We demonstrated the expression pattern of nNOS in nerve fibers in jejunum of broiler chickens. Contractility studies revealed that the NOS-NO pathway may play a role in smooth muscle contraction of small intestine of chickens. Feeding strategies that supplement NO donor and NO inhibitor can be of physiological importance to small intestine motility owing to alteration of nNOS expression in the jejunum.
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- A Bulbul
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Afyon Kocatepe, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
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Scala G, Maruccio L. Reticular groove of the domestic ruminants: histochemical and immunocytochemical study. Anat Histol Embryol 2012; 41:428-35. [PMID: 22506730 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2012.01153.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The reticular groove mucosa of adult cattle, buffalo and sheep was investigated by histochemical and immunocytochemical techniques. Intense NADPH-d staining was observed in the folds of the epithelium mucosa and at the bottom of the reticular groove in all domestic ruminants studied. The NADPH-d staining showed that the innervations of the tunica muscularis of the reticular groove lip were composed of nerve corpuscles, nerve fibres and nerve cells of the mucosa epithelium. SEM analysis showed an intense nitric oxide synthase (NOS) I immunoreactivity in deep and medium cellular layers. It is interesting to note that the same morphologies were observed in samples of the mucosa epithelium, and of the tunica muscularis processed by NADPH-d and in those processed by immunogold techniques. This study has demonstrated that nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the rumination activity and that it plays a double role in this activity in the reticular groove of all domestic ruminants studied: (1) NO plays a role similar to the one it has in the mucosa epithelium of all the other compartments of the ruminant forestomach, (2) The lip sections of the reticular groove has shown abundant innervations that may indirectly coordinate and control the forestomach motility through the direct activation of the nitrergic (nitroxidergic) nerve cells and nerve fibres.
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- G Scala
- Department of Biological Structures, Functions and Technologies, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
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Scala G, Corona M, Maruccio L. Structural, Histochemical and Immunocytochemical Study of the Forestomach Mucosa in Domestic Ruminants. Anat Histol Embryol 2010; 40:47-54. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2010.01037.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sickinger M, Leiser R, Failing K, Doll K. Evaluation of differences between breeds for substance P, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and neurofilament 200 in the abomasal wall of cattle. Am J Vet Res 2008; 69:1247-53. [PMID: 18828678 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.69.10.1247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the content of substance P, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and neurofilament 200 in biopsy specimens taken from the abomasal wall of healthy cows of 2 breeds. SAMPLE POPULATION Biopsy specimens taken from different sites of the abomasal wall from 20 German Holstein cows and 20 German Fleckvieh cows. PROCEDURES Biopsy specimens were examined immunohistochemically, and the content of substance P, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, and neurofilament 200 was determined by measuring the immunoreactive areas. RESULTS Significant differences between the breeds were detected. Substance P-immuno-reactive area in the corpus abomasi was significantly smaller in the German Holsteins (geometric mean +/- geometric SD, 679 +/- 1.83 microm2) than in the German Fleckvieh cows (1,020 +/- 1.65 microm2). Concerning vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, differences between breeds were not significant. Overall nerve density in the antral abomasal wall was significantly greater in German Holsteins than in German Fleckvieh cows (immunoreactive areas for neurofilament 200 in German Holsteins was 4,842 +/- 1.29 microm2 and in German Fleckvieh cows was 3,333 +/- 1.63 microm2). Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-The significantly lower content of substance P in the corpus abomasi could explain why German Holstein cows are predisposed to abomasal displacement, compared with German Fleckvieh cows, in which this disease is a rare finding.
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- Marlene Sickinger
- Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Role of nitrergic nerves in the regulation of motility of the omasum and abomasum in healthy sheep (Ovis aries). Vet Res Commun 2008; 33:33-48. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9069-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Intrinsic neuronal control of the pyloric sphincter of the lamb. J Chem Neuroanat 2008; 36:98-106. [PMID: 18571894 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2008] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To better understand the local neuronal network of the gastro-duodenal junction in ruminants, we identified the components of the enteric nervous system (ENS) innervating the pyloric sphincter (PS) of the lamb abomasum. The neurons were labelled after injecting the tracer Fast Blue (FB) into the wall of the PS, and the phenotype of the FB-labelled neurons was immunohistochemically investigated using antibodies against nitric oxide synthase (NOS), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), tachykinin (substance P) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). The FB-labelled abomasal myenteric plexus (MP) neurons, observed up to 14cm from the PS, were NOS-immunoreactive (IR) (82+/-12%), ChAT-IR (51+/-29%), SP-IR (61+/-33%), and also TH-IR (2%). The descending nitrergic neurons were also SP-IR (64%) and ChAT-IR (21%); the cholinergic descending neurons were SP-IR (3%). The FB-labelled duodenal neurons were located only in the MP, up to 8cm from the sphincter and were ChAT-IR (79+/-16%), SP-IR (32+/-18%), NOS-IR (from 0 to 2%), and also TH-IR (4+/-3%). The cholinergic ascending neurons were also SP-IR (60%) whereas no ChAT-IR cells were NOS-IR. The findings of this research indicate that the sheep PS is innervated by long-projecting neurons of the abomasal and duodenal ENS.
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Talero E, Sánchez-Fidalgo S, Calvo JR, Motilva V. Chronic administration of galanin attenuates the TNBS-induced colitis in rats. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 141:96-104. [PMID: 17331599 DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2006.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2006] [Revised: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 12/21/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disorder considered as a consequence of an aberrant response of the immune system to luminal antigens. Numerous groups of agents are being evaluated as novel therapeutic approaches for its treatment; in this way, different peptides have emerged as potential candidates. Galanin is an active neuropeptide distributed in the central and periphery nervous systems although it has been also described having important autocrine and paracrine regulatory capacities with interesting inflammatory and immune properties. In this line, we have observed that galanin treatment has a significant preventive effect in the experimental trinitrobenzensulfonic acid (TNBS) acute model of inflammatory colitis. The aim of the present study was to investigate intensively the role played by the peptide in the evolution of the inflammatory pathology associated to IBD. Galanin (5 and 10 microg/kg/day) was administered i.p., daily, starting 24 h after TNBS instillation, and continuing for 14 and 21 days. The lesions were blindly scored according to macroscopic and histological analyses and quantified as ulcer index. The results demonstrated that chronic administration of galanin improved the colon injury than the TNBS induced. The study by Western-blotting of the expression of nitric oxide inducible enzyme (iNOS), as well as the total nitrite production (NO) assayed by Griess-reaction, showed significant reduction associated with peptide administration. The number of mast cells was also identified in histological preparations stained with toluidine blue and the results showed that samples from galanin treatment, mostly at 21 days, had increased the number of these cells and many of them had a degranulated feature. In conclusion, chronic administration of galanin is able to exert a beneficial effect in the animal model of IBD assayed improving the reparative process. Participation of nitric oxide pathways and mucosal mast cells can not be discarded.
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- E Talero
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Seville, C. Prof. Garcia Gonzalez no. 2, 41012 Seville, Spain
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Toda N, Herman AG. Gastrointestinal Function Regulation by Nitrergic Efferent Nerves. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 57:315-38. [PMID: 16109838 DOI: 10.1124/pr.57.3.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gastrointestinal (GI) smooth muscle responses to stimulation of the nonadrenergic noncholinergic inhibitory nerves have been suggested to be mediated by polypeptides, ATP, or another unidentified neurotransmitter. The discovery of nitric-oxide (NO) synthase inhibitors greatly contributed to our understanding of mechanisms involved in these responses, leading to the novel hypothesis that NO, an inorganic, gaseous molecule, acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. The nerves whose transmitter function depends on the NO release are called "nitrergic", and such nerves are recognized to play major roles in the control of smooth muscle tone and motility and of fluid secretion in the GI tract. Endothelium-derived relaxing factor, discovered by Furchgott and Zawadzki, has been identified to be NO that is biosynthesized from l-arginine by the constitutive NO synthase in endothelial cells and neurons. NO as a mediator or transmitter activates soluble guanylyl cyclase and produces cyclic GMP in smooth muscle cells, resulting in relaxation of the vasculature. On the other hand, NO-induced GI smooth muscle relaxation is mediated, not only by cyclic GMP directly or indirectly via hyperpolarization, but also by cyclic GMP-independent mechanisms. Numerous cotransmitters and cross talk of autonomic efferent nerves make the neural control of GI functions complicated. However, the findingsrelated to the nitrergic innervation may provide us a new way of understanding GI tract physiology and pathophysiology and might result in the development of new therapies of GI diseases. This review article covers the discovery of nitrergic nerves, their functional roles, and pathological implications in the GI tract.
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- Noboru Toda
- Toyama Institute for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Research, Azuchi-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan.
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Costagliola A, De Man JG, Majewski M, Lakomy M, Cecio A, Robberecht P, Pelckmans PA, Adriaensen D, Timmermans JP. Coexistence of non-adrenergic non-cholinergic inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitters in a large neuronal subpopulation in the vaginal segment of the chicken oviduct. Auton Neurosci 2004; 112:37-48. [PMID: 15233929 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2004.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2004] [Accepted: 04/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The presence, distribution and smooth muscle motor effects of galanin and pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP) were studied in the nerves of the vaginal part of the oviduct of egg-laying hens. Galanin and PACAP immunoreactivity were found both in neuronal perikarya and nerve fibres within the wall of the vaginal segment. Both populations showed a similar distribution pattern. Particularly the circular muscle and the intramural vascular net were richly innervated. A few galanin- and PACAP-IR nerve fibres extended up to the mucosal folds. Multiple labelling showed galanin to be colocalised with PACAP as well as with vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in a large, partly intrinsic neuronal subpopulation innervating the smooth muscle wall. Pharmacological in vitro experiments showed that isolated vaginal muscle strips had a spontaneous basal activity that was not affected by the neuronal conductance blocker tetrodotoxin (TTX). Galanin induced concentration-dependent contractions that were TTX-insensitive. PACAP, VIP, nitric oxide (NO) and the NO donor nitroglycerin caused concentration-dependent relaxations that were TTX-insensitive. Electrical field stimulation of isolated muscle strips induced frequency-dependent relaxations that were blocked by TTX and reduced by the NOS blocker L-nitroarginine. These data provide evidence that the vaginal part of the oviduct contains a largely intrinsic, neuronal subpopulation, capable of releasing multiple non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic (NANC) motor agents for the control of local muscular activities. In addition, we provided pharmacological evidence that VIP, NO and PACAP exert an inhibitory and galanin an excitatory action on isolated muscle strips of the vaginal part of the chicken oviduct. Our results suggest that these NANC neurotransmitters play an important role in the regulation of neuromuscular activity in this region.
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- Anna Costagliola
- Department of Biological Structures, Functions and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine-University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Xu EB, Zhang ZB, Xie WF, Ning SB, Lin Y, Cai HP. Construction of recombinant aden-oviruses carrying AChET and its effect on smooth muscle cells. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2004; 12:117-120. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v12.i1.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To construct the replication-deficient recombinant adenoviruses-AdAChET inserted both cat acetylcholinesterase (AChET) and green fluorescent protein (GFP) cDNA drived by CMV promoter using homologous recombination in bacteria provided by AdEasy system and to investigate the effect of AChET on cat smooth muscle cells.
METHODS: The AChET cDNA was obtained from the plasmids-pEFbos/AChET by digestion, and the shuttle plasmid- pAdTrack-CMV- AChET in which the AChET cDNA was inserted into the downstream of CMV promoter was established by ligation. Then the linearized shuttle plasmid was co-transformed into bacteria with backbone vector AdEasy-1 to obtain the recombinant adenoviral plasmids-pAd AChET by homologous recombination. After packed in 293 cells, the recombinant adenoviruses-Ad AChET were generated. The expression of AChET in cat smooth muscle cell was detected by RT-PCR and total AChE activity was determined.
RESULTS: The recombinant plasmid pAdAChET was established by homologous recombination and confirmed by restriction endonuclease digestion and sequencing. GFP expression could be observed on the third day after packing of the linearized pAdAChET in 293 cells and 4×1010 efu/mL titer of Ad AChET was obtained by CsCl gradient purification. When the cat smooth cells were infected by the viruses for 3 d, expression of AChET and AChE activity in smooth cells increased significantly.
CONCLUSION: AChET can be simply and rapidly generated by using the AdEasy system. The infection of cat smooth muscle cells by Ad AChET can result in the high expression of AChET. Ad AChET may serve as a new tool for gene therapy of achalasia.
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Pfannkuche H, Schellhorn C, Schemann M, Gäbel G. Reticular groove and reticulum are innervated by myenteric neurons with different neurochemical codes. THE ANATOMICAL RECORD. PART A, DISCOVERIES IN MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 2003; 274:917-22. [PMID: 12973715 DOI: 10.1002/ar.a.10104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The reticulum and the reticular groove are functional distinct compartments within the ovine forestomach. While the reticulum takes part in various motor functions, such as mixing, retaining, and rejecting the forestomach ingesta, the reticular groove serves mainly as a bypass between the esophagus and the abomasum. To accomplish these different tasks, the compartments develop specific motility patterns that are controlled by intrinsic neural circuits. In this study the intrinsic innervation by myenteric neurons was analyzed by quadruple immunohistochemistry against cholineacetyl transferase (ChAT), nitric oxide synthase (NOS), substance P (SP), and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). Four neurochemically different subpopulations of myenteric neurons were found in the reticulum and the floor of the reticular groove: ChAT/-, ChAT/SP, NOS/-, and NOS/VIP. The neuronal proportions were calculated relative to all myenteric neurons. Neurons of the reticulum were mostly immunoreactive for ChAT (89% +/- 3%), whereas neurons adjacent to the reticular groove predominantly expressed a nitrergic phenotype (62% +/- 4%). ChAT-positive neurons were also immunoreactive for SP (ChAT/SP: 64% +/- 3% reticulum; 25% +/- 1% reticular groove) or were purely cholinergic (ChAT/-: 25% +/- 4% reticulum; 13% +/- 3% reticular groove). NOS-positive neurons colocalized VIP (NOS/VIP: 10% +/- 3% reticulum; 46% +/- 1% reticular groove) or none of the other neurotransmitters (NOS/-: 1% +/- 1% reticulum; 17% +/- 3% reticular groove). Analysis of the soma sizes revealed that in both compartments the nitrergic neurons were significantly larger than the cholinergic neurons. It is suggested that the specific neurochemical code in combination with a specific morphology leads to a precise regulation of the specialized tasks of the reticulum and reticular groove by subpopulations of myenteric neurons.
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- Helga Pfannkuche
- Veterinär-Physiologisches Institut, Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Dagar S, Onyüksel H, Akhter S, Krishnadas A, Rubinstein I. Human galanin expresses amphipathic properties that modulate its vasoreactivity in vivo. Peptides 2003; 24:1373-80. [PMID: 14706552 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2003.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine whether human galanin, a pleiotropic 30-amino acid neuropeptide, expresses amphipathic properties in vitro and, if so, whether these properties modulate its vasoactive effects in the intact peripheral microcirculation. We found that human galanin aggregates in an aqueous solution and forms micelles with a critical micellar concentration (CMC) of 0.4 microM. In addition, the peptide interacted with model membrane as indicated by long and significant increase of the surface pressure of the biomimetic monolayer membrane in vitro. Interactions of human galanin with sterically stabilized phospholipid micelles (SMM) were not associated with a significant change in peptide conformation. Using intravital microscopy, we found that suffusion of human galanin alone elicited significant concentration-dependent vasoconstriction in the intact hamster cheek pouch. This response was amplified when human galanin in SSM was suffused onto the cheek pouch. The effects of human galanin alone and in SSM were mediated by galanin receptors because galantide, a galanin receptor antagonist, abrogated galanin-induced vasoconstriction. Collectively, these data show that human galanin expresses amphipathic properties in the presence of phospholipids which in turn amplifies its vasoactive effects in the intact peripheral microcirculation.
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- Sumeet Dagar
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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N/A. N/A. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2003; 11:1059-1063. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v11.i7.1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Chen YM, Qian ZM, Zhang J, Chang YZ, Duan XL. Distribution of constitutive nitric oxide synthase in the jejunum of adult rat. World J Gastroenterol 2002; 8:537-9. [PMID: 12046087 PMCID: PMC4656438 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i3.537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To study the distribution of the constitutive nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in the jejunum of adult rat.
METHODS: The distribution of endothelial NOS (eNOS) was detected by immunohistochemistry. Immunofluorescence histochemical dual staining technique were used for studying the distribution of neuronal NOS (nNOS) and eNOS. The dual stained slides were observed under a confocal laser scanning microscope.
RESULTS: Positive neuronal NOS (nNOS) and endothelial NOS (eNOS) cells were found to be distributed in lamina propria of villi, and the epithelial cell was not stained. eNOS was mainly located in submucosal vascular endothelia, while nNOS was mainly situated in myenteric plexus. Some cells in the villi had both nNOS and eNOS. More than 80% of the cells were positive for both nNOS and eNOS, the rest cells were positive either for nNOS or for eNOS.
CONCLUSION: The two constitutive nitric oxide synthases are distributed differently in the jejunum of rat. nNOS distributed in myenteric plexus is a neurotransmitter in the non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) inhibitory nerves. eNOS distributed in endothelial and smooth muscle cells of blood vessels plays vasodilator role. eNOS and nNOS are coexpressed in some cells of lamina propria of villi. NO generated by those NOS is very important in the physiological and pathological process of small intestine.
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- Yan-Min Chen
- Life Science College, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050016, Hebei Province, China
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Pfannkuche H, Reiche D, Hoppe S, Schemann M. Cholinergic and noncholinergic innervation of the smooth muscle layers in the bovine abomasum. THE ANATOMICAL RECORD 2002; 267:70-7. [PMID: 11984794 DOI: 10.1002/ar.10087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The intrinsic innervation of muscle layers in the mammalian gastrointestinal tract has been mainly studied in nonruminants. The aim of this study was to identify intrinsic motor neurones in the bovine abomasum that innervate the circular and longitudinal muscles. Circular (CMN) and longitudinal muscle motor neurones (LMN) were selectively labeled by application of the retrograde tracer 1,1'-didodecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethyl indocarbocyanine perchlorate (DiI) onto the muscle layers. The transmitter phenotype was determined by immunohistochemical detection of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), nitric oxide synthase (NOS), and neurone-specific enolase (NSE). On average, the myenteric ganglia contained 61 +/- 19 NSE-positive cell bodies, of which 89% were ChAT-positive and 10% were NOS-positive. Only 0.7% of NSE-positive neurones (41 of 5,777) contained both ChAT and NOS. Application of DiI onto the circular and longitudinal muscles revealed on average 60 +/- 27 (n = 4) and 68 +/- 36 (n = 4), respectively, labeled cell bodies in the myenteric plexus. For the circular and longitudinal muscles the proportions of ascending to descending neurones were 76 : 24% and 54 : 46%, respectively. While most ascending CMN were ChAT-positive (96%), 51% of the descending CMN were ChAT-negative. All ascending and 95% of descending LMN were ChAT-positive. It was concluded that cholinergic excitatory innervation is predominant in both muscle layers of the abomasum. Whereas the circular muscle receives cholinergic excitatory and nitrergic inhibitory innervation, the longitudinal muscle is only innervated by cholinergic pathways. This innervation pattern is different from that in gastric muscle layers in monogastric animals.
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- Helga Pfannkuche
- Veterinär-Physiologisches Institut, Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Gulubova M, Vodenicharov A. Structural examination of tryptase-, and VIP-positive mast cells in the common bile duct of patients with lithiasis. Acta Histochem 2001; 103:437-52. [PMID: 11700949 DOI: 10.1078/0065-1281-00610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The morphology of tryptase-, and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-positive mast cells was examined immunohistochemically in 38 common bile ducts collected from patients with secondary chronic cholangitis and varying degrees of inflammatory activity. Mast cells numbers in chronic exacerbated and chronic sclerotic cholangitis were significantly higher as compared with those in controls (72.4 cells/mm2 and 25.2 cells/mm2 vs. 5.9 cells/mm2; p < 0.0001, Student's t test). The increased number of tryptase-positive mast cells in chronic exacerbated cholangitis correlated with the severeness of inflammatory infiltration. In cases of chronic exacerbated cholangitis, the increased number of mast cells was detected in conjunction with active fibroplasia. In chronic sclerotic cholangitis mast cells were lower in number as compared with exacerbated cholangitis and were observed in relation with inactive fibrosis. Numerous VIP-positive mast cells were found in all patients with cholangitis. Ultrastructural immunocytochemistry showed tryptase positivity to be localized over either electron-dense or particulate granules with a mean diameter of 0.261+/-0.073 microm or 0.171+/-0.053 microm, respectively. VIP positivity was formed as a finely or coarsely granular pattern over larger electron-dense granules of 0.475+/-0.14 microm in diameter. Tryptase-positive mast cells were located mainly in and around surface and glandular epithelium. The involvement of tryptase- and VIP-positive mast cells in inflammation, fibrosis and epithelial reactions in the common bile duct is discussed.
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- M Gulubova
- Department of General and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Thracian University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
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