Tachykinin Agonists Modulate Cholinergic Neurotransmission at Guinea-Pig Intracardiac Ganglia

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• Effects of substance P (SP) and selective tachykinin agonists on neurotransmission at guinea-pig intracardiac ganglia were studied in vitro. Voltage responses of neurons to superfused tachykinins and nerve stimulation were measured using intracellular microelectrodes. Predominant effects of SP (1 μM) were to cause slow depolarization and enable synaptic transmission at low intensities of nerve stimulation. Augmented response to nerve stimulation occurred with 29 of 40 intracardiac neurons (approx. 73%). SP inhibited synaptic transmission at 23% of intracardiac neurons but also caused slow depolarization. Activation of NK3 receptors with 100 nM [MePhe7]neurokinin B caused slow depolarization, enhanced the response of many intracardiac neurons to low intensity nerve stimulation or local application of acetylcholine, and triggered action potentials independent of other stimuli in 6 of 42 neurons. The NK1 agonist [Sar9,Met(O2)11]SP had similar actions but was less effective and did not trigger action potentials independently. Neither selective agonist inhibited cholinergic neurotransmission. We conclude that SP can function as a positive or negative neuromodulator at intracardiac ganglion cells, which could be either efferent neurons or interneurons. Potentiation occurs primarily through NK3 receptors and may enable neuronal responses with less preganglionic nerve activity. Inhibition of neurotransmission by SP is most likely explained by the known blocking action of this peptide at ganglionic nicotine receptors.

• 社団法人 日本薬理学会の論文
• 2005-11-20

著者

• Hancock John

  Department Of Pharmacology James H. Quillen College Of Medicine East Tennessee State University

• Hoover Donald

  Department Of Pharmacology James H. Quillen College Of Medicine East Tennessee State University

• Zhang Lili

  Department Of Pharmacology James H. Quillen College Of Medicine East Tennessee State University

• Zhang Lili

  Department Of Mathematics And Physics Xi'an Technological University

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