Neurochemical evidence for the activation of the ‘efferent’ function of capsaicin-sensitive nerves by lowering of the pH in the guinea-pig urinary bladder

Lowering of the pH of the superfusion solution (physiological phosphate buffers derived from normal Krebs solution) of mucosa-free muscle strips of the guinea-pig urinary bladder from 7.4 to 6 or 5, produced a marked increase of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI) outflow...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroscience letters 1990-06, Vol.114 (1), p.101-106
Hauptverfasser: Geppetti, Pierangelo, Tramontana, Manuela, Patacchini, Riccardo, Del Bianco, Elena, Santicioli, Paolo, Maggi, Carlo Alberto
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Zusammenfassung:Lowering of the pH of the superfusion solution (physiological phosphate buffers derived from normal Krebs solution) of mucosa-free muscle strips of the guinea-pig urinary bladder from 7.4 to 6 or 5, produced a marked increase of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI) outflow (total evoked release being 1677 ± 287 fmol/g/35 min and 5283 ± 484 fmol/g/35 min, respectively). The increase in CGRP-LI outflow evoked by exposure to pH 5 was abolished in strips pre-exposed to capsaicin (10 μM for 20 min), and was reduced by approximately 80% when superfusion was performed with Ca 2+-free media. After application of pH 5 solution, capsaicin (10 μM) evoked a CGRP-LI release that amounted to 21% of controls. It is concluded that lowering of the pH induces a Ca 2+-dependent release of CGRP-LI from capsaicin-sensitive nerves in the guinea-pig urinary bladder.
ISSN:0304-3940
1872-7972
DOI:10.1016/0304-3940(90)90435-C