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Although the expression pattern of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) has been studied in several porcine tissues, it is notable that no data are available on CART expression in the lower urinary tract. In order to map and determine the neurochemical code of CART-like immunoreactivity in the intramural ganglia of the porcine urinary bladder trigone, cryostat sections were immunohistochemically double-stained for CART and HuC/D, as well as for substance P (SP), calbindin, somatostatin and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP). In the ganglia of the urinary bladder trigone, immunoreactivity to CART was detected both in numerous nerve fibres and in minor subpopulation of HuC/D-positive neuronal cell bodies (2.7 ± 0.8%). Neither CART-immunoreactive (IR) nerve fibres, nor CART-IR ganglionic neurons showed simultaneous expression of somatostatin, calbindin and SP. In a substantial proportion of CART-IR neurons (but not nerve fibres) co-localization with PACAP was found. This data suggest that CART present in nervous structures of the porcine urinary bladder may have a role in the parasympathetic regulation of several urinary bladder functions.
This study reports on changes in CART-like immunoreactive (CART-LI) nerve structures in the porcine descending colon during chemically driven inflammation and after axotomy. The distribution pattern of CART-LI nerve structures was studied using doublelabeling immunofluorescence technique in the circular muscle layer, myenteric (MP), outer submucous (OSP) and inner submucous plexuses (ISP) and also in the mucosal layer of the porcine descending colon in physiological conditions as well as under pathological factors. In the control animals, CART-LI perikarya have been shown to constitute 5.11% ± 0.64, 4.03% ± 1.17 and 0.05% ± 0.04 in MP, OSP and ISP, respectively. Changes in CART-immunoreactivity depended on the pathological factor and the part of the enteric nervous system (ENS) studied. Numbers of CART-LI perikarya amounted to 2.77% ± 0.64, 2.60% ± 0.36 and 0.26% ± 0.19 during chemically-induced colitis and 3.04% ± 0.88, 2.46% ± 0.8 and 0.43% ± 0.09 after axotomy in MP, OSP and ISP, respectively. Both studied pathological processes also caused an increase in the number of CART-LI nerve fibers in the circular muscle as well as in the mucosal layer.
Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART) is a substance, which can play the role of neuromediator and/or neuromodulator in nerve structures within the gastrointestinal tract. However knowledge concerning its functions and co-localisation with other neuronal factors is rather scarce. During the present investigation the co-localisation of CART and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in the neurons of meyenteric plexus within the porcine transverse colon was studied using double immunofluorescence technique and semiquantitative arbitrary scale of the frequency of presence CART+/VIP+, CART+/VIP– and CART–/VIP+ neuronal cells. The most often (+++) CART–/VIP+ neurons were encountered, neurons simultaneously immunoreactive to CART and VIP were observed somewhat rarer (++) and only single (+) CART+/VIP– perikarya were visible. The present study reports for the first time on the co-localisation of CART and VIP in myenteric neurons of the porcine transverse colon. (Folia Morphol 2013; 72, 4: 328–332)
Rats emit 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) in response to pleasurable stimuli, and USVs are increasingly being used to investigate the affective properties of drugs. Dopamine in the shell of the nucleus accumbens is instrumental in the emission of 50-kHz USVs, but little is known about how calling behavior is modulated by other brain regions that receive dopaminergic innervation. To clarify this issue, we evaluated calling behavior stimulated by repeated amphetamine administration in rats subjected to either bilateral or unilateral dopaminergic denervation with 6‑OHDA in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), dorsolateral striatum (DLS), or medial forebrain bundle (MFB). Dopaminergic denervation in the PFC, DLS, or MFB only partially attenuated the development of 50-kHz USVs sensitization during repeated treatment with amphetamine. However, rats bearing a dopaminergic denervation in the mPFC emitted a low number of conditioned USVs upon re-exposure to the amphetamine-paired environment. Sensitization in ultrasonic calling and emission of 50-kHz USVs conditioned to an environment previously paired with drug administration have recently emerged as behavioral correlates of the motivational properties of drugs of abuse. Accordingly, the present results may provide new insight into the neurocircuitries involved in reward and motivation mediated by addictive drugs.
5-HT2A/2C receptors are one of the most important in controlling basal ganglia outputs. In rodent models of Parkinson's disease (PD) blockade of these receptors increases locomotion and enhances the actions of dopamine (DA) replacement therapy. Moreover, previously we established that 5-HT2A/2C antagonist attenuate DA D1 agonist mediated vacuous chewing movements (VCMs) which are considered as an animal representation of human dyskinesia. These findings implicate 5-HT neuronal phenotypes in basal ganglia pathology, and promote 5-HT2 antagonists as a rational treatment approach for dyskinesia that is prominent in most instances of PD replacement therapy. In the current study we determined whether ketanserin (KET) and/or amphetamine (AMPH) affected dopaminergic neurotranssmision in intact and fully DA-denervated rats. Moreover, we looked into extraneuronal content of HO. of the neostriatum after AMPH and/or KET injection, assessed by HPLC analysis of dihydroxybenzoic acids (2,3- and 2, 5-DHBA) - spin trap products of salicylate. Findings from the present study demonstrated that there are no substantial differences in extraneuronal HO. generation in the neostriatum between control and parkinsonian rats. KET did not affect DA release in the fully DA-denervated rat's neostriatum and also did not enhance HO. production. As 5-HT2A/2C receptor-mediated transmission might prove usefulness not only in addressing motor complications of PD patients (dyskinesia) but also in addressing non-motor problems such depression and/or L-DOPA evoked psychosis, the findings from the current study showed that the use of 5-HT2A/2C receptor antagonists in Parkinson's disease does not impend the neostriatal neuropil to be damaged by these drugs. We concluded that 5-HT2A/2C receptor antagonists may provide an attractive non-dopaminergic target for improving therapies for some basal ganglia disorders.
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Although addiction to amphetamine (AMPH) is a serious social and medical problem, the data concerning AMPH – immune interactions are still not numerous. To analyze the mechanism of AMPH-induced changes in the function of the immune system, rats were pretreated with ß-adrenergic receptor antagonist propranolol (PROP; 5 mg/kg, i.p.) prior to AMPH (1 mg/kg, i.p.) administration. Natural Killer cells cytotoxicity (NKCC) (51Cr-release assay), the number of LGLs (NK cells) (Timonen method), leukocytes, lymphocytes and monocytes, and plasma corticosterone level (CORT) (RIA) were evaluated in the peripheral blood and spleen. In the peripheral blood increases in NKCC (+331%), as well as in LGL (+33%) and monocyte (+65%) number observed after AMPH were partially inhibited by PROP (respectively by 30%, 19%, and 30%) in contrast to lymphopenia (-19%) and granulocytosis (+65%) which were not affected by ß-blockade. In the spleen AMPH-induced decreases in NKCC (-25%) and in all the leukocyte populations number (approximately -30%) were completely blocked by PROP. Plasma CORT level, highly elevated by AMPH (+337%), was attenuated nearly by 50% under ß-adrenergic blockade. These data indicate that AMPH-induced enhancement of cytotoxic activity of NK cell is related to ß-adrenergic mechanism.
The intracellular second messenger nitric oxide (NO) is implicated in a variety of physiological functions, including release and uptake of dopamine (DA). In the described study, in vivo microdialysis and differential pulse voltammetric techniques were used to determine the involvement of NO in release of DA and its metabolites (dihydroxyphenylalanine, DOPAC; homovanillic acid, HVA) in neostriatum of freely moving rats. While the NO donor molsidomine (30.0 mg/kg; MOLS) and neuronal NO synthase- (nNOS-) inhbitor 7-nitroindazole (10.0 mg/kg; 7-NI) had no effect on the basal in vivo microdialysate level of DA, 7-NI specifically enhanced D,L-amphetamine- (1.0 mg/kg i.p.; AMPH) evoked release of DA. Basal or AMPH effects on DOPAC and HVA levels were not influenced by MOLS or 7-NI. Findings indicate that nitrergic systems have an important role in mediating effects of AMPH on dopaminergic systems.
W pracy przedstawiono aktywność transferazy glutationowej i seleno-niezależnej peroksydazy glutationowej oraz poziom zredukowanego glutationu w różnych częściach kory mózgowej człowieka. Badania prowadzono na tkankach otrzymywanych z autopsji osób zmarłych na skutek zatrucia amfetaminą, kokainą i/lub etanolem.
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