Excitatory synaptic inputs on myenteric Dogiel type II neurones of the pig ileum (original) (raw)

2001, The Journal of Comparative Neurology

The synaptic input on myenteric Dogiel type II neurones (n ϭ 63) obtained from the ileum of 17 pigs was studied by intracellular recording. In 77% of the neurones, electrical stimulation of a fibre tract evoked fast excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) with an amplitude of 6 Ϯ 5 mV (mean Ϯ S.D.) and lasting 49 Ϯ 29 ms. The nicotinic nature of the fEPSPs was demonstrated by superfusing hexamethonium (20 M). High-frequency stimulation (up to 20 Hz, 3 seconds) did not result in a rundown of the fEPSPs, and did not evoke slow excitatory or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials. The effects of neurotransmitters, possibly involved in these excitatory responses, were investigated. Pressure microejection of acetylcholine (10 mM in pipette) resulted in a fast nicotinic depolarisation in 67%(18/27) of the neurones (13 Ϯ 9 mV, duration 7.0 Ϯ 7.2 seconds) as did 1,1-dimethyl-4phenylpiperazinium iodide (DMPP) application (10 mM; 14 Ϯ 10 mV, duration 4.1 Ϯ 2.8 seconds) in 76%of the cells. The fast nicotinic response to acetylcholine was sometimes (6/27) followed by a slow muscarinic depolarisation (8 Ϯ 4 mV; duration 38.7 Ϯ 10.8 seconds). Immunostaining revealed 5-hydroxytryptamine hydrochloride (5-HT)-and calcitonin generelated peptide (CGRP)-positive neuronal baskets distributed around and in close vicinity to Dogiel type II neuronal cell bodies. Microejection of 5-HT (10 mM) resulted in a fast nicotiniclike depolarisation (12 Ϯ 6 mV, duration 3.0 Ϯ 1.3 seconds) in 4 of 8 neurones tested, whereas microejection of CGRP (20 mM) gave rise to a slow muscarinic-like depolarisation (6 Ϯ 2 mV, duration 56.0 Ϯ 27.5 seconds) in 8 of 12 neurones tested. In conclusion, myenteric Dogiel type II neurones in the porcine ileum receive diverse synaptic input. Mainly with regard to the prominent presence of nicotinic responses, these neurones behave contrary to their guinea pig counterparts. J. Comp. Neurol. 432:137-154, 2001.

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