* Co-expression of PACAP with VIP, SP and CGRP in the porcine nodose ganglion sensory neurons.
- Our previous study revealed the expression of substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in sensory distal ganglion of the vagus (nodose ganglion) neurons in the pig. As these neuropeptides may be involved in nociception, the goal of these investigations was to determine possible expression of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), SP and CGRP in the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-immunoreactive (PACAP-IR) porcine nodose perikarya. Co-expression of these substances was examined using a double-labelling immunofluorescence technique. To reveal the ganglionic cell bodies, the pan-neuronal marker protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) was used. Quantitative analysis of the neurons revealed that 67.25% of the PGP 9.5+ somata in the right-side ganglion and 66.5% in the left side, respectively, co-expressed PACAP-IR. Moreover, 60.6% of the PACAP-IR cells in the right-side ganglion and 62.1% in the left, respectively, co-expressed VIP. SP-IR was observed in 52.2 and 39.9% of the right and left ganglia, respectively. CGRP was found in 27.7 and 34.1% of the right and left distal ganglion of the vagus, respectively. High level of co-expression of PACAP with VIP, SP and CGRP in the distal ganglia of the vagus sensory perikarya directly implicates studied peptides in their functional interaction during nociceptive vagal transduction.
=>表現すること, 式, 表現, 表示, 言い回し, 表現法, 表情
Overview of noun expression
The noun expression has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (23) expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face -- (the feelings expressed on a person's
face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face")
2. (18) expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion -- (expression without words; "tears are an
expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition")
3. (15) expression, verbal expression, verbalism -- (the communication (in speech or writing) of
your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my
ideas"; "the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours")
4. (5) saying, expression, locution -- (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular
situations; "pardon the expression")
5. (4) formulation, expression -- (the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better
formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared")
6. (4) formula, expression -- (a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement)
7. expression -- ((genetics) the process of expressing a gene)
8. construction, grammatical construction, expression -- (a group of words that form a constituent
of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that
he was a foreigner")
9. expression -- (the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk
from her breast")
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