Depletion by capsaicin of substance P-immunoreactivity and acetylcholinesterase activity from nerve fibres in the guinea-pig heart

R. E. Papka; J. B. Furness; N. G. Della; M. Costa

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Depletion by capsaicin of substance P-immunoreactivity and acetylcholinesterase activity from nerve fibres in the guinea-pig heart

R. E. Papka, J. B. Furness, N. G. Della, M. Costa

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The sensitivity to capsaicin of substance P-immunoreactive nerve fibres in the hearts of guinea-pigs was examined. Capsaicin decreased considerably the substance P-immunoreactive material in nerve fibres of the parietal pericardium, atria, bicuspid and tricuspid valves. Pericardial and valvar nerve fibres localized by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) histochemistry had a distribution and density pattern similar to that of the substance P immunoreactive fibres. Capsaicin treatment also decreased the number of visible AChE-positive nerve fibres. It is known that capsaicin has a selective action on those substance P-immunoreactive fibres that are of sensory origin; thus, these results imply that substance P-immunoreactive fibres in the heart are sensory. Moreover, the results suggest that some of the nerve fibres localized in the heart by AChE histochemistry are substance P-containing sensory fibres.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	47-53
Number of pages	7
Journal	Neuroscience letters
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(81)90204-4
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 1981

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