Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2007 Jun;20(2):93-104.

Changes of Immunoreactivities of Calcium Channel alpha(1B)Subunit in Myenteric Plexus of Capsaicin Treated Adult Rats

• Park SH
• Kim SH
• Kim KR
• Park UC

Abstract

This study was performed to investigate the changes of immunoreactivities of calcium channel alpha(1B) subunit in myenteric plexus of capsaicin treated adult rats. Sprague Dawley rats (about 200 g) were injected with capsaicin (50 mg/kg) subcutaneously. Ileal myenteric plexus was prepared by whole mount preparation method in 1 day, 2 days, 1 week and 4 weeks after capsaicin treated adult rats. Each myenteric plexus was reacted with NADH-TR and immunostained with alpha(1B) subunit. Myenteric ganglion cell numbers were counted by image analyzer. In control group myenteric plexus was arranged in rectangular appearance; myenteric ganglia and internodal strand were immunoreacted with alpha(1B) subunit. Immunoreactive cells were 56.0% of total myenteric neurons. Total numbers of immunoreactive cells decreased by 19.0%, 37.9% and 64.9% in 1 day, 2 days, and 1 week after capsaicn treated group respectively. In 4 weeks after capsaicin treated group, immunoreactivities of alpha(1B) subunit were increased compared to that of the 1 week after group. However total numbers of immuoreactive cells decreased by 43.9% compared to that of the control group. In conclusion, we confirmed that immunoreactivities of alpha(1B) subunit were decreased until 1 week after capsaicin treatment and recovered progressively after that time. It will take more than 4 weeks latency to recover the control immunoreactivities of alpha(1B) subunit.

Keyword

Adult rat; Myenteric plexus; Capsaicin; Calcium channel alpha(1B) subunit; Imunohistochemistry

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Animals
Calcium Channels*
Calcium*
Capsaicin*
Cell Count
Ganglia
Ganglion Cysts
Humans
Myenteric Plexus*
Neurons
Rats*
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Calcium
Calcium Channels
Capsaicin