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Effect of reflux-induced inflammation on transient receptor potential vanilloid one (TRPV1) expression in primary sensory neurons innervating the oesophagus of rats. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2007 Aug;19(8):681-91

Date

07/21/2007

Pubmed ID

17640184

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00947.x

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-34447540326 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   61 Citations

Abstract

A possible mechanism of oesophageal hypersensitivity is the acid-induced activation of transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) in the primary sensory neurons. We investigated TRPV1 expression and its colocalization with substance P (SP) and isolectin B4 (IB4)-positive cells in the thoracic dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) and nodose ganglia (NGs) of rats with reflux-induced oesophagitis (RO). RO was developed by fundus ligation and partial obstruction of the pylorus of Sprague-Dawley rats. Four groups of rats were used; fundus ligated acute (RO 48 h), chronic 7 days (RO 7D), RO 7D + omeprazole (7D + Omz, 40 mg kg(-1), i.p.) and sham-operated controls. Immunohistochemical analysis of TRPV1, SP and IB4 expression were carried out in spinal cord (SC), DRGs and NGs. RO rats exhibited significant inflammation and increase in TRPV1-ir and SP-ir expressions in the SC, DRGs and NGs. The maximum colocalization of TRPV1 and SP was observed in RO 7D rats, but Omz prevented inflammation and over expression of TRPV1 and SP. TRPV1-ir significantly increased in IB4-positive cells in DRGs and SC, but not in the NGs. Results document that acid-induced oesophagitis increases TRPV1 expression in both SP- and IB4-positive sensory neurons. The over expression of TRPV1 may contribute to oesophageal hypersensitivity observed in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).

Author List

Banerjee B, Medda BK, Lazarova Z, Bansal N, Shaker R, Sengupta JN

Authors

Banani Banerjee PhD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Bidyut K. Medda PhD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jyoti N. Sengupta PhD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Reza Shaker MD Assoc Provost, Sr Assoc Dean, Ctr Dir, Chief, Prof in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Esophagus
Ganglia, Spinal
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Neurons, Afferent
Nodose Ganglion
Plant Lectins
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Substance P
TRPV Cation Channels