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Effects of Ischemia and Reperfusion on Subpopulations of Rat Enteric Neurons Expressing the P2X7 Receptor

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Author(s):
Palombit, Kelly [1] ; Mendes, Cristina Eusebio [1] ; Tavares-de-Lima, Wothan [2] ; Silveira, Mariana Povoa [1, 3] ; Castelucci, Patricia [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Anat, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Pharmacol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Vet Med & Anim Sci, Dept Surg, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences; v. 58, n. 12, p. 3429-3439, DEC 2013.
Web of Science Citations: 12
Abstract

Intestinal ischemia followed by reperfusion (I/R) may occur following intestinal obstruction. In rats, I/R in the small intestine leads to structural changes accompanied by neuronal death. To analyze the impact of I/R injury on different neuronal populations in the myenteric plexus of rat ileum. The ileal artery was occluded for 35 min and animals were euthanized 6, 24, and 72 h, and 1 week later. Immunohistochemistry was performed with antibodies against the P2X7 receptor as well as nitric oxide synthase (NOS), calbindin, calretinin, choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), or the pan-neuronal marker anti-HuC/D. Double immunolabeling demonstrated that 100 % of NOS-, calbindin-, calretinin-, and ChAT-immunoreactive neurons in all groups expressed the P2X7 receptor. Following I/R, neuronal density decreased by 22.6 % in P2X7 receptor-immunoreactive neurons, and decreased by 46.7, 38, 39.8, 21.7, and 20 % in NOS-, calbindin-, calretinin-, ChAT-, and HuC/D-immunoreactive neurons, respectively, at 6, 24, and 72 h and 1 week following injury compared to the control and sham groups. We also observed a 14 % increase in the neuronal cell body profile area of the NOS-immunoreactive neurons at 6 and 24 h post-I/R and a 14 % increase in ChAT-immunoreactive neurons at 1 week following I/R. However, the average size of the calretinin-immunoreactive neurons was reduced by 12 % at 6 h post-I/R and increased by 8 % at 24 h post-I/R. This work demonstrates that I/R is associated with a significant loss of different subpopulations of neurons in the myenteric plexus accompanied by morphological changes, all of which may underlie conditions related to intestinal motility disorder. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/05314-5 - Study of the chemical coding and P2X2 and P2X7 purina receptors of the ileum enteric nervous system of rats submitted to ischemia/reperfusion intestinaL of the ileal artery
Grantee:Patricia Castelucci
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants