The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nature of Neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive Nerve Fibres in the Major Salivary Glands of the Rat

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Journal Histochem J

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 1994 Jul 1

PMID 7960934

Citations 2

Authors

T Schultz

J Soinila

R Tolonen

O Happola

H Uusitalo

A Salo

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Abstract

The distribution and origin of neuropeptide Y in the major salivary glands of the rat was studied by indirect immunofluorescence technique. Numerous nerve fibres immunoreactive for the peptide were seen in the parotid and sublingual glands. Most of the fibres were located around blood vessels and salivary acini. In the submandibular gland the number of immunoreactive nerve fibres around the acini was lower in comparison with that in the parotid and sublingual glands. Some immunoreactive nerve fibres were also found around or along intra- and interlobular ducts in all major salivary glands. A large number of the neuropeptide-containing neuronal cell bodies and nerve fibres were detected in the sympathetic superior cervical ganglion. Sympathetic postganglionic nerve trunks of this ganglion contained numerous immunoreactive nerve fibres as well. A subpopulation of the neuronal cell bodies in the submandibular ganglion were immunoreactive to neuropeptide Y. Both uni- and bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomies caused a significant decrease in the number of immunoreactive nerve fibres around the blood vessels in all the major salivary glands. However, these denervations did not affect the density of nerve fibres around the acini and ducts. On the contrary, unilateral parasympathetic denervation by sectioning the auriculotemporal nerve reduced the fibres around the secretory acini in the parotid gland remarkably, while only a minor reduction in the density of immunoreactive fibres associated with the blood vessels of the gland was detected. Unilateral electrocoagulation of the trigeminal nerve branches caused no detectable change in the density of immunoreactive nerve fibres in any of the major salivary glands.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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