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Analysis of the responses of myenteric neurons in the small intestine to chemical stimulation of the mucosa

dc.contributor.author Bertrand, P. P en_US
dc.contributor.author Kunze, W. A. en_US
dc.contributor.author Bornstein, J. C. en_US
dc.contributor.author Furness, J. B. en_US
dc.contributor.author Smith, M. L. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T13:34:57Z
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dc.date.issued 1997 en_US
dc.description.abstract Responses of myenteric AH and S neurons to local application of chemicals to the mucosa of the guinea pig small intestine were obtained using conventional intracellular recording techniques. Preparations were dissected to reveal the myenteric plexus over one-half of the circumference of the gut with intact mucosa on the the half. Neurons were impaled within the exposed one-half, whereas potential stimulants, in buffered saline, were transiently applied to the mucosa, 1-1.5 mm circumferential from the impalement. The stimulants elicited action potentials (AP) in AH neurons that did not arise from synaptic activity. AH neurons also responded with slow excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSP). S neurons were activated synaptically, via fast and slow EPSP, but not nonsynaptically. Mucosal application of solutions of a low pH (3-5) or a high pH (9-11) were both effective stimulants. Solutions of a neutral pH, which was also a control for mild mechanical stimulation, were usually ineffective. Both a short-chain fatty acid, acetate (pH 7.2), and 5-hydroxytryptamine elicited responses in each neuronal type. We conclude that myenteric AH neurons of the guinea pig distal ileum are primary afferent neurons that respond to a variety of mucosally applied chemical stimuli with burst of AP. In addition, the physiologically evoked transmission of slow EPSP to AH neurons suggests that primary afferent neurons interconnect in a self-reinforcing network. S neurons are second or higher order neurons in the reflex pathways. en_US
dc.description.uri http://ajpgi.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/273/2/G422 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0193-1857 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/40029
dc.language English
dc.language.iso EN en_US
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 en_US
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ en_US
dc.source Legacy MARC en_US
dc.title Analysis of the responses of myenteric neurons in the small intestine to chemical stimulation of the mucosa en_US
dc.type Journal Article en
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unsw.relation.faculty Medicine & Health
unsw.relation.ispartofissue 2 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal American Journal of Physiology en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto G422-G425 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume 273 en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Bertrand, P. P, Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Kunze, W. A. en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Bornstein, J. C. en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Furness, J. B. en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Smith, M. L. en_US
unsw.relation.school School of Medical Sciences *
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