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Comparative Study
. 1997 Nov 14;775(1-2):156-65.
doi: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00937-2.

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) and PACAP type 1 receptor expression in regenerating adult mouse and rat superior cervical ganglia in vitro

K Moller  1 , M Reimer, J Hannibal, J Fahrenkrug, F Sundler, M Kanje
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Comparative Study

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) and PACAP type 1 receptor expression in regenerating adult mouse and rat superior cervical ganglia in vitro

K Moller et al. Brain Res. .

Abstract

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), a regulatory peptide belonging to the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) family, is widely distributed in the central and peripheral nervous system. Recent studies have shown that PACAP expression is upregulated in sensory neurons in response to axonal injury. Here we report that PACAP and PACAP type 1 receptors are located in rat and mouse superior cervical ganglia (SCG). PACAP-immunoreactivity (-IR) was demonstrated in preganglionic fibers, whereas only occasional PACAP-IR cell bodies could be observed. In situ hybridization histochemistry using 35S-labeled deoxyribonucleotide probes confirmed that PACAP mRNA was present only in occasional cell bodies. In contrast, PACAP type 1 receptor mRNA was expressed in virtually all cell bodies within the ganglia. After removal and culturing of the SCG for 24 h, there was a marked increase in PACAP mRNA, whilst PACAP type 1 receptor mRNA expression appeared to be downregulated in most nerve cell bodies except for a few scattered neurons displaying a strong upregulation. The total specific binding of PACAP to isolated SCG membranes as assayed by [125I]PACAP-27 binding showed an increase in SCG cultured for 48 h. PACAP-27 neither affected axonal outgrowth from the cultured SCG nor the survival of cells within the SCG. We conclude that PACAP and PACAP receptors are rapidly upregulated in sympathetic ganglia in response to axonal injury and that PACAP may play a role during nerve regeneration.

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