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Distribution and Neurochemical Characterization of Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG) Neurons Containing Phoenixin (PNX) and Supplying the Porcine Urinary Bladder.

Paweł Janikiewicz, Urszula Mazur, Piotr Holak, Nastassia Karakina, Kamil Węglarz, Mariusz Krzysztof Majewski, Agnieszka Bossowska

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Paweł JanikiewiczDepartment of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.
Urszula MazurDepartment of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.
Piotr HolakDepartment of Surgery and Radiology with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2050-1959
Nastassia KarakinaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.
Kamil WęglarzDepartment of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.
Mariusz Krzysztof MajewskiDepartment of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5818-7689
Agnieszka BossowskaDepartment of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 30, 10-082 Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5446-0171

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University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn 61.610.008-110
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Abstract

The present study was designed to establish the distribution pattern and immunohistochemical characteristics of phoenixin-immunoreactive (PNX-IR) urinary bladder afferent neurons (UB-ANs) of dorsal root ganglia (DRG) in female pigs. The sensory neurons investigated were visualized with a retrograde tracing method using Fast Blue (FB), while their chemical profile(s) were identified using double-labelling immunohistochemistry with antibodies against PNX, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), calretinin (CRT), galanin (GAL), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), somatostatin (SOM) and substance P (SP). Nearly half of UB-ANs contained PNX (45%), and the majority of such encoded sensory neurons were small in size (66%). The most numerous subpopulation of FB/PNX-positive neurons were those containing SP (71%). CGRP, GAL or PACAP were observed in a smaller number of PNX-containing UB-ANs (50%, 30% or 25%, respectively), while PNX-positive sensory neurons simultaneously immunostained with nNOS, CRT or SOM constituted a small fraction of all retrogradely-traced DRG neurons (DRGs; 15%, 6.5% or 1.6%, respectively). Furthermore, the numerical analysis of neurons expressing individual antigens, performed on 10 μm-thick consecutive sections, allows us to state that studied sensory neurons can be classified as neurons "coded" either by the simultaneous presence of SP/CGRP/PACAP/GAL, SP/CGRP/PACAP/NOS, SP/CGRP/PACAP/NOS/CRT and/or SP/CGRP/GAL/PACAP, or, as a separate population, those capable of SOM synthesis (SP/CGRP/SOM/PACAP/GAL-positive neurons). The present study reveals the extensive expression of PNX in the DRGs supplying to the urinary bladder, indicating an important regulatory role of this neuropeptide in the control of physiological function(s) of this organ.

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Ganglia, SpinalUrinary BladderAnimalsCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideFemaleGalaninImmunohistochemistryNitric Oxide Synthase Type IPeptide HormonesPituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating PolypeptideSensory Receptor CellsSomatostatinSubstance PSwineCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideGalaninNitric Oxide Synthase Type IPeptide HormonesphoenixinPituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating PolypeptideSomatostatinSubstance Pdorsal root ganglia neuronsimmunohistochemistryneuropeptidesphoenixinpigsensory innervationurinary bladder

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PMID40214470
PMCPMC11987922

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