title: Parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k in vagal and glossopharyngeal sensory neurons of the rat.
abstract: Parvalbumin- and calbindin D-28k-immunoreactivities (ir) were examined in the glossopharyngeal and vagal sensory ganglia (petrosal, nodose and jugular ganglia), the carotid sinus nerve and the carotid body. Parvalbumin-ir nerve cells were mostly localized in the petrosal and nodose ganglia and were rare in the jugular ganglion. Calbindin D-28k-ir nerve cells were found in moderate and large numbers in the petrosal and nodose ganglia, respectively. Only a few calbindin D-28k-ir nerve cells were observed in the jugular ganglion. The carotid sinus nerve and carotid body contained numerous calbindin D-28k-ir nerve fibers but few parvalbumin-ir nerve fibers. Studies of the coexistence of these calcium-binding proteins with calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)- and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-ir showed that CGRP-ir was rarely colocalized in parvalbumin- or calbindin D-28k-ir nerve cells in the petrosal or nodose ganglion. Moreover, TH-ir was not generally contained in parvalbumin-ir nerve cells in the petrosal, nodose and jugular ganglia while a portion (15-19%) of calbindin D-28k-ir neurons in the petrosal and nodose ganglia colocalized TH-ir. These findings are consistent with the involvement of calcium-binding proteins, particularly calbindin D-28k, in the function of visceral sensory neural systems of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves and, perhaps, in baro- and chemoreceptor neurotransmission.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral Anatomy, Okayama University Dental School, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Helke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064026:Calbindins; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000378:metabolism; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005724:Ganglia / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000378:metabolism*; D009620:Nodose Ganglion / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G / Q000378:metabolism*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D064026:Calbindins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010320:Parvalbumins; D064030:S100 Calcium Binding Protein G