title: Actions of calcitonin gene-related peptide in guinea pig gallbladder ganglia.
abstract: The actions of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) have been determined from intracellular recordings obtained from gallbladder neurons in intact whole mount preparations. In most cells, pressure microejection of CGRP elicited a slow, monophasic depolarization, 4 mV in amplitude, that was associated with a decrease in input resistance and increased excitability. The CGRP-induced depolarization was attenuated in a low-Na+ solution and had a reversal potential of -8 mV. In 10% of the cells, microejection of CGRP elicited a biphasic response that was composed of a rapid transient depolarization followed by a slow depolarization that was similar to the monophasic response. Addition of CGRP (1-10 nM) to the bathing solution elicited a monophasic depolarization and desensitized the cells to applications of CGRP by microejection. Forskolin, applied either by microejection or bath application, also depolarized gallbladder neurons and produced cross-desensitization to CGRP. Responses to substance P were not enhanced by CGRP, and CGRP did not affect fast synaptic responses. It is concluded that CGRP may contribute to a local axon reflex response in gallbladder ganglia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gokin
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mawe
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000294:innervation*; D005725:Ganglia, Autonomic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008845:Microinjections; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005576:Colforsin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D000109:Acetylcholine