title: [The relationship of late slow excitatory potential with 5-hydroxytryptamine and substance P in the guinea-pig celiac ganglion].
abstract: The work was carried out to investigate the relationship of non-cholinergic late slow excitatory potential (LS-EPSP) with 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and substance P (SP) in the neurons of the guinea pig celiac ganglion (CG) using intracellular electrodes in vitro. During repetitive stimulation of the splanchnic nerve (SN), LS-EPSP following a series of action potentials could be recorded in 161 out of 206 neurons (78.2%); Application of 5-HT and SP by superfusion or pressure ejection induced 5-HT depolarization in 102 out of 149 neurons (68.5%) and SP depolarization in 98 out of 188 neurons (52.1%), respectively; Most neurons, from which LS-EPSP could be recorded during stimulation of SN, were sensitive to 5-HT (73/88, 83.0%) and SP (68/114, 59.7%). However, only a small number of neurons not showing LS-EPSP during stimulation of SN were sensitive to 5-HT (10/26, 38.5%, P < 0.0001) and SP (11/36, 30.6%, P < 0.01). The results support the viewpoint that both 5-HT and SP are involved in the formation of LS-EPSP as transmitters; In addition, both effects of 5-HT and SP were examined in 133 neurons. There were 66 of these neurons (49.6%) to be sensitive to both 5-HT and SP, suggesting that there may be some functional relations between 5-HT and SP in the neurons of guinea pig CG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Anhui Chinese Traditional Medical College, Hefei.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Z X
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001338:Autonomic Fibers, Postganglionic / Q000502:physiology; D002447:Celiac Plexus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D004566:Electrodes; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012701:Serotonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013153:Splanchnic Nerves / Q000502:physiology; D013373:Substance P / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D013373:Substance P