Calretinin-containing neurons which co-express parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k in the rat spinal and cranial sensory ganglia; triple immunofluorescence study. Export

@article{citeulike:493916, abstract = {The co-expression of calretinin with parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k was examined in the rat cranial and spinal sensory ganglia by triple immunofluorescence method. In the trigeminal and nodose ganglia, 9\% and 5\% of calretinin-immunoreactive neurons, respectively, also contained both parvalbumin- and calbindin D-28k immunoreactivity. These neurons had large cell bodies. In the trigeminal ganglion, they were restricted to the caudal portion. Such neurons were evenly distributed throughout the nodose ganglion. The co-expression could not be detected in the dorsal root, jugular or petrosal ganglia. Nerve fibers which co-expressed all the three calcium-binding proteins were observed in the inferior alveolar nerve but not the infraorbital nerve or palate. In the periodontal ligament, these nerve fibers formed Ruffini-like endings. These findings suggest that (1) the co-expression in trigeminal neurons is intimately related to their peripheral receptive fields; (2) the three calcium-binding proteins (calretinin, parvalbumin, calbindin D-28k) co-expressed in the trigeminal neurons may have mechanoreceptive function in the periodontal ligament.}, address = {Department of Oral Function and Anatomy, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan. hiroichi@md.okayama-u.ac.jp}, author = {Ichikawa, H. and Jin, H. W. and Terayama, R. and Yamaai, T. and Jacobowitz, D. M. and Sugimoto, T.}, citeulike-article-id = {493916}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.08.014}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16242674}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16242674}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6SYR-4HCDJX8-2/2/b55269896b3eec29670268d582664ae7}, day = {9}, doi = {10.1016/j.brainres.2005.08.014}, issn = {0006-8993}, journal = {Brain Res}, keywords = {calbindin, calretinin, rat, sensory}, month = {November}, number = {2}, pages = {118--123}, posted-at = {2006-02-05 08:20:20}, priority = {3}, title = {Calretinin-containing neurons which co-express parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k in the rat spinal and cranial sensory ganglia; triple immunofluorescence study.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.08.014}, volume = {1061}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:493916 L3 - citeulike-article-id:493916 N2 - The co-expression of calretinin with parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k was examined in the rat cranial and spinal sensory ganglia by triple immunofluorescence method. In the trigeminal and nodose ganglia, 9% and 5% of calretinin-immunoreactive neurons, respectively, also contained both parvalbumin- and calbindin D-28k immunoreactivity. These neurons had large cell bodies. In the trigeminal ganglion, they were restricted to the caudal portion. Such neurons were evenly distributed throughout the nodose ganglion. The co-expression could not be detected in the dorsal root, jugular or petrosal ganglia. Nerve fibers which co-expressed all the three calcium-binding proteins were observed in the inferior alveolar nerve but not the infraorbital nerve or palate. In the periodontal ligament, these nerve fibers formed Ruffini-like endings. These findings suggest that (1) the co-expression in trigeminal neurons is intimately related to their peripheral receptive fields; (2) the three calcium-binding proteins (calretinin, parvalbumin, calbindin D-28k) co-expressed in the trigeminal neurons may have mechanoreceptive function in the periodontal ligament. IS - 2 JF - Brain Res SN - 0006-8993 AD - Department of Oral Function and Anatomy, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8525, Japan. hiroichi@md.okayama-u.ac.jp EP - 123 TI - Calretinin-containing neurons which co-express parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k in the rat spinal and cranial sensory ganglia; triple immunofluorescence study. VL - 1061 SP - 118 KW - calbindin KW - calretinin KW - rat KW - sensory AU - Ichikawa, H AU - Jin, HW AU - Terayama, R AU - Yamaai, T AU - Jacobowitz, DM AU - Sugimoto, T PY - 2005/11/09/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2005.08.014 ER -