Brain natriuretic peptide in the porcine spinal cord: an immunohistochemical investigation of its localization and the comparison with atrial natriuretic peptide, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide, and enkephalin.

Neuroscience
M KawataY Sano

Abstract

Immunohistochemistry was used to localize brain natriuretic peptide in the porcine spinal cord and to compare it with that of atrial natriuretic peptide, substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and [Met]enkephalin. Brain natriuretic peptide-immunoreactive varicose fibers were observed in lamina I and the inner portion of lamina II of the dorsal horn. Semiquantitative analysis showed that the highest density of brain natriuretic peptide-immunoreactive varicosities was in the lumbosacral and coccygeal segments. The distributional pattern of brain natriuretic peptide-immunoreactive nerve fibers in the spinal cord was unique and quite distinct from that of the other neuropeptides studied. These neuroanatomical findings suggest that brain natriuretic peptide may play a role in the regulation of nociceptive processing in the spinal cord, either alone or with bioactive substances.

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