Abstract
Recent studies in physiology have suggested that part of the inhibitory nonadrenergic noncholinergic (iN-ANC) response of airway smooth muscle is mediated by nitric oxide (NO). To examine this point morphologically, the guinea pig respiratory tract was investigated histochemically for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-diaphorase (NADPH-d), a marker for NO synthase (NOS). In addition, coexpression of NOS and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) or calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) was studied using a combination of histochemistry for NADPH-d and immunohistochemistry for VIP or CGRP. Nerve fibers showing NADPH-d activity were abundantly observed in the respiratory tract. They were distributed throughout smooth-muscle bundles, lamina propria, submucosal glands, and around bronchial and pulmonary arteries. NADPH-d-containing nerve-cell bodies were occasionally found within airway ganglia. The colocalization study demonstrated that NADPH-d-containing nerve fibers frequently coincided with VIP-like immunoreactive nerve fibers but not with CGRP-like immunoreactive nerve fibers. Among nonneural tissues, NADPH-d activity was noticed in the endothelium of both bronchial and pulmonary vessels, and in the pleura. Thes...Continue Reading
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