TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of extended sidestream smoke exposure on components of the C-fiber axon reflex
AU - Joad, Jesse P.
AU - Avadhanam, Krishna P.
AU - Watt, Katherine C.
AU - Kott, Kayleen S.
AU - Bric, John M.
AU - Pinkerton, Kent E
PY - 1996/9/2
Y1 - 1996/9/2
N2 - We have previously shown that young guinea pigs repeatedly exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke (SS) develop decreased airway reactivity of the C-fiber system without changing reactivity to one of its neurotransmitters, substance P (SP). This study was designed to determine whether the decreased reactivity was due to decreased responsiveness to another neurotransmitter, neurokinin A (NKA), decreased lung SP content, decreased affinity or number of NK1 receptors, and/or decreased number of C-fibers. Duncan Hartley guinea pigs were exposed to filtered air (FA) or to SS for 6 h/day, 5 days/week for 5 weeks starting at 1 week of age. SS exposure did not change, (1) airway reactivity to NKA injected into the pulmonary artery of their isolated perfused lungs (n = 6-7 each group), (2) lung SP content as measured by enzyme immunoassay (n = 12 each group), (3) NK1 receptor number or affinity as measured by radioligand binding (n = 7 each group), or (4) SP-immunoreactive nerve profiles of the terminal bronchioles or small airways (n = 6 each group). Thus, SS exposure does not decrease C-fiber system by reducing NKA responsiveness, decreasing SP content, changing NK1 receptors, or decreasing the number of C-fibers.
AB - We have previously shown that young guinea pigs repeatedly exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke (SS) develop decreased airway reactivity of the C-fiber system without changing reactivity to one of its neurotransmitters, substance P (SP). This study was designed to determine whether the decreased reactivity was due to decreased responsiveness to another neurotransmitter, neurokinin A (NKA), decreased lung SP content, decreased affinity or number of NK1 receptors, and/or decreased number of C-fibers. Duncan Hartley guinea pigs were exposed to filtered air (FA) or to SS for 6 h/day, 5 days/week for 5 weeks starting at 1 week of age. SS exposure did not change, (1) airway reactivity to NKA injected into the pulmonary artery of their isolated perfused lungs (n = 6-7 each group), (2) lung SP content as measured by enzyme immunoassay (n = 12 each group), (3) NK1 receptor number or affinity as measured by radioligand binding (n = 7 each group), or (4) SP-immunoreactive nerve profiles of the terminal bronchioles or small airways (n = 6 each group). Thus, SS exposure does not decrease C-fiber system by reducing NKA responsiveness, decreasing SP content, changing NK1 receptors, or decreasing the number of C-fibers.
KW - C-fibers
KW - Environmental tobacco smoke
KW - Neurokinin A
KW - Substance P
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U2 - 10.1016/0300-483X(96)03403-8
DO - 10.1016/0300-483X(96)03403-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 8845040
AN - SCOPUS:0030565545
VL - 112
SP - 195
EP - 203
JO - Toxicology
JF - Toxicology
SN - 0300-483X
IS - 3
ER -