Abstract
The non-cholinergic excitatory potential elicited in neurons of the isolated inferior mesentric ganglia was depressed by bath application of Met- and Leu-enkephalin and enhanced by naloxone or naltrexone. The membrane depolarization induced by exogenously applied putative transmitter substance P was not appreciably affected by either enkephalin (Enk) or opiate antagonists. Our results indicate that the non-cholinergic excitatory transmission which may be mediated by substance P in prevertebral ganglia is modulated presynaptically by endogenously released Enk in a manner that may resemble the interaction between these two peptides in the spinal cord.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 185-191 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Brain research |
Volume | 235 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 4 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- enkephalin
- presynaptic modulation
- substance P
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuroscience(all)
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Neurology
- Developmental Biology