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Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 6, 1628-1634, Copyright © 1986 by Society for Neuroscience

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Immunohistochemical demonstration of GABAergic neurons in the enteric nervous system

KR Jessen, JM Hills and MJ Saffrey

Application of a highly specific antiserum against GABA to whole-mount preparations of the guinea pig and rat myenteric plexus resulted in discrete and unambiguous immunolabeling of a subpopulation of myenteric neuronal cell bodies and fibers. The anti-GABA antiserum, which was raised against GABA conjugated by glutaraldehyde to BSA, was applied to glutaraldehyde-fixed whole mounts and subsequently visualized using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase method. In the guinea pig ileum and colon, immunoreactive varicose nerve fibers and scattered nerve cell bodies were found within the myenteric plexus. Immunostained fibers were also seen in the tertiary plexus and in the circular muscle, running parallel to the muscle bundles. GABA immunoreactivity in these intramuscular nerves was most pronounced in the colon. In the rat, immunoreactive fibers were prominent throughout the myenteric plexus. They formed dense networks within the myenteric ganglia, which also contained immunopositive nerve cell bodies, and ran between them in the interconnecting nerves. Some immunoreactive nerve fibers were seen in the circular muscle. Control experiments using non-immune sera or adsorbed anti-GABA antiserum showed no staining. These results add a definitive support to our previous suggestion that GABA serves as an autonomic neurotransmitter in vertebrates. In addition to the present immunohistochemical evidence, this hypothesis is supported by biochemical, autoradiographic, transmitter release, electrophysiological, and pharmacological studies on the enteric nervous system of several species. It is now important to determine the functional role of GABAergic neurons within the complex neuronal circuitry that controls gut functions.


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