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The Journal of Neuroscience, March 1, 1999, 19(5):1844-1854
Differential Expression of the mRNA for the Vanilloid Receptor
Subtype 1 in Cells of the Adult Rat Dorsal Root and Nodose Ganglia and
Its Downregulation by Axotomy
Gregory J.
Michael and
John V.
Priestley
Neuroscience Section, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Queen Mary
and Westfield College, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
Sensitivity to the pungent vanilloid, capsaicin, defines a
subpopulation of primary sensory neurons that are mainly polymodal nociceptors. The recently cloned vanilloid receptor subtype 1 (VR1) is
activated by capsaicin and noxious heat. Using combined in
situ hybridization and histochemical methods, we have
characterized in sensory ganglia the expression of VR1 mRNA. We show
that this receptor is almost exclusively expressed by
neurofilament-negative small- and medium-sized dorsal root ganglion
cells. Within this population, VR1 mRNA is detected at widely varying
levels in both the NGF receptor (trkA)-positive, peptide-producing
cells that elicit neurogenic inflammation and the functionally less
characterized glial cell line-derived neurotrophic
factor-responsive cells that bind lectin Griffonia
simplicifolia isolectin B4 (IB4). Cells without detectable
levels of VR1 mRNA are found in both classes. A subpopulation of the
IB4-binding cells that produce somatostatin has relatively low levels
of VR1 mRNA. A previously uncharacterized population of very small
cells that express the receptor tyrosine kinase (RET) and that
do not label for trkA or IB4-binding has the highest relative levels of
VR1 mRNA. The majority of small visceral sensory neurons of the nodose
ganglion also express VR1 mRNA, in conjunction with the BDNF receptor
trkB but not trkA. Axotomy results in the downregulation of VR1 mRNA in
dorsal root ganglion cells.
Our data emphasize the heterogeneity of VR1 mRNA expression by
subclasses of small sensory neurons, and this may result in their
differential sensitivity to chemical and noxious heat stimuli. Our
results also indicate that peripherally derived trophic factors may
regulate levels of VR1 mRNA.
Key words:
axotomy; capsaicin; immunocytochemistry; in
situ hybridization; nociception; sensory neuron subpopulations; vanilloid receptor; VR1
Copyright © 1999 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/99/1951844-11$05.00/0
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