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Neuropeptides in pelvic afferent pathways

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Neurochemical and pharmacological experiments have raised the possibility that several neuropeptides including, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), peptide histidine isoleucine amide (PHI), substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), neurokinin A, cholecystokinin (CCK) and opioid peptides may be transmitters in afferent pathways to the pelvic viscera. These substances are widely distributed in: 1) nerve fibers in the pelvic organs, 2) visceral afferent neurons in the lumbosacral dorsal root ganglia and 3) at sites of afferent termination in the spinal cord. Double, staining immunocytochemical techniques have shown that more than one peptide can be localized in individual visceral afferent neurons and that neuronal excitatory (VIP, substance P, CCK) and inhibitory peptides (leucine enkephalin) can coexist in the same afferent cell. Studies with the neurotoxin, capsaicin, indicate that peptidergic afferent pathways are, involved in the initiation of central autonomic reflexes as well as peripheral axon reflexes which modulate smooth muscle activity, facilitate transmission in automatic ganglia and trigger local inflammatory responses.

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de Groat, W.C. Neuropeptides in pelvic afferent pathways. Experientia 43, 801–813 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945358

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