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J Appl Physiol 68: 1826-1832, 1990;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 68, Issue 5 1826-1832, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Resorptive clearance and transepithelial potential difference in capsaicin-treated F344 rats

G. T. De Sanctis, E. M. App, J. K. Trask, B. I. De Sanctis, J. E. Remmers, F. H. Green, S. F. Man and M. King
Pulmonary Division, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The long-term effects of substance P (SP) depletion on epithelial integrity were assessed by measurements of airway transepithelial potential difference (PD) and resorptive clearance. Both techniques are highly sensitive to differences in epithelial permeability. PD (mV) was assayed with a KCl-saturated agar bridge technique in the lower trachea of Fischer 344 rats depleted of SP by neonatal capsaicin treatment. Capsaicin treatment is known to ablate a subpopulation of primary afferent fibers containing SP. Resorptive clearance (clearance in 1 h) was measured with 99mTc-labeled diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid administered as a 100-microliters (100 microCi) bolus. Depletion of SP by neonatal treatment with capsaicin resulted in a highly significant increase in resorptive clearance (P less than 0.001). There was also a significant difference in PD in the lower trachea, the values being less negative for the capsaicin-treated rats (P less than 0.005). The increase in resorptive clearance may reflect the leakiness of the epithelial membrane, as also suggested by the decrease in PD. Aside from its known involvement as a neurotransmitter in neurogenic inflammation, SP may, under normal physiological conditions, have an additional role in the maintenance of epithelial barrier function.


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