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J Appl Physiol 76: 1651-1656, 1994;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 76, Issue 4 1651-1656, Copyright © 1994 by American Physiological Society

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Nicotine and acetylcholine induce release of calcitonin gene-related peptide from rat trachea

S. Jinno, X. Y. Hua and T. L. Yaksh
Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0818.

In the present study, we observed that nicotine, the nicotinic analogue cytisine, and acetylcholine (ACh) evoked a concentration-dependent (5 x 10(-6)-5 x 10(-5) M) release of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) from the rat trachea. After a prolonged exposure to capsaicin, nicotine-induced CGRP release was absent, suggesting that the release of CGRP by nicotine is derived from capsaicin-sensitive afferent terminals. Nicotine- and cytisine-induced release displayed a significant degree of tachyphylaxis after sequential exposures. The release of CGRP evoked by capsaicin was also reduced after nicotine and cytisine desensitization. This indicates that similar mechanisms may mediate the tachyphylactic effect of capsaicin and nicotine. Hexamethonium and mecamylamine blocked the effect of nicotine but not that of ACh, whereas atropine significantly attenuated the release of CGRP outflow induced by ACh. Physostigmine and neostigmine did not alter resting release of CGRP from rat trachea, although exogenous (10(-5) M) ACh-induced CGRP release was enhanced in the presence of neostigmine, suggesting minimal tonic cholinergic activity in this model. We conclude that activation of nicotinic and muscarinic receptors in the rat trachea can induce local release of CGRP. These observations indicate that cholinergically induced airway responses may be mediated in part by activation of the peripheral terminals of primary afferent sensory neurons and subsequent release of local neuropeptides.


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