IMMUNOREACTIVE DYNORPHIN IN MAMMALIAN SPINAL-CORD AND DORSAL ROOT-GANGLIA
IMMUNOREACTIVE DYNORPHIN IN MAMMALIAN SPINAL-CORD AND DORSAL ROOT-GANGLIA
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.78.12.7783
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
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通讯作者:
GOLDSTEIN, A
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作者:
BOTTICELLI, LJ;COX, BM;GOLDSTEIN, A
The distribution of immunoreactive dynorphin (ir-dynorphin) was determined in dorsal and ventral aspects of spinal cord and in dorsal root ganglia of rabbit and rat. Concentrations are highest in dorsal cord, with intermediate levels in ventral cord and low levels in dorsal root ganglia of both species. Levels of ir-dynorphin are relatively uniform over examined segments (vertebrae C2-S3) of rabbit spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia. Gel permeation chromatography of extracts from rabbit dorsal and ventral spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia revealed at least 3 immunoreactive components of differing molecular size in all 3 structures. Multiple unilateral or bilateral dorsal rhizotomy (vertebrae C5-T1) in rat did not affect levels of ir-dynorphin in spinal cord. Within the spinal cord, the neuropeptide appears to be contained in short-axoned neurons. This potent opioid peptide may participate in the processing of sensory information in spinal cord.