EFFECTS OF CAPSAICIN AND BRADYKININ ON AFFERENT-FIBERS WITH ENDINGS IN SKELETAL-MUSCLE
EFFECTS OF CAPSAICIN AND BRADYKININ ON AFFERENT-FIBERS WITH ENDINGS IN SKELETAL-MUSCLE
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DOI:
10.1161/01.res.50.1.133
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
20.1
通讯作者:
MITCHELL, JH
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作者:
KAUFMAN, MP;IWAMOTO, GA;MITCHELL, JH
Capsaicin, injected into the arterial supply of the skinned hindlimb of dogs, evokes reflex increases in cardiovascular function. The cardiovascular reflexes evoked by capsaicin are very similar to those evoked by static exercise. The afferent fibers initiating these reflex increases were not identified electrophysiologically, although their endings are probably located in skeletal muscle. The afferent fibers that are stimulated by capsaicin were determined. In anesthetized dogs, impulses from afferent fibers with endings in either the gastrocnemius or gracilis muscles were recorded and capsaicin (10-30 .mu.g/kg) was injected into the abdominal aorta. Capsaicin stimulated 24 of 34 group IV (C fiber) endings, but only 5 of 19 group III (A.delta. fiber) endings. Bradykinin (0.5-1.5 .mu.g/kg) stimulated 17 of 33 group IV endings and 9 of 19 group III endings. Impulse activity for the 24 group IV afferents stimulated by capsaicin increased from 0.7 .+-. 0.1 to a peak of 9.3 .+-. 1.4 imp[impulse]/s. Firing started 6 .+-. 1 s after injection and remained above control levels for 24 .+-. 5 s. Capsaicin had no significant effect on the firing rate of 30 group I and II muscle afferents. Group IV muscle afferents are primarily responsible for causing the reflex increases in cardiovascular function evoked by injecting capsaicin into the arterial supply of the skinned hindlimb of dogs. Capsaicin is likely to be a useful pharmacological tool with which to determine the reflex autonomic effects caused by stimulation of group IV muscle afferents.