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ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER
Volume 183, Issue 4, Pages 341-344Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(01)80176-X
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stellate ganglia; CGRP; VIP; acute myocardial infarction
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Using the method of indirect immunofluorescence the distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) was investigated in autopsy specimens of human stellate ganglia following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The dramatic increase of both VIP- and CGRP-immunoreactivities in principal ganglionic neurons as well as of calcitonin gene-related peptide in perineuronal nets was revealed. It was concluded that hypoxia and myocardial ischaemia following AMI are the main inducing factors for activation of both vasoactive regulatory neuropepticle synthesis. The upregulation of VIP and CGRP expression in sympathetic ganglionic neurons may provide regulatory and trophic support to the ischaemic heart.
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