JIA Zhuo-min,ZHANG Yong-ge,FANG Qiang,WANG Yong-quan,LU Gen-sheng,SONG Bo.Expression of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors on Cajal-like cells in stretched prepared rat bladder[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(23):2306-2308.
JIA Zhuo-min,ZHANG Yong-ge,FANG Qiang,WANG Yong-quan,LU Gen-sheng,SONG Bo.Expression of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors on Cajal-like cells in stretched prepared rat bladder[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(23):2306-2308.DOI:
Expression of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors on Cajal-like cells in stretched prepared rat bladder
Objective To investigate the expressions of subtypes of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and to explore the roles of the receptors on interstitial cells of Cajal-like cells of SD rat bladder. Methods Stretched preparations of SD rat bladder were made firstly. Then immunohistochemical analyses with c-Kit as markers for ICC-like cells were performed. Immunoflurorescence (double-label) was used to detect the expression of subtypes of the receptors in ICC-like cells. Results C-kit positive cells in SD rat bladder were mainly distributed at the edge of smooth muscle bundles and among smooth muscle scattered or conjoining in network. We found that there were only M
2
and M
3
receptor subtypes but no M
1
M
4
or M
5
on ICC-like cells of SD rat bladder. Conclusion ICC-like cells may be activated by cholinergic nerve via cholinergic receptors on them to modulate the bladder function.