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小鼠食管内间质细胞的免疫组织化学特征及其与运动神经元的空间关系。

Immunohistochemical characterization of interstitial cells and their spatial relationship to motor neurons within the mouse esophagus.

作者信息

Ni Bhraonain Emer P, Turner Jack A, Hannigan Karen I, Sanders Kenton M, Cobine Caroline A

机构信息

Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, 1664 N. Virginia St., MS 352, Reno, NV, 89557, USA.

出版信息

Cell Tissue Res. 2025 Jan;399(1):61-84. doi: 10.1007/s00441-024-03929-z. Epub 2024 Nov 28.

Abstract

Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and PDGFRα cells regulate smooth muscle motility in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, yet their function in the esophagus remains unknown. The mouse esophagus has been described as primarily skeletal muscle; however, ICC  have been identified in this region. This study characterizes the distribution of skeletal and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and their spatial relationship to ICC, PDGFRα cells, and intramuscular motor neurons in the mouse esophagus. SMCs occupied approximately 30% of the distal esophagus, but their density declined in more proximal regions. Similarly, ANO1 intramuscular ICC (ICC-IM) were distributed along the esophagus, with density decreasing proximally. While ICC-IM were closely associated with SMCs, they were also present in regions of skeletal muscle. Intramuscular, submucosal, and myenteric PDGFRα cells were densely distributed throughout the esophagus, yet only intramuscular PDGFRα cells in the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and distal esophagus expressed SK3. ICC-IM and PDGFRα cells were closely associated with intramuscular nNOS, VIP, VAChT, and TH neurons and GFAP cells resembling intramuscular enteric glia. These findings suggest that ICC-IM and PDGFRα cells may have roles in regulating esophageal motility due to their close proximity to each other and to skeletal muscle and SMCs, although further functional studies are needed to explore their role in this region. The mixed muscular composition and presence of interstitial cells in the mouse distal esophagus is anatomically similar to the transitional zone found in the human esophagus, and therefore, motility studies in the mouse may be translatable to humans.

摘要

Cajal间质细胞(ICC)和血小板衍生生长因子受体α(PDGFRα)细胞调节胃肠道(GI)的平滑肌运动,但它们在食管中的功能尚不清楚。小鼠食管主要被描述为骨骼肌;然而,该区域已发现ICC。本研究描述了小鼠食管中骨骼肌细胞和平滑肌细胞(SMC)的分布及其与ICC、PDGFRα细胞和肌内运动神经元的空间关系。SMC约占食管远端的30%,但其密度在更近端区域下降。同样,ANO1肌内ICC(ICC-IM)沿食管分布,密度向近端降低。虽然ICC-IM与SMC密切相关,但它们也存在于骨骼肌区域。肌内、黏膜下和肌间PDGFRα细胞密集分布于整个食管,但仅食管下括约肌(LES)和食管远端的肌内PDGFRα细胞表达SK3。ICC-IM和PDGFRα细胞与肌内神经元型一氧化氮合酶(nNOS)、血管活性肠肽(VIP)、囊泡乙酰胆碱转运体(VAChT)、酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)神经元以及类似于肌内肠胶质细胞的胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)细胞密切相关。这些发现表明,ICC-IM和PDGFRα细胞可能由于彼此靠近以及与骨骼肌和SMC相邻而在调节食管运动中发挥作用,尽管需要进一步的功能研究来探索它们在该区域的作用。小鼠远端食管的混合肌肉组成和间质细胞的存在在解剖学上与人食管中的过渡区相似,因此,小鼠的运动研究结果可能适用于人类。

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