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Chemical Senses Advance Access originally published online on July 10, 2006
Chemical Senses 2006 31(7):681-688; doi:10.1093/chemse/bjl009
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Differential Expression of Capsaicin-, Menthol-, and Mustard Oil-Sensitive Receptors in Naive Rat Geniculate Ganglion Neurons

Hirokazu Katsura1,2, Kenzo Tsuzuki1, Koichi Noguchi2 and Masafumi Sakagami1

1 Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan 2 Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan

Correspondence to be sent to: Hirokazu Katsura, Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. e-mail: kasturahirokazu{at}yahoo.co.jp

The roles of capsaicin, menthol, and mustard oils and their receptors in geniculate ganglion (GG) neurons still remain to be elucidated. These receptors belong to the transient receptor potential (TRP) family. Capsaicin-, menthol-, and mustard oil-sensitive receptors are TRPV1, TRPM8, and TRPA1, respectively. The present study aimed to investigate the expression of TRPV1, TRPM8, and TRPA1 in naive rat GG neurons. Furthermore, we examined whether these TRP-expressing GG neurons are myelinated A-fiber or unmyelinated C-fiber neurons. Firstly, using reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction, TRPV1 mRNA and TRPA1 mRNA were distinctly detected in the naive GG. TRPM8 mRNA was faintly detected. Secondly, using in situ hybridization, TRPV1 mRNA– or TRPA1 mRNA–labeled neurons (signal/noise ratio ≥ 10) were observed in 15–20% of GG neurons. Few neurons were labeled by TRPM8 mRNA. Thirdly, neurofilament 200 (NF200) protein, a marker of mylinated A-fiber neurons, was detected in 57% of naive GG neurons. Coexpression of TRPV1 mRNA or TRPA1 mRNA with NF200 was detected in 10% of GG neurons. The present study confirmed the expression of the TRP receptors in the naive GG. The possible roles of TRP receptors in naive GG neurons in somatosensory or gustatory function were suggested.

Key words: geniculate ganglion, NF200, TRPA1, TRPM8, TRPV1


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