Thyrotropin-releasing hormone induces Ca2+ increase in a subset of vagal nodose ganglion neurons
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) plays a central role in metabolic homeostasis, and single-cell sequencing has recently demonstrated that vagal sensory neurons in the nodose ganglion express thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 (TRHR1). Here, in situ hybridization validated the presence of TRHR1 in nodose ganglion (NG) neurons and immunohistochemistry showed that the receptor is expressed at the protein level. However, it has yet to be demonstrated whether TRHR1 is functionally active in NG neurons. Using NG explants transduced with a genetically encoded Ca2+ indicator (GECI), we show that TRH increases Ca2+ in a subset of NG neurons. TRH-induced Ca2+ transients were briefer compared to those induced by CCK-8, 2-Me-5-HT and ATP. Blocking Na+ channels with TTX or Na+ substitution did not affect the TRH-induced Ca2+ increase, but blocking Gq signaling with YM-254890 abolished the TRH-induced response. Field potential recordings from the vagus nerve in vitro showed an increase in response to TRH, suggesting that TRH signaling produces action potentials in NG neurons. These observations indicate that TRH activates a small group of NG neurons, involving Gq pathways, and we hypothesize that these neurons may play a role in gut-brain signaling.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 102261 |
Journal | Neuropeptides |
Volume | 94 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISSN | 0143-4179 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
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- Ca imaging, Nodose ganglion, Thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRH, Vagus nerve
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