Acta anatomica · 1998
Innervation pattern of different cartilaginous tissues in the rat.
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Petrella Francesco, Cassina Enrico Mario, Libretti Lidia, Pirondini Emanuele, Raveglia Federico, Tuoro Antonio
Аннотация
BACKGROUND: The innervation of skeletal tissues by sensory nerves is poorly understood - especially of nerve fibres which reach into the bony and cartilaginous tissue.
METHODS: Samples of rat cartilaginous tissues from different locations (knee joint, vertebral column, temporomandibular joint) were fixed by perfusion and decalcified. The distribution of protein gene product (PGP) 9.5-, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)- and tachykinin (TK)-immunoreactive axons was analysed using fluorescence immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS: Nerve fibres were detected in the outer regions of the hyaline cartilage of the knee joint, in the hyaline cartilage of the vertebral body, in the fibrocartilage of the intervertebral disc and menisci, and in the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint. Predominantly, they were found to be CGRP-immunoreactive.
CONCLUSION: The neuropeptidergic innervation of the hyaline cartilage in different locations and the presence of nerve fibres in the fibrocartilage might indicate that in addition to the classical neuronal afferent and efferent pathway these fibres may also mediate trophic actions like tissue adaptation and repair.
METHODS: Samples of rat cartilaginous tissues from different locations (knee joint, vertebral column, temporomandibular joint) were fixed by perfusion and decalcified. The distribution of protein gene product (PGP) 9.5-, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)- and tachykinin (TK)-immunoreactive axons was analysed using fluorescence immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS: Nerve fibres were detected in the outer regions of the hyaline cartilage of the knee joint, in the hyaline cartilage of the vertebral body, in the fibrocartilage of the intervertebral disc and menisci, and in the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint. Predominantly, they were found to be CGRP-immunoreactive.
CONCLUSION: The neuropeptidergic innervation of the hyaline cartilage in different locations and the presence of nerve fibres in the fibrocartilage might indicate that in addition to the classical neuronal afferent and efferent pathway these fibres may also mediate trophic actions like tissue adaptation and repair.