EFFERENT INNERVATION OF PULMONARY BLOOD VESSELS AND BRONCHI IN RAT (AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY)
Evgeniy Ivanovich Chumasov , Pavel Alekseevich Voronchikhin , Dmitriy Eduardovich Korzhevskiy , Ye I Chumasov , P A Voronchikhin , D E Korzhevskiy
Morphology ›› 2012, Vol. 142 ›› Issue (4) : 49 -53.
EFFERENT INNERVATION OF PULMONARY BLOOD VESSELS AND BRONCHI IN RAT (AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY)
In this investigation the peculiarities of innervation of bronchi and blood vessels of the lung were studied in 20 rats using immunohistochemical demonstration of synaptophysin and α-actin. The results obtained have showen that the densest innervation is typical for bronchial walls, particularly, for the muscular lamina. Synaptophysin-immunoreactive terminals (SFIT) were detected in the bronchi in close association with both circular bundles of smooth muscle cells and microganglia. Dense network of SFIT was found in the pulmonary vein - in its middle tunic formed by cardiomyocytes. In contrast to the bronchi and pulmonary vein, large branches of the pulmonary artery contained no SFIT. We briefly discuss the problem of the origin of the nerve fibers described and their functions and suggest that SFIT are formed by efferent fibers (axons) of neurons arising from either the intrapulmonary parasympathetic ganglia.
lung / bronchi / blood vessels / innervation / synaptophysin
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