Abstract
An intriguing question regarding neuronal development is how neurons choose which neurotransmitter and/or peptide to express among over 40 candidates. We find that heart cell conditioned medium (CM) induces a number of neuropeptides and/or their precursor mRNAs, as well as acetylcholine, in cultured rat sympathetic neurons: substance P, somatostatin, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, enkephalin derivatives, and cholecystokinin, but not neuropeptide Y. Different patterns of peptide induction were observed for CMs from primary cultures of heart, gut, and skin. Acetylcholine and substance P were induced most effectively by serum-free heart cell CM; enkephalin derivatives were induced most effectively by skin cell CM; and somatostatin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide were induced equally well by all of the CMs. These observations suggest the possibility that many distinct, diffusible factors can influence the choice of transmitter and/or peptide phenotype in developing neurons.
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