Table 2

Numbers per visual field of immunoreactive, mRNA labelled, NADPH diaphorase positive and ethidium bromide stained submucosal neurones in control and hypertrophic ileum

ImmunoreactivemRNA labelledNADPH diaphorase positive
ControlHypertrophyControlHypertrophyControlHypertrophy
VIP1.87 (0.12) (211)0.91 (0.05) (379)1.69 (0.10) (179)1.68 (0.08) (253)0.12 (0.03) (241)1.10 (0.06) (610)
PACAP0.73 (0.06) (194)0.60 (0.04) (376)
Galanin0.38 (0.05) (222)0.24 (0.03) (388)0.34 (0.08) (61)0.58 (0.07) (117) Ethidium bromide stained
GRP0.07 (0.02) (115)0.04 (0.01) (236) Control Hypertrophy
SP0.05 (0.03) (60)0.04 (0.02) (96)4.20 (0.26) (106)2.61 (0.14) (231)
CGRP0.27 (0.06) (58)0.10 (0.03) (100)
NPY1.71 (0.09) (199)1.01 (0.05) (428)1.43 (0.08) (60)0.89 (0.09) (112)
nNOS0.10 (0.02) (220)0.12 (0.02) (269)0.07 (0.02) (163)0.05 (0.02) (240)
  • Results are expressed as mean (SEM) (n).