Development of spontaneous activity and mechanosensitivity in axotomized afferent nerve fibers during the first hours after nerve transection in rats
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Development of spontaneous activity and mechanosensitivity in axotomized afferent nerve fibers during the first hours after nerve transection in rats
Abstract
1. Spontaneous activity and ectopic mechanical excitability of axotomized unmyelinated and myelinated fibers in the sural nerve were examined in anesthetized rats. The analysis was performed within 30 h after the nerve lesion using single-fiber recordings that were performed proximal to the severed nerve end. 2. Among all unmyelinated fibers tested (n = 865), 4-8% exhibited persistent spontaneous activity of low and irregular frequency. The percentage of spontaneously active C fibers did not change significantly during the first 30 h. Only 6 of 796 A fibers had spontaneous activity. 3. Mechanical stimulation of the cut nerve end excited 5-8% of all C fibers under investigation. No development with time could be detected in the frequency of mechanically excitable C fibers. In contrast, beginning 6 h after nerve transection, the number of mechanically excitable A fibers rose with time, reaching 27% after 22-30 h. 4. Among the A fibers (C fibers) that exhibited mechanical excitability or spontaneous activity, only 4% (25%) had both properties, whereas 96% (75%) were either mechanosensitive or spontaneously active. 5. With time after the nerve lesion, the mean discharge rate of all spontaneously discharging C fibers decreased significantly from 49 imp/min (0.5-9 h after nerve lesion) to 11 imp/min after 22-30 h. The mean discharge rate of C fibers exhibiting solely spontaneous activity and those C fibers that were additionally mechanosensitive did not differ significantly.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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