Satellite glial cells modulate cholinergic transmission between sympathetic neurons

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Postganglionic sympathetic neurons and satellite glial cells are the two major cell types of the peripheral sympathetic ganglia. Sympathetic neurons project to and provide neural control of peripheral organs and have been implicated in human disorders ranging from cardiovascular disease to peripheral neuropathies. Here we show that satellite glia regulate synaptic activity of cultured postnatal sympathetic neurons, providing evidence for local ganglionic control of sympathetic drive. In addition to modulating neuron-to-neuron cholinergic neurotransmission, satellite glia promote synapse formation and contribute to neuronal survival. Examination of the cellular architecture of the rat sympathetic ganglia in vivo shows this regulation of neuronal properties takes place during a developmental period in which neuronal morphology and density are actively changing and satellite glia enwrap sympathetic neuronal somata. Cultured satellite glia make and release factors that promote neuronal activity and that can partially rescue the neurons from cell death following nerve growth factor deprivation. Thus, satellite glia play an early and ongoing role within the postnatal sympathetic ganglia, expanding our understanding of the contributions of local and targetderived factors in the regulation of sympathetic neuron function.

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Enes, J., Haburcák, M., Sona, S., Gerard, N., Mitchell, A. C., Fu, W., & Birren, S. J. (2020). Satellite glial cells modulate cholinergic transmission between sympathetic neurons. PLoS ONE, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218643

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