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The effect of systemic \u0394<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\u2010THC on gastric distention\u2010evoked LOS relaxation was reversed by a selective cannabinoid1 (CB1) receptor antagonist, SR141617A (1 mg kg<jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>, I.V.). Since this reflex is vagally mediated, we used a CB1 receptor antiserum and immunocytochemistry to determine its distribution in ferret vagal circuitry. CB1 receptor staining was present in cell bodies within the area postrema, nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) and nodose ganglion. Intense terminal\u2010like staining was noted within the NTS and dorsal motor vagal nucleus (DMN). Neither nodose ganglionectomy nor vagotomy altered the CB1 receptor terminal\u2010like staining in the dorsal vagal complex. Retrogradely labelled gastric\u2010 or LOS\u2010projecting DMN neurones did not express CB1 receptors within their soma. Therefore, CB1 receptor staining in the NTS and DMN is not due to primary vagal afferents or preganglionic neurones. These novel findings suggest that \u0394<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\u2010THC can modulate reflex LOS function and that the most likely site of action is via the CB1 receptor within the NTS. This effect of \u0394<jats:sup>9<\/jats:sup>\u2010THC may have implications in treatment of gastro\u2010oesophageal reflux and other upper gut disorders.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1113\/jphysiol.2003.042242","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2003,5,20]],"date-time":"2003-05-20T01:48:20Z","timestamp":1053395300000},"page":"149-158","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":78,"title":["Cannabinoid1 Receptor in the Dorsal Vagal Complex Modulates Lower Oesophageal Sphincter Relaxation in Ferrets"],"prefix":"10.1113","volume":"550","author":[{"given":"E. R.","family":"Partosoedarso","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"T. 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