ADAM23在小鼠脑组织的表达

目的:观察整合素-金属蛋白水解酶23(ADAM23)在成年小鼠脑组织的表达及分布。方法:RT-PCR克隆ADAM23全长序列,体外逆转录合成地高辛标记的RNA探针;原位杂交法检测ADAM23在脑各组织的表达。结果:ADAM23 mRNA在小鼠大脑皮层区、海马CA3区、小脑的浦肯野细胞层(Purkinje cell)区、舌下神经核区高表达;而小脑、下丘的中央核、小脑核侧部区等弱表达。结论:ADAM23在成年小鼠脑组织的广泛表达尤其中枢神经系统的高表达,预示着ADAM23在中枢神经系统内有重要作用。     

肾上腺髓质素在正常大鼠大脑的分布

目的观察正常大鼠脑组织肾上腺髓质素(ADM)及ADM mRNA的表达及分布。方法免疫组织化学法(SABC法)检测ADM阳性细胞表达、原位杂交法检测ADM mRNA阳性细胞表达,RT-PCR法检测ADM mRNA在正常大鼠脑内的表达。结果在正常大鼠大脑内有ADM及ADM mRNA的表达,主要表达在大脑皮质锥体细胞、海马CA1区、CA2区、CA3区、CA4区锥体细胞、齿状回颗粒细胞层、丘脑的室旁核、视上核、丘脑内侧核、丘脑外侧核、缰内侧核、室旁组织、脉络丛、室管膜细胞、尾状核、壳核、苍白球、血管内皮细胞及平滑肌细胞,其中室旁组织为高表达区。结论ADM在中枢神经系统的广泛分布,预示着ADM在中枢神经系统内具有重要的作用。     

Cyclin D1在肌萎缩侧索硬化症转基因小鼠大脑皮层和海马中的表达

目的:通过检测细胞周期相关蛋白D1(Cyclin D1)在肌萎缩侧索硬化症(ALS)转基因小鼠大脑皮层和海马中的表达变化,探讨Cyclin D1表达改变与ALS发病的关系。方法:选取成年ALS小鼠和同窝野生型小鼠,于发病早、中、晚期(95 d,108 d,122 d)取材,应用免疫荧光技术检测Cyclin D1在大脑皮层和海马的表达规律及与神经元和星形胶质细胞的共定位关系,应用RT-PCR检测Cyclin D1 mRNA表达情况,应用免疫印迹法检测蛋白表达量的改变。结果:ALS小鼠和野生型小鼠大脑皮层和海马中均可检测到Cyclin D1阳性细胞,且与神经元共表达。在发病早、中、晚期,ALS小鼠大脑皮层中Cyclin D1 mRNA和蛋白表达较野生型鼠增多(P0.05,P0.01,P0.001);与同窝野生型小鼠相比,ALS小鼠海马中Cyclin D1 mRNA和蛋白在发病的早、中、晚期表达均降低(P0.05,P0.01,P0.001)。Cyclin D1阳性细胞主要分布在海马CA区(包括CA1、CA2和CA3),DG区仅散在表达。结论:Cyclin D1在ALS转基因小鼠大脑皮层和海马中表达异常,表明Cyclin D1调节的细胞周期改变与ALS大脑皮层和海马区病变密切相关。     

Localization of electrogenic Na/bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1 variants in rat brain

The activity of HCO(3)(-) transporters contributes to the acid-base environment of the nervous system. In the present study, we used in situ hybridization, immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, and immunogold electron microscopy to localize electrogenic Na/bicarbonate cotransporter NBCe1 splice variants (-A, -B, and -C) in rat brain. The in situ hybridization data are consistent with NBCe1-B and -C, but not -A, being the predominant NBCe1 variants in brain, particularly in the cerebellum, hippocampus, piriform cortex, and olfactory bulb. An antisense probe to the B and C variants strongly labeled granule neurons in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, and cells in the granule layer and Purkinje layer (e.g. Bergmann glia) of the cerebellum. Weaker labeling was observed in the pyramidal layer of the hippocampus and in astrocytes throughout the brain. Similar, but weaker labeling was obtained with an antisense probe to the A and B variants. In immunoblot studies, antibodies to the A and B variants (alphaA/B) and C variant (alphaC) labeled approximately 130-kDa proteins in various brain regions. From immunohistochemistry data, both alphaA/B and alphaC exhibited diffuse labeling throughout brain, but alphaA/B labeling was more intracellular and punctate. Based on co-localization studies with antibodies to neuronal or astrocytic markers, alphaA/B labeled neurons in the pyramidal layer and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, as well as cortex. alphaC labeled glia surrounding neurons (and possibly neurons) in the neuropil of the Purkinje cell layer of the cerebellum, the pyramidal cell layer and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, and the cortex. According to electron microscopy data from the cerebellum, alphaA/B primarily labeled neurons intracellularly and alphaC labeled astrocytes at the plasma membrane. In summary, the B and C variants are the predominant NBCe1 variants in rat brain and exhibit different localization profiles.     

褪黑素受体亚型Mel 1a和Mel 1b在大鼠中枢神经系统的分布差异--原位杂交研究

目的 研究Mel 1a、Mel 1b褪黑素膜受体在大鼠中枢神经系统的表达及分布差异。方法 原位杂交组织化学。结果 (1)Mel 1a mRNA阳性细胞主要分布于海马、大脑皮层、视上核、室旁核、视交叉上核、橄榄核、小脑皮层、小脑顶核、脊髓前角、面神经核、巨细胞网状核、纹状皮质、三叉神经核等。(2)Mel 1b mRNA阳性细胞主要分布于小脑皮层和顶核、球状核、栓状核、海马、大脑皮层、脊髓前角、视上核和交叉上核。结论 Mel 1a mRNA在中枢分布广泛、含量丰富，而Mel 1b mRNA在中枢分布较局限。在海马和大脑皮层，这两种受体均有丰富表达。     

脑红蛋白mRNA在大鼠脑内的定位

目的：了解脑红蛋白（NGB）mRNA在大鼠脑内的定位。方法：用地高辛标记的cRNA探针原位杂交组织化学技术观察了NGBmRNA在成年大鼠脑中 的正常分布。结果：NGBmRNA在成年大鼠脑中有非常广泛的表达，其分布区域包括大脑皮质、海马、丘脑、下丘脑、嗅球及小脑等。NGBmRNA阳性物质定位于神经元的细胞质。结论：NGBmRNA在大鼠脑中有非常广泛的表达，提示NGB基因在中枢神经系统的功能活动中可能起重要作用。     

Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) in the central nervous system: identification of specific loci of basic FGF expression in the rat brain

The expression of basic FGF mRNA, while virtually absent in peripheral tissues, appears to be constitutively expressed in the central nervous system. As such, while it is difficult to detect any mRNA encoding basic FGF in the heart, lung, kidneys, ovaries, liver, or pituitary of rats, the levels are easily detected in brain. A regional analysis of the expression of basic FGF mRNA in brain reveals that it is widely distributed in the cortex (frontal, parietal, and occipital), the hippocampus, hypothalamus, and pons. Only a few loci of basic FGF synthesis are detected by in situ hybridization and include layers 2 and 6 of the medial (cingulate) cortex, the indusium griseum, fasciola cinereum, and field CA2 of the hippocampus. The identification of specific cell populations in the brain, and particularly in the hippocampus, that synthesize basic FGF supports the notion that this potent neurotrophic factor is involved in normal CNS function and that the presence (or absence) of its expression may be linked to the pathogenesis of the neurogenerative diseases characterizing these various loci. The significance of these findings with respect to the regulation of basic FGF expression in peripheral tissue and the central nervous system is discussed.     

Transient expression of juvenile-type neurocan by reactive astrocytes in adult rat brains injured by kainate-induced seizures as well as surgical incision

Neurocan is one of the major chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans expressed in nervous tissues. The expression of neurocan is developmentally regulated, and full-length neurocan is detected in juvenile brains but not in adult brains. In the present study, we demonstrated by western blot analysis that full-length neurocan transiently appeared in adult rat hippocampus when it was lesioned by kainate-induced seizures. Immunohistochemical studies showed that neurocan was detected mainly around the CA1 region although the seizure resulted in neuronal cell degeneration in both the CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus. Double-labeling for neurocan mRNA and glial fibrillary acidic protein demonstrated that many reactive astrocytes expressed neurocan mRNA. The re-expression of full-length neurocan was also observed in the surgically injured adult rat brain. In contrast, the expression of other nervous tissue chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, such as phosphacan and neuroglycan C, was not intensified but rather was either reduced in the kainate-lesioned hippocampus or in the surgically injured cerebral cortex. These observations indicate that induction of neurocan expression by reactive astrocytes is a common phenomenon in the repair process of adult brain injury, and therefore, it can be postulated that juvenile-type neurocan plays some roles in brain repair.     

Comparison of neuronal inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase and receptor mRNA distributions in the adult rat brain using in situ hybridization histochemistry.

As a result of its interaction with a specific receptor, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate mobilizes intracellular calcium. The metabolism of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate is rather complex: inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase produces inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate, a putative second messenger. In order to elucidate inositol 1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate function, a comparative in situ hybridization study of the distributions of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase and receptor mRNAs was performed in the adult rat brain using oligonucleotides derived from their cDNA sequences. The neuronal distributions of the mRNA for the receptor were larger than for the kinase. Highest levels of both mRNAs were found in the cerebellar Purkinje cells, where they were enriched in their neuronal perikarya and to a lesser extent in their dendrites. In addition to the cerebellum, mRNAs were mainly detected in the hippocampal pyramidal cells of the CA1 sector of the Ammon's horn and in the granule cells of the dentate gyrus, and also in a majority of the neurons in the cortical layers II-III and V, especially in the frontal cortex and cingulate cortex; caudate-putamen, accumbens, olfactory tubercle and Calleja islets; claustrum; anterior olfactory nucleus; taenia tecta; piriform cortex; dorsolateral septum; bed nucleus stria terminalis; amygdala; hippocampal CA2-4 sectors and subiculum. The inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mRNA but not kinase mRNA was found in a majority of the neurons in the thalamus, especially in the parafascicular nucleus; hypothalamus, especially the medial hypothalamus; substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area; superior colliculus; lateral interpeduncular nucleus and central gray. Taking into account the limitation in sensitivity of the technique, both mRNAs were not detected in glial cells and in the olfactory bulb; basal nucleus of Meynert, diagonal band nuclei; medial septal nucleus; substantia innominata; globus pallidus; entopeduncular nucleus; substantia nigra pars reticulata; ventral pallidum; subthalamic nucleus; spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia. In conclusion, cerebellum and hippocampus appear to contain almost similar levels of kinase mRNA. This is in contrast to receptor mRNA levels which were at much higher levels in the cerebellum when compared with the hippocampus. For this reason, we have chosen hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and dentate gyrus granule cells for studying inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 3-kinase function.     

清开灵对脑出血大鼠前额皮层生长抑素mRNA表达影响的实验研究

本研究观察了脑出血后SOMmRNA在大脑皮层表达的变化以及中药清开灵注射液对其表达的影响。Wistar大鼠用胶原酶脑内注射法诱发脑出血，动物分别存活1、3、7d后，用地高辛标记的SOMcRNA探针进行杂交，抗地高辛抗体孵育，NBT／BCIP显色，用图像分析仪测量前额皮层Ⅱ～Ⅲ层的SOMmRNA阳性神经元。结果表明：大鼠脑出血后大脑皮层Ⅱ～Ⅲ层内表达SOMmRNA的神经元数目逐步减少，单个细胞SOMmRNA的光密度也逐步降低；清开灵可增加SOMmRNA表达的数量和神经元内SOMmRNA的强度。SOM在中枢神经系统中分布广泛，功能复杂。目前认为它还是一种神经营养性物质。我们认为SOMmRNA在脑出血后表达减少是神经元受损的表现，而清开灵治疗后SOMmRNA表达的上调是其治疗机理的重要部分。     

Immunohistochemical localization of ryanodine receptors in mouse central nervous system.

The distribution of ryanodine receptor-like immunoreactivity in the mouse central nervous system was studied using two antibodies raised against synthetic peptides. These peptides represented a region conserved between the cardiac and skeletal muscle forms and a region specific to the cardiac form. Western blotting analysis and [3H]ryanodine binding analysis showed ryanodine receptors are expressed in all the brain regions. The activity was prominent in hippocampus and cerebral cortex. Immunohistochemical study demonstrated that the ryanodine receptors were localized unevenly in somata. Some apical and proximal dendrites in some cells were also labeled. In hippocampus pyramidal neurons in CA2-3 region were more labeled than CA1 region. Immunohistochemical distribution revealed by two antibodies was essentially the same but the fibers were more immunoreactive with the antibody raised against the cardiac muscle ryanodine form. The localization of ryanodine receptors was quite different from that of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors.     

Phosphatase and tensin homolog, deleted on chromosome 10 deficiency in brain causes defects in synaptic structure, transmission and plasticity, and myelination abnormalities

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathway modulates growth, proliferation and cell survival in diverse tissue types and plays specialized roles in the nervous system including influences on neuronal polarity, dendritic branching and synaptic plasticity. The tumor-suppressor phosphatase with tensin homology (PTEN) is the central negative regulator of the PI3K pathway. Germline PTEN mutations result in cancer predisposition, macrocephaly and benign hamartomas in many tissues, including Lhermitte-Duclos disease, a cerebellar growth disorder. Neurological abnormalities including autism, seizures and ataxia have been observed in association with inherited PTEN mutation with variable penetrance. It remains unclear how loss of PTEN activity contributes to neurological dysfunction. To explore the effects of Pten deficiency on neuronal structure and function, we analyzed several ultra-structural features of Pten-deficient neurons in Pten conditional knockout mice. Using Golgi stain to visualize full neuronal morphology, we observed that increased size of nuclei and somata in Pten-deficient neurons was accompanied by enlarged caliber of neuronal projections and increased dendritic spine density. Electron microscopic evaluation revealed enlarged abnormal synaptic structures in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum. Severe myelination defects included thickening and unraveling of the myelin sheath surrounding hypertrophic axons in the corpus callosum. Defects in myelination of axons of normal caliber were observed in the cerebellum, suggesting intrinsic abnormalities in Pten-deficient oligodendrocytes. We did not observe these abnormalities in wild-type or conditional Pten heterozygous mice. Moreover, conditional deletion of Pten drastically weakened synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity at excitatory synapses between CA3 and CA1 pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus. These data suggest that Pten is involved in mechanisms that control development of neuronal and synaptic structures and subsequently synaptic function.     

Caspase-3在成年大鼠中枢神经系统分布的免疫组织化学研究

采用免疫组织化学ABC法观察caspase3在成年大鼠中枢神经系统不同区域内的分布。caspase3阳性反应产物主要分布于脊髓前角和侧角大型运动神经元及中型神经元的胞浆、胞核及突起;脊髓后角及灰质连合的中、小型神经元的胞核及胞浆亦可见caspase3阳性反应产物;脊髓白质内的星形胶质细胞、小胶质细胞及少突胶质细胞的胞核和胞浆,caspase3阳性反应产物呈强阳性反应。在延髓内,caspase3阳性反应产物定位于中央灰质、三叉神经尾侧亚核和中央网状核内中型神经元的胞浆。大脑皮层各区内的caspase3阳性反应产物集中分布于ⅢⅤ层锥体细胞的胞浆,呈弱阳性反应。海马的CA1、CA2、CA3、CA4区的锥体细胞层的细胞,胞浆亦呈弱阳性反应。小脑内,以Purkinje细胞胞浆着色为主。乳头体核、尾状核、豆状核、嗅前核后部、嗅结节及丘脑等部位亦可见caspase3阳性神经元。本研究的结果说明caspase3在中枢神经系统内广泛分布,且在不同部位神经元的亚细胞分布存在差异。