脑源性神经营养因子对帕金森病大鼠多巴胺能神经元的影响

目的观察脑源性神经营养因子对帕金森病(Parkinson’s disease,PD)大鼠模型黑质多巴胺能神经元的影响。方法选用Wistar种系大白鼠30只,体质量230~250g,随机分3组,通过左侧中脑黑质立体定向注射法,组1为生理盐水对照组(简称对照组)10只,注射相应量(5μL)的生理盐水;组2为注射6-OHDA制作帕金森病模型组(简称6-OHDA组)10只,注射6-OHDA,5μL(2μg/μL);组3为(6-OHDA+BDNF)组,在制成帕金森病模型后再向同侧中脑黑质注射BDNF 5μL(3μg/5μL),连续6d,1次/d。分别观察动物的旋转行为,免疫组化染色方法观察黑质酪氨酸羟化酶(tyrosine hydroxylase,TH)阳性神经元的数量,高效液相法测定纹状体部多巴胺(dopamine,DA)含量的变化。结果单侧黑质内注入6-OHDA制成帕金森病大鼠模型后,6-OHDA组与对照组比较,产生旋转行为,(6-OHDA+BDNF)组在观察旋转行为时,症状明显改善;镜下见TH阳性神经元主要见于对照组的黑质致密部,数量为(42.3±7.56)个/μm2,模型组黑质致密部TH阳性神经元数明显减少为(2.41±1.07)个/μm2,(6-OHDA+BDNF)组黑质致密部TH阳性神经元数为(15.36+3.04)个/μm2;纹状体部多巴胺含量:生理盐水组为(11.4±1.2)μg/g,6-OHDA组(3.6±0.5)μg/g,(6-OHDA+BDNF)组(5.5±0.6)μg/g。结论 BDNF能改善6-OHDA所致的帕金森病大鼠黑质多巴胺能神经元数目的减少;明显抑制6-OHDA引起的纹状体部多巴胺含量降低;并可抑制6-OHDA对黑质多巴胺能神经元的毒性作用。     

重组人促红细胞生成素(rhEPO)对帕金森病大鼠模型小胶质细胞活化的影响

目的探讨重组人促红细胞生成素(recombinant human erythropoietin,rhEPO)对6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)诱导的SD大鼠帕金森病(PD)模型小胶质细胞活化的影响。方法 40只SD大鼠随机分为A组(rhEPO+6-OHDA)、B组(生理盐水+6-OHDA)、C组(6-OHDA)、D组(生理盐水),每组10只。(1)A组:右侧纹状体内立体定向注射重组促红细胞生成素(rhEPO),24h后同侧黒质内立体定向注射6-OHDA;(2)B组:右侧纹状体内立体定向注射与rhEPO等量的生理盐水,24h后同侧黒质内立体定向注射6-OHDA;(3)C组:右侧黒质内立体定向注射6-OHDA;(4)D组:右侧黒质内立体定向注射与6-OHDA等量的生理盐水。4w后采用免疫组化检测黒质内酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)阳性神经元和CD11b阳性细胞数量及CD11b阳性细胞形态变化。结果与D组比较,A组大鼠黒质TH阳性神经元明显减少,CD11b阳性细胞明显增多,大部分小胶质细胞胞体小,突起细长;与B组和C组比较,A组大鼠黒质TH阳性神经元显著增多,CD11b阳性细胞显著减少,仅有少量小胶质细胞胞体大,突起短粗。结论重组人促红细胞生成素(rhEPO)可能通过抑制小胶质细胞活化,减轻6-OHDA对多巴胺(DA)能神经元的毒性损害,对DA能神经元产生神经保护作用。     

甲氰菊酯联合多巴胺对小鼠多巴胺能神经通路的影响

目的 观察甲氰菊酯(Fenpropathrin,Fen)单独腹腔注射及与多巴胺(Dopamine,DA)立体定向注射联合使用对C57BL小鼠黑质纹状体多巴胺能神经通路的影响。方法 分别采用Fen腹腔注射、DA立体定向注射至纹状体及DA预处理联合Fen注射建立C57BL小鼠模型,观察小鼠行为学变化,HPLC检测脑组织内Fen的含量; 激光共聚焦显微镜观察小鼠的黑质多巴胺能神经元及纹状体的TH染色。结果 Fen及DA分别单独使用及DA预处理联合Fen注射均造成小鼠自主活动能力减少,HPLC检测显示小鼠脑组织中Fen的浓度与腹腔Fen给药浓度成正比,TH染色发现Fen连续使用7 d和DA立体定向注射后第7 d的小鼠黑质均出现神经元中TH表达不均一,并且纹状体出现斑片状的TH染色丢失,其中DA预处理后使用Fen注射7 d组改变最明显。结论 Fen能够透过小鼠血脑屏障,可以直接作用于小鼠黑质纹状体多巴胺能系统,并且可以明显增强DA对黑质纹状体的损伤作用。     

神经细胞黏附分子在GDNF保护大鼠多巴胺能神经元中的作用

目的研究神经细胞黏附分子(neural cell adhesion molecule,NCAM)在胶质细胞系源性神经营养因子(glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor,GDNF)保护帕金森(Parkinson's disease,PD)模型大鼠受损多巴胺(dopamine,DA)能神经元中的作用。方法右侧纹状体内立体定位注射6-羟多巴胺(6-OHDA)制备早期PD模型,而后分为4组:对照组(同侧黑质内注射PBS)、NCAM组(同侧黑质内仅注射anti-NCAM抗体)、GDNF组(同侧黑质内注射GDNF)、NCAM阻断组(同侧黑质内注射anti-NCAM抗体30min后注射GDNF),采用免疫组织化学染色技术和免疫印迹技术,观察各组酪氨酸羟化酶(tyrosine hydroxylase,TH)的表达变化。结果GDNF组黑质致密部TH阳性神经元数目及表达的量明显多于PBS组,差别有统计学意义;NCAM阻断组与GDNF组相比,该处TH阳性神经元数目及表达的量明显减少,差别有统计学意义。结论NCAM参与了GDNF保护DA能神经元的作用。     

血管紧张素Ⅱ体外诱导神经干细胞分化为多巴胺能神经元的机制研究

目的探讨血管紧张素II(AngiotensinII,AII)诱导神经干细胞(Neural stem cells,NSCs)定向分化为多巴胺(Dopamine,DA)能神经元的过程中血管紧张素1型(AT1)受体和血管紧张素2型(AT2)受体所起的作用。方法在无血清培养基中分离培养NSCs,通过巢蛋白(nestin)免疫细胞化学对神经前体细胞进行鉴定;在此基础上,将第二代的NSCs在含10%胎牛血清的培养基中按照实验设计分为6组,分别是,A:对照组,B:AII组,C:AT1受体拮抗剂ZD7155组,D:AT1受体拮抗剂ZD7155+AII组,E:AT2受体拮抗剂PD123319组,F:AT2受体拮抗剂PD123319+AII组,观察NSCs向DA能神经元定向诱导分化情况。通过酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)免疫细胞化学进行DA能神经元鉴定,并观察各组DA能神经元突触的长度变化,通过实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测各实验组中TH基因表达水平。结果细胞团中可以看到nestin免疫阳性着色,实时荧光定量RT-PCR法检测B组、D组的TH基因表达水平高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),C、E、F组的TH基因表达水平与对照组比较...     

重组人促红细胞生成素预处理对黑质多巴胺能神经元凋亡的影响

目的研究重组人促红细胞生成素(rhEPO)对离体帕金森病模型中黑质多巴胺神经元凋亡的影响。方法以6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA)为毁损剂建立大鼠离体帕金森病(PD)模型。用6u/mlrhEPO预处理黑质多巴胺神经元,然后用免疫组化方法观察黑质中酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)免疫反应阳性细胞数和半胱天冬酶-3(Caspase-3)免疫反应阳性细胞数的变化,TUNEL法观察黑质中多巴胺神经元的凋亡情况。结果与6-OHDA组(44.2±5.0)相比,rhEPO预处理组TH免疫反应阳性细胞(63.8±6.2,P<0.01)增多;与6-OHDA组(22.3±2.8)相比,rhEPO预处理组多巴胺神经元中Caspase-3表达减少,Caspase-3免疫反应阳性细胞染色较淡,数量减少(13.7±1.8,P<0.01);与6-OHDA组(20.3±3.1)相比,rhEPO预处理组TUNEL阳性细胞染色较淡,数量减少(10.7±1.5,P<0.01)。结论rhEPO预处理可以减轻6-OHDA对离体帕金森病模型中多巴胺神经元的损伤,其机制可能与rhEPO抑制黑质多巴胺神经元凋亡有关。     

重组人促红细胞生成素预处理对帕金森病大鼠胶质细胞源性炎症因子表达的影响

目的探讨重组人促红细胞生成素(rhEPO)预处理对帕金森病(PD)大鼠胶质细胞源性炎症因子表达的影响。方法 40只SD大鼠随机分为4组,A组:右侧纹状体内注射rhEPO 24 h后,同侧黑质内注射6-羟基多巴胺(6-OHDA);B组:右侧纹状体内立体定向注射与rhEPO等量的生理盐水,24 h后同侧黑质内立体定向注射6-OHDA;C组:右侧黑质内立体定向注射6-OHDA;D组:右侧黑质内立体定向注射与6-OHDA等量的生理盐水。4周后采用酶联免疫吸附法检测血清诱导型一氧化氮合酶(iNOS)和肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)-α含量;逆转录(RT)-PCR法检测黑质iNOS和TNF-αmRNA的表达。结果与D组比较,A、B、C组大鼠血清iNOS、TNF-α含量增多,黑质iNOS、TNF-αmRNA表达增高(均P<0.05);与B组和C组比较,A组大鼠血清iNOS、TNF-α含量显著减少,黑质iNOS、TNF-αmRNA表达显著降低(均P<0.05)。结论 rhEPO可能通过抑制黑质TNF-α、iNOS表达,减轻6-OHDA对多巴胺能神经元的毒性损害,具有神经保护作用。     

PD模型中GDNF与星形胶质细胞对黑质DA能神经元的影响

目的探讨星形胶质细胞和胶质细胞源性神经营养因子(glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor,GDNF)在帕金森病(Parkinson's disease,PD)中对多巴胺(dopamine neurons,DA)能神经元损伤的影响。方法成年大鼠右侧前脑侧束注射6羟多巴胺(6-OHDA)制备PD模型。PD模型右侧黑质内注射GDNF,于注射后第6周采用免疫组织化学方法观察星形胶质细胞神经纤维酸性蛋白(glial fibrillary acidic protein,GFAP)以及多巴胺能神经元酪氨酸羟化酶(tyrosine hydroxylasa,TH)的变化。结果模型组、PBS和GDNF组注射侧与非注射侧星形胶质细胞相比,均发现GFAP阳性细胞明显增多,DA能神经元数量明显减少(P<0.05)。GDNF组与模型组相比,发现GFAP阳性细胞明显增多,同时残存的DA能神经元数量有所增加(P<0.05)。结论黑质内注射GDNF可能通过激活的星形胶质细胞保护PD大鼠模型黑质DA能神经元。     

NCAM介导GDNF保护多巴胺能神经元作用的研究

目的研究神经细胞黏附分子(neural cell adhesion molecule,NCAM)在胶质细胞系源性神经营养因子(glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor,GDNF)保护帕金森(Parkinson's disease,PD)模型大鼠受损多巴胺(dopamine,DA)能神经元中的作用。方法SD大鼠右侧纹状体内立体定位注射6-羟多巴胺(6-OHDA)制备早期PD模型,而后分为4组:对照组(同侧黑质内注射PBS),NCAM组(同侧黑质内仅注射anti-NCAM抗体),GDNF组(同侧黑质内注射GDNF),NCAM阻断组(同侧黑质内注射anti-NCAM抗体30min后注射GDNF),采用免疫组织化学染色技术和免疫印迹技术,观察各组酪氨酸羟化酶(tyrosine hydroxylase,TH)的表达变化。结果GDNF组黑质致密部TH阳性神经元数目(92.44±16.96)及表达的量(44731.50±9765.30)明显多于对照组(56.83±14.27;22218.75±5925.39),差别有统计学意义(P<0.05);NCAM阻断组与GDNF组相比,该处TH阳性神经元数目及表达的量明显减少(NCAM阻断组:67.57±12.71,26891.00±6848.87;GDNF组:92.44±16.96,44731.50±9765.30),差别有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论NCAM参与了GDNF保护DA能神经元的作用。     

托吡酯对多巴胺能神经元保护作用研究

目的研究托吡酯对帕金森病大鼠多巴胺能神经元的保护作用。方法将48只雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠随机分成4组:生理盐水组(A组),6-OHDA组(B组),造模前托吡酯预处理组(C组)和造模后托吡酯处理组(D组),每组各12只;第1～3dA、B、D组分别行生理盐水灌胃,C组用托吡酯稀释后灌胃;第4dB、C、D组分别向右侧纹状体注入6-OHDA,A组注入生理盐水;第5～7dA、B、C组行生理盐水灌胃,D组用托吡酯(剂量同前)稀释后灌胃;分别于造模后第4、28d断头处死,用免疫组织化学方法观察黑质区域内酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)阳性细胞数量,用分光光度计测定纹状体内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)和丙二醛(MDA)含量。结果与B组损毁侧比较,C、D组损毁侧黑质TH阳性细胞计数明显增多(P<0.01),纹状体内SOD及GSH-Px活性显著增高,MDA含量明显降低,同时C、D组比较差异有显著性(P<0.01)。结论托吡酯对多巴胺能神经元具有保护作用,其保护机制可能与降低脂质过氧化水平及毒性产物的作用和减少自由基的产生有关。     

尼古丁对帕金森病大鼠纹状体多巴胺及黑质自由基含量的影响

目的 :研究尼古丁对帕金森病大鼠的影响 ,探讨其对 PD的作用机制。方法 :通过 6 - OHDA脑立体定向注射术建立大鼠帕金森病模型。采用生化方法观察不同剂量尼古丁对帕金森病大鼠的作用 ,检测黑质自由基、抗氧化剂及多巴胺含量的变化。结果 :造模前及造模后皮下注射尼古丁的 PD大鼠 ,黑质自由基及抗自由基酶及多巴胺含量较PD组有明显改善 (P<0 .0 5 )。结论 :尼古丁可减轻 6 - OHDA对黑质 DA能神经元的损伤 ,对 PD大鼠具有保护作用     

被动吸烟对大鼠纹状体GDNF和多巴胺含量的影响

目的 :研究被动吸烟对帕金森病 (PD)大鼠的影响 ,探讨其作用机制。方法 :通过 6—羟多巴胺 (6 OH DA)脑立体定向注射术建立大鼠帕金森病模型。采用生化、免疫组织化学的方法观察PD大鼠纹状体脑胶质细胞源性神经营养因子表达 (GDNF)及多巴胺 (DA)含量的变化以及术前 4周开始给予被动吸烟 (持续 6周 )和术后 3周给予的被动吸烟持续 2周对上述指标的影响。结果 :术前及术后吸烟的PD大鼠纹状体DA含量、脑胶质源性神经营养因子表达较PD组有明显改善 (P <0 0 5 )。结论 :被动吸烟能减轻黑质纹状体DA能神经元的损伤     

Substantia nigra opiate receptors on basal ganglia efferents

Many behavioral effects of opiate narcotics and peptides have been linked to effects on dopamine neurons originating in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area. Selective brain lesions were combined with quantitative autoradiography to determine whether opiate receptors are on dopaminergic somata and/or processes in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area. 6-Hydroxydopamine lesions that eliminated dopamine neurons produced little change in the pattern or density of [³H]-naloxone binding in the substantia nigra pars compacta or ventral tegmental area. Radiofrequency lesions of the internal capsule or globus pallidus and kainic acid lesions of the striatum markedly decreased [³H]-naloxone binding in the pars compacta and pars reticulata. These results are consistent with a dense distribution of opiate receptors on pallido-nigral and/or striato-nigral fibers and strengthen the likelihood that local effects of opiates on dopamine function in the nigrostriatal pathway are mediated indirectly by actions on nondopaminergic processes.     

Microtopography of methionine-enkephalin, dopamine and noradrenaline in the ventral mesencephalon of human control and Parkinsonian brains

The topographical distributions of Met-enkephalin, dopamine and noradrenaline were determined in serial frontal sections of human substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata) and ventral tegmental area. Met-enkephalin was identified by Biogel and thin layer chromatography and assayed by a specific radioimmunoassay. In the substantia nigra (pars compacta and pars reticulata), the levels of Met-enkephalin increased progressively from the rostal to the caudal part of the structure. This pattern closely resembled that of dopamine levels, particularly in the pars compacta. Noradrenaline levels in the substantia nigra and those of Met-enkephalin, dopamine, and noradrenaline in the ventral tegmental area, exhibited only limited fluctuations from the anterior to the posterior part of each structure.Highly significant decreases in Met-enkephalin, dopamine and noradrenaline levels were observed in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area of Parkinsonian brains. This observation, together with the close topographical association of dopamine and Met-enkephalin in the substantia nigra, further supports the likely existence of important functional relationships between dopaminergic and enkephalinergic neurons in the human brain.     

Failure of estrogen to protect the substantia nigra pars compacta of female rats from lesion induced by 6-hydroxydopamine

The immunostaining for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) after intranigral infusion of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA, 6 microg/side) was analyzed in ovariectomized adult female Wistar rats. Estrogen replacement for 52 days (400-microg 17-beta-estradiol capsules) did not prevent the loss of TH-immunoreactive cells induced by 6-OHDA in the SNpc. This result indicates that the neuroprotective effect of dopaminergic mesencephalic cells is not observed with long-term estrogen replacement.     

Paradoxical sleep deprivation modulates tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the nigrostriatal pathway and attenuates motor deficits induced by dopaminergic depletion

The nigrostriatal pathway is very likely involved in sleep regulation, considering the occurrence and high prevalence of sleep-related disorders in patients with Parkinson's disease. Indeed, dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area were recently shown to fire in bursts during paradoxical sleep (PS), but little is known about the activity of the nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) cells in relation to PS. In view of that we hypothesized that paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) may play a relevant role in nigrostriatal tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression and, subsequently, in sleep rebound. The present study was designed to determine the effects of PSD in the nigrostriatal pathway in mice by means of neurochemical and behavioral approaches. Intraperitoneal reserpine (1 mg/kg) associated to α-methyl-p-tyrosine (αMT) (250 mg/kg) to produce catecholamine depletion, or rotenone (10 mg/kg) to increase striatal DA turnover were injected 30 min before the 24 h of PSD. Catalepsy and open-field tests indicated that motor deficits induced by reserpine-αMT were counteracted by PSD, which, in contrast, potentiated the motor impairment induced by rotenone. Besides, PSD produced down-regulation on TH expression within the substantia nigra pars compacta and striatum, without affecting the number or the optical density of dopaminergic neurons present in the respective areas. Interestingly, PSD potentiated the downregulation of TH expression in the substantia nigra pars compacta and striatum induced by the co-administration of reserpine-αMT. These results reinforce the notion of a strong participation of DA in PS, as a consequence of the modulation of TH protein expression in the nigrostriatal pathway.     

Synaptic innervation of midbrain dopaminergic neurons by glutamate-enriched terminals in the squirrel monkey

The excitatory amino acid, glutamate, has long been thought to be a transmitter that plays a major role in the control of the firing pattern of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. The present study was aimed at elucidating the anatomical substrate that underlies the functional interaction between glutamatergic afferents and midbrain dopaminergic neurons in the squirrel monkey. To do this, we combined preembedding immunocytochemistry for tyrosine hydroxylase and calbindin D-28k with postembedding immunostaining for glutamate. On the basis of their ultrastructural features, three types (so-called types I, II, and III) of glutamate-enriched terminals were found to form asymmetric synapses with dendrites and perikarya of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. The type I terminals accounted for more than 70% of the total population of glutamate-enriched boutons in contact with dopaminergic cells in the dorsal and ventral tiers of the substantia nigra pars compacta as well as in the ventral tegmental area, whereas 5–20% of the glutamatergic synapses with dopaminergic neurons involved the two other types of terminals. The major finding of our study is that the glutamate-enriched boutons were involved in 70% of the axodendritic synapses in the ventral tegmental area. In contrast, less than 40% of the boutons in contact with dopaminergic dendrites were immunoreactive for glutamate in the dorsal and ventral tiers of the substantia nigra pars compacta. Approximately 50% of the terminals in contact with the perikarya of the different populations of midbrain dopaminergic neurons displayed glutamate immunoreactivity. In conclusion, our findings provide the first evidence that glutamate-enriched terminals form synapses with midbrain dopaminergic neurons in primates. The fact that the proportion of glutamatergic boutons in contact with dopaminergic cells is higher in the ventral tegmental area than in the substantia nigra pars compacta suggests that the different groups of midbrain dopaminergic neurons are modulated differently by extrinsic glutamatergic afferents in primates. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

被动吸烟对大鼠纹状体多巴胺及黑质自由基含量的影响

目的研究被动吸烟对帕金森病(PD)大鼠的影响,探讨其作用机制。方法通过6-羟多巴胺(6-O-HDA)脑立体定向注射术建立大鼠PD模型。术前4周开始被动吸烟及术后持续2周为预防组;术后3周给予被动吸烟持续2周为治疗组。采用生化的方法观察PD大鼠纹状体黑质自由基、抗氧化剂及多巴胺含量的变化。结果吸烟治疗组和吸烟预防组大鼠黑质自由基及抗自由基酶较对照组有明显改善(P<0.05);吸烟预防组PD大鼠纹状体DA含量较对照组有明显改善(P<0.05);吸烟治疗组PD大鼠纹状体DA含量较对照组无变化(P>0.05)。结论被动吸烟能减轻黑质纹状体DA能神经元的损伤。     

Neurotensin terminals form synapses primarily with neurons lacking detectable tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the rat substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area.

A light and electron microscopic double antigen localization technique was employed to examine the fine structural relationship between neurotensin-containing axon terminals and dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area of the rat. At the light microscopic level, neurotensin-immunoreactive terminals were densely distributed throughout the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area in close proximity to tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive somata and dendrites. On electron microscopic examination, direct synaptic connections were identified between neurotensin-immunoreactive axon terminals and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunopositive perikarya and dendrites. However, only 8.2% and 8.8% of the neurotensin-immunoreactive axonal profiles detected in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area, respectively, were found in direct apposition with tyrosine hydroxylase-immunostained elements. In turn, only 9.3% and 10.0% of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive dendrites sampled from the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area, respectively, were seen in contact with neurotensin immunopositive axon terminals. However, neurotensin-immunoreactive and tyrosine hydroxylase-immunolabelled elements were frequently identified in close anatomical proximity (less than 5 microns) to one another. These results are interpreted in light of the selective association of neurotensin receptors with dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area to suggest a predominantly parasynaptic mechanism of action for neurotensin in the ventral midbrain.