PAR4在背根神经节感觉神经元的表达及与TRPV1和CGRP的共存

目的:研究蛋白酶活化受体4(PAR4)在小鼠背根神经节(DRG)感觉神经元的表达,及与瞬时受体电位香草酸亚型1(TRPV1)和降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)的共存,为探讨PAR4在感觉神经伤害性刺激信号传导中的作用提供形态学依据。方法:免疫荧光组织化学双标方法结合激光共聚焦显微镜技术。结果:DRG内大量的感觉神经元表达PAR4。PAR4阳性胞体多为中、小型神经元,并可见部分阳性神经纤维。免疫荧光双标显示许多PAR4阳性神经元表达TRPV1或与CGRP共存。几乎所有的TRPV1阳性神经元均表达PAR4,大部分CGRP标记神经元呈PAR4阳性,另外还可见到许多CGRP/TRPV1双标神经元。结论:小鼠DRG初级感觉神经元广泛的表达PAR4,该受体可能通过影响TRPV1和CGRP参与伤害性刺激的调节。     

小鼠脊髓神经元内脑啡肽与1型囊泡膜谷氨酸转运体的共存

目的:以PPE-GFP转基因小鼠为研究工具,观察绿色荧光蛋白(GFP)阳性的脑啡肽(ENK)能神经元与1型囊泡膜谷氨酸转运体(VGLUT1)在脊髓的分布及共存情况。方法:利用免疫组织化学和原位杂交双标染色的方法。结果:GFP标记的ENK能神经元主要位于脊髓背角,在I-ⅡI层最为密集,背角深层内侧部及中央管周围呈中等密度分布,散在分布于前角。VGLUT1 mRNA阳性细胞广泛分布在脊髓各层。GFP/VGLUT1双标细胞主要分布在脊髓背角,I-ⅡI层双标细胞占GFP阳性细胞的22.95±1.10%,占VGLUT1阳性细胞的27.91±2.42%;IV-VI层中21.49±4.99%GFP阳性细胞表达VGLUT1,10.35±2.81%VGLUT1阳性细胞表达GFP;前角双标细胞占VGLUT1阳性细胞的1.07±0.37%,占GFP阳性细胞的32.08±13.15%。结论:双标结果表明脊髓内部分ENK能神经元表达1型囊泡膜谷氨酸转运体,推测ENK能神经元可能通过调控谷氨酸的释放发挥感觉信息调控作用。     

香草酸受体亚型Ⅰ与降钙素基因相关肽和植物凝集素结合位点在大鼠脊神经节内感觉神经元的共存

目的:研究香草酸受体亚型Ⅰ(VR1)在大鼠脊神经节(DRG)内感觉神经元的表达.及与降钙素基因相关肽(CGRP)、植物凝集素(IB4)结合位点的共存,为探讨VR1在伤害性感觉刺激信号传导中的作用提供形态学依据.方法:应用免疫荧光组织化学三标方法结合激光共聚焦扫描显微镜技术观察VR1与CGRP和IB4结合位点在DRG的分布及相互关系.结果:背根节内可见大量中、小型神经元胞体和神经纤维表达VR1,一群独特的VR1阳性特小神经元胞体(直径8～11 μm)呈荧光强阳性.荧光双标显示背根节内许多VR1阳性神经无与CGRP共存或结合IB4,而CGRP/IB4双标神经元数量稀少.有41.1%±3.2%VR1阳性细胞呈CGRP阳性,有54.9%±3.8%VR1阳性神经元结合IB4.VR1强荧光特小神经元胞体未见CGRP阳性标记或结合IB4.VR1/CGRP/IB4三标神经元数量较少,只有1.5%±1.1% VR1阳性神经元同时呈CGRP阳性并结合IB4.结论:背根节内可能存在VR1/CGRP与VR1/IB4两种不同的与伤害性刺激相关的VR1阳性神经元亚群.     

5-羟色胺3A受体在成年小鼠海马中间神经元中的分布

目的:利用成年5-HT3AR-BACEGFP转基因小鼠,研究5-羟色胺3A受体(5-HT3AR)在海马中间神经元中的分布情况。方法:成年5-HT3AR-BACEGFP转基因小鼠经心脏灌注固定后,利用免疫荧光双标记方法,并结合激光共焦显微镜扫描技术,观察5-HT3AR在成年5-HT3AR-BACEGFP转基因小鼠海马中不同中间神经元内的表达和分布情况。结果:5-HT3AR在成年小鼠整个海马中都有分布,且主要在CA1区、CA2/CA3区和齿状回有大量5-HT3AR免疫阳性细胞;激光共聚焦显微镜下观察到5-HT3AR阳性产物在细胞核、细胞浆和树突上均有表达;免疫荧光双标实验结果表明5-HT3AR阳性产物在CB(calbindin),CR(calretinin),Reelin,Som(somatostatin),NPY(neuropeptide Y)和VIP(vasoactive intestinal peptide)免疫阳性神经元中表达,但在PV(parvalbumin)免疫阳性神经元中不表达。定量结果显示:几乎所有的VIP阳性神经元均表达5-HT3AR阳性,约3/4的CR阳性神经元表达5-HT3AR,约1/2的CB、Reelin、NPY和Som阳性神经元表达5-HT3AR阳性;约1/4的5-HT3AR阳性神经元中表达Reelin,1/5的表达Som,5-HT3AR/CB和5-HT3AR/CR双标神经元各占5-HT3AR阳性神经元的1/10左右。结论:5-HT3AR-BACEGFP转基因小鼠能够作为研究海马中5-HT3AR功能及其在中间神经元中的作用机制研究的工具鼠。     

大鼠前庭神经核复合体内5-HT能终末与表达5-HT1A受体的前庭-臂旁核投射神经元之间的联系

目的 观察大鼠前庭神经核复合体(VNC)内5-羟色胺(5-HT)样阳性终末与表达5-HT1A受体(5-HT1A R)的前庭-臂旁核投射神经元之间的联系.方法 运用逆行束路追踪和免疫荧光组织化学染色相结合的双重标记技术,在激光共焦显微镜下观察.结果 将四甲基罗达明(TMR)注入臂旁核后,在双侧VNC的各个核团内均可观察到许多TMR逆标神经元,但以同侧为主.免疫荧光组织化学染色结果显示,在前庭内侧核(MVe)、前庭下核(SpVe)、前庭上核(SuVe)、前庭外侧核(LVe)、X核以及Y核的一些区域内,许多神经元表达5-HT1A R样免疫阳性,并可观察到大量5-HT样阳性纤维和终末.激光共焦显微镜下可进一步观察到一些TMR逆标神经元同时呈5-HT1A R样免疫阳性,且有部分5-HT样阳性终末与TMR/5-HT1A R双标神经元的胞体或树突形成密切接触.结论 提示5-HT可能通过5-HT1A R对前庭神经核复合体-臂旁核间的信息传递发挥调控作用.     

囊泡膜谷氨酸转运体与ASIC3或TRPV1在大鼠结状神经节内的共存研究(英文)

为了探讨囊泡膜谷氨酸转运体(VGluTS)与酸敏感离子通道亚基3(ASIC3)或瞬时感受器电位香草酸亚型1(TRPV1)样阳性产物在大鼠迷走神经结状神经节(nodoseganglia,NG)内的分布和共存,本研究采用免疫荧光组织化学双重标记技术,在激光共聚焦显微镜下观察了大鼠NG内VGluT1或VGluT2分别与ASIC3或TRPV1的共存情况。结果显示:(1)在NG内,VGluT2、ASIC3和TRPV1主要见于中、小型神经元的胞浆内,大型神经元少见,而VGluT1阳性神经元数量较少,主要见于大型或中型神经元;(2)部分VGluT2阳性神经元同时显示ASIC3或TRPVl免疫活性,其中VGluT2/ASIC3双标神经元分别占VGluT2阳性神经元的43.06%,占ASIC3阳性神经元的58.74%;而VGluT2/TRPVl双标神经元分别占VGluT2或TRPVl阳性神经元的5617%和51.12%;(3)VGluTI与ASIC3或TRPV1双标神经元的数量很少,不到1%。以上结果提示,VGluT2主要存在于NG内中、小型神经元,这些神经元通常被认为是内脏伤害性信息的初级感受神经元,因而VGluT2分别与ASIC3或TRPVl的共存表明它们可能与内脏伤害性信息的产生和传递密切相关。     

背根神经节内代谢型谷氨酸受体2与酸敏感性离子通道3和辣椒素受体1的共存研究(英文)

代谢型谷氨酸受体(mGluR)2/3在伤害性信息从外周向脊髓传递的过程中发挥着重要作用。以往研究证明在大鼠中mGluR2参与了机械性超敏和热超敏的形成,因此本研究拟采用免疫荧光组织化学染色技术揭示背根节(DRG)中mGluR2和酸敏感性离子通道3(ASIC3),一个多觉机械性感受器,或者和热伤害性感受器辣椒素受体(TRPV1)的共存情况。结果显示:mGluR2主要存在于DRG神经元的胞浆中。计数结果显示DRG中35.85%的神经元呈mGluR2免疫阳性。在这些阳性神经元中,82.61%为小细胞(直径小于30μm);5.79%为中等细胞(直径为30～50μm);11.59%为大细胞(直径大于50μm)。进一步在免疫荧光双重标记切片上可观察到分别有42.45%和79.78%的小型mGluR2阳性神经元同时表达ASIC3或TRPV1免疫阳性。以上结果提示mGluR2主要存在于DRG中的小神经元中,这些神经元通常被认为是外周Aδ-或C-纤维传入的伤害性感觉神经元,在这类神经元中mGluR2与ASIC3或TRPV1均有大量共存,提示这些共存可能与机械性或热超敏的产生或者维持有着重要的联系。     

猪食管神经支配的神经化学研究——一氧化氮类及肽类成分在平滑肌中的分布(英文)

采用免疫荧光组织化学技术及迷走神经切断术,探讨猪食管一氧化氮类及肽类神经支配的神经化学特性。在光学显微镜下可观察到肌间神经丛及粘膜下神经丛中有部分神经元呈nNOS、VIP、GAL、NPY、PACAP、L-ENK、SP、5-HT及CB免疫阳性,但未见CGRP及SOM阳性神经元。nNOS及CB免疫阳性产物主要分布于不同的神经元胞体内。将PGP9.5作为神经元胞体的标记物,并采用免疫荧光免疫组织化学双重染色方法,分别观察了PGP9.5与nNOS、VIP、SP的双标情况。结果如下:(1)nNOS免疫阳性神经元约占PGP9.5标记神经元总数的63%,而VIP免疫阳性神经元约占36%,SP免疫阳性神经元约占28%;(2)神经节内神经元的平均数量呈现吻尾方向的递增趋势,且食管腹段神经丛内神经节数量明显高于食管其他部位;(3)食管肌层内VIP/GAL/NPY免疫阳性纤维分布最广,其中部分阳性纤维同时呈nNOS或PACAP免疫阳性;SP和/或L-ENK免疫阳性纤维在粘膜肌层的分布明显多于平滑肌层。CGRP阳性纤维非常少见,这一点不同于对其他动物的观察结果;(4)经一侧迷走神经切断后,肌间神经丛内PACAP及5-HT免疫阳性纤维明显减少,提示这些纤维可能来源于迷走神经;而平滑肌中VIP/GAL/NPY和/或nNOS免疫阳性纤维数量未发现明显变化,可能为内源性来源。     

大鼠前扣带回皮质5-HT_(1A,1B,2A,2C)受体亚型蛋白表达的细胞定位

目的:观察5-HT_(1A、1B)和5HT_(2A、2C)等受体在大鼠前扣带回皮质(anterior cingulated cortex,ACC)的分布及细胞定位。方法:将20只成年雄性Sprague-Dawley大鼠平均分成四组,每组5只分别进行四种亚型5-HT的免疫组织化学反应。动物经过灌注固定、脑冠状切片(25μm)后,以卵白素-生物素复合物法(ABC法)对切片进行染色、显微镜观察。结果:四种5-HT受体亚型在ACC都有分布。ACC内II-VI层均有5-HT_(1A)免疫阳性反应神经元的胞体和树突。5-HT_(1B)受体亚型定位在神经元胞体上,表达较弱。I-III层5-HT_(2A)免疫阳性反应较强,主要为标记的锥体神经元树突(Cg1区III层观察到部分阳性反应的神经元胞体);而V-VI层可见到明显的免疫阳性神经元胞体。5-HT2C受体定位于ACC之II-VI层神经元胞体上。结论:5-HT_(1A)、5-HT_(1B)、5-HT_(2A)和5-HT_(2C)等不同受体亚型在ACC内细胞上的定位有一定差异,提示它们介导5-HT对ACC神经元发生调节反应的细胞作用部位有选择性,因之它们介导的5-HT对ACC神经元的作用效果也可能不同。     

大鼠脊髓白质后索内P物质受体阳性神经元的形态特征及其联系

本研究应用免疫组织化学方法和免疫荧光组织化学双标技术,观察了大鼠脊髓白质后索内的P物质(SP)受体(SPR)阳性神经元的形态特征及其联系。结果表明,脊髓白质后索内存在SPR阳性神经元,它们的胞体较小,常集中在两侧后索的中线上,呈三角形、圆形和多极形;它们的短树突在胞体周围呈放射状,但向后索表面行走的树突较直,且可达脊髓表面;在激光共聚焦显微镜下可见这些SPR阳性神经元呈NeuN阳性,但GFAP呈阴性;它们的胞体及其突起与SP、谷氨酸脱羧酶(GAD)、脑啡肽(ENK)和5-HT阳性纤维及终末形成紧密接触。上述结果说明脊髓白质后索内存在神经元,且呈SPR阳性;这些SPR阳性神经元的活动可能受到多种来源神经信号的调控。     

The 5-HT2A receptor is mainly expressed in nociceptive sensory neurons in rat lumbar dorsal root ganglia

Several lines of evidence indicate that peripheral 5-HT2A receptors are involved in the development of inflammatory and neuropathic pain. However, their localization in sensory cell bodies is not accurately known. We therefore studied 5-HT2A receptor distribution in rat lumbar dorsal root ganglia using immunocytochemistry. Forty percent of L3 lumbar dorsal root ganglion cells were immunoreactive for 5-HT2A receptor. Most were small- to medium-sized cell bodies. Double-labeled experiments revealed that they expressed various chemical phenotypes. The smaller 5-HT2AR cell bodies often bind the isolectin B4 although some 5-HT2AR cell bodies also express substance P (SP). Many 5-HT2A-positive small dorsal root ganglion cells expressed the capsaicin receptor transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 receptor (TRPV1), confirming their nociceptive nature. In addition, a few large cell bodies were labeled for 5-HT2A, and they also expressed NF200 suggesting that they were at the origin of Aδ or Aβ fibers. A total absence of double labeling with parvalbumin showed that they were not proprioceptors. 5-HT2A immunoreactivity in dorsal root ganglia cells was found in the cytoplasm and along the plasma membrane at the interface between sensory cell and the adjacent satellite cells; this distribution was confirmed under the electron microscope, and suggested a functional role for the 5-HT2A receptor at these sites. We therefore investigated the presence of 5-HT and 5-HIAA in lumbar dorsal root ganglia by high performance liquid chromatography. There were 5.75±0.80 ng 5-HT and 3.19±0.37 ng 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) per mg of protein with a ratio 5-HIAA/5-HT of 0.67±0.10, similar to values typically observed in brain tissues. These findings suggest that 5-HT, via the 5-HT2AR, may be involved in the peripheral control of sensory afferents, mainly unmyelinated nociceptors and to a lesser extent neurons with Aδ or Aβ fibers, and in the control of cellular excitability of some dorsal root cell bodies through a paracrine mechanism of action.     

5-HT_(1A)受体亚型mRNA在坐骨神经分支选择性损伤模型大鼠脊髓和背根节中的表达变化(英文)

坐骨神经分支选择性损伤 (SNI)模型是一种新型神经病理痛模型。本实验用 SD雄性大鼠 ,分支结扎并切断左侧坐骨神经干的胫神经和腓总神经 ,保留腓肠神经分支 ,右侧仅暴露坐骨神经。术后 1、2、3、4、7、14、2 1和 2 8d,用 RT-PCR的方法对 5 -HT1 A受体 m RNA在腰髓的背角和背根神经节 (DRG)的表达水平进行检测。结果显示 ,5 -HT1 A受体 m RNA在损伤侧腰髓背角内的表达水平于 1d后开始升高 ,7d时达高峰 ,随后逐渐下降 ,但仍高于正常水平。其表达水平在对侧脊髓背角内没有明显变化。在损伤侧 DRG内 ,5 -HT1 A受体 m RNA的表达水平于 1d后开始增高 ,4d时达高峰 ,随后开始下降 ,但仍维持较高的表达水平 ;而损伤对侧 DRG内的 5 -HT1 A受体 m RNA的表达没有变化。上述结果提示 5 -HT1 A受体亚型可能在脊髓及外周伤害性信息的传递和调节中发挥着重要作用 ,本研究的结果为进一步了解 5 -HT1 A受体在神经病理性痛中的作用机制提供了依据。     

Serotonin receptor mRNA expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

In the present study, we have used in situ hybridization to examine the distribution of serotonin (5-HT) receptors in rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. Within DRG neurons, mRNAs for 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT3B and 5-HT4 receptors were readily detected in small (<25 microm), medium (25-45 microm) and large (>45 microm) diameter neurons. In contrast mRNAs for 5-HT1A, 5-HT1E, 5-HT2C, 5-HT5A, 5-HT5B, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 receptors were undetectable in these neurons. The present study provides an insight into the molecular profile of 5-HT receptor subtypes in neurons responsible for modulating sensory information.     

Two distinct subtypes of serotonergic fibers classified by co-expression with vesicular glutamate transporter 3 in rat forebrain

Although virtually all of serotonin (5-HT) neurons in the midbrain raphe nuclei of rats are known to express vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3), VGLUT3-positive 5-HT fibers have been identified only in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Thus, our understanding of forebrain sites where 5-HT-glutamate interaction may be potentially managed by such possible glutamatergic 5-HT fibers themselves, is still largely fragmentary from a morphological point of view. To address this issue, we analyzed the rat forebrain by immunohistochemistry and chemical lesion experiment of 5-HT neurons by intracerebroventricular injection of a neurotoxin, 5,7-dihydroxytriptamine. Contrary to expectation, the double-label immunofluorescence staining revealed that the incidence of VGLUT3-positive 5-HT fibers is generally low over the forebrain, demonstrating occasional fibers with one or two double-labeled varicosities. The most extreme example was the nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract (LOT), which seemed to be devoid of double-labeled fibers despite high densities of 5-HT fibers and VGLUT3-positive fibers. In sharp contrast, robust plexuses of VGLUT3-positive 5-HT fibers were found in the dorsal, but not ventral, part of the lateral septum. The lesion experiment carried out to explore whether VGLUT3 exists in 5-HT fibers showed that in lesioned rats VGLUT3-positive fibers almost completely disappear from the septal region but seemed unchanged in the LOT. The present study shows that midbrain raphe-derived 5-HT fibers can be classified into two subtypes depending on co-expression with VGLUT3 staining in the forebrain.     

Dual effects of spinally delivered 8-bromo-cyclic guanosine mono-phosphate (8-bromo-cGMP) in formalin-induced nociception in rats

Interactions are known to occur in the brain between serotonin (5-HT) and substance P (SP). To investigate whether SP can directly influence serotonergic neurons, double immunohistochemical labelings were performed on rat brain sections with NK1 or NK3 affinity-purified antibodies and a 5-HT monoclonal antibody. It was found that the vast majority of serotonergic cell bodies do not colocalize NK1 or NK3 labeling. Only in the central linear nucleus and ventral part of the dorsal raphe nucleus were a few serotonergic neurons double-labeled for NK1 receptors (15 and 0.8% of serotonergic neurons, respectively). It is suggested that serotonergic neurons are not major direct targets for SP in the rat brain.     

Two distinct subtypes of serotonergic fibers classified by co-expression with vesicular glutamate transporter 3 in rat forebrain

Although virtually all of serotonin (5-HT) neurons in the midbrain raphe nuclei of rats are known to express vesicular glutamate transporter 3 (VGLUT3), VGLUT3-positive 5-HT fibers have been identified only in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. Thus, our understanding of forebrain sites where 5-HT–glutamate interaction may be potentially managed by such possible glutamatergic 5-HT fibers themselves, is still largely fragmentary from a morphological point of view. To address this issue, we analyzed the rat forebrain by immunohistochemistry and chemical lesion experiment of 5-HT neurons by intracerebroventricular injection of a neurotoxin, 5,7-dihydoroxytriptamine. Contrary to expectation, the double-label immunofluorescence staining revealed that the incidence of VGLUT3-positive 5-HT fibers is generally low over the forebrain, demonstrating occasional fibers with one or two double-labeled varicosities. The most extreme example was the nucleus of the lateral olfactory tract (LOT), which seemed to be devoid of double-labeled fibers despite high densities of 5-HT fibers and VGLUT3-positive fibers. In sharp contrast, robust plexuses of VGLUT3-positive 5-HT fibers were found in the dorsal, but not ventral, part of the lateral septum. The lesion experiment carried out to explore whether VGLUT3 exists in 5-HT fibers showed that in lesioned rats VGLUT3-positive fibers almost completely disappear from the septal region but seemed unchanged in the LOT. The present study shows that midbrain raphe-derived 5-HT fibers can be classified into two subtypes depending on co-expression with VGLUT3 staining in the forebrain.     

Aminergic receptors in astrogliotic plaques from patients with multiple sclerosis

The expression of capsaicin (VR1) receptor by A-fiber primary afferent neurons has been investigated by double immunohistochemical staining with VR1 and 200 kD neurofilament (NF200; an A-fiber marker) antibodies, and by VR1 immunohistochemical staining in combination with cholera toxin B subunit (CTB; also an A-fiber marker) retrograde tracing. Approximately 30% of the VR1-positive dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons were NF200-positive. Intra-sciatic nerve injection of CTB labeled over 30% of the VR1-positive neurons in the L5 DRG. Size frequency distribution analysis revealed that these VR1 and NF200, or VR1 and CTB, double-labeled neurons were predominantly small and medium sized. These results suggest that capsaicin receptors are likely to be expressed by Adelta-fiber neurons as well as C-fiber neurons.