Efferent projections of the suprachiasmatic nucleus based on the distribution of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) immunoreactive fibers in the hypothalamus of Sapajus apella |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil;2. Department of Speech Language and Hearing Therapy, São Paulo State University, Marília, SP, Brazil;3. Department of Fundamental Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil;1. Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, BP2121, Tetouan 93002, Morocco;2. Regulation of Circadian Clocks Team, Institute for Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences, UPR3212, CNRS and University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France;1. Department of Integrative Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8640, Japan;2. Graduate School of Life Sciences, University of Würzburg, Beatrice-Edgell-Weg 21, 97074 Würzburg, Germany;3. Faculty of Medicine/WPI-IIIS, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan |
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| Abstract: | The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), which is considered to be the master circadian clock in mammals, establishes biological rhythms of approximately 24 h that several organs exhibit. One aspect relevant to the study of the neurofunctional features of biological rhythmicity is the identification of communication pathways between the SCN and other brain areas. As a result, SCN efferent projections have been investigated in several species, including rodents and a few primates. The fibers originating from the two main intrinsic fiber subpopulations, one producing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and the other producing arginine vasopressin (AVP), exhibit morphological traits that distinguish them from fibers that originate from other brain areas. This distinction provides a parameter to study SCN efferent projections. In this study, we mapped VIP (VIP-ir) and AVP (AVP-ir) immunoreactive (ir) fibers and endings in the hypothalamus of the primate Sapajus apella via immunohistochemical and morphologic study. Regarding the fiber distribution pattern, AVP-ir and VIP-ir fibers were identified in regions of the tuberal hypothalamic area, retrochiasmatic area, lateral hypothalamic area, and anterior hypothalamic area. VIP-ir and AVP-ir fibers coexisted in several hypothalamic areas; however, AVP-ir fibers were predominant over VIP-ir fibers in the posterior hypothalamus and medial periventricular area. This distribution pattern and the receiving hypothalamic areas of the VIP-ir and AVP-ir fibers, which shared similar morphological features with those found in SCN, were similar to the patterns observed in diurnal and nocturnal animals. This finding supports the conservative nature of this feature among different species. Morphometric analysis of SCN intrinsic neurons indicated homogeneity in the size of VIP-ir neurons in the SCN ventral portion and heterogeneity in the size of two subpopulations of AVP-ir neurons in the SCN dorsal portion. The distribution of fibers and morphometric features of these neuronal populations are described and compared with those of other species in the present study. |
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| Keywords: | Circadian rhythms Neuroanatomy Primate Anticipatory behavior |
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