Two populations of neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus that have different efferent projections and physiological roles in the regulation of visceral responses were characterized morphologically with a combined intracellular filling, retrograde tracer, and immunohistochemical method. Neuroendocrine cells were retrogradely labeled by an intravenous injection of Fast blue, and distinguished from descending neurons that were retrogradely labeled by an injection of fluorogold into the spinal cord. Retrogradely labeled neurons were selectively penetrated and filled intracellularly with Lucifer yellow to visualize detailed features of their morphology. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-containing neurons were distinguished from other neuroendocrine cells by immunostaining the tissue with an antiserum to rat CRH. Morphometric features of defined populations of neurons were then quantified and reconstructed graphically to generate multicellular montage drawings that demonstrate their spatial organization. Descending neurons were further separated into dorsal and ventral medial parvicellular components, while the neuroendocrine population was differentiated into parvicellular and magnocellular groups. The mean somal areas, total dendritic lengths, and spine densities were compared between groups of neurons, and these showed significant differences across cell types. These measures were also dramatically affected by colchicine, which appears to induce the formation of new dendritic appendages, swelling of the soma, and reduction of dendritic length. Whether colchicine is acting directly upon cytoskeletal structures or indirectly by altering the physiology of the cell is unclear. However, the precise effects of colchicine on mean somal area, total dendritic length, and spine density appear to be dependent upon individual cell type. Colchicine may therefore act in a nonspecific, but nonetheless highly selective, manner in disrupting an endogenous mechanism regulating the number, morphology, and location of spines.
A morphometric analysis of functionally defined subpopulations of neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the rat with observations on the effects of colchicine
Published 1989 in Journal of Neuroscience
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PUBLICATION RECORD
- Publication year
1989
- Venue
Journal of Neuroscience
- Publication date
1989-04-01
- Fields of study
Biology, Medicine
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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CLAIMS
- Morphometric comparisons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus showed significant differences in somal area, dendritic length, and spine density across the defined neuronal populations.박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review
- Fast blue and fluorogold retrograde labeling distinguished neuroendocrine cells from descending neurons, and Lucifer yellow intracellular filling was used to visualize their detailed morphology.박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review
CONCEPTS
- colchicine
A microtubule-disrupting compound applied in the tissue to assess its effects on neuronal morphology.
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - corticotropin-releasing hormone
A hypothalamic peptide used here as an immunohistochemical marker to identify a subset of neuroendocrine neurons.
Aliases: CRH
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - dendritic spines
Small dendritic protrusions whose density and morphology were quantified in the analyzed neurons.
Aliases: spines
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - descending neurons
Paraventricular neurons that project to the spinal cord and were identified by spinal fluorogold labeling.
Aliases: spinally projecting neurons
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - fast blue
An intravenous retrograde tracer used to label neuroendocrine cells in the hypothalamus.
Aliases: FB
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - fluorogold
A retrograde tracer injected into the spinal cord to label descending neurons.
Aliases: Fluoro-Gold, FG
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - lucifer yellow
A fluorescent intracellular dye used to fill individually penetrated neurons and reveal detailed cell morphology.
Aliases: LY
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - neuroendocrine cells
Neurons in the paraventricular nucleus that project to the circulation and were identified by intravenous Fast blue labeling.
Aliases: neuroendocrine neurons
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extraction뀨 (7c402c1b98) reviewmexicorea (qjvnbu8xg3) reviewKiller Whale (322360f1c1) review - paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
A hypothalamic nucleus that contains the neuronal populations analyzed for morphology and projection pattern.
Aliases: PVN
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