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Zhukov VV, Saphonov MV. Calcium Component of the Retinal Light Response in the Snail Lymnaea stagnalis: a Pharmacological and Ultrastructural Study. J EVOL BIOCHEM PHYS+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0022093022030036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hussein AAA, Bloem E, Fodor I, Baz ES, Tadros MM, Soliman MFM, El-Shenawy NS, Koene JM. Slowly seeing the light: an integrative review on ecological light pollution as a potential threat for mollusks. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:5036-5048. [PMID: 33341922 PMCID: PMC7838132 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11824-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Seasonal changes in the natural light condition play a pivotal role in the regulation of many biological processes in organisms. Disruption of this natural condition via the growing loss of darkness as a result of anthropogenic light pollution has been linked to species-wide shifts in behavioral and physiological traits. This review starts with a brief overview of the definition of light pollution and the most recent insights into the perception of light. We then go on to review the evidence for some adverse effects of ecological light pollution on different groups of animals and will focus on mollusks. Taken together, the available evidence suggests a critical role for light pollution as a recent, growing threat to the regulation of various biological processes in these animals, with the potential to disrupt ecosystem stability. The latter indicates that ecological light pollution is an environmental threat that needs to be taken seriously and requires further research attention.
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- Ahmed A A Hussein
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.
- Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI), Giza, Egypt.
- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- NAP Adaptive Neuroethology, Department of Experimental Zoology, Balaton Limnological Institute, Centre for Ecological Research, 8237, Tihany, Hungary
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije University, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Falcón J, Torriglia A, Attia D, Viénot F, Gronfier C, Behar-Cohen F, Martinsons C, Hicks D. Exposure to Artificial Light at Night and the Consequences for Flora, Fauna, and Ecosystems. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:602796. [PMID: 33304237 PMCID: PMC7701298 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.602796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The present review draws together wide-ranging studies performed over the last decades that catalogue the effects of artificial-light-at-night (ALAN) upon living species and their environment. We provide an overview of the tremendous variety of light-detection strategies which have evolved in living organisms - unicellular, plants and animals, covering chloroplasts (plants), and the plethora of ocular and extra-ocular organs (animals). We describe the visual pigments which permit photo-detection, paying attention to their spectral characteristics, which extend from the ultraviolet into infrared. We discuss how organisms use light information in a way crucial for their development, growth and survival: phototropism, phototaxis, photoperiodism, and synchronization of circadian clocks. These aspects are treated in depth, as their perturbation underlies much of the disruptive effects of ALAN. The review goes into detail on circadian networks in living organisms, since these fundamental features are of critical importance in regulating the interface between environment and body. Especially, hormonal synthesis and secretion are often under circadian and circannual control, hence perturbation of the clock will lead to hormonal imbalance. The review addresses how the ubiquitous introduction of light-emitting diode technology may exacerbate, or in some cases reduce, the generalized ever-increasing light pollution. Numerous examples are given of how widespread exposure to ALAN is perturbing many aspects of plant and animal behaviour and survival: foraging, orientation, migration, seasonal reproduction, colonization and more. We examine the potential problems at the level of individual species and populations and extend the debate to the consequences for ecosystems. We stress, through a few examples, the synergistic harmful effects resulting from the impacts of ALAN combined with other anthropogenic pressures, which often impact the neuroendocrine loops in vertebrates. The article concludes by debating how these anthropogenic changes could be mitigated by more reasonable use of available technology - for example by restricting illumination to more essential areas and hours, directing lighting to avoid wasteful radiation and selecting spectral emissions, to reduce impact on circadian clocks. We end by discussing how society should take into account the potentially major consequences that ALAN has on the natural world and the repercussions for ongoing human health and welfare.
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- Jack Falcón
- Laboratoire Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), MNHN, CNRS FRE 2030, SU, IRD 207, UCN, UA, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM U 1138, Ophtalmopole Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris - SU, Paris, France
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- ANSES, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center (CRNL), Waking Team, Inserm UMRS 1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM U 1138, Ophtalmopole Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Université de Paris - SU, Paris, France
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- Inserm, CNRS, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Suh S, Choi EH, Atanaskova Mesinkovska N. The expression of opsins in the human skin and its implications for photobiomodulation: A Systematic Review. PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE 2020; 36:329-338. [PMID: 32431001 DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Skin is the organ most extensively exposed to light of a broad range of wavelengths. Several studies have reported that skin expresses photoreceptive molecules called opsins. However, the identity and functional role of opsins in the human skin remain elusive. We aim to summarize current scientific evidence on the types of opsins expressed in the skin and their biological functions. METHODS A primary literature search was conducted using PubMed to identify articles on dermal opsins found in nonhuman animals and humans. RESULTS Twenty-two articles, representing, however, a non-exhaustive selection of the scientific papers published in this specific field, met the inclusion criteria. In nonhuman animals, opsins and opsin-like structures have been detected in the skin of fruit fly, zebrafish, frog, octopus, sea urchin, hogfish, and mouse, and they mediate skin color change, light avoidance, shadow reflex, and circadian photoentrainment. In humans, opsins are present in various skin cell types, including keratinocytes, melanocytes, dermal fibroblasts, and hair follicle cells. They have been shown to mediate wound healing, melanogenesis, hair growth, and skin photoaging. CONCLUSION Dermal opsins have been identified across many nonhuman animals and humans. Current evidence suggests that opsins have biological significance beyond light reception. In nonhuman animals, opsins are involved in behaviors that are critical for survival. In humans, opsins are involved in various functions of the skin although the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Future investigation on elucidating the mechanism of dermal opsins will be crucial to expand the therapeutic benefits of photobiomodulation for various skin disorders.
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- Susie Suh
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.,Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Birkholz TR, Beane WS. The planarian TRPA1 homolog mediates extraocular behavioral responses to near-ultraviolet light. J Exp Biol 2017; 220:2616-2625. [PMID: 28495872 PMCID: PMC5536891 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.152298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Although light is most commonly thought of as a visual cue, many animals possess mechanisms to detect light outside of the eye for various functions, including predator avoidance, circadian rhythms, phototaxis and migration. Here we confirm that planarians (like Caenorhabditis elegans, leeches and Drosophila larvae) are capable of detecting and responding to light using extraocular photoreception. We found that, when either eyeless or decapitated worms were exposed to near-ultraviolet (near-UV) light, intense wild-type photophobic behaviors were still observed. Our data also revealed that behavioral responses to green wavelengths were mediated by ocular mechanisms, whereas near-UV responses were driven by extraocular mechanisms. As part of a candidate screen to uncover the genetic basis of extraocular photoreception in the planarian species Schmidtea mediterranea, we identified a potential role for a homolog of the transient receptor potential channel A1 (TRPA1) in mediating behavioral responses to extraocular light cues. RNA interference (RNAi) to Smed-TrpA resulted in worms that lacked extraocular photophobic responses to near-UV light, a mechanism previously only identified in Drosophila These data show that the planarian TRPA1 homolog is required for planarian extraocular-light avoidance and may represent a potential ancestral function of this gene. TRPA1 is an evolutionarily conserved detector of temperature and chemical irritants, including reactive oxygen species that are byproducts of UV-light exposure. Our results suggest that planarians possess extraocular photoreception and display an unconventional TRPA1-mediated photophobic response to near-UV light.
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- Taylor R Birkholz
- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA
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Sunada H, Takigami S, Lukowiak K, Sakakibara M. Electrophysiological characteristics of feeding-related neurons after taste avoidance Pavlovian conditioning in Lymnaea stagnalis. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2014; 10:121-33. [PMID: 27493506 PMCID: PMC4629664 DOI: 10.2142/biophysics.10.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Taste avoidance conditioning (TAC) was carried out on the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. The conditional stimulus (CS) was sucrose which elicits feeding behavior; while the unconditional stimulus (US) was a tactile stimulus to the head which causes feeding to be suppressed. The neuronal circuit that drives feeding behavior in Lymnaea is well worked out. We therefore compared the physiological characteristics on 3 classes of neurons involved with feeding behavior especially in response to the CS in conditioned vs. control snails. The cerebral giant cell (CGC) modulates feeding behavior, N1 medial neuron (N1M) is one of the central pattern generator neurons that organizes feeding behavior, while B3 is a motor neuron active during the rasp phase of feeding. We found the resting membrane potential in CGC was hyperpolarized significantly in conditioned snails but impulse activity remained the same between conditioned vs. control snails. There was, however, a significant increase in spontaneous activity and a significant depolarization of N1M’s resting membrane potential in conditioned snails. These changes in N1M activity as a result of training are thought to be due to withdrawal interneuron RPeD11 altering the activity of the CGCs. Finally, in B3 there was: 1) a significant decrease in the amplitude and the frequency of the post-synaptic potentials; 2) a significant hyperpolarization of resting membrane potential in conditioned snails; and 3) a disappearance of bursting activity typically initiated by the CS. These neuronal modifications are consistent with the behavioral phenotype elicited by the CS following conditioning.
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- Hiroshi Sunada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Course of Bioscience, Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Graduate School, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Course of Bioscience, Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Graduate School, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan; Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
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Takigami S, Sunada H, Horikoshi T, Sakakibara M. Morphological and physiological characteristics of dermal photoreceptors in Lymnaea stagnalis. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2014; 10:77-88. [PMID: 27493502 PMCID: PMC4629660 DOI: 10.2142/biophysics.10.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Dermal photoreceptors located in the mantle of Lymnaea stagnalis were histologically and physiologically characterized. Our previous study demonstrated that the shadow response from dermal photoreceptors induces the whole-body withdrawal response. Through the interneuron, RPeD11, we detected that the light-off response indirectly originated from a dermal photoreceptor. Previous observations, based on behavioral pharmacology, revealed that cyclic guanosine monophosphate acts as a second messenger in the dermal photoreceptor. Furthermore, gastropods possess dermal photoreceptors containing rhodopsin, as a photopigment, and another photo-sensitive protein, arrestin, responsible for terminating the light response. Thus, we chose three antibodies, anti-cGMP, anti-rhodopsin, and anti-β-arrestin, to identify the dermal photoreceptor molecules in Lymnaea mantle. Extracellular recording, using a suction electrode on the mantle, revealed a light off-response from the right parietal nerve. Overlapping structures, positive against each of the antibodies, were also observed. Numerous round, granular particles of 3-47 μm in diameter with one nucleus were distributed around pneumostome and/or inside the mantle. The cells surrounding the pneumostome area, located 10 μm beneath the surface, tended to have smaller cell soma ranging from 3 to 25 μm in diameter, while cells located in other areas were distributed uniformly inside the mantle, with a larger diameter ranging from 12 to 47 μm. The histological examination using back-filing Lucifer Yellow staining of the right parietal nerve with the three dermal photoreceptor antibodies confirmed that these overlapping-stained structures were dermal photoreceptors in Lymnaea.
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- Satoshi Takigami
- Graduate School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan; Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Graduate School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan; Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan; School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
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- Graduate School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan; Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan; School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0321, Japan
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Matsuo Y, Uozumi N, Matsuo R. Photo-tropotaxis based on projection through the cerebral commissure in the terrestrial slug Limax. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2014; 200:1023-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00359-014-0954-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Takigami S, Sunada H, Lukowiak K, Sakakibara M. Spaced taste avoidance conditioning in Lymnaea. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2014; 107:79-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2013.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sunada H, Lukowiak K, Sakakibara M. Repetitive noxious stimulus altered the shadow-induced withdrawal behavior in Lymnaea. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2012; 63 Suppl 2:179-89. [PMID: 22776491 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.63.2012.suppl.2.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Stress alters adaptive behaviors including vigilance behaviors. In Lymnaea one of these vigilance behavior is a heightened withdrawal response to a shadow. The shadow withdrawal response (SWR) is mediated by dermal photoreceptors located primarily on the foot, mantle cavity, and skin around the pneumostome area. Here we asked whether we could obtain a neural correlate of the heightened SWR and other essential behaviors following traumatic stress. We measured the electrophysiological properties of 'Right Pedal Dorsal 11 (RPeD11)', the interneuron that plays a major role in mediating the whole-body withdrawal response. In traumatized snails 24 hours after the trauma they responded not only to a shadow stimulus with an augmented withdrawal response, but suppressed in locomotive, feeding and respiratory behavior. Their behavioral change lasted at least one week. Accompanying the behavioral change in these 'traumatized' preparations there are a number of significant changes in the neuronal properties of RPeD11 compared to naïve preparations. For example, RPeD11 is significantly more depolarized (∼10 mV) has significantly larger input resistance, and the duration of the response elicited by the shadow persists longer. All these changes result in an increased RPeD11 response and seem to raise their defensive alert level.
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- H Sunada
- Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Numazu Japan
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Sunada H, Lukowiak K, Sakakibara M. In vitro aversion conditioning in Lymnaea. Short communication. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2012; 63 Suppl 2:190-3. [PMID: 22776492 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.63.2012.suppl.2.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In an in vitro semi-intact Lymnaea preparation we were successful in using a training procedure to bring about Conditioning Taste Aversion (CTA ). Following paired presentation of the CS (sucrose) and US (tactile), the CS no longer elicits feeding. We can use sucrose to the lips in the semi-intact preparation as the CS; while we use direct current injection to depolarize RPeD11 as the US. Following pairing of these stimuli, the CS no longer elicits fictive feeding. We can determine the changes in synaptic input to neurons that play key roles in controlling feeding behavior.
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- H Sunada
- Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Numazu, Japan
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Understanding the dermal light sense in the context of integrative photoreceptor cell biology. Vis Neurosci 2011; 28:265-79. [PMID: 21736861 DOI: 10.1017/s0952523811000150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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While the concept of a dermal light sense has existed for over a century, little progress has been made in our understanding of the mechanisms underlying dispersed photoreception and the evolutionary histories of dispersed photoreceptor cells. These cells historically have been difficult to locate and positively identify, but modern molecular techniques, integrated with existing behavioral, morphological, and physiological data, will make cell identification easier and allow us to address questions of mechanism and evolution. With this in mind, we propose a new classification scheme for all photoreceptor cell types based on two axes, cell distribution (aggregated vs. dispersed) and position within neural networks (first order vs. high order). All photoreceptor cells fall within one of four quadrants created by these axes: aggregated/high order, dispersed/high order, aggregated/first order, or dispersed/first order. This new method of organization will help researchers make objective comparisons between different photoreceptor cell types. Using integrative data from four major phyla (Mollusca, Cnidaria, Echinodermata, and Arthropoda), we also provide evidence for three hypotheses for dispersed photoreceptor cell function and evolution. First, aside from echinoderms, we find that animals often use dispersed photoreceptor cells for tasks that do not require spatial vision. Second, although there are both echinoderm and arthropod exceptions, we find that dispersed photoreceptor cells generally lack morphological specializations that either enhance light gathering or aid in the collection of directional information about light. Third, we find that dispersed photoreceptor cells have evolved a number of times in Metazoa and that most dispersed photoreceptor cells have likely evolved through the co-option of existing phototransduction cascades. Our new classification scheme, combined with modern investigative techniques, will help us address these hypotheses in great detail and generate new hypothesis regarding the function and evolution of dispersed photoreceptor cells.
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Sunada H, Sakaguchi T, Horikoshi T, Lukowiak K, Sakakibara M. The shadow-induced withdrawal response, dermal photoreceptors, and their input to the higher-order interneuron RPeD11 in the pond snailLymnaea stagnalis. J Exp Biol 2010; 213:3409-15. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.043521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SUMMARYThe shadow-induced withdrawal response in Lymnaea stagnalis is mediated by dermal photoreceptors located on the foot, mantle cavity, and skin around the pneumostome area. Here, we determined whether we could obtain a neural correlate of the withdrawal response elicited by a shadow in a higher-order central neuron that mediates withdrawal behavior. We measured the electrophysiological properties of the higher-order interneuron Right Pedal Dorsal 11 (RPeD11), which has a major role in Lymnaea withdrawal behavior. In semi-intact preparations comprising the circumesophageal ganglia, the mantle cavity and the pneumostome, but not the foot and eyes, a light-on stimulus elicited a small short-lasting hyperpolarization and a light-off stimulus elicited a depolarization of RPeD11. We also determined that dermal photoreceptors make a monosynaptic contact with RPeD11. The dermal photoreceptor afferents course to the circumesophageal ganglia via the anal and genital nerves to the visceral ganglion, and/or via the right internal and external parietal nerves to the parietal ganglion. Finally, in addition to responding to photic stimuli, RPeD11 responds to both mechanical and chemical stimuli delivered to the pneumostome.
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- Hiroshi Sunada
- Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
- Graduate School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
- School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
- Graduate School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
- School of High-Technology for Human Welfare, Tokai University, 317 Nishino, Numazu 410-0321, Shizuoka, Japan
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