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Araújo LTFD, Reis MEMD, Andrade WMGD, Resende NDS, Lima RRMD, Nascimento ESD, Costa MSMDO, Cavalcante JC. Distribution of nitric oxide in the rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris) brain II: The brainstem. J Chem Neuroanat 2021; 116:101989. [PMID: 34126223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2021.101989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In a recent paper, we described the distribution of Nitric oxide (NO) in the diencephalon of the rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris). This present paper follows this work, showing the distribution of NO synthesizing neurons in the rock cavy's brainstem. For this, we used immunohistochemistry against the neuronal form of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and NADPH diaphorase histochemistry. In contrast to the diencephalon in the rock cavy, where the NOS neurons were seen to be limited to some nuclei in the thalamus and hypothalamus, the distribution of NOS in the brainstem is widespread. Neurons immunoreactive to NOS (NOS-ir) were seen as rostral as the precommissural nuclei and as caudal as the caudal and gelatinous parts of the spinal trigeminal nucleus. Places such as the raphe nuclei, trigeminal complex, superior and inferior colliculus, oculomotor complex, periaqueductal grey matter, solitary tract nucleus, laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, pedunculopontine tegmental, and other nuclei of the reticular formation are among the locations with the most NOS-ir neurons. This distribution is similar, but with some differences, to those described for other rodents, indicating that NO also has an important role in rock cavy's physiology.
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- Lucimário Thiago Félix de Araújo
- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Department of Morphology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.
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Real CC, Ferreira AFB, Hernandes MS, Britto LRG, Pires RS. Exercise-induced plasticity of AMPA-type glutamate receptor subunits in the rat brain. Brain Res 2010; 1363:63-71. [PMID: 20869354 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Revised: 09/15/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the plastic effects of moderate exercise upon the motor cortex (M1 and M2 areas), cerebellum (Cb), and striatum (CPu) of the rat brain. This assessment was made by verifying the expression of AMPA-type glutamate receptor subunits (GluR1 and GluR2/3). We used adult Wistar rats, divided into 5 groups based on duration of exercise training, namely 3 days (EX3), 7 days (EX7), 15 days (EX15), 30 days (EX30), and sedentary (S). The exercised animals were subjected to a treadmill exercise protocol at the speed of the 10 meters/min for 40 min. After exercise, the brains were subjected to immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting to analyze changes of GluR1 and GluR2/3, and plasma corticosterone was measured by ELISA in order to verify potential stress induced by physical training. Overall, the results of immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting were similar and revealed that GluR subunits show distinct responses over the exercise periods and for the different structures analyzed. In general, there was increased expression of GluR subunits after longer exercise periods (such as EX30), although some opposite effects were seen after short periods of exercise (EX3). In a few cases, biphasic patterns with decreases and subsequent increases of GluR expression were seen and may represent the outcome of exercise-dependent, complex regulatory processes. The data show that the protocol used was able to promote plastic GluR changes during exercise, suggesting a specific involvement of these receptors in exercise-induced plasticity processes in the brain areas tested.
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- Caroline C Real
- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil.
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Hernandes MS, Britto LRG, Real CC, Martins DO, Lopes LR. Reactive oxygen species and the structural remodeling of the visual system after ocular enucleation. Neuroscience 2010; 170:1249-60. [PMID: 20728508 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2010] [Revised: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Redox processes associated with controlled generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by NADPH oxidase (Nox) add an essential level of regulation to signaling pathways underlying physiological processes. We evaluated the ROS generation in the main visual relays of the mammalian brain, namely the superior colliculus (SC) and the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (DLG), after ocular enucleation in adult rats. Dihydroethidium (DHE) oxidation revealed increased ROS generation in SC and DLG between 1 and 30 days postlesion. ROS generation was decreased by the Nox inhibitors diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI) and apocynin. Real-time PCR results revealed that Nox 2 was upregulated in both retinorecipient structures after deafferentation, whereas Nox 1 and Nox 4 were upregulated only in the SC. To evaluate the role of ROS in structural remodeling after the lesions, apocynin was given to enucleated rats and immunohistochemistry was conducted for markers of neuronal remodeling into SC and DLG. Immunohistochemical data showed that ocular enucleation produces an increase of neurofilament and microtubule-associated protein-2 immunostaining in both SC and DLG, which was markedly attenuated by apocynin treatment. Taken together, the findings of the present study suggest a novel role for Nox-induced ROS signaling in mediating neuronal remodeling in visual areas after ocular enucleation.
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- M S Hernandes
- Laboratory of Cellular Neurobiology, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, USP, SP, Brazil.
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Chacur M, Matos R, Alves A, Rodrigues A, Gutierrez V, Cury Y, Britto L. Participation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in experimental neuropathic pain induced by sciatic nerve transection. Braz J Med Biol Res 2010; 43:367-76. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2010007500019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- M. Chacur
- Universidade de São Paulo; Universidade de São Paulo
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Leonelli M, Torrão A, Britto L. Unconventional neurotransmitters, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection. Braz J Med Biol Res 2009; 42:68-75. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2009000100011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 01/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Zambelli VO, Sampaio SC, Sudo-Hayashi LS, Greco K, Britto LRG, Alves AS, Zychar BC, Gonçalves LRC, Spadacci-Morena DD, Otton R, Della-Casa MS, Curi R, Cury Y. Crotoxin alters lymphocyte distribution in rats: Involvement of adhesion molecules and lipoxygenase-derived mediators. Toxicon 2008; 51:1357-67. [PMID: 18452962 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2008.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2007] [Revised: 02/28/2008] [Accepted: 03/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Crotoxin is the main neurotoxic component of Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom and modulates immune and inflammatory responses, interfering with the activity of leukocytes. In the present work, the effects of crotoxin on the number of blood and lymphatic leukocytes and on lymph nodes and spleen lymphocytes population were investigated. The toxin s.c. administered to male Wistar rats, decreases the number of lymphocytes in blood and lymph circulation and increases the content of B and T-lymphocytes in lymph nodes. These effects were detected 1-2h after treatment. The crotoxin molecule is composed of two subunits, an acidic non-toxic polypeptide, named crotapotin and a toxic basic phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)). PLA(2), but not crotapotin, decreased the number of circulating blood and lymph lymphocytes. Crotoxin promotes leukocyte adherence to endothelial cells of blood microcirculation and to lymph node high endothelial venules, which might contribute to the drop in the number of circulating lymphocytes. Crotoxin increases expression of the adhesion molecule LFA-1 in lymphocytes. The changes in the expression of the adhesion molecule might contribute, at least in part, for the increased leukocyte adhesion to endothelium. Zileuton, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, blocked the decrease in the number of circulating leukocytes induced by crotoxin and also abolished the changes observed in leukocyte-endothelial interactions, suggesting the involvement of lipoxygenase-derived mediators in the effects of the toxin.
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- Vanessa O Zambelli
- Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Butantan Institute, Av. Vital Brazil 1500, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
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Giraldi-Guimarães A, Batista CM, Carneiro K, Tenório F, Cavalcante LA, Mendez-Otero R. A critical survey on nitric oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide function in the retinotectal system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:403-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2007] [Revised: 08/31/2007] [Accepted: 09/12/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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