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Horie S, Kiyokage E, Hayashi S, Inoue K, Sohn J, Hioki H, Furuta T, Toida K. Structural basis for noradrenergic regulation of neural circuits in the mouse olfactory bulb. J Comp Neurol 2021; 529:2189-2208. [PMID: 33616936 DOI: 10.1002/cne.25085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Olfactory input is processed in the glomerulus of the main olfactory bulb (OB) and relayed to higher centers in the brain by projection neurons. Conversely, centrifugal inputs from other brain regions project to the OB. We have previously analyzed centrifugal inputs into the OB from several brain regions using single-neuron labeling. In this study, we analyzed the centrifugal noradrenergic (NA) fibers derived from the locus coeruleus (LC), because their projection pathways and synaptic connections in the OB have not been clarified in detail. We analyzed the NA centrifugal projections by single-neuron labeling and immunoelectron microscopy. Individual NA neurons labeled by viral infection were three-dimensionally traced using Neurolucida software to visualize the projection pathway from the LC to the OB. Also, centrifugal NA fibers were visualized using an antibody for noradrenaline transporter (NET). NET immunoreactive (-ir) fibers contained many varicosities and synaptic vesicles. Furthermore, electron tomography demonstrated that NET-ir fibers formed asymmetrical synapses of varied morphology. Although these synapses were present at varicosities, the density of synapses was relatively low throughout the OB. The maximal density of synapses was found in the external plexiform layer; about 17% of all observed varicosities contained synapses. These results strongly suggest that NA-containing fibers in the OB release NA from both varicosities and synapses to influence the activities of OB neurons. The present study provides a morphological basis for olfactory modulation by centrifugal NA fibers derived from the LC.
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- Sawa Horie
- Department of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Research Center for Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Cerebral Circuitry, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.,Research Center for Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Brunert D, Rothermel M. Extrinsic neuromodulation in the rodent olfactory bulb. Cell Tissue Res 2021; 383:507-524. [PMID: 33355709 PMCID: PMC7873007 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03365-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Evolutionarily, olfaction is one of the oldest senses and pivotal for an individual's health and survival. The olfactory bulb (OB), as the first olfactory relay station in the brain, is known to heavily process sensory information. To adapt to an animal's needs, OB activity can be influenced by many factors either from within (intrinsic neuromodulation) or outside (extrinsic neuromodulation) the OB which include neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, hormones, and neuropeptides. Extrinsic sources seem to be of special importance as the OB receives massive efferent input from numerous brain centers even outweighing the sensory input from the nose. Here, we review neuromodulatory processes in the rodent OB from such extrinsic sources. We will discuss extrinsic neuromodulation according to points of origin, receptors involved, affected circuits, and changes in behavior. In the end, we give a brief outlook on potential future directions in research on neuromodulation in the OB.
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- Daniela Brunert
- Department of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
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Gulyaeva NV, Bobkova NV, Kolosova NG, Samokhin AN, Stepanichev MY, Stefanova NA. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease: Studies on Rodent Models in vivo. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 82:1088-1102. [PMID: 29037130 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297917100029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this review, recent data are presented on molecular and cellular mechanisms of pathogenesis of the most widespread (about 95%) sporadic forms of Alzheimer's disease obtained on in vivo rodent models. Although none of the available models can fully reproduce the human disease, several key molecular mechanisms (such as dysfunction of neurotransmitter systems, especially of the acetylcholinergic system, β-amyloid toxicity, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, disturbances in neurotrophic systems) are confirmed with different models. Injection models, olfactory bulbectomy, and senescence accelerated OXYS rats are reviewed in detail. These three approaches to in vivo modeling of sporadic Alzheimer's disease have demonstrated a considerable similarity in molecular and cellular mechanisms of pathology development. Studies on these models provide complementary data, and each model possesses its specific advantages. A general analysis of the data reported for the three models provides a multifaceted and the currently most complete molecular picture of sporadic Alzheimer's disease. This is highly relevant also from the practical viewpoint because it creates a basis for elaboration and preclinical studies of means for treatment of this disease.
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- N V Gulyaeva
- Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117485, Russia.
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Díaz D, Gómez C, Muñoz-Castañeda R, Baltanás F, Alonso JR, Weruaga E. The Olfactory System as a Puzzle: Playing With Its Pieces. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2013; 296:1383-400. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.22748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- D. Díaz
- Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair; Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon (INCyL), Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
- Area of Gene and Cell Therapy; Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL; Salamanca Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair; Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon (INCyL), Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology of the Cancer, IBMCC, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair; Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon (INCyL), Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
- Area of Gene and Cell Therapy; Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL; Salamanca Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair; Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon (INCyL), Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
- Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology of the Cancer, IBMCC, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair; Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon (INCyL), Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
- Area of Gene and Cell Therapy; Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL; Salamanca Spain
- Institute for High Research, Universidad de Tarapacá; Arica Chile
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- Laboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair; Institute for Neuroscience of Castile and Leon (INCyL), Universidad de Salamanca; Salamanca Spain
- Area of Gene and Cell Therapy; Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, IBSAL; Salamanca Spain
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D'Souza RD, Parsa PV, Vijayaraghavan S. Nicotinic receptors modulate olfactory bulb external tufted cells via an excitation-dependent inhibitory mechanism. J Neurophysiol 2013; 110:1544-53. [PMID: 23843430 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00865.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Olfactory bulb (OB) glomeruli, the initial sites of synaptic processing of odor information, exhibit high levels of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) expression and receive strong cholinergic input from the basal forebrain. The role of glomerular nAChRs in olfactory processing, however, remains to be elucidated. External tufted (ET) cells are a major source of excitation in the glomerulus and an important component of OB physiology. We have examined the role of nAChRs in modulating ET cell activity using whole-cell electrophysiology in mouse OB slices. We show here that the activation of glomerular nAChRs leads to direct ET cell excitation, as well as an increase in the frequency of spontaneous postsynaptic GABAergic currents. β2-containing nAChRs, likely the α4β2*-nAChR subtype (* represents the possible presence of other subunits), were significant contributors to these effects. The nAChR-mediated increase in spontaneous postsynaptic GABAergic current frequency on ET cells was, for the most part, dependent on glutamate receptor activation, thus implicating a role for excitation-dependent inhibition within the glomerulus. β2-containing nAChRs also regulate the frequency of miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents on ET cells, implying nicotinic modulation of dendrodendritic signaling between ET and periglomerular cells. Our data also indicate that nAChR activation does not affect spontaneous or evoked transmission at the olfactory nerve-to-ET cell synapse. The results from this study suggest that ET cells, along with mitral cells, play an important role in the nicotinic modulation of glomerular inhibition.
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- Rinaldo D D'Souza
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics and Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Schmidt C, Wiener E, Hoffmann J, Klingebiel R, Schmidt F, Hofmann T, Harms L, Kunte H. Structural olfactory nerve changes in patients suffering from idiopathic intracranial hypertension. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35221. [PMID: 22493741 PMCID: PMC3320869 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Complications of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are usually caused by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). In a similar way as in the optic nerve, elevated ICP could also compromise the olfactory nerve system. On the other side, there is growing evidence that an extensive lymphatic network system around the olfactory nerves could be disturbed in cerebrospinal fluid disorders like IIH. The hypothesis that patients with IIH suffer from hyposmia has been suggested in the past. However, this has not been proven in clinical studies yet. This pilot study investigates whether structural changes of the olfactory nerve system can be detected in patients with IIH. Methodology/Principal Findings Twenty-three patients with IIH and 23 matched controls were included. Olfactory bulb volume (OBV) and sulcus olfactorius (OS) depth were calculated by magnetic resonance techniques. While mean values of total OBV (128.7±38.4 vs. 130.0±32.6 mm3, p=0.90) and mean OS depth (8.5±1.2 vs. 8.6±1.1 mm, p=0.91) were similar in both groups, Pearson correlation showed that patients with a shorter medical history IIH revealed a smaller OBV (r=0.53, p<0.01). In untreated symptomatic patients (n=7), the effect was greater (r=0.76, p<0.05). Patients who suffered from IIH for less than one year (n=8), total OBV was significantly smaller than in matched controls (116.6±24.3 vs. 149.3±22.2 mm3, p=0.01). IIH patients with visual disturbances (n=21) revealed a lower OS depth than patients without (8.3±0.9 vs. 10.8±1.0 mm, p<0.01). Conclusions/Significance The results suggest that morphological changes of the olfactory nerve system could be present in IIH patients at an early stage of disease.
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- Christoph Schmidt
- Institute of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Radiology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Gómez C, Curto GG, Baltanás FC, Valero J, O'Shea E, Colado MI, Díaz D, Weruaga E, Alonso JR. Changes in the serotonergic system and in brain-derived neurotrophic factor distribution in the main olfactory bulb of pcd mice before and after mitral cell loss. Neuroscience 2011; 201:20-33. [PMID: 22133893 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The serotonergic centrifugal system innervating the main olfactory bulb (MOB) plays a key role in the modulation of olfactory processing. We have previously demonstrated that this system suffers adaptive changes under conditions of a lack of olfactory input. The present work examines the response of this centrifugal system after mitral cell loss in the Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd) mutant mice. The distribution and density of serotonergic centrifugal axons were studied in the MOB of control and pcd mice, both before and after the loss of mitral cells, using serotonin (5-HT) and 5-HT transporter immunohistochemistry. Studies of the amount of 5-HT and its metabolite, 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA), were performed by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and the relative amounts of brain-derived neurotrophin factor, BDNF, and its major receptor, tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB), were measured by Western blot. Our study revealed that the serotonergic system develops adaptive changes after, but not before, mitral cell loss. The lack of the main bulbar projection cells causes a decrease in the serotonergic input received by the MOB, whereas the number of serotonergic cells in the raphe nuclei remains constant. In addition, one of the molecules directly involved in serotonergic sprouting, the neurotrophin BDNF and its main receptor TrkB, underwent alterations in the MOBs of the pcd animals even before the loss of mitral cells. These data indicate that serotonergic function in the MOB is closely related to olfactory activity and that mitral cell loss induces serotonergic plastic responses.
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- C Gómez
- Lab Plasticidad Neuronal y Neurorreparación, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León., Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Salcedo E, Tran T, Ly X, Lopez R, Barbica C, Restrepo D, Vijayaraghavan S. Activity-dependent changes in cholinergic innervation of the mouse olfactory bulb. PLoS One 2011; 6:e25441. [PMID: 22053179 PMCID: PMC3203864 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The interplay between olfactory activity and cholinergic modulation remains to be fully understood. This report examines the pattern of cholinergic innervation throughout the murine main olfactory bulb across different developmental stages and in naris-occluded animals. To visualize the pattern of cholinergic innervation, we used a transgenic mouse model, which expresses a fusion of the microtubule-associated protein, tau, with green fluorescence protein (GFP) under the control of the choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) promoter. This tau-GFP fusion product allows for a remarkably vivid and clear visualization of cholinergic innervation in the main olfactory bulb (MOB). Interestingly, we find an uneven distribution of GFP label in the adult glomerular layer (GL), where anterior, medial, and lateral glomerular regions of the bulb receive relatively heavier cholinergic innervation than other regions. In contrast to previous reports, we find a marked change in the pattern of cholinergic innervation to the GL following unilateral naris occlusion between the ipsilateral and contralateral bulbs in adult animals.
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- Ernesto Salcedo
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
- Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, United States of America
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Olfactory bulb volume and depth of olfactory sulcus in patients with idiopathic olfactory loss. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 267:1551-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1230-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Whitman MC, Greer CA. Adult neurogenesis and the olfactory system. Prog Neurobiol 2009; 89:162-75. [PMID: 19615423 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2009] [Revised: 06/01/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Though initially described in the early 1960s, it is only within the past decade that the concept of continuing adult neurogenesis has gained widespread acceptance. Neuroblasts from the subventricular zone (SVZ) migrate along the rostral migratory stream (RMS) into the olfactory bulb, where they differentiate into interneurons. Neuroblasts from the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the hippocampal formation show relatively little migratory behavior, and differentiate into dentate gyrus granule cells. In sharp contrast to embryonic and perinatal development, these newly differentiated neurons must integrate into a fully functional circuit, without disrupting ongoing performance. Here, after a brief historical overview and introduction to olfactory circuitry, we review recent advances in the biology of neural stem cells, mechanisms of migration in the RMS and olfactory bulb, differentiation and survival of new neurons, and finally mechanisms of synaptic integration. Our primary focus is on the olfactory system, but we also contrast the events occurring there with those in the hippocampal formation. Although both SVZ and SGZ neurogenesis are involved in some types of learning, their full functional significance remains unclear. Since both systems offer models of integration of new neuroblasts, there is immense interest in using neural stem cells to replace neurons lost in injury or disease. Though many questions remain unanswered, new insights appear daily about adult neurogenesis, regulatory mechanisms, and the fates of the progeny. We discuss here some of the central features of these advances, as well as speculate on future research directions.
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- Mary C Whitman
- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology, New Haven, CT 06520-8082, United States of America
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Airado C, Gómez C, Recio JS, Baltanás FC, Weruaga E, Alonso JR. Zincergic innervation from the anterior olfactory nucleus to the olfactory bulb displays plastic responses after mitral cell loss. J Chem Neuroanat 2008; 36:197-208. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2008.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Revised: 06/30/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gómez C, Briñón JG, Valero J, Recio JS, Murias AR, Curto GG, Orio L, Colado MI, Alonso JR. Sex differences in catechol contents in the olfactory bulb of control and unilaterally deprived rats. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 25:1517-28. [PMID: 17425578 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05407.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The dopaminergic system plays important roles in the modulation of olfactory transmission. The present study examines the distribution of dopaminergic cells and the content of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites in control and deprived olfactory bulbs (OB), focusing on the differences between sexes. The content of DA and of its metabolites, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA), were measured by HPLC. The morphology and distribution of dopaminergic neurons were studied using tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunohistochemistry. Cells were typified with TH-parvalbumin, TH-cholecystokinin or TH-neurocalcin double-immunofluorescence assays. Biochemical analyses revealed sex differences in the content of DA and of its metabolites. In normal conditions, the OBs of male rats had higher concentrations of DA, DOPAC and HVA than the OBs of females. The immunohistochemical data pointed to sex differences in the number of TH-immunopositive cells (higher in male than in female rats). Colocalization analyses revealed that dopaminergic cells constitute a different cell subpopulation from those labelled after parvalbumin, cholecystokinin or neurocalcin immunostaining. Unilateral olfactory deprivation caused dramatic alterations in the dopaminergic system. The DA content and the density of dopaminergic cells decreased, the contents of DA and DOPAC as well as TH immunoreactivity were similar in deprived males and females and, finally, the metabolite/neurotransmitter ratio increased. Our results show that the dopaminergic modulation of olfactory transmission seems to differ between males and females and that it is regulated by peripheral olfactory activity. A possible role of the dopaminergic system in the sexually different olfactory sensitivity, discrimination and memory is discussed.
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- C Gómez
- Laboratory Plasticidad Neuronal y Neurorreparación, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007 Salamanca, Spain
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Gómez C, Briñón JG, Orio L, Colado MI, Lawrence AJ, Zhou FC, Vidal M, Barbado MV, Alonso JR. Changes in the serotonergic system in the main olfactory bulb of rats unilaterally deprived from birth to adulthood. J Neurochem 2007; 100:924-38. [PMID: 17266734 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04229.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The serotonergic system plays a key role in the modulation of olfactory processing. The present study examined the plastic response of this centrifugal system after unilateral naris occlusion, analysing both serotonergic afferents and receptors in the main olfactory bulb. After 60 days of sensory deprivation, the serotonergic system exhibited adaptive changes. Olfactory deprivation caused a general increase in the number of fibres immunopositive for serotonin but not of those immunopositive for the serotonin transporter. HPLC data revealed an increase in serotonin levels but not in those of its major metabolite, 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid, resulting in a decrease in the 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid/serotonin ratio. These changes were observed not only in the deprived but also in the contralateral olfactory bulb. Double serotonin-tyrosine hydroxylase immunolabelling revealed that the glomerular regions of the deprived olfactory bulb with a high serotonergic fibre density showed a strong reduction in tyrosine hydroxylase. Finally, the serotonin(2A) receptor distribution density and the number of juxtaglomerular cells immunopositive for serotonin(2A) receptor remained unaltered after olfactory deprivation. Environmental stimulation modulated the serotonergic afferents to the olfactory bulb. Our results indicate the presence of a bilateral accumulation of serotonin in the serotonergic axon network, with no changes in serotonin(2A) receptor density after unilateral olfactory deprivation.
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- C Gómez
- Laboratory Plasticidad Neuronal y Neurorreparación, Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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