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Villamayor PR, Arana ÁJ, Coppel C, Ortiz-Leal I, Torres MV, Sanchez-Quinteiro P, Sánchez L. A comprehensive structural, lectin and immunohistochemical characterization of the zebrafish olfactory system. Sci Rep 2021; 11:8865. [PMID: 33893372 PMCID: PMC8065131 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88317-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Fish chemosensory olfactory receptors allow them to detect a wide range of water-soluble chemicals, that mediate fundamental behaviours. Zebrafish possess a well-developed sense of smell which governs reproduction, appetite, and fear responses. The spatial organization of functional properties within the olfactory epithelium and bulb are comparable to those of mammals, making this species suitable for studies of olfactory differentiation and regeneration and neuronal representation of olfactory information. The advent of genomic techniques has been decisive for the discovery of specific olfactory cell types and the identification of cell populations expressing vomeronasal receptors. These advances have marched ahead of morphological and neurochemical studies. This study aims to fill the existing gap in specific histological, lectin-histochemical and immunohistochemical studies on the olfactory rosette and the olfactory bulb of the zebrafish. Tissue dissection and microdissection techniques were employed, followed by histological staining techniques, lectin-histochemical labelling (UEA, LEA, BSI-B4) and immunohistochemistry using antibodies against G proteins subunits αo and αi2, growth-associated protein-43, calbindin, calretinin, glial-fibrillary-acidic-protein and luteinizing-hormone-releasing-hormone. The results obtained enrich the available information on the neurochemical patterns of the zebrafish olfactory system, pointing to a greater complexity than the one currently considered, especially when taking into account the peculiarities of the nonsensory epithelium.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paula R Villamayor
- Department of Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Av Carballo Calero s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain
- Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Av Carballo Calero s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Av Carballo Calero s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Department of Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Av Carballo Calero s/n, 27002, Lugo, Spain.
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- Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
- Preclinical Animal Models Group, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Nakamuta N, Nakamuta S, Kato H, Yamamoto Y. Morphological study on the olfactory systems of the snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina. Tissue Cell 2016; 48:145-51. [PMID: 27059760 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2016.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
In this study, the olfactory system of a semi-aquatic turtle, the snapping turtle, has been morphologically investigated by electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and lectin histochemistry. The nasal cavity of snapping turtle was divided into the upper and lower chambers, lined by the sensory epithelium containing ciliated and non-ciliated olfactory receptor neurons, respectively. Each neuron expressed both Gαolf, the α-subunit of G-proteins coupling to the odorant receptors, and Gαo, the α-subunit of G-proteins coupling to the type 2 vomeronasal receptors. The axons originating from the upper chamber epithelium projected to the ventral part of the olfactory bulb, while those from the lower chamber epithelium to the dorsal part of the olfactory bulb. Despite the identical expression of G-protein α-subunits in the olfactory receptor neurons, these two projections were clearly distinguished from each other by the differential expression of glycoconjugates. In conclusion, these data indicate the presence of two types of olfactory systems in the snapping turtle. Topographic arrangement of the upper and lower chambers and lack of the associated glands in the lower chamber epithelium suggest their possible involvement in the detection of odorants: upper chamber epithelium in the air and the lower chamber epithelium in the water.
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- Nobuaki Nakamuta
- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan; United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Faculty of Education, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan; United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Ibrahim D, Nakamuta N, Taniguchi K, Yamamoto Y, Taniguchi K. Histological and lectin histochemical studies on the olfactory and respiratory mucosae of the sheep. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 76:339-46. [PMID: 24200894 PMCID: PMC4013359 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.13-0436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The olfactory and respiratory mucosae of the Corriedale sheep were examined
using lectin histochemistry in order to clarify the histochemical and glycohistochemical
differences between these two tissues. The olfactory epithelium was stained with 13
lectins out of 21 lectins examined, while the respiratory epithelium was positive to 16
lectins. The free border of both of the olfactory and respiratory epithelia was stained
with 12 lectins: Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), succinylated-wheat germ agglutinin (s-WGA),
Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (LEL), Solanum
tuberosum lectin (STL), Datura stramonium lectin (DSL),
Soybean agglutinin (SBA), Bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin-I (BSL-I),
Ricinus communis agglutinin-I (RCA-120), Erythrina
cristagalli lectin (ECL), Concanavalin A (Con A), Phaseolus
vulgaris agglutinin-E (PHA-E) and Phaseolus vulgaris
agglutinin-L (PHA-L). The associated glands of the olfactory mucosa, Bowman’s glands, were
stained with 13 lectins. While both the goblet cells and mucous nasal glands were stained
with 8 lectins; five of them (WGA, s-WGA, STL, Vicia villosa agglutinin
(VVA) and ECL) were mutually positive among the Bowman’s glands, mucous nasal glands and
the goblet cells. These findings indicate that the glycohistochemical characteristics of
the free borders of both olfactory and respiratory epithelia are similar to each other,
suggesting that secretions from the Bowman’s glands and those of the goblet cells and
mucous nasal glands are partially exchanged between the surface of two epithelia to
contribute the functions of the respiratory epithelium and the olfactory receptor cells,
respectively.
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- Dalia Ibrahim
- United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Ibrahim D, Nakamuta N, Taniguchi K, Taniguchi K. Lectin histochemical studies on the vomeronasal organ of the sheep. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 75:1131-7. [PMID: 23595118 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.12-0532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The vomeronasal organ of sheep was examined using lectin histochemistry in order to compare the types and amounts of the glycoconjugates among various components of the vomeronasal sensory and non-sensory epithelia. In the vomeronasal sensory epithelium, Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) stained particular cells, located at the same level as the vomeronasal receptor cells, while the distribution, shape and number of the stained cells did not correspond to those of the vomeronasal receptor cells. Datura stramonium lectin (DSL), Concanavalin A (Con A), Phaseolus vulgaris agglutinin-E (PHA-E) and Phaseolus vulgaris agglutinin-L (PHA-L) labeled the basal cells of both vomeronasal sensory and non-sensory epithelia. While, Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), Succinylated-wheat germ agglutinin (s-WGA), Lycopersicon esculentum lectin (LEL), Solanum tuberosum lectin (STL) and Ricinus communis agglutinin-I (RCA-120) labeled the basal cells of the sensory epithelium, and Bandeiraea simplicifolia lectin-I (BSL-I) stained the basal cells of the non-sensory epithelium, respectively. Seventeen lectins labeled the free border of both vomeronasal sensory and non-sensory epithelia, while Sophora japonica agglutinin (SJA), Jacalin and Pisum sativum agglutinin (PSA) labeled neither free border of the sensory nor that of non-sensory epithelia. The expression pattern of glycoconjugate was similar, but not identical, in the free border between the sensory and non-sensory epithelia. These results indicate that there are dissimilar features in the type and amount of glycoconjugates between the vomeronasal sensory and non-sensory epithelia, and at the same time, among the various cell types either in the vomeronasal sensory or non-sensory epithelium.
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- Dalia Ibrahim
- United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Nakamuta N, Nakamuta S, Taniguchi K, Taniguchi K. Analysis of glycoproteins produced by the associated gland in the olfactory organ of lungfish. J Vet Med Sci 2013; 75:887-93. [PMID: 23428778 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.12-0547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The olfactory organ of African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, contains two distinct sensory epithelia: the lamellar olfactory epithelium and the recess epithelium. These epithelia correspond to the olfactory epithelium and the vomeronasal organ of tetrapods, respectively. In contrast to the lamellar olfactory epithelium, which has no associated gland, the recess epithelium is equipped with associated glands. Although the glandular cells and/or the supporting cells are generally presumed to secrete proteins involved in the function of olfactory sensory epithelia, the properties of these proteins in lungfish have not been evaluated to date. In this study, we investigated the associated glands in the olfactory organ of lungfish by transmission electron microscopy and found that the glandular cells contain numerous secretory granules and secrete them from the apical membrane. In addition, we analyzed the olfactory organ by lectin histochemistry using 16 biotinylated lectins. All lectins labeled the secretory granules in the glandular cells with different staining patterns from those of the supporting cells in the lamellar olfactory epithelium or in the recess epithelium. Furthermore, lectin blotting analysis showed that multiple bands were detected by the lectins which specifically labeled the glandular epithelium of the olfactory organ. These results indicate that the secretory products of the associated glands in the recess epithelium have different properties from those of the supporting cells in the olfactory sensory epithelia and contain multiple glycoproteins with different carbohydrate moieties.
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- Nobuaki Nakamuta
- Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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Kondoh D, Yamamoto Y, Nakamuta N, Taniguchi K, Taniguchi K. Seasonal changes in the histochemical properties of the olfactory epithelium and vomeronasal organ in the Japanese striped snake, Elaphe quadrivirgata. Anat Histol Embryol 2011; 41:41-53. [PMID: 21895741 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2011.01101.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Seasonal changes in the histochemical properties of the vomeronasal and olfactory epithelia of the Japanese striped snake were examined in four seasons, viz. the reproductive, pre-hibernating, hibernating and post-hibernating seasons. In the vomeronasal and olfactory supporting cells, secretory granules were much more abundant in the hibernating season than in the other seasons. In the vomeronasal and olfactory receptor cells, the lipofuscin granules were much fewer in the post-hibernating season than in the other seasons. In histochemical studies with 21 lectins, several lectins stained the vomeronasal and olfactory epithelia (receptor cells, supporting cells and free border) more weakly in the hibernating season than in the reproductive season. However, all lectins stained both epithelia in the hibernating season after sialic acid removal in a similar manner as in the reproductive season after sialic acid removal. These lectin histochemical studies indicate that sialic acid residues in the vomeronasal and olfactory epithelia are more numerous in the hibernating season than in the reproductive season. The results suggest that during hibernation, the vomeronasal and olfactory receptor cells possibly undergo rapid cell turnover, and that during this time, the vomeronasal and olfactory epithelia are securely protected from pathogens by an innate immune defence system.
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- D Kondoh
- Department of Basic Veterinary Science, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu, Japan
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Matsui T, Saito S, Kobayashi Y, Taniguchi K. Lectin histochemical study on the olfactory bulb of the newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster. Anat Histol Embryol 2011; 40:419-25. [PMID: 21592192 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2011.01087.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The function and/or morphological features of the vomeronasal olfactory system remain unclear in aquatic animals, although the system appeared first in urodeles based on phylogenic data. We examined the lectin binding patterns in the olfactory bulb of a semi-aquatic urodele, the Japanese red-bellied newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster, using 22 different lectins. Eleven of the lectins showed specific binding to the nerve fibres and glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. Among these, Wheat germ agglutinin, pokeweed and peanut agglutinin preferentially bound the main olfactory bulb, reflecting variation in the expression of glycoconjugates between the main and accessory olfactory bulbs. By contrast, the types of lectins bound to the Cynops olfactory bulb were considerably different from those reported in other urodele families. These results suggest a histochemical distinction between the main and accessory olfactory bulbs, and that glycoconjugate expression may differ significantly among urodele families.
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- T Matsui
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Taniguchi K, Saito S, Taniguchi K. Phylogenic outline of the olfactory system in vertebrates. J Vet Med Sci 2010; 73:139-47. [PMID: 20877153 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Phylogenic outline of the vertebrate olfactory system is summarized in the present review. In the fish and the birds, the olfactory system consists only of the olfactory epithelium (OE) and the olfactory bulb (B). In the amphibians, reptiles and mammals, the olfactory system is subdivided into the main olfactory and the vomeronasal olfactory systems, and the former consists of the OE and the main olfactory bulb (MOB), while the latter the vomeronasal organ (VNO) and the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB). The subdivision of the olfactory system into the main and the vomeronasal olfactory systems may partly be induced by the difference between paraphyletic groups and monophyletic groups in the phylogeny of vertebrates.
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- Kazumi Taniguchi
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University, Towada, Japan.
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