Regeneration of monoamine-containing axons in the developing and adult spinal cord of the rat following intraspinal 6-OH-dopamine injections or transections
Regeneration of monoamine-containing axons in the developing and adult spinal cord of the rat following intraspinal 6-OH-dopamine injections or transections
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脊髓内注射 6-OH-多巴胺或横断后,大鼠发育中和成年脊髓中含单胺轴突的再生
DOI:
10.1007/bf00305627
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发表时间:
2004
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影响因子:
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通讯作者:
A. Seiger
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作者:
L. Nygren;L. Olson;A. Seiger
SummaryGrowth of descending noradrenaline (NA) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) axons in the rat spinal cord during ontogenesis and following mechanical or chemical, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OH-DA) induced, axotomy, was studied with the Falck-Hillarp histochemical fluorescence method for monoamines.The major NA and 5-HT axon bundles and terminal innervation areas are present already at birth and an essentially mature pattern of innervation is reached after two weeks.Complete degeneration of both 5-HT and NA nerves in the distal segment is obtained by a transection of the spinal cord. Sprouting of the cut monoamine fibers into the necrotic zone and scar tissue is vigorous in both immature and mature animals, but regeneration into the distal segment is very poor.Selective degeneration of the descending NA axons and terminals is obtained by a localized intraspinal 6-OH-DA injection. Thus, the 5-HT fiber systems as well as all other parts of the spinal cord are left intact. The method should therefore prove useful for evaluating the exact functional role of the NA and 5-HT neuron systems in the spinal cord.Reinnervation of the distal part of the spinal cord by new NA fibers following 6-OH-DA induced denervation is described. This process is faster in younger animals but takes place also in adult animals. The present evidence suggests that reinnervation mainly is the result of downgrowth of the axotomized fibers, but growth in the form of collateral sprouting from a few possibly surviving fibers in the distal region may also contribute. Reinnervation lead to a normal innervation pattern within 1–2 months in the various age groups.It is suggested that the poor regeneration of many spinal nerve tracts often reported in the literature following transection of the spinal cord is due to extraneuronal factors such as scar tissue and impaired circulation rather than to the nerves per se since reinnervation by NA nerves was very poor following mechanical transection but good following chemical, 6-OH-DA-induced axotomy.
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1.3
作者:
Riema Abdunnur
通讯作者:
Riema Abdunnur