| Neurofilament reorganisation and neurofilament antigen redistribution in spinal motoneurones following retrograde axonal transport of diphtheria toxin. | |
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PMID: 7511315 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Single unilateral injections of diphtheria toxin (DTX) into the external anal sphincter muscle or internal intercostal nerve of cat induced characteristic ultrastructural lesions in corresponding ipsilateral spinal motoneurones 6-8 days later. The chief neuronal lesion was a progressive disruption of Nissl body composition and organisation, which between days 8-19 post injection was accompanied by a progressive accumulation of neurofilaments in motoneuronal perikarya and dendrites. Some axons in the ipsilateral ventral horn became hypertrophied due to neurofilamentous accumulation. Related immunocytochemical investigations 6-35 days after injection of DTX revealed abnormal immunoreactivity intoxicated motoneurones for 200-kDa and 160-kDa phosphorylated neurofilament proteins, but not in contralateral motoneurones. By day 35 abnormal neurofilament immunostaining also occurred in ipsilateral and some contralateral interneurones but not contralateral motoneurones. Abnormalities of Nissl body endoplasmic reticulum, neurofilament organisation, and neurofilament protein immunostaining were identical after either intraneural and intramuscular injections of DTX, indicating abnormalities were attributable to toxicity and not injection-related axonal damage. Since DTX acts specifically in the soma to inhibit protein synthesis, neurofilament abnormalities are secondary to cytotoxicity and probably result from deficits in transference of existing partially phosphorylated neurofilaments to the axonal transport system, or axonal transport per se. |
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Authors:
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A H Pullen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta neuropathologica Volume: 87 ISSN: 0001-6322 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Neuropathol. Publication Date: 1994 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-04-22 Completed Date: 1994-04-22 Revised Date: 2009-09-29 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0412041 Medline TA: Acta Neuropathol Country: GERMANY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 32-46 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Sobell Department of Neurophysiology, Institute of Neurology, London, UK. |
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Animals Antibodies, Monoclonal Axonal Transport Cats Diphtheria Toxin / pharmacokinetics, toxicity* Functional Laterality Microscopy, Electron Motor Neurons / drug effects, pathology*, ultrastructure Neurofibrils / drug effects, pathology*, ultrastructure Neurofilament Proteins / analysis, biosynthesis Reference Values Spinal Cord / drug effects, pathology*, ultrastructure |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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//Wellcome Trust |
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0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Diphtheria Toxin; 0/Neurofilament Proteins |
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