| Postnatal development of the rat intrinsic cardiac nervous system: a confocal laser scanning microscopy study in whole-mount atria. | |
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PMID: 11201277 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We used confocal laser scanning microscopy and fluorescent immunohistochemistry to study the developmental pattern and distribution of specific neuronal phenotypes within the intrinsic cardiac nervous system in whole-mount atrial preparations from newborn to 5 week old rats. Individual ganglia and neuronal cell bodies were localized by means of two general neuronal markers: protein gene product 9.5 (PGP) and microtubule-associated protein two (MAP). In rats < or =2 weeks old there were two main subpopulations of intrinsic neurons located in the intraatrial septum and around the origin of the superior vena cava. The more abundant was a population of strongly tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunoreactive (IR) neurons (10-40 microm in diameter) most of which were also PGP-IR. The second, less numerous (approximately 60-70% than the TH-IR group) type of neurons exhibited ChAT-IR which colocalized with MAP-IR. Towards the end of the second postnatal week and during the third, the ganglia containing these neurons became more numerous and their localization also included tissues around the origins of the inferior vena cava and the pulmonary veins, as well as both atrial walls close to the AV junction. During the second and third postnatal weeks, when the extrinsic innervation of the adrenergic and cholinergic phenotypes largely increases, the intrinsic innervation also changed greatly, and around the 21st postnatal day it appeared to acquire mature characteristics. The TH-IR neurons changed their characteristics and formed two types of ganglia. The larger ganglia containing large cells (20-40 microm in diameter) expressed TH-IR mostly close to their inner body surface (approximately 80-90% of identified neurons). Most of these neurons also expressed neuropeptide Y (NPY)-IR, specifically around their nuclei. The second type of small strongly TH-IR neurons (approximately 10% of all identified neurons) were contained in smaller groups (20-50 cells) which were usually embedded into much larger ganglia (100-400 cells), containing large (20-50 microm) neurons. Unlike all other intrinsic neurons, these small TH-IR cells did not exhibit any PGP-IR or MAP-IR. The number of ChAT-IR neurons increased at this stage, reaching approximately 90% of the neurons identified by the general neuronal markers. These neurons were surrounded by a rich network of cholinergic varicose nerve fibers, some of which were likely of an extrinsic origin. We have also identified relatively small ganglia expressing immunoreactivity to vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), and to substance P (SP). The presented data indicate that the phenotypes of intrinsic neurons in the rat heart change greatly during the first month of postnatal development. This may be at least partially related to the development and maturation of functional extrinsic nervous control of the heart. |
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Authors:
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M Horackova; J Slavikova; Z Byczko |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Tissue & cell Volume: 32 ISSN: 0040-8166 ISO Abbreviation: Tissue Cell Publication Date: 2000 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-01-26 Completed Date: 2001-04-05 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0214745 Medline TA: Tissue Cell Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 377-88 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhouise University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Magda.Horackova@Dal.Ca |
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Age Factors Animals Animals, Newborn Antigens, Differentiation / biosynthesis Heart / growth & development, innervation* Heart Atria / growth & development, innervation, ultrastructure* Heart Septum / metabolism Immunohistochemistry Microscopy, Confocal Microtubule-Associated Proteins / biosynthesis Myocardium / ultrastructure* Nervous System / growth & development, ultrastructure* Neuropeptide Y / biosynthesis Phenotype Rats Substance P / biosynthesis Time Factors Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / metabolism Ubiquitin Thiolesterase Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / biosynthesis Vena Cava, Superior / metabolism |
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0/Antigens, Differentiation; 0/Microtubule-Associated Proteins; 0/Neuropeptide Y; 33507-63-0/Substance P; 37221-79-7/Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; EC 1.14.16.2/Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; EC 3.1.2.15/Ubiquitin Thiolesterase |
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