Immunohistochemical Localization of Nerve Growth Factor, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor in the Forebrain of the Developing Mongolian Gerbil

발생중인 Mongolian gerbil의 전뇌에서 NGF, GFAP 및 CNTF의 분포

  • Park, Il-Kwon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyoug-Youl (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Song, Chi-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kwon, Hyo-Jung (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Park, Mi-Sun (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Mi-Young (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Young-Gil (College of Medicine, Konyang University) ;
  • Lee, Chul-Ho (Korean Research Institute of bioscience and biotechnology (KRIBB)) ;
  • Ha, Kwon-Soo (College of Medicine, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Kang-Yi (College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Kim, Moo-Kang (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • Accepted : 2002.06.10
  • Published : 2002.06.29

Abstract

The immunohistochemical localization of the nerve growth factor (NGF), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNIF) in the developing Mongolian gerbil forebrain was investigated by the immunohistochemical and electron microscopy methods. Generally, the NGF specifically recognizes the neurons, the GFAP does the glia, and the CNIF does the motor neurons. This study demonstrates the location of the NGF, GFAP and CNTF in the developing Mongolian gerbil from the embryonic days 17 (E17) to the postnatal weeks 3 (PNW 3). The NGF was localized at E19 in the olfactocy bulb and the cerebral cortex, expanded to the hippocampus, and the diagonal bond from the late prenatal period to PNW 3. GFAP was observed in the lateral ventricle and the third ventricle at E17, projected into the cerebral cortex at E19. The GFAP was observed to have the largest numbers in several parts of the forebrain at the postnatal days 2 (PND2), while the most numerous CNTF was observed at PNW 2. The CNTF-IR cells were observed only in the postnatal days and were found in the olfactory bulb, cerebral cortex both neuron and neuroglia at PND3. Electron microscopy showed that the NGF, GFAP and CNTF were not related to any connections with any particular subcellular structure. These results suggest that NGF, GFAP and CNTF be related to the neuron and neuroglia at the prenatal and postnatal stages in the developing Mongolian gerbil.

중추신경계는 신경원(neuron)과 이를 지지해주는 신경아교세포(neuroglia)로 이루어져 있다. 발생과정중 신경원의 발달은 NGF(neruv growht factor)에 의해 관찰이 가능하고, 아교세포들중 별모양아교세포는 GFAP(Glial fibrillary acidic protein)항체로 밝혀낼 수 있다. CNTF(Cillary neurotrophic factor)는 이전에는 운동신경원의 발생 및 유지에 있어 중요한 역할을 하는 인자로 알려져 왔으며, 최근에는 발생과정 중 NGF와 GFAP의 역할에 도움을 주는 것으로 알려졌다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 NGF, GFAP, CNTF를 발생과정 중(임신 15,17,19,21일, 출생 1,2,3,일, 1,2,3주)의 몽골리안 저빌의 전뇌에서 시간에 따른 분포를 광학현미경, 형광염색을 통한 공초점현미경 및 전자현미경을 통해 알아보고자 하였다. 전뇌에서 NGF는 발생 19일령에서부터 대뇌피질에서 관찰되기 시작해서 후각망울, 해마체 및 diagonal band에 관찰되었고, 출생 3일령에서 가장 강한 염색성을 보였으며 그 반응은 출생 3주까지도 관찰되었다. GFAP는 출생17일령에서 뇌실로부터 아교세포가 관찰되는 형태가 보였으며, 외측뇌실과 제3뇌실에서부터 피질로 이동하는 형태로 관찰되었다. 또한 후각망울의 과립층, 대뇌피질 및 해마체에서 관찰되었으며, 출생 2일령에서 가장 강한 반응을 나타내었다. CNTF는 신경원과 신경아교세포에서 관찰되었으며, NGF와 GFAP와는 달리 출생 전에서는 관찰되지 않다가 출생 1일령부터 후각망울 및 대뇌피질에서 약하게 관찰되기 시작되었으며, 이러한 반응은 출생 2주령에서 잘 관찰되었다. 전자현미경상에서는 신경원과 신경아교세포에서 특징적인 구조는 관찰되지 않았으나, 각각의 항체에 대한 반응이 나타난 세포에서는 사립체와 형질내세망과 같은 세포소기관들이 많이 관찰되었다. 이러한 Mongolian gerbil 전뇌에서의 NGF, GFAP 및 CNTF의 분포는 비슷한 임신일령의 설치류와 거의 유사하게 관찰되었으며, 배아과정 및 출생 후 발달에 따른 전뇌에서의 신경원과 신경아교세포에서의 분포를 볼 수 있었다.

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