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Localization of the Major Retinal Neurotransmitters and Receptors and Müller Glia in the Retina of the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

한국관박쥐 망막의 신경전달물질 및 수용체, 뮬러세포 동정

  • Lee, Jun-Seok (Dept. of Biology, School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, and Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kwon, Oh-Ju (Dept. of Optometry, Busan Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jeon, Tae-Heon (Boston Trinity Academy) ;
  • Jeon, Chang-Jin (Dept. of Biology, School of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, and Brain Science and Engineering Institute, Kyungpook National University)
  • 이준석 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부 (경북대학교 첨단복합 생명과학인력 양성사업단)) ;
  • 권오주 (부산과학기술대학교 보건웰빙학부 안경광학과) ;
  • 전태헌 (보스턴 트리니티 아카데미) ;
  • 전창진 (경북대학교 자연과학대학 생명과학부 (경북대학교 첨단복합 생명과학인력 양성사업단))
  • Received : 2015.08.20
  • Accepted : 2015.09.03
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the visual system of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) by location analysis of some major neurotransmitters glutamate, ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA), acetylcholine, and their receptors, and $m{\ddot{u}}ller$ glial cells in retina. Methods: Standard immunocytochemical techniques were used after vibratome section of retinal tissues of adult greater horseshoe bat for this study. Immnoreactions in immunofluorescence images were analyzed using confocal microscope. Results: Anti-glutamate-immunoreactive neurons were mainly localized in the ganglion cell layer (GCL). The majority of anti-GABA-immunoreactive cells distributed in the inner nuclear layer (INL), and GABAA receptors were localized in the inner plexiform layer (IPL). Anti-choline acetyltransferase-immuoreactive cholinergic neurons were mainly located in the INL and GCL, and most of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors were localized in the IPL. The $m{\ddot{u}}ller$ cells in the retina of the greater horseshoe bat stretched theirs range from the GCL to outer nuclear layer (ONL). Conclusions: This study revealed that the retinas of the greater horseshoe bats contain the same major neurotransmitters and receptors, and glial cell in visually functional mammalian retinas. The present results may suggest that the greater horseshoe bats have the functional retinas for visual analysis through the organized retinal neural circuits.

목적: 본 연구에서는 한국관박쥐 망막에서의 시각계를 이해하기 위하여 한국관박쥐의 망막 내 글루타메이트 및 ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA), 아세틸콜린과 같은 중추신경계의 주요 신경전달물질과 수용체, 신경교세포인 뮬러세포의 분포를 분석하였다. 방법: 성체 한국관박쥐의 망막을 대상으로 하였다. 망막을 수직 절편한 다음, 표준면역세포화학법을 적용하였다. 공초점 현미경을 사용하여 면역형광이미지 내 면역반응성을 확인하였다. 결과: 한국관박쥐의 망막에서 글루타메이트에 대한 면역반응성을 나타내는 신경세포들은 주로 신경절세포층에 존재하였다. GABA에 대한 면역반응성을 가지는 신경세포들은 내핵층에 주요하게 분포했으며, GABA의 수용체들은 내망상층에 존재하였다. 아세틸콜린의 면역반응성 신경세포들은 주로 내핵층에 위치하고 있었으며, 니코틴성 아세틸콜린 수용체 각각의 면역반응성들은 대부분 내망상층에 밀집해 있었다. 한국관박쥐의 망막에서 신경교세포 중 하나인 뮬러세포는 신경절 세포층에서 외핵층까지 길게 뻗어 있었다. 결론: 본 연구를 통하여 한국관박쥐의 망막에도 다른 포유동물의 망막에 있는 주요 신경전달물질 및 수용체, 뮬러세포가 존재한다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 이와 같은 연구결과는 한국관박쥐는 조직화된 망막 신경회로를 가지는 기능적 망막을 가지고 있음을 의미한다.

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