Neurotransmitters, receptors, and neuropeptides in the accessory optic system: an immunohistochemical survey in the pigeon (Columba livia).
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):463-75.Neurotransmitters, receptors, and neuropeptides in the accessory optic system: an immunohistochemical survey in the pigeon (Columba livia).1, , , .1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, S?o Paulo State University (USP), Brazil.AbstractImmunohistochemical techniques were used to survey the distribution of several conventional transmitters, receptors, and neuropeptides in the pigeon nucleus of the basal optic root (nBOR), a component of the accessory optic system. Amongst the conventional neurotransmitters/modulators, the most intense labeling of fibers/terminals within the nBOR was obtained with antisera directed against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and serotonin (5-HT). Moderately dense fiber plexuses were seen to label with antibodies directed against tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). GAD-like immunoreactivity (GAD-LI) was found in many small and medium-sized perikarya within the nBOR. Some of the medium-sized cells were occasionally positive for ChAT-LI. Cell body and dendritic staining was also commonly seen with the two tested antisera against receptors-anti-GABA-A receptor and anti-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. The antisera directed against various neuropeptides produced only fiber labeling within the nBOR. The densest fiber plexus staining was observed with antiserum against neuropeptide Y (NPY-LI), while intermediate fiber densities were seen for substance P (SP-LI) and cholecystokinin (CCK-LI). A few varicose fibers were labeled with antisera against neurotensin (NT), leucine-enkephalin (L-ENK), and the vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). Unilateral enucleation produced an almost complete elimination of TH-LI in the contralateral nBOR. SP-LI and CCK-LI were also decreased after enucleation. No apparent changes were seen for all other substances. These results indicate that a wide variety of chemically-specific systems arborize within the nBOR. Three of the immunohistochemically defined fiber systems (TH-LI, SP-LI, and CCK-LI fibers) were reduced after removal of the retina, which may indicate the presence of these substances in retinal ganglion cells. In contrast, the fibers exhibiting ChAT-LI, GAD-LI, 5-HT-LI, NPY-LI, NT-LI, L-ENK-LI, and VIP-LI appear to be of nonretinal origin. Two different populations of nBOR neurons exhibited GAD-LI and ChAT-LI. However, these two populations together constituted only about 20% of the nBOR neurons.PMID:
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