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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2009.tde-02022010-104818
Document
Author
Full name
Aline Coelho Macedo
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2009
Supervisor
Committee
Metzger, Martin Andreas (President)
Lagnado, Sara Joyce Shammah
Toledo, Claudio Antonio Barbosa de
Title in Portuguese
Distribuição de receptores ionotrópicos de glutamato e sua co-localização com a fosfoproteína neural DARPP-32 em neurônios espinhosos de tamanho médio e interneurônios no núcleo acumbens.
Keywords in Portuguese
AMPA
DARPP-32
Dopamina
Glutamato
Neurotransmissores
Núcleo acumbens
Abstract in Portuguese
O núcleo acumbens (Acb) é envolvido em comportamentos adaptativos e emocionais. A maioria dos neurônios do Acb são neurônios de projeção (MSNs) que contém a fosfoproteína DARPP-32 e são modulados por distintos tipos de interneurônios. Há pouca informação sobre os receptores de glutamato (Glu) expressos no Acb. Este estudo investiga, através de técnicas de imunohistoquímica, a distribuição e co-localização de marcadores do sistema dopaminérgico, dos receptores de Glu do tipo AMPA (GluR1-GluR4) e NMDAR1 e marcadores de interneurônios. Nossos resultados mostram que o Acb possui uma neuroquímica semelhante ao estriado dorsal. Porém, detectamos uma distribuição distinta de alguns dos marcadores no Acb. Os estudos de co-localização revelam que quase todos os neurônios no Acb expressam GluR2/3 ou GluR2. Em contraste, GluR1 e GluR4 são fracamente expressas e co-localizam com parvalbumina. Esses resultados indicam que GluR2 e GluR2/3 são expressas em MSNs DARPP-32+ e na maioria dos interneurônios do Acb enquanto GluR1 e GluR4 são exclusivamente expressas em interneurônios.
Title in English
Distribution of ionotropic glutamate receptors and their colocalization with the neural phosphoprotein DARPP-32 in medium sized spiny neurons and interneurons in the nucleus accumbens.
Keywords in English
AMPA
DARPP-32
Dopamine
Glutamate
Neurotransmitters
Nucleus accumbens
Abstract in English
The nucleus accumbens is involved in adaptive and emotional behaviors. The majority of neurons in the Acb are projection neurons that express the phosphoprotein DARPP-32 and are modulated by distinct types of interneurons. There is little information about the glutamate receptors expressed in the Acb. This study investigates by immunohistochemical methods the distribution and co-localization of markers of the dopaminergic system, AMPA (GluR1-4) and NMDAR1 type Glu receptor subunits and specific markers of interneurons. Our results show that the neurochemistry of the Acb is similar to that of the dorsal striatum. However, we detected a distinct distribution of some markers in the Acb. Our co-localization studies reveal that almost all neurons of the Acb express GluR2/3 or GluR2. In contrast, GluR1 and GluR4 are weakly expressed and are co-localized with parvalbumin. These results indicate that GluR2 and GluR2/3 are expressed by MSNs DARPP-32+ and by the majority of interneurons of the Acb, whereas GluR1 and GluR4 are exclusively expressed by interneurons.
 
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2010-03-02
 
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