THE MAIN DISTRIBUTION OF ENDOGENOUS PEROXIDASE IN THE RAT BRAIN
- VernacularTitle:内源性过氧化物酶在大白鼠脑内的分布
- Author:
Zi GE
;
Zhiying WANG
;
Wancheng SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
1957;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) has been curently used for tracing the interrelationship between neurons in peripheral and central nervnos system. In order to differentiate endo-and exogenous peroxidases, 15 adult, healthy rats were selected for investigating the distribution of endogenous peroxidase in tissues. Fresh cryostat frozen sections of brain were fixed in fixatives of various concentrations and PH, and sections were made after perfusion of the fixative through heart. They were incubated in media containing DAB and hydrogenperoxide. Potassium cynide or sodium azide was used as inhibitators.The reaction of peroxidase in medula oblongata, pons, midbrain, thalamus, hypothamus, hippocampus and striatum etc were studied with dark field and transmitted light microscope. In the superficial layer of the Ⅲ and Ⅳ ventricles and periaqueductal gray substance of midbrain, there were large number of dark brown peroxidase granules with non neuronal distribution.The peroxidase granules were found in the entire or the dorasal part of locus ceruleus, the ventral part of cerebellum and the dorasal part of hippocampus. Small amount of granules were located in medial nucleus of habenularis, stria medullaris, nucleus supraopticus hypothalami and suprachiasmaticus. Large amount of positive reactive granules were found in nucleus arcuate. Some of them were localized in the perineurons of polydendritic neurons but most of them were of nonneuronal distribution. Sparse granules were also observed in the dorsomedial part of nucleus caudatus putamen and dorsal part of nucleus septicus lateralis. In commisure fornix and corpus callosum, the granules were distributed along the nerve fiber bundle. There were large amount of positive reactive granules around the subfornix organ especially on its dorsal part. To sum up, the main distribution of them are periventricular, periaqueductal gray substance and periventricular organs (such as area postrema, locus coeruleus, nucleus arcuata, subfonix organ and several neurosecretory nuclei of hypothalamus). It seems that the distribution of this enzymes might be closely related to synthesis, metabolism and release of the neurosecretion or transmitters of these nuclei and some of them might act through the cerebro-spinal fluid.
