Apoptose de neuronios motores, interneuronios e neuronios sensitivos induzida pela transecção do nervo ciatico em ratos recem nascidos : padrão temporal e efeitos do tratamento com fatores neurotroficos (NGH e CNTF)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1999

RESUMO

Transection of a peripheral nerve in neonatal rats induces an extensive death of axotomized neurons. We demonstrate here that spinal motoneurons and sensory dorsal root ganglia neurons become TUNEL-labeled (tenninal deoxynuc1eotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labelling) afier sciatic nerve transection in neonatal rats, thus indicating that apoptotic mechanisms are involved in the death processo Interestingly, there is also a profound increase of TUNEL-labeled intemeurons in the deep dorsal hom. This location suggests that an intact afferent input andJor contact with target organs are essential for intemeuronal survival. Death of motoneurons and sensory neurons could be a result of the injury per se and/or the deprivation of neurotrophic substances, secondary to the loss of contact with target cells. In order to defrne the relative importance of the loss of a potential target (motoneuron) and a potential afferent input (dorsal root ganglion cell) for the induction of apoptosis in intemeurons in this situation, we have compared the distributions and time courses for TUNEL labeling in the L5 segment ofthe spinal cord and the L5 dorsal root ganglion afier sciatic nerve transection in the neonatal (P2) rat. ln additional experiments were studied the effects on TUNEL labeling of intemeurons afier treatment of the cut sciatic nerve with either ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), in order to rescue motoneurons, or nerve growth factor (NGF) to rescue dorsal root ganglion cells. The time courses of the TUNEL labeling in motoneurons and intemeurons induced by the lesion show large similarities (peak at 8-48h postoperatively), while the labeling in dorsal root ganglion cells occurs later (24-72h). Both CNTF and NGF decrease the number of TUNEL labeled intemeurons, but there is a regional difference, in that CNTF preferentially saves intemeurons in deep dorsal and ventral parts of the spinal cord, while rescuing effects of NGF are mainly seen in the superficial dorsal hom. The results are interpreted as signs of a trophic dependence on both the target and the afferent input for the survival of intemeurons neonatally

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medula espinhal nervo ciatico sistema nervoso central

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