The posterior hypothalamic area: chemoarchitecture and afferent connections

被引:116
作者
Abrahamson, EE
Moore, RY
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Neurosci, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Neurol, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
[3] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Psychiat, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 USA
关键词
fluorogold; pseudorabies virus; hypocretin; retrograde transport; immunocytochemistry; wakefulness;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-8993(00)03015-8
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
This study provides an analysis of the chemoarchitecture of the posterior hypothalamic area (PHA) and a retrograde transport analysis of inputs to the PHA in the rat. The chemoarchitectural analysis reveals that the majority of PHA neurons contain glutamate. Hypocretin, melanin concentrating hormone, tyrosine hydroxylase, neuropeptide Y and gamma -aminolsutyric acid are also found in subsets of PHA neurons, and fibers immunoreactive for these substances as well as for serotonin, dopamine-beta -hydroxylase and met-enkephalin are observed in the area and aid in the delineation of its borders. The retrograde tracing study demonstrates that the PHA receives input from multiple, diverse neuron populations. Descending projections to the PHA arise from the limbic forebrain (cingulate cortex and lateral septum) and both the: medial and lateral hypothalamus. Subcortical visual nuclei, including the ventral lateral geniculate nucleus and intergeniculate leaflet, pretectal area, and superior colliculus, and the subthalamus (zona incerta, fields of Forel) also project to the PHA. Ascending projections to the PHA arise from brainstem cholinergic nuclei, thr: reticular formation, midbrain raphe nuclei, periaqueductal gray and parabrachial nucleus. Retrograde transport studies using the psuedorabies virus (PRV) demonstrate that the PHA receives input indirectly from the hippocampus, amygdala and suprachiasmatic nucleus through circuits including nuclei in the limbic forebrain and hypothalamus. These data suggest that the PHA is important in the neural control of behavioral state, modulating aspects of hippocampal, autonomic and cortical function as they relate to the elaboration of adaptive behavior. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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