Nitric oxide-mediated cGMP production in the islands of Calleja in the rat

被引:15
作者
de Vente, J
Hopkins, DA
Markerink-van Ittersum, M
Steinbusch, HWM
机构
[1] Maastricht Univ, European Grad Sch Neurosci, Dept Psychiat & Neuropsychol, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, Netherlands
[2] Dalhousie Univ, Dept Anat & Neurobiol, Halifax, NS B3H 4H7, Canada
关键词
islands of Calleja; NOS; cGMP; nitric oxide; diffusion; co-localization;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00099-7
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
cGMP-immunostaining in the islands of Calleja (ICj) in slices incubated in vitro partially co-localized with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inside the ICj. No cGMP-immunostaining was found outside the ICj in unstimulated slices, whereas the NO-donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) stimulated cGMP in cells and fibers bordering on the ICj. These findings show an ongoing NO synthesis in in vitro slices and suggest a relatively restricted diffusion range for endogenously synthesized NO. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
引用
收藏
页码:175 / 178
页数:4
相关论文
共 17 条
[1]   LOCALIZATION OF NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE INDICATING A NEURAL ROLE FOR NITRIC-OXIDE [J].
BREDT, DS ;
HWANG, PM ;
SNYDER, SH .
NATURE, 1990, 347 (6295) :768-770
[2]   ON THE STIMULATION OF SOLUBLE AND PARTICULATE GUANYLATE-CYCLASE IN THE RAT-BRAIN AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF NITRIC-OXIDE AS STUDIED BY CGMP IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY [J].
DEVENTE, J ;
STEINBUSCH, HWM .
ACTA HISTOCHEMICA, 1992, 92 (01) :13-38
[3]  
DEVENTE J, 1989, EUR J NEUROSCI, V1, P436
[4]   ISLANDS OF CALLEJA - ORGANIZATION AND CONNECTIONS [J].
FALLON, JH ;
RILEY, JN ;
SIPE, JC ;
MOORE, RY .
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY, 1978, 181 (02) :375-&
[5]   NITRIC-OXIDE SIGNALING IN THE CENTRAL-NERVOUS-SYSTEM [J].
GARTHWAITE, J ;
BOULTON, CL .
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSIOLOGY, 1995, 57 :683-706
[6]   GLUTAMATE, NITRIC-OXIDE AND CELL CELL SIGNALING IN THE NERVOUS-SYSTEM [J].
GARTHWAITE, J .
TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES, 1991, 14 (02) :60-67
[7]  
Hopkins DA, 1996, J COMP NEUROL, V375, P641
[8]   FORMATION OF NITRIC-OXIDE FROM L-ARGININE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS-SYSTEM - A TRANSDUCTION MECHANISM FOR STIMULATION OF THE SOLUBLE GUANYLATE-CYCLASE [J].
KNOWLES, RG ;
PALACIOS, M ;
PALMER, RMJ ;
MONCADA, S .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1989, 86 (13) :5159-5162
[9]   SIMULATION OF THE DIFFUSION AND REACTION OF ENDOGENOUSLY PRODUCED NITRIC-OXIDE [J].
LANCASTER, JR .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1994, 91 (17) :8137-8141
[10]  
MAYER B, 1992, J NEUROCHEM, V59, P2024