発行年2020 - 2024 部局共同獣医学部
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Understanding of central nervous system mechanisms underlying age-related infertility remains limited. Fibril α-synuclein, distinct from its monomeric form, is implicated in age-related diseases. Notably, fibril α-synuclein spreads among neurons, similar to prions, from damaged old neurons in cortex and hippocampus to healthy neurons. However, less is known whether α-synuclein propagates into oxytocin neurons, which play crucial roles in reproduction. We compared α-synuclein expression in the oxytocin neurons in suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), supraoptic nucleus (SON), paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVN), and posterior pituitary (PP) gland of healthy heifers and aged cows to determine its role in age-related infertility. We analyzed mRNA and protein expression, along with Congo red histochemistry and fluorescent immunohistochemistry for oxytocin and α-synuclein, followed by confocal microscopy with Congo red staining. Both mRNA and protein expressions of α-synuclein were confirmed in the bovine cortex, hippocampus, SCN, SON, PVN, and PP tissues. Significant differences in α-synuclein mRNA expressions were observed in the cortex and hippocampus between young heifers and old cows. Western blots showed five bands of α-synuclein, probably reflecting monomers, dimers, and oligomers, in the cortex, hippocampus, SCN, SON, PVN, and PP tissues, and there were significant differences in some bands between the young heifers and old cows. Bright-field and polarized light microscopy did not detect obvious amyloid deposition in the aged hypothalami; however, higher-sensitive confocal microscopy unveiled strong positive signals for Congo red and α-synuclein in oxytocin neurons in the aged hypothalami. α-synuclein was expressed in oxytocin neurons, and some differences were observed between young and old hypothalami.
作成者 : 角川 博哉 出版者 : 日本繁殖生物学会 発行日 : 2024
作成者 : Ferdousy Raihana Nasrin | 角川 博哉 出版者 : CSIRO Publishing 発行日 : 2022-03-17
作成者 : Abdillah Dimas Arya | Kereilwe Onalenna | Ferdousy Raihana Nasrin | Saito Risa | 角川 博哉 出版者 : The society for reproduction and development 発行日 : 2022
作成者 : 角川 博哉 | Kotaniguchi Miyako | Kereilwe Onalenna | Kitamura Shinichi 出版者 : Springer Nature 発行日 : 2021-02-26
作成者 : Nasrin Ferdousy Raihana | Kereilwe Onalenna | 角川 博哉 出版者 : Wiley 発行日 : 2020-09-14
作成者 : 角川 博哉 出版者 : Japanese Society of Animal Reproduction 発行日 : 2020
作成者 : Kereilwe O. | 角川 博哉 出版者 : Elsevier Science 発行日 : 2020-07
作成者 : Raihama Nasrin Ferdousy | Onalenna Kereilwe | 角川 博哉 出版者 : Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 発行日 : 2020-03
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