title: bFGF and FGFR-3 immunoreactivity in the rat brain following systemic kainic acid administration at convulsant doses: localization of bFGF and FGFR-3 in reactive astrocytes, and FGFR-3 in reactive microglia.
abstract: Strong bFGF immunoreactivity was observed in reactive astrocytes, as shown by double-labeling immunohistochemistry of bFGF and GFAP, from days 7 up to 30 (last time point examined) following kainic acid (KA) injection at convulsant doses in the adult rat. bFGF was not found in OX-42-positive reactive microglia. A few reactive glia co-localized FGFR-3 and GFAP, whereas the majority of cells expressing FGFR-3 were OX-42-immunoreactive. This was further supported by the observation that only approximately 10% of reactive glia co-localized bFGF and FGFR-3. These results show that reactive astrocytes are a major source of bFGF during the subacute stages of tissue damage following KA injection and that reactive astrocytes and, most particularly, reactive microglia are putative targets of bFGF through FGFR-3.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Neuropatología, Hospital Princeps d'Espanya, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ballabriga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozas
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Planas
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ferrer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D003292:Convulsants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017628:Microglia / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D003292:Convulsants; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D007608:Kainic Acid