title: NT-3 expression in spared DRG and the associated spinal laminae as well as its anterograde transport in sensory neurons following removal of adjacent DRG in cats.
abstract: Neurotrophin-3 plays an important role in survival and differentiation of sensory and sympathetic neurons, sprouting of neurites, synaptic reorganization, and axonal growth. The present study evaluated changes in expression of NT-3 in the spinal cord and L6 dorsal root ganglion (DRG), after ganglionectomy of adjacent dorsal roots in cats. NT-3 immunoreactivity increased at 3 days post-operation (dpo), but decreased at 10 dpo in spinal lamina II after ganglionectomy of L1-L5 and L7-S2 (leaving L6 DRG intact). Conversely, NT-3 immunoreactivity decreased on 3 dpo, but increased on 10 dpo in the nucleus dorsalis. Very little NT-3 mRNA signal was detected in the spinal cord, despite the changes in NT-3 expression. The above changes may be related to changes in NT-3 expression in the DRG. Ganglionectomy of L1-L5 and L7-S2 resulted in increase in NT-3 immunoreactivity and mRNA in small and medium-sized neurons, but decreased expression in large neurons of L6 DRG at 3 dpo. It is possible that increased NT-3 in spinal lamina II is derived from anterograde transport from small- and medium-sized neurons of L6 DRG, whereas decreased NT-3 immunoreactivity in the nucleus dorsalis is due to decreased transport of NT-3 from large neurons in the DRG at this time. This notion is supported by observations on NT-3 distribution in the dorsal root of L6 after ligation of the nerve root. The above results indicate that DRG may be a source of neurotrophic factors such as NT-3 to the spinal cord, and may contribute to plasticity in the spinal cord after injury.
authors: Institute of Neurological Disease, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chendu 610041, China. tinghua_neuron@263.net
authors: Ting-Hua
authors: TH
authors: Wang
authors: Qing-Shu
authors: QS
authors: Meng
authors: Jian-Guo
authors: JG
authors: Qi
authors: Wei-Min
authors: WM
authors: Zhang
authors: Juan
authors: J
authors: Chen
authors: Liang-Fang
authors: LF
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D005727:Ganglia, Spinal / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D020933:Neurotrophin 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D013131:Spine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020933:Neurotrophin 3; D012333:RNA, Messenger
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