Distribution of orexins-containing fibers and contents of orexins in the rat olfactory bulb.
Orexin-A and -B (identical to hypocretin-1 and -2) are hypothalamic neuropeptides that regulate appetite and arousal. Orexins-producing neurons project their axons to various brain regions, including the olfactory bulb. In the present study, to understand the relationship between orexins and olfaction, we investigated the distribution of the orexin-A- and -B-immunoreactive (ir) fibers in the rat olfactory bulb and the contents of orexin-A and -B in the rat olfactory bulb after food deprivation for 48 h by using immunohistochemistry and radioimmunoassay, respectively. Both orexin-A- and -B-ir fibers are similarly wide spread from the glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb where the terminals of the peripheral olfactory nerves make synapses with the mitral cells or the tufted cells, to the piriform cortex. Dense orexin-A- and -B-ir fibers were observed mainly in the granular cell layer and anterior olfactory nucleus. The contents of orexin-A and -B (pg/10 mg wet weight tissue) in fed rats (mean+/-S.E.M., n=6) were 2.72+/-0.24 and 6.31+/-0.63, respectively. Fasting for 48 h significantly reduced the contents of orexin-B, but not orexin-A. Orexins in the rat olfactory bulb may be involved in not only olfactory system but also energy balance.
Shibata
Minori
M
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iseigaoka 1-1, Yahatanishiku, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Mondal
Muhtashan S
MS
Date
Yukari
Y
Nakazato
Masamitsu
M
Suzuki
Hideaki
H
Ueta
Yoichi
Y
D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D005508:Food Deprivation / Q000502:physiology; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000378:metabolism*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000068797:Orexins; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D000068797:Orexins; D005968:Glutamate Decarboxylase; C402565:glutamate decarboxylase 1