title: Distribution of secretagogin-containing neurons in the basal forebrain of mice, with special reference to the cholinergic corticopetal system.
abstract: Cholinergic and GABAergic corticopetal neurons in the basal forebrain play important roles in cortical activation, sensory processing, and attention. Cholinergic neurons are intermingled with peptidergic, and various calcium binding protein-containing cells, however, the functional role of these neurons is not well understood. In this study we examined the expression pattern of secretagogin (Scgn), a newly described calcium-binding protein, in neurons of the basal forebrain. We also assessed some of the corticopetal projections of Scgn neurons and their co-localization with choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), neuropeptide-Y, and other calcium-binding proteins (i.e., calbindin, calretinin, and parvalbumin). Scgn is expressed in cell bodies of the medial and lateral septum, vertical and horizontal diagonal band nuclei, and of the extension of the amygdala but it is almost absent in the ventral pallidum. Scgn is co-localized with ChAT in neurons of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, extension of the amygdala, and interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure. Scgn was co-localized with calretinin in the accumbens nucleus, medial division of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis, the extension of the amygdala, and interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure. We have not found co-expression of Scgn with parvalbumin, calbindin, or neuropeptide-Y. Retrograde tracing studies using Fluoro Gold in combination with Scgn-specific immunohistochemistry revealed that Scgn neurons situated in the nucleus of the horizontal limb of the diagonal band project to retrosplenial and cingulate cortical areas.
authors: Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. e.gyengesi@uws.edu.au
authors: Erika
authors: E
authors: Gyengesi
authors: Zane B
authors: ZB
authors: Andrews
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Paxinos
authors: Laszlo
authors: L
authors: Zaborszky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D064046:Secretagogins
chemical_list: D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D064046:Secretagogins; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase
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