title: Mercuric chloride-induced gastrin/cholecystokinin 8 immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the terrestrial slug Semperula maculata: an immunohistochemical study.
abstract: We measured the immunoreactivity of the neuropeptide gastrin cholecystokinin 8 (gastrin/CCK 8) in neurons of the terrestrial slug Semperula maculata following acute treatment with mercuric chloride (HgCl2). The distribution of gastrin/CCK 8 was analyzed in neurons of different regions, specifically from cerebral ganglia (procerebrum (pro-c), mesocerebrum (meso-c) and metacerebrum (meta-c). In the control group, neurons of pedal, pleural, parietal and visceral ganglia showed positive immunoreactivity using vertebrate antiserum against gastrin/CCK 8. Gastrin/CCK 8 immunoreactivity was also seen in the fibers and neuropil region of all ganglia. In the cerebral ganglion, 10, 12 and 8 % of the neurons from pro-c, meso-c and meta-c, respectively, were stained with the antibody. The immunostaining was increased in neurons (giant, large, medium and small) after HgCl2 treatment. The treatment greatly increased the mucin content within the neurons. Exposure to HgCl2 enhanced gastrin immunoreactivity in the neurons and this increased with time. Results are discussed in the context of neuropathology in cerebral ganglia associated with the feeding behavior of Semperula maculata.
authors: Department of Zoology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, 416 004, India, sunil_londhe84@rediffmail.com.
authors: Sunil
authors: S
authors: Londhe
authors: Nitin
authors: N
authors: Kamble
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005755:Gastrins; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008627:Mercuric Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C410885:cholecystokinin 8; D008627:Mercuric Chloride; D002766:Cholecystokinin
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