Neuropathological alteration of aquaporin 1 immunoreactive enteric neurons in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2008-02-01
- DOI
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- 10.1016/j.autneu.2007.09.002
- 公開者
- Elsevier BV
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Long-term diabetic patients exhibit major clinical gastrointestinal problems, such as diarrhea and constipation. In recent years, water channel protein, aquaporin 1 (AQP1) has been identified in the enteric nervous system (ENS). We have examined the pathological changes in AQP1 immunoreactive (IR) neurons in streptozotocin-induced (STZ) diabetic rats. Eight-week-old Wistar rats were injected with streptozotocin, and artificial diabetes was induced. Sixteen-week-old STZ rats were then examined with double immunofluorescence staining and ABC immunohistochemical staining. AQP1-IR neurons in STZ rats were significantly increased compared with control rats (p<0.01). The ratio of AQP1 vs. HuC/D in STZ rats was also clearly increased as compared with control rats (p<0.05). It was apparent that thick AQP1-IR fibers were frequently observed in the secondary and tertiary myenteric plexus of STZ rats. The AQP1-IR fibers of STZ rats conspicuously showed many swollen varicosities. These swollen varicose fibers were also observed in the longitudinal and circular muscle layers. Streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats showed pathological changes in AQP1-IR neurons of the ENS. The alteration of AQP1-IR neurons may be possible contribute to diabetic gastrointestinal dysfunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
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- Autonomic Neuroscience
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Autonomic Neuroscience 138 31-40, 2008-02-01
Elsevier BV