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Behavioural, histochemical and biochemical consequences of selective immunolesions in discrete regions of the basal forebrain cholinergic system

Torres, E. M., Perry, T. A., Blokland, A., Wilkinson, Lawrence Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9337-6124, Wiley, R. G., Lappi, D. A. and Dunnett, Stephen Bruce ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1826-1578 1994. Behavioural, histochemical and biochemical consequences of selective immunolesions in discrete regions of the basal forebrain cholinergic system. Neuroscience 63 (1) , pp. 95-122. 10.1016/0306-4522(94)90010-8

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Abstract

The effectiveness of a recently developed immunotoxin, 192 IgG-saporin, was evaluated for making selective lesions of subgroups of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons. Following a pilot series of injections into the nucleus basalis magnocellularis to establish the effective dose for intraparenchymal lesions, separate groups of rats received injections of the immunotoxin into the septum, into the diagonal band of Broca or into the nucleus basalis magnocellularis. The lesions produced extensive and effective loss of cholinergic neurons in the discrete areas of the basal forebrain, as identified by loss of cells staining for acetylcholinesterase and p75NGFr, with a parallel loss of acetylcholinesterase staining and choline acetyl-transferase activity in the target areas associated with each injection site in the dorsolateral neocortex, cingulate cortex and hippocampus. The selectivity of the lesion for cholinergic neurons was supported by the lack of gliosis and sparing of small to medium-sized cells at the site of injection of the toxin, including the glutamate decarboxylase immunoreactive cells that contribute to the septohippocampal projection. In spite of the extensive disturbance in the cholinergic innervation of the neocortex and hippocampus, immunotoxin lesions produced no detectable deficit in the Morris water maze task in any of the lesion sites within the basal forebrain. By contrast small but significant deficits were seen on tests of nocturnal activity (septal and nucleus basalis magnocellularis lesions), open field activity (septal and diagonal band lesions), passive avoidance (nucleus basalis magnocellularis lesions) and delayed non-matching to position (septal lesions). The results indicate that the 192 IgG-saporin provides a powerful tool for making effective lesions of the basal forebrain cholinergic neurons, and that the behavioural sequelae of such lesions warrant further detailed investigation.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG)
Medicine
Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI)
Psychology
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: AChE, acetylcholinesterase; AMPA, α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid; ChAT, choline acetyltransferase; DBB, diagonal band of Broca; DBBh, horizontal limb of the diagonal band of Broca; DBBv, vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca; DMTP, delayed matching to position; DNMTP, delayed non-matching to position; GAD, glutamate decarboxyl-ase; NBM, nucleus basalis magnocellularis; NGFr, low-affinity nerve growth factor receptors; NMDA, N-methyl-d-aspartate; p75NGFr, antibody raised against the NGFr; 192 IgG-saporin, conjugate of saporin to the 192 IgG antibody against the NGFr
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0306-4522
Last Modified: 31 Oct 2022 10:35
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/85408

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