J Vet Sci.  2000 Jun;1(1):1-9.

Translocational changes of localization of synapsin in axonal sprouts of regenerating rat sciatic nerves after ligation crush injury

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  • 1Department of Anatomy and Histology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea. bjchang@konkuk.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea.

Abstract

Time-dependent translocational changes of Synapsin I (SyI), a synaptic vesicle-associated phosphoprotein and its involvement in the axonal transport were investigated in the regenerating axonal sprouts. A weak SyI immunoreactivity (IR) was found in the axoplasm of normal axons. Rat sciatic nerves were crush-injured by ligating with 1-0 silk thread at the mid-thigh level and released from the ligation 24 h later. At various times after release, immunocytochemistry was performed. SyI was translocated from the proximal to the distal site of ligation and also involved in the sprouting of regenerating axons. The distribution patterns of SyI IR were changed in the crush-injured nerves. SyI immunoreactive thin processes were strongly appeared in the proximal region from 1 h after release. After 3 h, a very strong IR was expressed. The intense SyI immunoreactive thin processes were elongated distally and were changed the distribution pattern by time-lapse. After 12 h, strong immunoreactive processes were extended to the ligation crush site. At 1 day, a very intense IR was expressed. At 2 days, immunoreactive thin processes extended into the distal region over the ligation crush site and strong IR was observed after 3 days. SyI was accumulated in the proximal region at the early phases after release. These results suggest that SyI may be related to the translocation of vesicles to the elongated membranes by a fast axonal transport in the regenerating sprouts.

Keyword

sciatic nerve; regeneration; immunocytochemis-try; Synapsin I.

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Animals
Axonal Transport
Axons/*physiology/ultrastructure
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Nerve Crush
Nerve Regeneration/*physiology
Protein Transport
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Sciatic Nerve/physiology
Synapsins/*metabolism
Time Factors
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