Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2008 Mar;21(1):69-75.

Immunohistochemical Study on the Distribution of Canonical Transient Receptor Potential Channels in Rat Cerebellum

• Chung YH
• Ahn HS

Abstract

Channels formed by the transient receptor potential (TRP) family of proteins have a variety of physiological functions. In the present study, we examined the localization of canonical transient receptor potential channels (TRPCs) in rat cerebellum. Twelve adult (4~6 month old) Sprague-Dawley rats were examined in this study. We performed immunohistochemistry using specific antibodies against TRPCs to investigate the detailed and comparative distribution of six TRPCs in rat cerebellum. There was a high density of TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC5 and TRPC7, with a much lower density of TRPC6 in the rat cerebellar cortex. The somatodendritic Purkinje cell areas were intensely stained with antiTRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC5 or TRPC7 antibodies, whereas the staining intensity of TRPC6 was relatively low in the Purkinje cell bodies. In the cerebellar nuclei, the cell bodies of cerebellar output neurons showed moderate TRPC1, TRPC3, TRPC5 and TRPC7 immunoreactivities, while TRPC6 immunoreactivity was observed in the surrounding neuropil. This study showing the differential localizations of TRPC channels in the cerebellum may provide useful data for the future investigations on the structural and functional properties of TRPCs.

Keyword

Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels; TRPC; Rat; Cerebellum; Immunohistochemistry

MeSH Terms

Adult
Animals
Antibodies
Cerebellar Cortex
Cerebellar Nuclei
Cerebellum
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Neurons
Neuropil
Proteins
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Transient Receptor Potential Channels
Antibodies
Proteins
Transient Receptor Potential Channels