Expression of c-Fos Protein and Activity of NO Synthase in the Mesolimbic Dopaminergic Structures and Dorsolateral Striatum of Rats Realizing Operant Food-Procuring Reflexes

Man’kovskaya, Ye. P.; Власенко, О. В.; Suprunov, K. V.

doi:10.1007/s11062-012-9314-9

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“…In our experiments, it was found that a large number of NADPH-dr neurons are localized in Pu, especially in the ventral part. It was shown that NO-generating interneurons are key modulators of neuronal activity in Pu in rats and are intensely innervated by glutamatergic and dopaminergic-afferent projections from the substantia nigra [15], as well as that NO regulates signaling cascades in intermediate chains of the system central nucleus amygdala-substantia nigra-putamenthalamus [19].…”

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Changes of c-Fos expression and NADPH-d activity in claustrum induced by chronic muscle inflammation in cat (a preliminary study)

2022

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An investigation of the central mechanisms underlying muscle inflammation and musculoskeletal pain is an important step to find means for the prevention or treatment of muscle inflammation. One of the insufficiently studied brain structures involved in the transmission of nociceptive information is the claustrum (CL). Therefore, the aim of the study was to reveal changes in the patterns of Fos-immunoreactivity and NADPH-diaphoreactivity in the nucleus claustrum (CL) and additionally in the ventral putamen (Pu) during chronic inflammation of m. gastrocnemius-soleus in cat, induced by intramuscular injection of complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA). Immunohistochemical and histochemical techniques were used to detect Fos-immunoreactive (Fos-ir) and NADPH-diaphorase reactive (NADPH-dr) neurons within studied structures. It was revealed that nine days after CFA-induced muscle inflammation the level of Fos-immunoreactivity and NADPH-d reactivity within the CL and in the ventral part of Pu increased two-fold in comparison with the control. Because the CL is reciprocally connected with many structures of the brain cortex and subcortical structures, all these structures can be pathways of transmission of nociceptive information, nevertheless, it can be assume that the central amygdala nucleus may make the main nociceptive contribution to the activation of neurons within the CL. It is known that CL is mutually related to Pu, but it was not possible to assess their mutual influence in this study. The results of the study of the Fos-ir neurons distribution in CL and Pu under conditions of long-term muscles inflammation indicate the active involvement of the mentioned structures in the formation of adaptive reactions. The increase in the number of neurons with NADPH-d reactivity in CL and Pu indicates that NO-signals play a significant role in the formation and amplification of the response to painful impulses from inflamed muscles. In addition, further research is needed to accurately identify all possible nociceptive inputs to the CL and to separate the emotional, motor, auditory, and visual components that may accompany nociceptive processes.

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