期刊
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY
卷 529, 期 9, 页码 2189-2208出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/cne.25085
关键词
centrifugal projection; IMSR‐ RBRC01492; noradrenaline; olfactory bulb; single neural labeling; synapse
资金
- Brain Mapping by Integrated Neurotechnologies for Disease Studies (Brain/MINDS) from Japan Agency for Medical Research and development (AMED) [JP20dm0207063, JP20dm0207064]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [JP15K06748, JP19K06932, JP19K09922]
- Scholarship Fund for Young Researchers from the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan
This study analyzed the centrifugal noradrenergic (NA) fibers derived from the locus coeruleus (LC) that project to the main olfactory bulb (OB). Results showed that NA fibers release NA from both varicosities and synapses to influence the activities of OB neurons, with the highest density of synapses found in the external plexiform layer. The findings provide a morphological basis for olfactory modulation by centrifugal NA fibers from the LC.
Olfactory input is processed in the glomerulus of the main olfactory bulb (OB) and relayed to higher centers in the brain by projection neurons. Conversely, centrifugal inputs from other brain regions project to the OB. We have previously analyzed centrifugal inputs into the OB from several brain regions using single-neuron labeling. In this study, we analyzed the centrifugal noradrenergic (NA) fibers derived from the locus coeruleus (LC), because their projection pathways and synaptic connections in the OB have not been clarified in detail. We analyzed the NA centrifugal projections by single-neuron labeling and immunoelectron microscopy. Individual NA neurons labeled by viral infection were three-dimensionally traced using Neurolucida software to visualize the projection pathway from the LC to the OB. Also, centrifugal NA fibers were visualized using an antibody for noradrenaline transporter (NET). NET immunoreactive (-ir) fibers contained many varicosities and synaptic vesicles. Furthermore, electron tomography demonstrated that NET-ir fibers formed asymmetrical synapses of varied morphology. Although these synapses were present at varicosities, the density of synapses was relatively low throughout the OB. The maximal density of synapses was found in the external plexiform layer; about 17% of all observed varicosities contained synapses. These results strongly suggest that NA-containing fibers in the OB release NA from both varicosities and synapses to influence the activities of OB neurons. The present study provides a morphological basis for olfactory modulation by centrifugal NA fibers derived from the LC.
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