期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY
卷 51, 期 2, 页码 115-128出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10042
关键词
proliferation; amygdala; hypothalamus; mating; isolation
资金
- NIMH NIH HHS [MH 58616, F31 MH064352, MH 54554] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS-07437] Funding Source: Medline
in the mammalian brain, adult neurogenesis has been found to occur primarily in the subventricular zone (SVZ) and dentate gyrus of the hippocampus (DG) and to be influenced by both exogenous and endogenous factors. In the present study, we examined the effects of male exposure or social isolation on neurogenesis in adult female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Newly proliferated cells labeled by a cell proliferation marker, 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU), were found in the SVZ and DG, as well as in other brain areas, such as the amygdala, hypothalamus, neocortex, and caudate/putamen. Two days of male exposure significantly increased the number of BrdU-Iabeled cells in the amygdala and hypothalamus in comparison to social isolation. Three weeks later, group differences in BrdU labeling generally persisted in the amygdala, whereas in the hypothalamus, the male-exposed animals had more BrdU-Iabeled cells than did the female-exposed animals. In the SVZ, 2 days of social isolation increased the number of BrdU-Iabeled cells compared to female exposure, but this difference was no longer present 3 weeks later. We have also found that the vast majority of the BrdU-Iabeled cells contained a neuronal marker, indicating neuronal phenotypes. Finally, group differences in the number of cells undergoing apoptosis were subtle and did not seem to account for the observed differences in BrdU labeling. Together, our data indicate that social environment affects neuron proliferation in a stimulus and site-specific manner in adult female prairie voles. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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