Nitrergic neurons in the medial amygdala project to the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the rat

Brain Research
M TanakaY Ibata

Abstract

We investigated nitric oxide (NO)-producing neurons in the amygdala which project to the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the rat using retrograde tracing and NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry. Numerous NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons with moderate staining were observed mainly in the medial amygdaloid nucleus. We confirmed that these NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons are identical to NO synthase (NOS)-immunoreactive neurons by double staining with NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry and NOS immunocytochemistry. Most neurons containing cholera toxin B subunit (CTb) - which was retrogradely transported from the PVN - were observed in the medial amygdaloid nucleus. In other amygdaloid nuclei, they were observed much less in the central nucleus, basomedial and anterior cortical nucleus. Double labeled neurons by NADPH-diaphorase and CTb were also identified mostly in the medial nucleus. Approximately 40% of the neurons projecting to the PVN were nitrergic neurons and 16% of NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons in the medial nucleus were revealed to project to the PVN. These results suggest that NO-producing neurons in the medial amygdala directly innervate PVN neurons and regulate neuroendocrine systems such as vasopressin a...Continue Reading

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