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Age-Related Changes of NADPH-Diaphorase Positivity in the Rat Rostral Migratory Stream

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Accumulating evidence confirms that nitric oxide (NO), a versatile diffusible signaling molecule, contributes to controling of adult neurogenesis. We have previously shown the timing of NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) positivity within the rat rostral migratory stream (RMS) during the first postnatal month. The present study was designed to describe further age-related changes of NO presence in this neurogenic region. The presence of NO synthesizing cells in the RMS was shown by NADPH-d histochemistry and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) immunohistochemistry. The phenotypic identity of nitrergic cells was examined by double labeling with GFAP and NeuN. Systematic qualitative and quantitative analysis of NADPH-d-positive cells was performed in the neonatal (P14), adult(5 months) and aging (20 months) rat RMS.

1. Nitrergic cells with different distribution pattern and morphological characteristics were present in the RMS at all ages examined. In neonatal animals, small, moderately stained NADPH-d-positive cells were identified in the RMS vertical arm and in the RMS elbow. In adult and aging rats a few labeled cells could be also detected in the RMS horizontal arm. NADPH-d-positive cells in adult and aging rats were characterized by long varicose processes and displayed dark labeling in comparison to the neonatal group.

2. Double immunolabeling has revealed that nNOS-immunoreactivity co-localized with that of NeuN. This indicates that nitrergic cells within the RMS are neurons.

3. Quantitative analysis showed that the number of NADPH-d-positive cells increases with advancing age.

The presence of NO producing cells in the RMS of neonatal adult and aging rats indicates, that this proliferating and migratory area is under the influence of NO throughout the entire life of the animals.

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    Enikö Račeková, Marcela Martončíková, Barbora Mitrušková, Dáša Čížková & Judita Orendáčová

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    Enikö Račeková

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Račeková, E., Martončíková, M., Mitrušková, B. et al. Age-Related Changes of NADPH-Diaphorase Positivity in the Rat Rostral Migratory Stream. Cell Mol Neurobiol 25, 1093–1105 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-005-8191-9

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