单侧耳蜗毁损后大鼠下丘核γ-氨基丁酸能神经元的分布及调控

The Distribution of GABAergic Neurons and GAD Levels in the Inferior Colliculus of the Rat Following Unilateral Cochleotomy

廖华;吴展元;华清泉;肖伯奎

1:武汉大学人民医院耳鼻咽喉-头颈外科

2:武汉大学人民医院耳鼻咽喉-头颈外科

3:武汉大学人民医院耳鼻咽喉-头颈外科

4:武汉大学人民医院耳鼻咽喉-头颈外科 武汉430060

摘要
目的研究单侧耳蜗毁损后大鼠下丘核(inferiorcolliculus,IC)内γ-氨基丁酸(γ-aminobutyricacid,GABA)能神经元数量及分布的变化与谷氨酸脱羧酶(glutamicaciddecarboxylase,GAD65)表达水平的关系。方法采用免疫组织化学方法,通过计算机图象分析系统分别检测大鼠单侧耳蜗毁损后3、7、30天双侧下丘核内GABA能神经元的数量及GAD65表达水平的变化。结果大鼠下丘核内GABA能阳性神经元主要分布于下丘中央核,单侧耳蜗毁损后3天手术对侧下丘中央核GABA能阳性神经元数目明显减少,术后7天进一步下降,至术后30天,下丘中央核中GABA能神经元数量回升,但仍显著低于手术同侧及正常对照组。术后3天手术同侧及对侧下丘中央核GAD65表达水平较正常对照组分别下降23%(P<0.05)和41%(P<0.01)。术后7天,双侧下丘GAD65水平均出现回升,但手术对侧仍显著低于正常对照组。手术后30天,下丘核内GAD65表达基本恢复到正常水平。结论耳蜗去传入损伤后,下丘核内GABA能神经元的数量变化与GAD65的水平有关,提示脑干听觉中枢可能通过GABA合成的减少而产生去抑制,从而发生功能重组。但GAD65主要参与对短时程GABA需求变化的调控。
关键词
中枢可塑性;γ-氨基丁酸;谷氨酸脱羧酶;下丘;耳蜗毁损
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作者
廖华;吴展元;华清泉;肖伯奎
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