TY - JOUR

T1 - Hypothalamic neurosecretory and circadian vasopressinergic neuronal systems in the blind cone-rod homeobox knock out mouse (Crx(-/-) ) and the 129sv wild type mouse

AU - Rovsing, Louise

AU - Rath, Martin Fredensborg

AU - Møller, Morten

N1 - Copyright © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company.

PY - 2013/6/20

Y1 - 2013/6/20

N2 - Vasopressin (AVP) is both a neuroendocrine hormone located in magnocellular neurosecretory neurons of the hypothalamus of mammals but also a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in the parvocellular suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The SCN is the endogenous clock of the brain and exhibits a prominent circadian AVP-rhythm. We have in this study of the brown 129sv mouse and the visual blind cone-rod homeobox gene knock out mouse (Crx(-/-) ) with degeneration of the retinal rods and cones, but a preserved non-image forming optic system, studied the temporal Avp-expression in both the neurosecretory magnocellular and parvocellular vasopressinergic systems in both genotypes. We here present a detailed mapping of all classical hypothalamo-pituitary and accessory magnocellular nuclei and neurons in the hypothalamus by use of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization in both genotypes. Semiquantitative in situ hybridization revealed a very high expression of Avp-mRNA in all the magnocellular nuclei compared to a much lower level in the parvocellular suprachiasmatic nucleus. In a series of mice killed every 4 hours, The Avp-mRNA expression in the SCN showed a significant daily rhythm with a zenith at late day time and nadir during the dark in both the Crx(-/-) and the wild type mouse. None of the magnocellular neurosecretory neurons exhibited a diurnal vasopressin expression. Light stimulation of both genotypes during the dark period did not change the Avp-expression in the SCN. This shows that Avp-expression in the mouse SCN is independent of Crx-regulated photoreceptor systems. J. Comp. Neurol., 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

AB - Vasopressin (AVP) is both a neuroendocrine hormone located in magnocellular neurosecretory neurons of the hypothalamus of mammals but also a neurotransmitter/neuromodulator in the parvocellular suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). The SCN is the endogenous clock of the brain and exhibits a prominent circadian AVP-rhythm. We have in this study of the brown 129sv mouse and the visual blind cone-rod homeobox gene knock out mouse (Crx(-/-) ) with degeneration of the retinal rods and cones, but a preserved non-image forming optic system, studied the temporal Avp-expression in both the neurosecretory magnocellular and parvocellular vasopressinergic systems in both genotypes. We here present a detailed mapping of all classical hypothalamo-pituitary and accessory magnocellular nuclei and neurons in the hypothalamus by use of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization in both genotypes. Semiquantitative in situ hybridization revealed a very high expression of Avp-mRNA in all the magnocellular nuclei compared to a much lower level in the parvocellular suprachiasmatic nucleus. In a series of mice killed every 4 hours, The Avp-mRNA expression in the SCN showed a significant daily rhythm with a zenith at late day time and nadir during the dark in both the Crx(-/-) and the wild type mouse. None of the magnocellular neurosecretory neurons exhibited a diurnal vasopressin expression. Light stimulation of both genotypes during the dark period did not change the Avp-expression in the SCN. This shows that Avp-expression in the mouse SCN is independent of Crx-regulated photoreceptor systems. J. Comp. Neurol., 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

U2 - 10.1002/cne.23390

DO - 10.1002/cne.23390

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 23784879

VL - 521

SP - 4061

EP - 4074

JO - The Journal of Comparative Neurology

JF - The Journal of Comparative Neurology

SN - 0021-9967

IS - 17

ER -