Loss of NeuN immunoreactivity in rat spinal cord neurons during aging. 2006

Enrique Leo Portiansky, and Claudio Gustavo Barbeito, and Eduardo Juan Gimeno, and Gustavo Oscar Zuccolilli, and Rodolfo Gustavo Goya
Institute of Pathology, School of Veterinary Sciences, National University of La Plata (UNLP), Calle 60 y 118, La Plata, Argentina, 1900. elporti@fcv.unlp.edu.ar

A morphologic study of the impact of aging on neuron marker expression was performed in different segments of the rat spinal cord. Spinal cord specimens from young (5 months), middle-aged (12 months) and senile (32 months) female rats were assessed. We found a complete loss of neuron-specific nuclear protein (NeuN) immunoreactivity in cervical, thoracic and lumbar segments of the senile animals whereas neuron-specific enolase (NSE) immunoreactivity was comparable in young and senile rats. These findings in otherwise morphologically well preserved spinal cord neurons are of interest and reveal that NeuN may not be a reliable marker to identify neurons in the spinal cord of aging rats.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D010751 Phosphopyruvate Hydratase A hydro-lyase that catalyzes the dehydration of 2-phosphoglycerate to form PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE. Several different isoforms of this enzyme exist, each with its own tissue specificity. Enolase,Neuron-Specific Enolase,2-Phospho-D-Glycerate Hydro-Lyase,2-Phospho-D-Glycerate Hydrolase,2-Phosphoglycerate Dehydratase,Enolase 2,Enolase 3,Muscle-Specific Enolase,Nervous System-Specific Enolase,Non-Neuronal Enolase,alpha-Enolase,beta-Enolase,gamma-Enolase,2 Phospho D Glycerate Hydro Lyase,2 Phospho D Glycerate Hydrolase,2 Phosphoglycerate Dehydratase,Dehydratase, 2-Phosphoglycerate,Enolase, Muscle-Specific,Enolase, Nervous System-Specific,Enolase, Neuron-Specific,Enolase, Non-Neuronal,Hydratase, Phosphopyruvate,Hydro-Lyase, 2-Phospho-D-Glycerate,Muscle Specific Enolase,Nervous System Specific Enolase,Neuron Specific Enolase,Non Neuronal Enolase,System-Specific Enolase, Nervous,alpha Enolase,beta Enolase,gamma Enolase
D002452 Cell Count The number of CELLS of a specific kind, usually measured per unit volume or area of sample. Cell Density,Cell Number,Cell Counts,Cell Densities,Cell Numbers,Count, Cell,Counts, Cell,Densities, Cell,Density, Cell,Number, Cell,Numbers, Cell
D005260 Female Females
D000367 Age Factors Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013116 Spinal Cord A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER. Coccygeal Cord,Conus Medullaris,Conus Terminalis,Lumbar Cord,Medulla Spinalis,Myelon,Sacral Cord,Thoracic Cord,Coccygeal Cords,Conus Medullari,Conus Terminali,Cord, Coccygeal,Cord, Lumbar,Cord, Sacral,Cord, Spinal,Cord, Thoracic,Cords, Coccygeal,Cords, Lumbar,Cords, Sacral,Cords, Spinal,Cords, Thoracic,Lumbar Cords,Medulla Spinali,Medullari, Conus,Medullaris, Conus,Myelons,Sacral Cords,Spinal Cords,Spinali, Medulla,Spinalis, Medulla,Terminali, Conus,Terminalis, Conus,Thoracic Cords

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