Proliferation of neuronal progenitor cells and neuronal differentiation in the hypothalamus are enhanced in heat-acclimated rats. 2009

Kentaro Matsuzaki, and Masanori Katakura, and Toshiko Hara, and Guanghua Li, and Michio Hashimoto, and Osamu Shido
Department of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan. matuzaki@med.shimane-u.ac.jp

Male Wistar rats, initially maintained at an ambient temperature (T (a)) of 24 degrees C, were subjected to a constant high T (a) of 32 degrees C (HE) or were constantly kept at 24 degrees C (controls, CN). Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) was intraperitoneally injected daily for five consecutive days after commencing heat exposure. On the 6th, 13th, 23rd, 33rd, 43rd, and 53rd day of heat exposure, rats' brains were removed. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the numbers of BrdU-positive cells in the hypothalamus of HE were significantly and consistently greater than those of CN. In HE, the number of BrdU-positive cells double-stained by a mature neuron marker increased abruptly after 33 days of heat exposure by about seven times. This was not the case in CN. The results suggest that heat exposure facilitates proliferation of neuronal progenitor cells in the hypothalamus and promotes differentiation to neurons, which might have certain relation to establishing long-term heat acclimation in rats.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007031 Hypothalamus Ventral part of the DIENCEPHALON extending from the region of the OPTIC CHIASM to the caudal border of the MAMMILLARY BODIES and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the THIRD VENTRICLE. Lamina Terminalis,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Area,Area, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Areas, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Preoptico Hypothalamic Area,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Areas
D008297 Male Males
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
D002454 Cell Differentiation Progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function that leads to the formation of specialized cells, tissues, and organs. Differentiation, Cell,Cell Differentiations,Differentiations, Cell
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D000064 Acclimatization Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old. Acclimation
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
D013234 Stem Cells Relatively undifferentiated cells that retain the ability to divide and proliferate throughout postnatal life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells. Colony-Forming Units,Mother Cells,Progenitor Cells,Colony-Forming Unit,Cell, Mother,Cell, Progenitor,Cell, Stem,Cells, Mother,Cells, Progenitor,Cells, Stem,Colony Forming Unit,Colony Forming Units,Mother Cell,Progenitor Cell,Stem Cell
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D049109 Cell Proliferation All of the processes involved in increasing CELL NUMBER including CELL DIVISION. Cell Growth in Number,Cellular Proliferation,Cell Multiplication,Cell Number Growth,Growth, Cell Number,Multiplication, Cell,Number Growth, Cell,Proliferation, Cell,Proliferation, Cellular

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