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Regeneration of olfactory sensory neurons and reconnection in the aging hamster central nervous system. 1995

E E Morrison, and R M Costanzo
Department of Physiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0551, USA.

Olfactory neuron recovery and axon growth was studied in 12-24 month old hamsters after unilateral olfactory nerve transection. At recovery times ranging from 4 to 126 days olfactory nerve regeneration and axon reconnection to the olfactory bulb were examined by anterograde horseradish peroxidase (HRP) neurohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Nerve transection produced immediate retrograde neuron degeneration and there was no HRP reaction product in the bulb at 4 days post transection. By day 35, centrally growing olfactory axons had reached the bulb. Axons formed glomeruli smaller than those in the unoperated control bulb and they were not always confined to the glomerular layer of the bulb. Some animals showed robust fiber growth with axon fascicles penetrating the different layers of the bulb and forming ectopic glomeruli along their path. Second order bulb neurons contained wheat germ agglutinin HRP reaction product, indicating that transneuronal transport had occurred. Electron microscopy confirmed transneuronal transport between olfactory axons and second order bulbar neurons. These results show that the capacity for olfactory neuron recovery and reconnection persists in the hamster well into old age.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009475 Neurons, Afferent Neurons which conduct NERVE IMPULSES to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Afferent Neurons,Afferent Neuron,Neuron, Afferent
D009832 Olfactory Nerve The 1st cranial nerve. The olfactory nerve conveys the sense of smell. It is formed by the axons of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS which project from the olfactory epithelium (in the nasal epithelium) to the OLFACTORY BULB. Cranial Nerve I,First Cranial Nerve,Nervus Olfactorius,Fila Olfactoria,Olfactory Fila,Cranial Nerve Is,Cranial Nerve, First,Cranial Nerves, First,First Cranial Nerves,Nerve I, Cranial,Nerve Is, Cranial,Nerve, First Cranial,Nerve, Olfactory,Nerves, Olfactory,Olfactory Nerves
D012038 Regeneration The physiological renewal, repair, or replacement of tissue. Endogenous Regeneration,Regeneration, Endogenous,Regenerations
D002490 Central Nervous System The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. Cerebrospinal Axis,Axi, Cerebrospinal,Axis, Cerebrospinal,Central Nervous Systems,Cerebrospinal Axi,Nervous System, Central,Nervous Systems, Central,Systems, Central Nervous
D006224 Cricetinae A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the hamsters. Four of the more common genera are Cricetus, CRICETULUS; MESOCRICETUS; and PHODOPUS. Cricetus,Hamsters,Hamster
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
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
D001369 Axons Nerve fibers that are capable of rapidly conducting impulses away from the neuron cell body. Axon
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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