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Altered connections between neocortical and heterotopic areas in methylazoxymethanol-treated rat. 1998

C Colacitti, and G Sancini, and S Franceschetti, and F Cattabeni, and G Avanzini, and R Spreafico, and M Di Luca, and G Battaglia
Department of Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute C. Besta, Milano, Italy.

We are currently investigating various treatments which could determine, in the rat brain, structural abnormalities mimicking those reported in human brain dysgeneses. We can induce the formation of neuronal heterotopia in the progeny of rats by means of a double injection of the cytotoxic agent methylazoxymethanol acetate (MAM) on embryonic day 15. We have now investigated the anatomical connections of these heterotopia by means of anterograde and retrograde tract tracing techniques. The induced heterotopia along the border of the lateral ventricles shared common anatomical features with the periventricular nodules in human periventricular or subcortical nodular heterotopia (PNH). The tract tracing data demonstrated the existence of reciprocal connections between the neuronal heterotopia and the ipsilateral and contralateral cortical areas, and the presence of abnormal cortico-hippocampal and cortico-cortical connections. On the basis of the connectivity patterns, it may be speculated that some cells in the heterotopia could be neurons originally committed to the cortex, that were interrupted in their migration by the MAM treatment. Given the common morphological features seen in human PNH and MAM-induced brain heterotopia, the anatomical and developmental analysis of MAM-treated rats may shed light on the mechanisms by which human brain dysgeneses develop in human patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007839 Functional Laterality Behavioral manifestations of cerebral dominance in which there is preferential use and superior functioning of either the left or the right side, as in the preferred use of the right hand or right foot. Ambidexterity,Behavioral Laterality,Handedness,Laterality of Motor Control,Mirror Writing,Laterality, Behavioral,Laterality, Functional,Mirror Writings,Motor Control Laterality,Writing, Mirror,Writings, Mirror
D008746 Methylazoxymethanol Acetate The aglycone of CYCASIN. It acts as a potent carcinogen and neurotoxin and inhibits hepatic DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. (Methyl-ONN-azoxy)methanol Acetate,Acetate, Methylazoxymethanol
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
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011297 Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects The consequences of exposing the FETUS in utero to certain factors, such as NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; DRUGS; RADIATION; and other physical or chemical factors. These consequences are observed later in the offspring after BIRTH. Delayed Effects, Prenatal Exposure,Late Effects, Prenatal Exposure
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D001927 Brain Diseases Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM. Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders,Brain Disorders,CNS Disorders, Intracranial,Central Nervous System Disorders, Intracranial,Central Nervous System Intracranial Disorders,Encephalon Diseases,Encephalopathy,Intracranial CNS Disorders,Brain Disease,Brain Disorder,CNS Disorder, Intracranial,Encephalon Disease,Encephalopathies,Intracranial CNS Disorder
D002828 Choristoma A mass of histologically normal tissue present in an abnormal location. Aberrant Tissue,Ectopic Tissue,Heterotopic Tissue,Aberrant Tissues,Choristomas,Ectopic Tissues,Heterotopic Tissues,Tissue, Aberrant,Tissue, Ectopic,Tissue, Heterotopic,Tissues, Aberrant,Tissues, Ectopic,Tissues, Heterotopic
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D005260 Female Females

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