3,3'-Iminodipropionitrile induces neurofilament accumulations in the perikarya of rat vestibular ganglion neurons.

Abstract

Exposure of rats to 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) results in neurofilament (NF)-filled swellings in the proximal axons of a number of large neurons, including sensory neurons in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and motor neurons in the spinal cord. The present report describes the effects of acute and chronic IDPN exposure on the vestibular ganglion (VG) neurons as compared to those on the DRG neurons. In the VG, IDPN induced intra-perikaryal accumulation of morphologically and immunocytochemically identified NFs. In the DRG of the same treated animals, IDPN induced proximal axonal swelling but no perikaryal NF accumulations. We concluded that the VG neurons preferentially express the IDPN-induced NF pathology in their myelinated cell bodies. It is hypothesized that the NF pathology occurring after IDPN is preferentially expressed in myelinated structures.

• Authors: J Llorens, D Demêmes
• Journal: Brain research (Brain Res) Vol. 717 Issue 1-2 Pg. 118-26 (Apr 22 1996) ISSN: 0006-8993 [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 8738261 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Neurofilament Proteins
• Neurotoxins
• Nitriles
• 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile

Topics

• Animals
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Ganglia, Spinal (cytology)
• Immunohistochemistry
• Male
• Microscopy, Confocal
• Microscopy, Electron
• Neurofilament Proteins (analysis, drug effects, metabolism)
• Neurons (chemistry, drug effects, ultrastructure)
• Neurotoxins (pharmacology)
• Nitriles (pharmacology)
• Rats
• Rats, Inbred Strains
• Time Factors
• Vestibular Nuclei (cytology)