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Pituitary ; 26(2): 197-208, 2023 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36862266

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PURPOSE: The histopathological study of brain tissue is a common method in neuroscience. However, efficient procedures to preserve the intact hypothalamic-pituitary brain specimens are not available in mice for histopathological study. METHOD: We describe a detailed procedure for obtaining mouse brain with pituitary-hypothalamus continuity. Unlike the traditional methods, we collect the brain via a ventral approach. We cut the intraoccipital synchondrosis, transection the endocranium of pituitary, broke the spheno-occipital synchondrosis, expose the posterior edge of pituitary, separate the trigeminal nerve, then the intact pituitary gland was preserved. RESULT: We report an more effective and practical method to obtain continuous hypothalamus -pituitary preparations based on the preserve of leptomeninges. COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING METHODS: Our procedure effectively protects the integrity of the fragile infundibulum preventing the pituitary from separating from the hypothalamus. This procedure is more convenient and efficient. CONCLUSION: We present a convenient and practical procedure to obtain intact hypothalamic-pituitary brain specimens for subsequent histopathological evaluation in mice.


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Enfermedades de la Hipófisis , Neurohipófisis , Ratones , Animales , Hipófisis/patología , Neurohipófisis/patología , Hipotálamo/patología , Sistema Hipotálamo-Hipofisario , Enfermedades de la Hipófisis/cirugía , Enfermedades de la Hipófisis/patología
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 79(8): 458, 2022 Jul 30.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35907165

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Body fluid homeostasis is critical to survival. The integrity of the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) is an important basis of the precise regulation of body fluid metabolism and arginine vasopressin (AVP) hormone release. Clinically, some patients with central diabetes insipidus (CDI) due to HNS lesions can experience recovery compensation of body fluid metabolism. However, whether the hypothalamus has the potential for structural plasticity and self-repair under pathological conditions remains unclear. Here, we report the repair and reconstruction of a new neurohypophysis-like structure in the hypothalamic median eminence (ME) after pituitary stalk electrical lesion (PEL). We show that activated and proliferating adult neural progenitor cells differentiate into new mature neurons, which then integrate with remodeled AVP fibers to reconstruct the local AVP hormone release neural circuit in the ME after PEL. We found that the transcription factor of NK2 homeobox 1 (NKX2.1) and the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway, mediated by NKX2.1, are the key regulators of adult hypothalamic neurogenesis. Taken together, our study provides evidence that adult ME neurogenesis is involved in the structural reconstruction of the AVP release circuit and eventually restores body fluid metabolic homeostasis during hypothalamic self-repair.


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Líquidos Corporales , Eminencia Media , Arginina Vasopresina/metabolismo , Líquidos Corporales/metabolismo , Proteínas Hedgehog/genética , Proteínas Hedgehog/metabolismo , Humanos , Hipotálamo/metabolismo , Eminencia Media/metabolismo , Neurogénesis , Hipófisis/metabolismo
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J Neurosci Methods ; 338: 108694, 2020 05 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32199945

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BACKGROUND: The histopathological study of brain tissue is a conventional method in neuroscience. However, procedures specifically developed to recover intact hypothalamic-pituitary brain specimens, are not available. NEW METHOD: We describe a detailed protocol for obtaining intact rat brain with pituitary-hypothalamus continuity through an intact infundibulum. The brain is collected via a ventral approach through removing the skull base. Membranous structures surrounding the hypothalamus-pituitary system can be preserved, including vasculature. RESULTS: We report a retaining sphenoid and dura technique to obtain intact hypothalamic-pituitary brain preparations, and we confirm the practicability of this method. By combination of this technique with histological analysis or 3D brain tissue clearing and imaging methods, the functional morphology structure of the hypothalamus-pituitary can be further explored. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD: The current procedure is limited in showing the connection between the hypothalamus and the pituitary. Our procedure effectively protects the integrity of the fragile infundibulum and thus prevents the pituitary from separating from the hypothalamus. CONCLUSIONS: We present a convenient and practical approach to obtain intact hypothalamus-pituitary brain specimens for subsequent histopathological evaluation.


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Hipotálamo , Hipófisis , Animales , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagen , Ratas
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CNS Neurosci Ther ; 25(5): 562-574, 2019 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30677238

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AIMS: Central diabetes insipidus (CDI), a typical complication caused by pituitary stalk injury, often occurs after surgery, trauma, or tumor compression around hypothalamic structures such as the pituitary stalk and optic chiasma. CDI is linked to decreased arginine vasopressin (AVP) neurons in the hypothalamic supraoptic nucleus and paraventricular nucleus, along with a deficit in circulating AVP and oxytocin. However, little has been elucidated about the changes in AVP neurons in CDI. Hence, our study was designed to understand the role of several pathophysiologic changes such as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis of AVP neurons in CDI. METHODS: In a novel pituitary stalk electric lesion (PEL) model to mimic CDI, immunofluorescence and immunoblotting were used to understand the underlying regulatory mechanisms. RESULTS: We reported that in CDI condition, generated by PEL, ER stress induced apoptosis of AVP neurons via activation of the PI3K/Akt and ERK pathways. Furthermore, application of N-acetylcysteine protected hypothalamic AVP neurons from ER stress-induced apoptosis through blocking the PI3K/Akt and ERK pathways. CONCLUSION: Our findings showed that AVP neurons underwent apoptosis induced by ER stress, and ER stress might play a vital role in CDI condition through the PI3K/Akt and ERK pathways.


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Apoptosis/fisiología , Arginina Vasopresina/metabolismo , Diabetes Insípida Neurogénica/fisiopatología , Estrés del Retículo Endoplásmico/fisiología , Neuronas/metabolismo , Acetilcisteína/farmacología , Animales , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Diabetes Insípida Neurogénica/tratamiento farmacológico , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Estrés del Retículo Endoplásmico/efectos de los fármacos , Hipotálamo/efectos de los fármacos , Hipotálamo/fisiopatología , Sistema de Señalización de MAP Quinasas , Masculino , Neuronas/efectos de los fármacos , Fármacos Neuroprotectores/farmacología , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Distribución Aleatoria , Ratas Sprague-Dawley
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