Effects of diethyldithiocarbamate on myelin basic protein expression in the rat lateral olfactory tract  

作　　者：Kun Xiong He Huang Hui Wang Yan Cai Jing Yang Jufang Huang Xuegang Luo 

机构地区：[1]Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, HunanProvince, China [2]Department of Histology and Embryology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province,China

出　　处：《Neural Regeneration Research》2009年第4期302-306,共5页中国神经再生研究（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by:the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30600224;Supported by:the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30700438;the Postdoctoral Foundation of China,No.20060390886;Hunan Province Natural Science Foundation,No.07JJ5026;Hunan Province Scientific Program,No.2008FJ3138

摘　　要：BACKGROUND： Dithiocarbamates can cause demyelination of axons in the peripheral nervous system. Its derivate, diethyldithiocarbamate, is cytotoxic, and causes olfactory mucosal damage and atrophy of the olfactory bulb. However, it is still unclear whether the myelin sheath of the lateral olfactory tract is affected by diethyldithiocarbamate. OBJECTIVE： To investigate the effects of diethyldithiocarbamate on the myelin sheath of the rat lateral olfactory tract. This was done by examining changes in myelin basic protein expression after diethyldithiocarbamate treatment. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A randomized, controlled, animal study was performed at the Laboratory of the Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, China from July to November 2007. MATERIALS： A total of 72 Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned into a diethyldithiocarbamate group （n = 32）, a solvent control group （n = 32）, and a blank control group （n = 8）. The diethyldithiocarbamate and solvent control groups were separately divided into 3-d, 7-d, 14-d and 28-d survival subgroups, with eight rats in each. Diethyldithiocarbamate （Sigma, USA） and goat anti-myelin basic protein polyclonal antibody （Santa Cruz, USA） were used in this study. METHODS： Rats in the diethyldithiocarbamate and solvent control groups were subcutaneously injected with diethyldithiocarbamate （600 mg/kg） and 0.01 mol/L phosphate buffered saline （600 mg/kg） at the posterior neck, respectively. Rats in the blank control group received no treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Immunohistochemical staining and Western blot assay were used to measure myelin basic protein expression in the rat lateral olfactory tract. RESULTS： Following immunohistochemical staining, myelin basic protein was uniformly distributed in the rat lateral olfactory tract in the blank control and solvent control groups. Western blot assay showed 21.5, 18, 17 and 14 ku positive bands. No significant difference was BACKGROUND： Dithiocarbamates can cause demyelination of axons in the peripheral nervous system. Its derivate, diethyldithiocarbamate, is cytotoxic, and causes olfactory mucosal damage and atrophy of the olfactory bulb. However, it is still unclear whether the myelin sheath of the lateral olfactory tract is affected by diethyldithiocarbamate. OBJECTIVE： To investigate the effects of diethyldithiocarbamate on the myelin sheath of the rat lateral olfactory tract. This was done by examining changes in myelin basic protein expression after diethyldithiocarbamate treatment. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： A randomized, controlled, animal study was performed at the Laboratory of the Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, China from July to November 2007. MATERIALS： A total of 72 Sprague Dawley rats were randomly assigned into a diethyldithiocarbamate group （n = 32）, a solvent control group （n = 32）, and a blank control group （n = 8）. The diethyldithiocarbamate and solvent control groups were separately divided into 3-d, 7-d, 14-d and 28-d survival subgroups, with eight rats in each. Diethyldithiocarbamate （Sigma, USA） and goat anti-myelin basic protein polyclonal antibody （Santa Cruz, USA） were used in this study. METHODS： Rats in the diethyldithiocarbamate and solvent control groups were subcutaneously injected with diethyldithiocarbamate （600 mg/kg） and 0.01 mol/L phosphate buffered saline （600 mg/kg） at the posterior neck, respectively. Rats in the blank control group received no treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Immunohistochemical staining and Western blot assay were used to measure myelin basic protein expression in the rat lateral olfactory tract. RESULTS： Following immunohistochemical staining, myelin basic protein was uniformly distributed in the rat lateral olfactory tract in the blank control and solvent control groups. Western blot assay showed 21.5, 18, 17 and 14 ku positive bands. No significant difference was

关 键 词：DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE DEMYELINATION myelin basic protein Sprague Dawley rats lateral olfactory tract 

分 类 号：R749.16[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学] R285.5[医药卫生—临床医学]