XB-ART-53508
J Comp Neurol
2017 Jun 15;5259:2265-2283. doi: 10.1002/cne.24204.
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Comparative analysis of monoaminergic cerebrospinal fluid-contacting cells in Osteichthyes (bony vertebrates).
Xavier AL
,
Fontaine R
,
Bloch S
,
Affaticati P
,
Jenett A
,
Demarque M
,
Vernier P
,
Yamamoto K
.
Abstract
Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting (CSF-c) cells containing monoamines such as dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT) occur in the periventricular zones of the hypothalamic region of most vertebrates except for placental mammals. Here we compare the organization of the CSF-c cells in chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish, by analyzing the expression of synthetic enzymes of DA and 5-HT, respectively, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), and draw an evolutionary scenario for this cell population. Due to the lack of TH immunoreactivity in this region, the hypothalamic CSF-c cells have been thought to take up DA from the ventricle instead of synthesizing it. We demonstrate that a second TH gene (TH2) is expressed in the CSF-c cells of all the three species, suggesting that these cells do indeed synthetize DA. Furthermore, we found that many CSF-c cells coexpress TH2 and TPH1 and contain both DA and 5-HT, a dual neurotransmitter phenotype hitherto undescribed in the brain of any vertebrate. The similarities of CSF-c cells in chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish suggest that these characteristics are inherited from the common ancestor of the Osteichthyes. A significant difference between tetrapods and teleosts is that teleosts possess an additional CSF-c cell population around the posterior recess (PR) that has emerged in specific groups of Actinopterygii. Our comparative analysis reveals that the hypothalamus in mammals and teleosts has evolved in a divergent manner: placental mammals have lost the monoaminergic CSF-c cells, while teleosts have increased their relative number.
PubMed ID: 28295297
PMC ID: PMC6585609
Article link: J Comp Neurol
Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: elavl3 slc18a2 th th2 tph1 tph2
Antibodies: Elavl3 Ab1 Th Ab5
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Figure 1. Open in figure viewer Monoaminergic CSF-c cells of chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish in relation to the organization of the hypothalamic ventricle. Schematic drawings of sagittal sections of chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish brains are shown in the top panels, and for each species, micrographs of the red squared areas are shown below (a–c for chicken, d–f for Xenopus, and g–i for zebrafish). DAPI staining (gray) delineates the recesses of the hypothalamic ventricle. Confocal images (Z-projection = 10 µm) with higher magnification obtained from the area depicted in (a) (dashed green square) show 5-HT+ CSF-c cells (green) aligned along the dorsal side of the hypothalamic recess (b; inset at higher magnification). TH immunoreactive cells (orange) are not observed within the PVO (arrowhead), but are abundant in the area dorsocaudal to it (c; asterisk). In the Xenopus sagittal section close to the midline, PVO (d; arrowhead) is observed at the anterior edge of the large ventricle (v). The PVO is visualized with 5-HT+ CSF-c cells (e; green; inset at higher magnification). TH immunoreactive cells (orange) are observed dorsal to the PVO (f; asterisk). In zebrafish, three CSF-c cell populations (locations indicated by arrowheads in g) are located around two hypothalamic recesses. The two anterior CSF-c cell populations are located in front of and around the lateral recess (LR), while the posterior population surrounds the posterior recess (PR). Higher magnification of the squared area in (g) is shown in (h) and (i) (Z-projection = 10 µm). CSF-c cells revealed by the expression of GFP in the enhancer trap transgenic line ETvmat2:GFP (vmat2-GFP; green inset) are lined along the ventricular zone (h). The white inset in (h) shows the 5-HT labeling in the same area (the image is taken from a different sample). TH immunoreactive cells (orange) are found dorsal to the LR (i; asterisk). D = dorsal; Die = diencephalon; Hyp = hypothalamus; LR = lateral recess; PR = posterior recess; PVO = paraventricular organ; R = rostral; v = ventricle. Scale bar = 200 µm in (a–g); 50 µm in (h, i) | |
Figure 2. Open in figure viewer 5-HT+ CSF-c cells in the Xenopus PVO. The laterally extended hypothalamic recess (lateral recess; LR) is visualized with DAPI staining (magenta) from a frontal section (midline to the left). CSF-c cells immunolabeled for 5-HT (green) are located medially in the rostral hypothalamus and laterally in the caudal hypothalamus. (a) depicts both DAPI and 5-HT stainings, while (b) shows 5-HT only (same picture). In the projection of confocal images (15 µm), the rostromedial and caudolateral CSF-c cells look continuous. Scale bar = 50 µm | |
Figure 6. Open in figure viewer Localization of th1, th2, and TH immunoreactivity in the PVO of Xenopus. Confocal images obtained from a frontal section of the Xenopus PVO are shown (Z projections = 10 µm). Counterstaining with DAPI (gray) shows that th2 (magenta) is expressed in the region corresponding to PVO (a). A cell population displaying strong th1 signal (green) is found dorsolaterally to the PVO (asterisks in b), which overlaps with TH immunoreactivity (orange; asterisks in c). Higher magnification of the area delimited by a dashed square in (c) is shown in (d–f). Faint TH immunoreactivity is also found in CSF-c cells in the Xenopus PVO. TH+ labeling is observed in the soma and in the processes bathing the ventricle of CSF-contacting cells (arrowheads in d–f). A few CSF-contacting cells expressing th2 are also TH immunoreactive (arrows in d–f). D = dorsal; L = lateral. Scale bar = 50 µm in (a) (applies to a, b, c); 100 µm in (d) (applies to d, e, f) | |
Figure 7. Colocalization of TH2 and TPH1 in the PVO of chicken and Xenopus. Frontal sections obtained from the PVO of chicken (a–d) and Xenopus (e–l) are shown. TH2 (a; magenta) and TPH1 (b; green) transcripts are observed in the same region of the chicken PVO, and some CSF-c cells coexpress both genes (c, d; white). The area depicted by a dashed rectangle in (c) is shown in (d1–d3) at higher magnification. Optical sectioning by confocal microscopy shows that TH2 (d2) and TPH1 (d3) are expressed in the soma (arrowheads) and in the processes of CSF-contacting cells (arrow). Orthogonal views of optical sections confirm the overlap of TH2 and TPH1 signals. In Xenopus, th2 (e, i; magenta) and tph1 (f, j; green) are expressed both in the rostromedial (e–h) and the caudolateral (i–l) parts of the PVO. Some CSF-c cells coexpress both genes (g, k). The coexpression is confirmed by orthogonal views of optical sections (h1) of the area depicted by a dashed rectangle in (g), showing that th2 (h2) and tph1 (h3) are colocalized in the same cells (arrowheads). D = dorsal; L = lateral; LR = lateral recess; v = ventricle. Scale bar = 100 µm in (a) (applies to a, b, c) and in (e) (applies to e, f, g); 50 µm in (i) (applies to i, j, k, l) | |
Figure 10. Comparison of HuC/D immunoreactivity in the anterior PVO cell populations in chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish. Frontal sections of the anterior PVO of chicken (a–e), Xenopus (f–j), and zebrafish (k–o) are shown. The HuC/D immunoreactivity (dark blue) is absent in the PVO, where monoaminergic CSF-c cells are located (dashed lines), in chicken (a–d), Xenopus (f–i), and zebrafish (k–n). The areas within dashed squares in (d), (i), and (n) are shown at higher magnification in (e), (j), and (o), respectively. TH2+/TPH1+ CSF-c cells (white in e; arrows) are not HuC/D+ (e; arrowheads) in the chicken PVO. In the Xenopus PVO as well, monoaminergic 5-HT+/TH+ CSF-c cells (j; arrows) are not immunolabeled by HuC/D, whereas TH+ adjacent to the PVO are HuC/D+ (j; arrowheads). Similarly, CSF-c cells that express GFP in the enhancer trap transgenic line ETvmat2:GFP (vmat2-GFP; cyan) are HuC/D- (n). HuC/D+ cells (o; arrowheads) are adjacent to vmat2-GFP cells (o; arrow) whose process bathes the ventricle (o; curved arrowhead). D = dorsal; L = lateral; v = ventricle. Scale bar = 50 µm in (a) (applies to a, b, c, d); 50 µm in (f) (applies to f, g, h, i); 50 µm in (k) (applies to k, l, m, n) | |
Figure 12. Open in figure viewerDownload Powerpoint slide Comparison of monoaminergic cell populations in different groups of Osteichthyes. Some comparable monoaminergic cell groups are plotted on schematic drawings of brain sections of mouse, chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish. The sagittal plane is close to the midline (rostral to the left). The diamonds represent CSF-c cells, and the circles represent non-CSF-c cells. TH2/TPH1-expressing CSF-c cells (red diamonds) are commonly found along the hypothalamic recess throughout vertebrates, while placental mammals have lost the CSF-c cells in the hypothalamic region. Below the sagittal section of chicken, Xenopus, and zebrafish, frontal sections around the hypothalamic recess (corresponding to the level of gray lines; a,b,c) are shown. In chicken and Xenopus, there is only one hypothalamic recess (named either 3rd ventricle or lateral recess; LR), while in zebrafish, there is an additional recess (posterior recess; PR). Note that in Xenopus, the caudally located CSF-c cells are not observable in the sagittal section close to the midline, because it is located at the lateral end of the LR. The A11-like TH1-expressing cell population (blue dots; non-CSF-c cells) projecting to the spinal cord is commonly found dorsolateral to the CSF-c cells in all the vertebrate groups. More caudally, the A9/10-like DA cell population projecting to the telencephalon (green dots) is found in tetrapods, while this cell population is lacking in teleosts. L = lateral recess; M = mesencephalon; P = prosencephalon; PR = posterior recess; R = rhombencephalon | |
Figure 3. Organization of the two hypothalamic recesses in zebrafish. The hypothalamic area of adult (a–e; sagittal view) and embryonic (f, g; horizontal view) zebrafish brains are shown. The anterior is to the left in all figures. 3D visualization of the images of (a) and (b) are shown in the Supporting Information Figures S1 and S2 respectively. (a) The three vmat2‐GFP CSF‐c cells (green; PVO, IN, and Hc) are organized around the two hypothalamic recesses, namely the lateral recess (LR) and the posterior recess (PR). The CSF‐c cells (green) are visualized using an enhancer trap vmat2:GFP zebrafish line, and the ventricular zone (magenta) is reconstructed from ventricular surfaces delineated by DiI staining. (b) Immunolabeling for vmat2‐GFP (green) and TH (orange). Prominent TH‐immunopositive cells (orange) are found dorsal to the CSF‐c cells populations (green): PVO, IN, and Hc, which are alternatively named PVOa, PVOi, and PVOp. (c–e) Adult hypothalamic recesses double labeled for vmat2‐GFP and ZO‐1. The areas delimited by dashed rectangles in (c) are shown in (d) and (e), which demonstrate the end feet of the process of CSF‐c cells bathing in the ventricle. (f, g) The ZO‐1 immunolabeling in the developing brain (48 hr postfertilization), demonstrating that the LR and PR are separate ventricular extension from early embryonic stages. (g) shows 3D semiautomatic segmentation of the ZO‐1 immunolabeling in the LR and PR shown in (f). The right hemisphere and the midline are visualized in green, while the left hemisphere is visualized in white, to highlight the intricate ventricular organization. C = caudal; D = dorsal; Hc = caudal zone of periventricular hypothalamus; IN = intermediate nucleus of hypothalamus; LR = lateral recess; PR = posterior recess; PVO = paraventricular organ; PVOa = anterior paraventricular organ; PVOi = intermediate paraventricular organ; PVOp = posterior paraventricular organ; R = rostral. Scale bars = 50 µm in (c) and (f); 10 µm in (d) and (e) | |
Figure 4. Localization of TH1, TH2, and TH immunoreactivity in the PVO of chicken. Representative micrographs of chicken brains in sagittal sections (a–e) and frontal sections (f–h) are shown. Abundant labeling of TH2 transcripts is found all along the hypothalamic recess (a; magenta). In the inset of (a), the expression of TH2 by PVO CSF‐c cells is shown at higher magnification. Double labeling with TH1 (green) shows that there is no overlap for the expression of the two genes in the PVO (b). Confocal images (Z projections = 10 µm) of the squared area in (b) are shown in (c–e). TH2 transcripts are localized along the PVO, in the area delimited by dashed lines (c). In contrast, TH1 is absent in the PVO (d), as are TH immunoreactive cells (e; orange). The micrograph of the frontal section (ventricular zone to the left) also shows that the PVO contains TH2 transcripts (f; magenta), but not TH1 (g; green) nor TH immunoreactive cells (h; orange). TH1 expressing cells and TH immunoreactive cells are observed dorsally to the PVO (asterisks in b–h). D = dorsal; Hyp = hypothalamus; Inf = infundibulum; L = lateral; R = rostral; Tel = telencephalon; TeO = optic tectum; v = ventricle. Scale bars = 1 mm in (a) (applies to a, b); 200 µm in (c) (applies to c, d, e); 100 µm in (f) (applies to f, g, h) | |
Figure 5. Double labeling for TH2 nonfluorescent in situ hybridization and TH immunofluorescence in chicken. A sagittal section of chicken brain showing TH2 transcripts (purple) and TH immunoreactivity (green) in the hypothalamic (a, b) and mesencephalic (c, d) areas. TH2 transcripts are abundant in the PVO (a; dashed area) and scarce in a cell population corresponding to A11 (a; asterisk). In contrast, TH immunoreactive cells are abundant in the A11 cell group (b; asterisk), while they are absent in the PVO (b; dashed area). The mesencephalic TH immunoreactive cells also express TH2 (c; arrows), but compared to the TH immunoreactivity (d; arrows), the TH2 + signal is very low. D = dorsal; Hyp = hypothalamus; Inf = infundibulum; M = mesencephalon; R = rostral. Scale bar = 200 µm in (a) (applies to a, b, c, d) | |
Figure 8. Colocalization of th2 and tph1a in the three CSF‐c cell populations of zebrafish. Frontal sections of the adult zebrafish brain showing the three CSF‐c cell populations, PVO (a–c), IN (d–f), and Hc (g–i), which are also known as PVOa, PVOi, and PVOp, respectively. Single confocal planes show that th2 (magenta) and tph1a (green) are found in the same cell population, and some cells coexpress both of them (arrows). Scale bar = 20 µm | |
Figure 9. Colocalization of DA and 5‐HT in the PVO cells of zebrafish. Frontal sections of the anterior PVO (PVOa) in adult zebrafish demonstrate that CSF‐c cells are immunoreactive to DA (magenta; a, d) and to 5‐HT (green; b, e). The areas in dashed rectangles in (a), (b), and (c) are shown at higher magnification (Z‐projection = 5 µm) in (d), (e), and (f) respectively. Both monoamines were observed in a few cell bodies (arrow in f) and endfeet (arrowhead in f). In teleosts, some of the DA+ CSF‐c cells (g) are also immunoreactive for TH (h; orange). Higher magnification images of the PVO are shown in (i–l). In CSF‐c cells, intense DA immunoreactivity is present in the cell soma (j; arrows), processes, and the endfeet contacting the ventricle (k; arrowheads). In contrast, intense TH immunoreactivity is mostly observed in the soma and processes (l; arrows), but not in the endfeet. D = dorsal; L = lateral; v = ventricle. Scale bar = 50 µm in (a) (applies to a, b, c); 200 µm in (g) (applies to g, h); 100 µm in (i) (applies to i, j, k, l) | |
Figure 11. HuC/D immunoreactivity in the caudal CSF‐c cell populations in zebrafish. Frontal sections of the zebrafish IN (a and b) and Hc (c and d), with the midline to the left. Gray represents DAPI staining. The tph1a + CSF‐c cells (green) are negative for HuC/D (magenta). Scale bar = 50 µm (applies to a, b, c, d) |
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