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Onyono PN, Kavoi BM, Kiama SG, Makanya AN. Comparative ultrastructure of the olfactory system in the East African root rat (Tachyoryctes splendens) and the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Anat Histol Embryol 2024; 53:e13034. [PMID: 38563613 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.13034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
The ultrastructure of the olfactory system of most fossorial rodents remains largely unexplored. This study sought to investigate the functional structure of the olfactory mucosa and olfactory bulb of two species of fossorial rodents that have distinct behaviour and ecology, the East African root rat (RR) and the naked mole rat (NMR). Transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were employed. The basic ultrastructural design of the olfactory system of the two species was largely comparable. In both species, the olfactory mucosa comprised an olfactory epithelium and an underlying lamina propria. The olfactory epithelium revealed olfactory knobs, cilia and microvilli apically and sustentancular cells, olfactory receptor neurons and basal cells in the upper, middle and basal zones, respectively. The lamina propria was constituted by Bowman's glands, olfactory nerve bundles and vasculature supported by loose connective tissue. Within the olfactory bulb, intracellular and extracellular structures including cell organelles, axons and dendrites were elucidated. Notable species differences were observed in the basal zone of the olfactory epithelium and on the luminal surface of the olfactory mucosa. The basal zone of the olfactory epithelium of the RR consisted of a single layer of flattened electron-dense horizontal basal cells while the NMR had juxtaposed electron-dense and electron-lucent heterogenous cells, an occurrence seen as being indicative of quiescent and highly proliferative states of the olfactory epithelia in the two species, respectively. The olfactory epithelial surface of the NMR comprised an elaborate cilia network that intertwined extensively forming loop-like structures whereas in the RR, the surface was rugged and consisted of finger-like processes and irregular masses. With gross and histological studies showing significant differences in the olfactory structures of the two species, these findings are a further manifestation that the olfactory system of the RR and the NMR have evolved differently to reflect their varied olfactory functional needs.
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- P N Onyono
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, Egerton University, Egerton, Kenya
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Butowt R, von Bartheld CS. Timing and cause of olfactory deciliation in COVID-19. Physiol Rev 2024; 104:589-590. [PMID: 38206010 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00035.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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- Rafal Butowt
- Medical Science Center, Faculty of Medicine, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, United States
- Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, United States
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Han Y, Ai L, Sha S, Zhou J, Fu H, Sun C, Liu R, Li A, Cao JL, Hu A, Zhang H. The functional role of the visual and olfactory modalities in the development of socially transferred mechanical hypersensitivity in male C57BL/6J mice. Physiol Behav 2024; 277:114499. [PMID: 38378074 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
Abstract
An increasing body of evidence suggests that the state of hyperalgesia could be socially transferred from one individual to another through a brief empathetic social contact. However, how the social transfer of pain develops during social contact is not well-known. Utilizing a well-established mouse model, the present study aims to study the functional role of visual and olfactory cues in the development of socially-transferred mechanical hypersensitivity. Behavioral tests demonstrated that one hour of brief social contact with a conspecific mouse injected with complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) was both sufficient and necessary for developing socially-transferred mechanical hypersensitivity. One hour of social contact with visual deprivation could not prevent the development of socially-transferred mechanical hypersensitivity, and screen observation of a CFA cagemate was not sufficient to develop socially-transferred mechanical hypersensitivity in bystanders. Methimazole-induced olfactory deprivation, a compound with reversible toxicity on the nasal olfactory epithelium, was sufficient to prevent the development of socially-transferred mechanical hypersensitivity. Intriguingly, repeated but not acute olfactory exposure to the CFA mouse bedding induced a robust decrease in 50 % paw withdrawal thresholds (50 %PWTs) to mechanical stimuli, an effect returned to the baseline level after two days of washout with clean bedding. The findings strongly indicate that the normal olfactory function is crucial for the induction of mechanical hypersensitivity through brief empathetic contact, offering valuable insights for animal housing in future pain research.
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- Yi Han
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China; Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China; Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China; Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China; Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Brain Disease and Bioinformation, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China; Research Center for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; Department of Anesthesiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China
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- Laboratory Animal Center of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, PR China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Anesthesia and Analgesia Application Technology, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China; NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Narcotic and Psychotropic Drugs, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, PR China.
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Bhat S, Dietz A, Senf K, Nietzsche S, Hirabayashi Y, Westermann M, Neuhaus EM. GPRC5C regulates the composition of cilia in the olfactory system. BMC Biol 2023; 21:292. [PMID: 38110903 PMCID: PMC10729543 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-023-01790-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Olfactory sensory neurons detect odourants via multiple long cilia that protrude from their dendritic endings. The G protein-coupled receptor GPRC5C was identified as part of the olfactory ciliary membrane proteome, but its function and localization is unknown. RESULTS High-resolution confocal and electron microscopy revealed that GPRC5C is located at the base of sensory cilia in olfactory neurons, but not in primary cilia of immature neurons or stem cells. Additionally, GPRC5C localization in sensory cilia parallels cilia formation and follows the formation of the basal body. In closer examination, GPRC5C was found in the ciliary transition zone. GPRC5C deficiency altered the structure of sensory cilia and increased ciliary layer thickness. However, primary cilia were unaffected. Olfactory sensory neurons from Gprc5c-deficient mice exhibited altered localization of olfactory signalling cascade proteins, and of ciliary phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphat. Sensory neurons also exhibited increased neuronal activity as well as altered mitochondrial morphology, and knockout mice had an improved ability to detect food pellets based on smell. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that GPRC5C regulates olfactory cilia composition and length, thereby controlling odour perception.
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- Sneha Bhat
- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Drackendorfer Str. 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Drackendorfer Str. 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Drackendorfer Str. 1, 07747, Jena, Germany
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- Centre for Electron Microscopy, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Environmental and Gender-Specific Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, 279-0021, Japan
- RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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- Centre for Electron Microscopy, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Ziegelmühlenweg 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Drackendorfer Str. 1, 07747, Jena, Germany.
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Chen S, Wang S. The immune mechanism of the nasal epithelium in COVID-19-related olfactory dysfunction. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1045009. [PMID: 37529051 PMCID: PMC10387544 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1045009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
Abstract
During the first waves of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, olfactory dysfunction (OD) was reported as a frequent clinical sign. The nasal epithelium is one of the front-line protections against viral infections, and the immune responses of the nasal mucosa may be associated with OD. Two mechanisms underlying OD occurrence in COVID-19 have been proposed: the infection of sustentacular cells and the inflammatory reaction of the nasal epithelium. The former triggers OD and the latter likely prolongs OD. These two alternative mechanisms may act in parallel; the infection of sustentacular cells is more important for OD occurrence because sustentacular cells are more likely to be the entry point of SARS-CoV-2 than olfactory neurons and more susceptible to early injury. Furthermore, sustentacular cells abundantly express transmembrane protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2) and play a major role in the olfactory epithelium. OD occurrence in COVID-19 has revealed crucial roles of sustentacular cells. This review aims to elucidate how immune responses of the nasal epithelium contribute to COVID-19-related OD. Understanding the underlying immune mechanisms of the nasal epithelium in OD may aid in the development of improved medical treatments for COVID-19-related OD.
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- *Correspondence: Shunmei Chen, ; Shufen Wang,
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Abaffy T, Lu HY, Matsunami H. Sex steroid hormone synthesis, metabolism, and the effects on the mammalian olfactory system. Cell Tissue Res 2023; 391:19-42. [PMID: 36401093 PMCID: PMC9676892 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03707-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Sex steroid hormones influence olfactory-mediated social behaviors, and it is generally hypothesized that these effects result from circulating hormones and/or neurosteroids synthesized in the brain. However, it is unclear whether sex steroid hormones are synthesized in the olfactory epithelium or the olfactory bulb, and if they can modulate the activity of the olfactory sensory neurons. Here, we review important discoveries related to the metabolism of sex steroids in the mouse olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb, along with potential areas of future research. We summarize current knowledge regarding the expression, neuroanatomical distribution, and biological activity of the steroidogenic enzymes, sex steroid receptors, and proteins that are important to the metabolism of these hormones and reflect on their potential to influence early olfactory processing. We also review evidence related to the effects of sex steroid hormones on the development and activity of olfactory sensory neurons. By better understanding how these hormones are metabolized and how they act both at the periphery and olfactory bulb level, we can better appreciate the complexity of the olfactory system and discover potential similarities and differences in early olfactory processing between sexes.
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- Tatjana Abaffy
- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Department, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 USA
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Butowt R, Bilinska K, von Bartheld CS. Olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19: new insights into the underlying mechanisms. Trends Neurosci 2023; 46:75-90. [PMID: 36470705 PMCID: PMC9666374 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2022.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The mechanisms of olfactory dysfunction in COVID-19 are still unclear. In this review, we examine potential mechanisms that may explain why the sense of smell is lost or altered. Among the current hypotheses, the most plausible is that death of infected support cells in the olfactory epithelium causes, besides altered composition of the mucus, retraction of the cilia on olfactory receptor neurons, possibly because of the lack of support cell-derived glucose in the mucus, which powers olfactory signal transduction within the cilia. This mechanism is consistent with the rapid loss of smell with COVID-19, and its rapid recovery after the regeneration of support cells. Host immune responses that cause downregulation of genes involved in olfactory signal transduction occur too late to trigger anosmia, but may contribute to the duration of the olfactory dysfunction.
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- Rafal Butowt
- Global Consortium of Chemosensory Research - Poland, Przybory Str 3/2, 85-791 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Cell Genetics, L. Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, uI. Curie Sklodowskiej 9, 85-94, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557-0352, USA,Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV 89557-0352, USA,Correspondence:
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Huang JS, Kunkhyen T, Rangel AN, Brechbill TR, Gregory JD, Winson-Bushby ED, Liu B, Avon JT, Muggleton RJ, Cheetham CEJ. Immature olfactory sensory neurons provide behaviourally relevant sensory input to the olfactory bulb. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6194. [PMID: 36261441 PMCID: PMC9582225 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33967-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Postnatal neurogenesis provides an opportunity to understand how newborn neurons integrate into circuits to restore function. Newborn olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) wire into highly organized olfactory bulb (OB) circuits throughout life, enabling lifelong plasticity and regeneration. Immature OSNs form functional synapses capable of evoking firing in OB projection neurons but what contribution, if any, they make to odor processing is unknown. Here, we show that immature OSNs provide odor input to the mouse OB, where they form monosynaptic connections with excitatory neurons. Importantly, immature OSNs respond as selectively to odorants as mature OSNs and exhibit graded responses across a wider range of odorant concentrations than mature OSNs, suggesting that immature and mature OSNs provide distinct odor input streams. Furthermore, mice can successfully perform odor detection and discrimination tasks using sensory input from immature OSNs alone. Together, our findings suggest that immature OSNs play a previously unappreciated role in olfactory-guided behavior.
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- Jane S Huang
- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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Shahbaz MA, De Bernardi F, Alatalo A, Sachana M, Clerbaux LA, Muñoz A, Parvatam S, Landesmann B, Kanninen KM, Coecke S. Mechanistic Understanding of the Olfactory Neuroepithelium Involvement Leading to Short-Term Anosmia in COVID-19 Using the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework. Cells 2022; 11:3027. [PMID: 36230989 PMCID: PMC9563945 DOI: 10.3390/cells11193027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Loss of the sense of smell (anosmia) has been included as a COVID-19 symptom by the World Health Organization. The majority of patients recover the sense of smell within a few weeks postinfection (short-term anosmia), while others report persistent anosmia. Several studies have investigated the mechanisms leading to anosmia in COVID-19; however, the evidence is scattered, and the mechanisms remain poorly understood. Based on a comprehensive review of the literature, we aim here to evaluate the current knowledge and uncertainties regarding the mechanisms leading to short-term anosmia following SARS-CoV-2 infection. We applied an adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework, well established in toxicology, to propose a sequence of measurable key events (KEs) leading to short-term anosmia in COVID-19. Those KEs are (1) SARS-CoV-2 Spike proteins binding to ACE-2 expressed by the sustentacular (SUS) cells in the olfactory epithelium (OE); (2) viral entry into SUS cells; (3) viral replication in the SUS cells; (4) SUS cell death; (5) damage to the olfactory sensory neurons and the olfactory epithelium (OE). This AOP-aligned approach allows for the identification of gaps where more research should be conducted and where therapeutic intervention could act. Finally, this AOP gives a frame to explain several disease features and can be linked to specific factors that lead to interindividual differences in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Muhammad Ali Shahbaz
- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Environment Health and Safety Division, Environment Directorate, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 75775 Paris, France
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2440 Geel, Belgium
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- Centre for Predictive Human Model Systems, Atal Incubation Centre-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (AIC-CCMB), Habsiguda, Hyderabad 500039, India
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- A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
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Håglin S, Bohm S, Berghard A. Single or Repeated Ablation of Mouse Olfactory Epithelium by Methimazole. Bio Protoc 2021; 11:e3983. [PMID: 34124287 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Odor-detecting olfactory sensory neurons residing in the nasal olfactory epithelium (OE) are the only neurons in direct contact with the external environment. As a result, these neurons are subjected to chemical, physical, and infectious insults, which may be the underlying reason why neurogenesis occurs in the OE of adult mammals. This feature makes the OE a useful model for studying neurogenesis and neuronal differentiation, with the possibility for systemic as well as local administration of various compounds and infectious agents that may interfere with these cellular processes. Several different chemical compounds have been shown to cause toxic injury to the OE, which can be used for OE ablation. We, and others, have found that the systemic administration of the hyperthyroid drug, methimazole, reliably causes olfactotoxicity as a side effect. Here, we outline an OE lesioning protocol for single or repeated ablation by methimazole. A single methimazole administration can be used to study neuroepithelial regeneration and stem cell activation, while repeated ablation and regeneration of OE enable the study of tissue stem cell exhaustion and generation of tissue metaplasia.
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- Sofia Håglin
- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Fodoulian L, Tuberosa J, Rossier D, Boillat M, Kan C, Pauli V, Egervari K, Lobrinus JA, Landis BN, Carleton A, Rodriguez I. SARS-CoV-2 Receptors and Entry Genes Are Expressed in the Human Olfactory Neuroepithelium and Brain. iScience 2020; 23:101839. [PMID: 33251489 PMCID: PMC7685946 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Reports indicate an association between COVID-19 and anosmia, as well as the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virions in the olfactory bulb. To test whether the olfactory neuroepithelium may represent a target of the virus, we generated RNA-seq libraries from human olfactory neuroepithelia, in which we found substantial expression of the genes coding for the virus receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and for the virus internalization enhancer TMPRSS2. We analyzed a human olfactory single-cell RNA-seq dataset and determined that sustentacular cells, which maintain the integrity of olfactory sensory neurons, express ACE2 and TMPRSS2. ACE2 protein was highly expressed in a subset of sustentacular cells in human and mouse olfactory tissues. Finally, we found ACE2 transcripts in specific brain cell types, both in mice and humans. Sustentacular cells thus represent a potential entry door for SARS-CoV-2 in a neuronal sensory system that is in direct connection with the brain.
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- Leon Fodoulian
- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Service of Clinical Pathology, Department of Genetic Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Service of Clinical Pathology, Department of Genetic Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Rhinology-Olfactology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel-Servet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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Diving into the streams and waves of constitutive and regenerative olfactory neurogenesis: insights from zebrafish. Cell Tissue Res 2020; 383:227-253. [PMID: 33245413 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-020-03334-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The olfactory system is renowned for its functional and structural plasticity, with both peripheral and central structures displaying persistent neurogenesis throughout life and exhibiting remarkable capacity for regenerative neurogenesis after damage. In general, fish are known for their extensive neurogenic ability, and the zebrafish in particular presents an attractive model to study plasticity and adult neurogenesis in the olfactory system because of its conserved structure, relative simplicity, rapid cell turnover, and preponderance of neurogenic niches. In this review, we present an overview of the anatomy of zebrafish olfactory structures, with a focus on the neurogenic niches in the olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, and ventral telencephalon. Constitutive and regenerative neurogenesis in both the peripheral olfactory organ and central olfactory bulb of zebrafish is reviewed in detail, and a summary of current knowledge about the cellular origin and molecular signals involved in regulating these processes is presented. While some features of physiologic and injury-induced neurogenic responses are similar, there are differences that indicate that regeneration is not simply a reiteration of the constitutive proliferation process. We provide comparisons to mammalian neurogenesis that reveal similarities and differences between species. Finally, we present a number of open questions that remain to be answered.
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Glezer I, Bruni-Cardoso A, Schechtman D, Malnic B. Viral infection and smell loss: The case of COVID-19. J Neurochem 2020; 157:930-943. [PMID: 32970861 PMCID: PMC7537178 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Olfactory disorders have been increasingly reported in individuals infected with SARS‐CoV‐2, the virus causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Losing the sense of smell has a strong impact on the quality of life, since it may lead to malnutrition, weight loss, food poisoning, depression, and exposure to dangerous chemicals. Individuals who suffer from anosmia (inability to smell) also cannot sense the flavor of food, which is a combination of taste and smell. Interestingly, infected individuals have reported sudden loss of smell with no congested nose, as is frequently observed in common colds or other upper respiratory tract infections. These observations suggest that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection leads to olfactory loss through a distinct mechanism, which is still unclear. This article provides an overview of olfactory loss and the recent findings relating to COVID‐19. Possible mechanisms of SARS‐CoV‐2‐induced olfactory loss are also discussed.
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- Isaias Glezer
- Department of Biochemistry, UNIFESP, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Tres de Maio, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Coutens B, Rekik K, Harster A, Etienne P, Noirot V, Frances B, Moulédous L, Guiard BP. A Citrus Based Sensory Functional Food Ingredient Induces Antidepressant-like Effects: Possible Involvement of an Interplay between the Olfactory and the Serotonergic Systems. Neuroscience 2020; 451:149-163. [PMID: 33039523 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In the present study, we examined the neurobehavioral effects of a sensory functional food ingredient mainly based on Citrus sinensis extracts (D11399) using a battery of tests recapitulating various endophenotypes of depression such as anxiety in the open field (OF), the elevated plus-maze (EPM), and the novelty suppressed feeding (NSF), self-care in the splash test (ST), despair in the forced swimming task (FST) but also anhedonia in the sucrose preference test (SPT) in mice. A one-week oral administration of D11399 promoted anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like responses in naïve mice subjected to the NSF and FST. In a marked contrast, the administration of D11399 by oral gavage or the inhibition of olfaction by methimazole prevented such beneficial effects. We further investigated the neurobehavioral properties of a ten-week oral administration of D11399 in the corticosterone (CORT) mouse model of depression. Interestingly, D11399 also elicited anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in various paradigms. To characterize the putative underpinning neurobiological mechanisms in CORT mice, we investigated whether cellular and molecular processes commonly associated with antidepressant responses such as monoaminergic neurotransmission and neuronal maturation in the hippocampus were impacted. Although D11399 did not modify the hippocampal extracellular levels of monoamines (i.e. serotonin and norepinephrine), it reversed the ability of CORT to decrease serotonin neurons firing rate in the dorsal raphe and neuronal maturation in the hippocampus. These findings suggest that the anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects of this sensory functional food ingredient are closely related with olfaction and likely a concomitant change in the activity of the central serotonergic system. Further experiments are warranted to precise the neuronal circuits linking sensorial and emotional modalities and identify innovative therapeutic strategies aimed to relieve depressive endophenotypes.
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- B Coutens
- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France
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- Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition Animale, Centre de Biologie Intégrative, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, France; Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 92290 Chatenay-Malabry, France.
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Cooper KW, Brann DH, Farruggia MC, Bhutani S, Pellegrino R, Tsukahara T, Weinreb C, Joseph PV, Larson ED, Parma V, Albers MW, Barlow LA, Datta SR, Di Pizio A. COVID-19 and the Chemical Senses: Supporting Players Take Center Stage. Neuron 2020; 107:219-233. [PMID: 32640192 PMCID: PMC7328585 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The main neurological manifestation of COVID-19 is loss of smell or taste. The high incidence of smell loss without significant rhinorrhea or nasal congestion suggests that SARS-CoV-2 targets the chemical senses through mechanisms distinct from those used by endemic coronaviruses or other common cold-causing agents. Here we review recently developed hypotheses about how SARS-CoV-2 might alter the cells and circuits involved in chemosensory processing and thereby change perception. Given our limited understanding of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis, we propose future experiments to elucidate disease mechanisms and highlight the relevance of this ongoing work to understanding how the virus might alter brain function more broadly.
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- Keiland W Cooper
- Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Neurobiology, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA; Smell & Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Harvard Medical School Department of Neurobiology, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA and the Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Graduate Program in Cell Biology, Stem Cells and Development and the Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center, University of Colorado, School Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Freising, Germany.
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DosSantos MF, Devalle S, Aran V, Capra D, Roque NR, Coelho-Aguiar JDM, Spohr TCLDSE, Subilhaga JG, Pereira CM, D'Andrea Meira I, Niemeyer Soares Filho P, Moura-Neto V. Neuromechanisms of SARS-CoV-2: A Review. Front Neuroanat 2020; 14:37. [PMID: 32612515 PMCID: PMC7308495 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2020.00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Recent studies have suggested the neuroinvasive potential of severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Notably, neuroinvasiveness might be involved in the pathophysiology of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Some studies have demonstrated that synapse-connected routes may enable coronaviruses to access the central nervous system (CNS). However, evidence related to the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the CNS, its direct impact on the CNS, and the contribution to symptoms suffered, remain sparse. Here, we review the current literature that indicates that SARS-CoV-2 can invade the nervous system. We also describe the neural circuits that are potentially affected by the virus and their possible role in the progress of COVID-19. In addition, we propose several strategies to understand, diagnose, and treat the neurological symptoms of COVID-19.
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- Marcos F. DosSantos
- Laboratório de Morfogênese Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina (Radiologia), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociência Translacional, Instituto Nacional de Neurociência Translacional (INNT-UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomedicina do Cérebro, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomedicina do Cérebro, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Morfogênese Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociência Translacional, Instituto Nacional de Neurociência Translacional (INNT-UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laboratório de Biomedicina do Cérebro, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomedicina do Cérebro, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Morfogênese Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomedicina do Cérebro, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Setor de Pneumologia, Serviço de Clínica Médica, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biomedicina Translacional e Odontologia Clínica e Experimental, Universidade do Grande Rio (Unigranrio), Duque de Caxias, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
- Programa de Epilepsia do Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Morfogênese Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neurociência Translacional, Instituto Nacional de Neurociência Translacional (INNT-UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laboratório de Biomedicina do Cérebro, Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Moine F, Brechbühl J, Nenniger Tosato M, Beaumann M, Broillet MC. Alarm pheromone and kairomone detection via bitter taste receptors in the mouse Grueneberg ganglion. BMC Biol 2018; 16:12. [PMID: 29347925 PMCID: PMC5774136 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-017-0479-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The mouse Grueneberg ganglion (GG) is an olfactory subsystem specialized in the detection of volatile heterocyclic compounds signalling danger. The signalling pathways transducing the danger signals are only beginning to be characterized. RESULTS Screening chemical libraries for compounds structurally resembling the already-identified GG ligands, we found a new category of chemicals previously identified as bitter tastants that initiated fear-related behaviours in mice depending on their volatility and evoked neuronal responses in mouse GG neurons. Screening for the expression of signalling receptors of these compounds in the mouse GG yielded transcripts of the taste receptors Tas2r115, Tas2r131, Tas2r143 and their associated G protein α-gustducin (Gnat3). We were further able to confirm their expression at the protein level. Challenging these three G protein-coupled receptors in a heterologous system with the known GG ligands, we identified TAS2R143 as a chemical danger receptor transducing both alarm pheromone and predator-derived kairomone signals. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that similar molecular elements might be used by the GG and by the taste system to detect chemical danger signals present in the environment.
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- Fabian Moine
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1011, Switzerland.
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Lin B, Coleman JH, Peterson JN, Zunitch MJ, Jang W, Herrick DB, Schwob JE. Injury Induces Endogenous Reprogramming and Dedifferentiation of Neuronal Progenitors to Multipotency. Cell Stem Cell 2017; 21:761-774.e5. [PMID: 29174332 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Adult neurogenesis in the olfactory epithelium is often depicted as a unidirectional pathway during homeostasis and repair. We challenge the unidirectionality of this model by showing that epithelial injury unlocks the potential for Ascl1+ progenitors and Neurog1+ specified neuronal precursors to dedifferentiate into multipotent stem/progenitor cells that contribute significantly to tissue regeneration in the murine olfactory epithelium (OE). We characterize these dedifferentiating cells using several lineage-tracing strains and single-cell mRNA-seq, and we show that Sox2 is required for initiating dedifferentiation and that inhibition of Ezh2 promotes multipotent progenitor expansion. These results suggest that the apparent hierarchy of neuronal differentiation is not irreversible and that lineage commitment can be overridden following severe tissue injury. We elucidate a previously unappreciated pathway for endogenous tissue repair by a highly regenerative neuroepithelium and introduce a system to study the mechanisms underlying plasticity in the OE that can be adapted for other tissues.
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- Brian Lin
- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA; Program in Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Department of Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Novel spiroimidazopyridine derivative SAK3 improves methimazole-induced cognitive deficits in mice. Neurochem Int 2017; 108:91-99. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Comparative analysis of goitrogenic effects of phenylthiourea and methimazole in zebrafish embryos. Reprod Toxicol 2015; 57:10-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bettini S, Lazzari M, Ferrando S, Gallus L, Franceschini V. Histopathological analysis of the olfactory epithelium of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to sublethal doses of urea. J Anat 2015; 228:59-69. [PMID: 26510631 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chronic renal disease is known to alter olfactory function, but the specific changes induced in olfactory organs during this process remain unclear. Of the uraemic toxins generated during renal disease, high levels of urea are known to induce hyposmic conditions. In this study, the effects of environmental exposure to elevated concentrations of urea (7, 13.5 and 20 g L(-1)) on the sensory mucosa of zebrafish in acute toxicity and chronic toxicity tests were described. It was observed that lamellae maintained structural integrity and epithelial thickness was slightly reduced, but only following exposure to the highest concentrations of urea. Pan-neuronal labelling with anti-Hu revealed a negative correlation with levels of urea, leading to investigation of whether distinct neuronal subtypes were equally sensitive. Using densitometric analysis of immunolabelled tissues, numbers of Gα olf-, TRPC2- and TrkA-expressing cells were compared, representing ciliated, microvillous and crypt neurons, respectively. The three neuronal subpopulations responded differently to increasing levels of urea. In particular, crypt cells were more severely affected than the other cell types, and Gα olf-immunoreactivity was found to increase when fish were exposed to low doses of urea. It can be concluded that exposure to moderate levels of urea leads to sensory toxicity directly affecting olfactory organs, in accordance with the functional olfactometric measurements previously reported in the literature.
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- Simone Bettini
- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Earth, Environmental and Life Science, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Heidari R, Babaei H, Roshangar L, Eghbal MA. Effects of Enzyme Induction and/or Glutathione Depletion on Methimazole-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice and the Protective Role of N-Acetylcysteine. Adv Pharm Bull 2013; 4:21-8. [PMID: 24409405 DOI: 10.5681/apb.2014.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2013] [Revised: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Methimazole is the most convenient drug used in the management of hyperthyroid patients. However, associated with its clinical use is hepatotoxicity as a life threatening adverse effect. The exact mechanism of methimazole-induced hepatotoxicity is still far from clear and no protective agent has been developed for this toxicity. METHODS This study attempts to evaluate the hepatotoxicity induced by methimazole at different experimental conditions in a mice model. Methimazole-induced hepatotoxicity was investigated in different situations such as enzyme induced and/or glutathione depleted animals. RESULTS Methimazole (100 mg/kg, i.p) administration caused hepatotoxicity as revealed by increase in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activity as well as pathological changes of the liver. Furthermore, a significant reduction in hepatic glutathione content and an elevation in lipid peroxidation were observed in methimazole-treated mice. Combined administration of L-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), as a glutathione depletory agent, caused a dramatic change in methimazole-induced hepatotoxicity characterized by hepatic necrosis and a severe elevation of serum ALT activity. Enzyme induction using phenobarbital and/or β-naphtoflavone beforehand, deteriorated methimazole-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. N-acetyl cysteine (300 mg/kg, i.p) administration effectively alleviated hepatotoxic effects of methimazole in both glutathione-depleted and/or enzyme induced animals. CONCLUSION The severe hepatotoxic effects of methimazole in glutathione-depleted animals, reveals the crucial role of glutathione as a cellular defense mechanism against methimazole-induced hepatotoxicity. Furthermore, the more hepatotoxic properties of methimazole in enzyme-induced mice, indicates the role of reactive intermediates in the hepatotoxicity induced by this drug. The protective effects of N-acetylcysteine could be attributed to its radical/reactive metabolite scavenging, and/or antioxidant properties as well as glutathione replenishment activities.
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- Reza Heidari
- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ; Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ; Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Anatomical Sciences Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ; Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Mechanisms of permanent loss of olfactory receptor neurons induced by the herbicide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile: effects on stem cells and noninvolvement of acute induction of the inflammatory cytokine IL-6. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 272:598-607. [PMID: 23921153 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2013] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We explored the mechanisms underlying the differential effects of two olfactory toxicants, the herbicide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (DCBN) and the anti-thyroid drug methimazole (MMZ), on olfactory receptor neuron (ORN) regeneration in mouse olfactory epithelium (OE). DCBN, but not MMZ, induced inflammation-like pathological changes in OE, and DCBN increased interleukin IL-6 levels in nasal-wash fluid to much greater magnitude and duration than did MMZ. At 24h after DCBN injection, the population of horizontal basal cells (HBCs; reserve, normally quiescent OE stem cells) lining the DMM became severely depleted as some of them detached from the basal lamina, and sloughed into the nasal cavity along with the globose basal cells (GBCs; heterogeneous population of stem and progenitor cells), neurons, and sustentacular cells of the neuroepithelium. In contrast, the layer of HBCs remained intact in MMZ-treated mice, as only the mature elements of the neuroepithelium were shed. Despite the respiratory metaplasia accompanying the greater severity of the DCBN lesion, residual HBCs that survived intoxication were activated by the injury and contributed to the metaplastic respiratory epithelium, as shown by tracing their descendants in a K5CreEr(T2)::fl(stop)TdTomato strain of mice in which recombination causes HBCs to express TdTomato in advance of the lesion. But, contrary to published observations with MMZ, the HBCs failed to form ORNs. A role for IL-6 in suppressing ORN regeneration in DCBN-treated mice was rejected by the failure of the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone to prevent the subsequent respiratory metaplasia in the DMM, suggesting that other factors lead to HBC neuro-incompetence.
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Heidari R, Babaei H, Eghbal MA. Cytoprotective Effects of Organosulfur Compounds against Methimazole Induced Toxicity in Isolated Rat Hepatocytes. Adv Pharm Bull 2013; 3:135-42. [PMID: 24312826 DOI: 10.5681/apb.2013.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2012] [Revised: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Methimazole is a drug widely used in hyperthyroidism. However, life threatening hepatotoxicity has been associated with its clinical use. No protective agent has been found to be effective against methimazole induced hepatotoxicity yet. Hence, the capacity of organosulfur compounds to protect rat hepatocytes against cytotoxic effects of methimazole and its proposed toxic metabolite, N-methylthiourea was evaluated. METHODS Hepatocytes were prepared by the method of collagenase enzyme perfusion via portal vein. Cells were treated with different concentrations of methimazole, N methylthiourea, and organosulfur chemicals. Cell death, protein carbonylation, reactive oxygen species formation, lipid peroxidation, and mitochondrial depolarization were assessed as toxicity markers and the role of organosulfurs administration on them was investigated. RESULTS Methimazole caused a decrease in cellular glutathione content, mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) collapse, and protein carbonylation. In addition, an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation and lipid peroxidation was observed. Treating hepatocytes with N methylthiourea caused a reduction in hepatocytes glutathione reservoirs and an elevation in carbonylated proteins, but no significant ROS formation, lipid peroxidation, or mitochondrial depolarization was observed. N-acetyl cysteine, allylmercaptan, and diallyldisulfide attenuated cell death and prevented ROS formation and lipid peroxidation caused by methimazole. Furthermore, organosulfur compounds diminished methimazole induced mitochondrial damage and reduced the carbonylated proteins. In addition, these chemicals showed protective effects against cell death and protein carbonylation induced by methimazole metabolite. CONCLUSION Organosulfur chemicals extend their protective effects against methimazole-induced toxicity by attenuating oxidative stress caused by this drug and preventing the adverse effects of methimazole and/or its metabolite (s) on subcellular components such as mitochondria.
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- Reza Heidari
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and toxicology department, Tabriz university of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ; Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ; Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmacology and toxicology department, Tabriz university of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Heidari R, Babaei H, Eghbal M. Mechanisms of methimazole cytotoxicity in isolated rat hepatocytes. Drug Chem Toxicol 2012; 36:403-11. [DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2012.749272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Makino N, Madoiwa S, Ohmori T, Katoh K, Ookawara S, Kanazawa T, Matsuo O, Ichikawa M, Mimuro J, Ichimura K, Sakata Y. Tissue plasminogen activator deficiency promotes early phase regeneration in the olfactory epithelium after bulbectomy. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2012. [PMID: 23193078 DOI: 10.1002/alr.21124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) functions as a fibrinolytic factor in the blood and has unique roles in the nervous system. However, the role of tPA in the olfactory epithelium (OE) is still unclear. Generally, surgical ablation of the olfactory bulb (bulbectomy) triggers degeneration followed by regeneration of OE. In this experimental study, we investigated the role of tPA in OE regeneration. METHODS Wild-type (WT) mice and tPA-knockout (tPA(-/-) ) mice were subjected to bulbectomy. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), in situ hybridization, and immunohistochemical examination was done to detect tPA expression in the olfactory bulb and OE. Cellular proliferation and apoptosis was also monitored in the OE. RESULTS Before bulbectomy, tPA was found to be expressed in the olfactory bulb and OE. OE degenerated to a similar extent in both strains between 0 and 3 days after bulbectomy. However, OE was thicker and contained more cells in tPA(-/-) mice than in WT mice at 7 days after bulbectomy. Moreover, the number of apoptotic bodies was reduced and the number of proliferating cells was increased in the OE of tPA(-/-) mice compared to WT mice, after bulbectomy. Transmission electron microscopy revealed continuous degeneration of the OE for up to 7 days after bulbectomy in WT mice. In contrast, we observed some intact olfactory vesicles and almost normal supporting cells in the OE of tPA(-/-) mice, at 7 days after bulbectomy. CONCLUSION The current findings show that the tPA-plasmin system plays an inhibitory role in the regulation of regeneration in the OE.
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- Nobuko Makino
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
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Cunha C, Hort Y, Shine J, Doyle KL. Morphological and behavioural changes occur following the X-ray irradiation of the adult mouse olfactory neuroepithelium. BMC Neurosci 2012; 13:134. [PMID: 23113950 PMCID: PMC3536589 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-13-134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background The olfactory neuroepithelium lines the upper nasal cavity and is in direct contact with the external environment and the olfactory bulbs. The ability to self-renew throughout life and the reproducible recovery after injury, make it a model tissue to study mechanisms underlying neurogenesis. In this study, X-rays were used to disrupt proliferating olfactory stem cell populations and to assess their role in the cellular and morphological changes involved in olfactory neurogenic processes. Results We have analysed the histological and functional effects of a sub-lethal dose of X-rays on the adult mouse olfactory neuroepithelium at 2 hours, 24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks and 5 weeks. We have shown an immediate cessation of proliferating olfactory stem cells as shown by BrdU, Ki67 and pH3 expression. At 24 hours there was an increase in the neural transcription factors Mash1 and Pax6 expression, and a disruption of the basal lamina and increase in glandular cell marker expression at 1 week post-irradiation. Coincident with these changes was an impairment of the olfactory function in vivo. Conclusions We have shown significant changes in basal cell proliferation as well as morphological changes in the olfactory neuroepithelium following X-ray irradiation. There is involvement of the basal lamina as well as a clear role for glandular and sustentacular cells.
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- Carla Cunha
- Neuroscience Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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Blanco-Hernández E, Valle-Leija P, Zomosa-Signoret V, Drucker-Colín R, Vidaltamayo R. Odor memory stability after reinnervation of the olfactory bulb. PLoS One 2012; 7:e46338. [PMID: 23071557 PMCID: PMC3468571 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 08/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The olfactory system, particularly the olfactory epithelium, presents a unique opportunity to study the regenerative capabilities of the brain, because of its ability to recover after damage. In this study, we ablated olfactory sensory neurons with methimazole and followed the anatomical and functional recovery of circuits expressing genetic markers for I7 and M72 receptors (M72-IRES-tau-LacZ and I7-IRES-tau-GFP). Our results show that 45 days after methimazole-induced lesion, axonal projections to the bulb of M72 and I7 populations are largely reestablished. Furthermore, regenerated glomeruli are re-formed within the same areas as those of control, unexposed mice. This anatomical regeneration correlates with functional recovery of a previously learned odorant-discrimination task, dependent on the cognate ligands for M72 and I7. Following regeneration, mice also recover innate responsiveness to TMT and urine. Our findings show that regeneration of neuronal circuits in the olfactory system can be achieved with remarkable precision and underscore the importance of glomerular organization to evoke memory traces stored in the brain.
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- Eduardo Blanco-Hernández
- Departamento de Neuropatología Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, México
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- Departamento de Neuropatología Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, México
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Nuevo León, México
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- Departamento de Neuropatología Molecular, Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Centro de Diagnóstico Molecular y Medicina Personalizada, Universidad de Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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Lucero MT. Peripheral modulation of smell: fact or fiction? Semin Cell Dev Biol 2012; 24:58-70. [PMID: 22986099 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Despite studies dating back 30 or more years showing modulation of odorant responses at the level of the olfactory epithelium, most descriptions of the olfactory system infer that odorant signals make their way from detection by cilia on olfactory sensory neurons to the olfactory bulb unaltered. Recent identification of multiple subtypes of microvillar cells and identification of neuropeptide and neurotransmitter expression in the olfactory mucosa add to the growing body of literature for peripheral modulation in the sense of smell. Complex mechanisms including perireceptor events, modulation of sniff rates, and changes in the properties of sensory neurons match the sensitivity of olfactory sensory neurons to the external odorant environment, internal nutritional status, reproductive status, and levels of arousal or stress. By furthering our understanding of the players mediating peripheral olfaction, we may open the door to novel approaches for modulating the sense of smell in both health and disease.
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- Mary T Lucero
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, 420 Chipeta Way Ste, 1700 Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.
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O'Neill HC, Orlicky DJ, Hendry-Hofer TB, Loader JE, Day BJ, White CW. Role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in olfactory epithelial injury by the sulfur mustard analogue 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2011; 45:323-31. [PMID: 21642592 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2010-0214oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The inhalation of sulfur mustard (SM) causes substantial deposition in the nasal region. However, specific injury has not been characterized. 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES) is an SM analogue used to model injury and screen potential therapeutics. After the inhalation of CEES, damage to the olfactory epithelium (OE) was extensive. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling-positive cells were present by 4 hours, and maximal at 18-72 hours. Cleaved caspase 3 immunohistochemistry (IHC) was maximal at 18 hours after the inhalation of 5% CEES. Olfactory marker protein (OMP)-positive olfactory neurons were markedly decreased at 18 hours. IHC-positive cells for 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) within epithelium were elevated by 8 hours, waning by 18 hours, and absent by 72 hours. AEOL 10150, a catalytic manganoporphyrin antioxidant, administered both subcutaneously (5 mg/kg) and intranasally (50 μM, "combined treatment"), decreased OE injury. CEES-induced increases in markers of cell death were decreased by combined treatment involving AEOL 10150. CEES-induced changes in OMP and 3-NT immunostaining were markedly improved by combined treatment involving AEOL 10150. The selective inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 1400W (5 mg/kg, subcutaneous), administered 1 hour after inhalation and thereafter every 4 hours (five doses), also reduced OE damage with improved OMP and 3-NT staining. Taken together, these data indicate that reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are important mediators in CEES-induced nasal injury.
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- Heidi C O'Neill
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA
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Wang YZ, Yamagami T, Gan Q, Wang Y, Zhao T, Hamad S, Lott P, Schnittke N, Schwob JE, Zhou CJ. Canonical Wnt signaling promotes the proliferation and neurogenesis of peripheral olfactory stem cells during postnatal development and adult regeneration. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:1553-63. [PMID: 21486944 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.080580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The mammalian olfactory epithelium (OE) has a unique stem cell or progenitor niche, which is responsible for the constant peripheral neurogenesis throughout the lifespan of the animal. However, neither the signals that regulate the behavior of these cells nor the lineage properties of the OE stem cells are well understood. Multiple Wnt signaling components exhibit dynamic expression patterns in the developing OE. We generated Wnt signaling reporter TOPeGFP transgenic mice and found TOPeGFP activation predominantly in proliferating Sox2(+) OE basal cells during early postnatal development. FACS-isolated TOPeGFP(+) OE basal cells are required, but are not sufficient, for formation of spheres. Wnt3a significantly promotes the proliferation of the Sox2(+) OE sphere cells. Wnt-stimulated OE sphere cells maintain their multipotency and can differentiate into most types of neuronal and non-neuronal epithelial cells. Also, Wnt activators shift the production of differentiated cells toward olfactory sensory neurons. Moreover, TOPeGFP(+) cells are robustly increased in the adult OE after injury. In vivo administration of Wnt modulators significantly alters the regeneration potential. This study demonstrates the role of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway in the regulation of OE stem cells or progenitors during development and regeneration.
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- Ya-Zhou Wang
- Department of Cell Biology and Human Anatomy, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Xie F, Zhou X, Genter MB, Behr M, Gu J, Ding X. The tissue-specific toxicity of methimazole in the mouse olfactory mucosa is partly mediated through target-tissue metabolic activation by CYP2A5. Drug Metab Dispos 2011; 39:947-51. [PMID: 21415250 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.110.037895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The antithyroid drug methimazole (MMZ) can cause severe, tissue-specific toxicity in mouse olfactory mucosa (OM), presumably through a sequential metabolic activation of MMZ by cytochrome P450 (P450) and flavin monooxygenases (FMO). The aims of this study were to determine whether CYP2A5, one of the most abundant P450 enzymes in the mouse OM, is involved in MMZ metabolic activation, by comparing Cyp2a5-null with wild-type (WT) mice, and whether hepatic microsomal P450 enzymes, including CYP2A5, are essential for MMZ-induced OM toxicity, by comparing liver-Cpr-null (LCN) mice, which have little P450 activity in hepatocytes, with WT mice. We showed that the loss of CYP2A5 expression did not alter systemic clearance of MMZ (at 50 mg/kg, i.p.); but it did significantly decrease the rates of MMZ metabolism in the OM, whereas FMO expression in the OM was not reduced. MMZ induced depletion of nonprotein thiols, as well as pathological changes, in the OM of WT mice; the extent of these changes was much reduced in the Cyp2a5-null mice. Thus, CYP2A5 plays an important role in mediating MMZ toxicity in the OM. In contrast, the rate of systemic clearance of MMZ was significantly reduced in the LCN mice, compared to WT mice, whereas the MMZ-induced OM toxicity was not prevented. Therefore, hepatic P450 enzymes are essential for systemic MMZ clearance, but they are not required for MMZ-induced OM toxicity. We conclude that the tissue-specific toxicity of MMZ is mediated by target tissue metabolic activation, and the reaction is partly catalyzed by CYP2A5 in the OM.
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- Fang Xie
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA
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Kim JW, Hong SL, Lee CH, Jeon EH, Choi AR. Relationship between olfactory function and olfactory neuronal population in C57BL6 mice injected intraperitoneally with 3-methylindole. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010; 143:837-42. [PMID: 21109087 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2010] [Revised: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE It is not known how many olfactory receptor neurons should be intact to maintain olfaction in mouse models treated with 3-methylindole. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between a simple olfactory test outcome and the olfactory neuronal population. STUDY DESIGN Mouse model. SETTING Animal laboratory of the Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Olfactory dysfunction was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 3-methylindole in 38 six-week-old female C57BL6 mice. Olfactory function was evaluated by a food-finding test following 72-hour starvation. The olfactory neuronal population was quantified by olfactory marker protein (OMP) expression. RESULTS The average time for finding food was 8.1 seconds in control mice. It was 13.4, 84.4, 90.1, and 111.4 seconds for mice injected with 100, 200, 300, and 400 μg/g of 3-methylindole, respectively. Harvesting the whole olfactory neuroepithelium, densitometric analysis showed significant decrease of OMP in the 300- and 400-μg/g groups as compared with controls (18.8% and 17.5% of relative density, respectively). In the olfactory bulb, there was a significant decrease of OMP in the 200-, 300-, and 400-μg/g groups (44.5%, 37.0%, and 9.0% of relative density, respectively). The food-finding time had a significant reverse correlation with the relative density of OMP both in the olfactory bulb and in the olfactory neuroepithelium. CONCLUSION Our study showed that olfactory impairment was correlated with olfactory neuronal population in mice treated with 3-methylindole. The food-finding test would be a useful tool that could be easily performed without special training in the 3-methylindole-treated C57BL6 anosmic mouse model.
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- Jeong-Whun Kim
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.
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Xie F, Zhou X, Behr M, Fang C, Horii Y, Gu J, Kannan K, Ding X. Mechanisms of olfactory toxicity of the herbicide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile: essential roles of CYP2A5 and target-tissue metabolic activation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2010; 249:101-6. [PMID: 20840855 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The herbicide 2,6-dichlorobenzonitril (DCBN) is a potent and tissue-specific toxicant to the olfactory mucosa (OM). The toxicity of DCBN is mediated by cytochrome P450 (P450)-catalyzed bioactivation; however, it is not known whether target-tissue metabolic activation is essential for toxicity. CYP2A5, expressed abundantly in both liver and OM, was previously found to be one of the P450 enzymes active in DCBN bioactivation in vitro. The aims of this study were to determine the role of CYP2A5 in DCBN toxicity in vivo, by comparing the extents of DCBN toxicity between Cyp2a5-null and wild-type (WT) mice, and to determine whether hepatic microsomal P450 enzymes (including CYP2A5) are essential for the DCBN toxicity, by comparing the extents of DCBN toxicity between liver-Cpr-null (LCN) mice, which have little P450 activity in hepatocytes, and WT mice. We show that the loss of CYP2A5 expression did not alter systemic clearance of DCBN (at 25 mg/kg); but it did inhibit DCBN-induced non-protein thiol depletion and cytotoxicity in the OM. Thus, CYP2A5 plays an essential role in mediating DCBN toxicity in the OM. In contrast to the results seen in the Cyp2a5-null mice, the rates of systemic DCBN clearance were substantially reduced, while the extents of DCBN-induced nasal toxicity were increased, rather than decreased, in the LCN mice, compared to WT mice. Therefore, hepatic P450 enzymes, although essential for DCBN clearance, are not necessary for DCBN-induced OM toxicity. Our findings form the basis for a mechanism-based approach to assessing the potential risks of DCBN nasal toxicity in humans.
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- Fang Xie
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, and School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, NY 12201, USA
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Sammeta N, McClintock TS. Chemical stress induces the unfolded protein response in olfactory sensory neurons. J Comp Neurol 2010; 518:1825-36. [PMID: 20235094 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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More than any other neuron, olfactory sensory neurons are exposed to environmental insults. Surprisingly, their only documented response to damaging stress is apoptosis and subsequent replacement by new neurons. However, they expressed unfolded protein response genes, a transcriptionally regulated defense mechanism activated by many types of insults. The unfolded protein response transcripts Xbp1, spliced Xbp1, Chop (Ddit3), and BiP (Hspa5) were decreased when external access of stressors was reduced by blocking a nostril (naris occlusion). These transcripts and Nrf2 (Nfe2l2) were increased by systemic application of tunicamycin or the selective olfactotoxic chemical methimazole. Methimazole's effects overcame naris occlusion, and the unfolded protein response was independent of odor-evoked neuronal activity. Chemical stress is therefore a major and chronic activator of the unfolded protein response in olfactory sensory neurons. Stress-dependent repression of the antiapoptotic gene Bcl2 was absent, however, suggesting a mechanism for disconnecting the UPR from apoptosis and tolerating a chronic unfolded protein response. Environmental stressors also affect both the sustentacular cells that support the neurons and the respiratory epithelia, because naris occlusion decreased expression of the xenobiotic chemical transformation enzyme Cyp2a5 in sustentacular cells, and both naris occlusion and methimazole altered the abundance of the antibacterial lectin Reg3g in respiratory epithelia.
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- Neeraja Sammeta
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0298, USA
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Booker-Dwyer T, Hirsh S, Zhao H. A unique cell population in the mouse olfactory bulb displays nuclear beta-catenin signaling during development and olfactory sensory neuron regeneration. Dev Neurobiol 2008; 68:859-69. [PMID: 18327767 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) in the nose form precise connections with neurons in the brain. However, mechanisms that account for the formation of such precise neuronal connections are incompletely understood. Recent studies implicate the function of Wnt growth factors in the formation of neuronal connections. To assess the role of Wnt signaling in the olfactory system, we examined the expression of beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) in the TOPGAL mouse, a transgenic strain in which beta-gal expression reports the activation of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. In the olfactory epithelium, no beta-gal expression was observed at any developmental stages. In the olfactory bulb (OB), beta-gal expression was observed in a population of cells located at the interface of the olfactory nerve layer and the glomerular layer. The beta-gal expression was developmentally regulated with the peak expression occurring at late embryonic and early postnatal stages and a greatly reduced expression in adulthood. Further, forced OSN regeneration and subsequent reinnervation of the OB led to a reactivation of beta-gal expression in mature animals. The temporal coincidence between the peak of beta-gal expression and formation of OSN connections, together with the spatial localization of these cells, suggests a potential role of these cells and canonical Wnt signaling in the formation of OSN connections in the OB during development and regeneration.
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- Tiara Booker-Dwyer
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Numerous drugs have the potential to adversely influence a patient's sense of taste, either by decreasing function or producing perceptual distortions or phantom tastes. In some cases, such adverse effects are long lasting and cannot be quickly reversed by drug cessation. In a number of cases, taste-related adverse effects significantly alter the patient's quality of life, dietary choices, emotional state and compliance with medication regimens. In this review, we describe common drug-related taste disturbances and review the major classes of medications associated with them, including antihypertensives, antimicrobials and antidepressants. We point out that there is a dearth of scientific information related to this problem, limiting our understanding of the true nature, incidence and prevalence of drug-related chemosensory disturbances. The limited data available suggest that large differences exist among individuals in terms of their susceptibility to taste-related adverse effects, and that sex, age, body mass and genetic variations in taste sensitivity are likely involved. Aside from altering drug usage, management strategies for patients with taste-related adverse effects are sorely needed. Unfortunately, stopping a medication is not always an easy option, particularly when one is dealing with life-threatening conditions such as seizures, cancer, infection, diabetes mellitus and uncontrolled hypertension. Hopefully, the information contained in this review will sensitize physicians, researchers and drug manufacturers to this problem and will result in much more research on this pressing topic.
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- Richard L Doty
- Smell and Taste Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Murdoch B, Roskams AJ. Olfactory epithelium progenitors: insights from transgenic mice and in vitro biology. J Mol Histol 2007; 38:581-99. [PMID: 17851769 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-007-9141-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The rodent olfactory epithelium (OE) is capable of prolonged neurogenesis, beginning at E10 in the embryo and continuing throughout adulthood. Significant progress has been made over the last 10 years in revealing the signals that drive induction, differentiation and survival of its Olfactory Receptor Neurons (ORNs). Our understanding of the identity of specific progenitors or precursors that respond to these signals is, however, less well developed, and the search is still on for the elusive, definitive multipotent neuro-glial OE "Stem cell". Here, we review several lines of evidence that support the existence of a heterogeneous population of neural and glial progenitors in the olfactory mucosa, and highlight the differences in the identity and activity of progenitors found in the embryonic and adult OE. In particular, we show how recent advances in mouse transgenesis, and in the development of in vitro assays of progenitor activity, have helped to demonstrate the existence of multiple classes of olfactory mucosa-based progenitors.
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- Barbara Murdoch
- Departments of Zoology and Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Jeffrey AM, Iatropoulos MJ, Williams GM. Nasal cytotoxic and carcinogenic activities of systemically distributed organic chemicals. Toxicol Pathol 2007; 34:827-52. [PMID: 17178686 DOI: 10.1080/01926230601042494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Toxicity and carcinogenicity in the mucosa of the nasal passages in rodents has been produced by a variety of organic chemicals which are systemically distributed. In this review, 14 such chemicals or classes were identified that produced rodent nasal cytotoxicity, but not carcinogenicity, and 11 were identified that produced nasal carcinogenicity. Most chemicals that affect the nasal mucosa were either concentrated in that tissue or readily activated there, or both. All chemicals with effects in the nasal mucosa that were DNA-reactive, were also carcinogenic, if adequately tested. None of the rodent nasal cytotoxins has been identified as a human systemic nasal toxin. This may reflect the lesser biotransformation activity of human nasal mucosa compared to rodent and the much lower levels of human exposures. None of the rodent carcinogens lacking DNA reactivity has been identified as a nasal carcinogen or other cancer hazard to humans. Some DNA-reactive rodent carcinogens that affect the nasal mucosa, as well as other tissues, have been associated with cancer at various sites in humans, but not the nasal cavity. Thus, findings in only the rodent nasal mucosa do not necessarily predict either a toxic or carcinogenic hazard to that tissue in humans.
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- Alan M Jeffrey
- Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA
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The chapter describes different aspects of the respiratory tract. In preclinical safety studies, pathologies of the respiratory system can be a result of an intercurrent disease or can be induced by systemically administered drugs. Intranasal or inhalation modes of therapy pose particular challenges in terms of the formulations and technologies required to administer a drug. A complex technology is developed to support the assessment of adverse effects of inhaled substances in rodent and nonrodent species, and the extrapolation of experimental findings to humans. The nasal chambers are the structures that are first to be subjected to the effects of inhaled substances, whether microorganisms or chemical substances. In rodents, the relatively small size of the nose and nasal sinuses facilitates a histological examination. Findings show that infectious agents cause inflammation in the nose and nasal sinuses, and this may be associated with inflammation in the conjunctiva, the middle ear, and the oral cavity. It has been observed that a particular response of the rodent nasal mucosa to some irritant substances, including pharmaceutical agents, is the formation of rounded eosinophilic inclusions in the cytoplasm of sustentacular cells of the olfactory epithelium, and to a lesser extent in respiratory and glandular epithelial cells.
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Carr VM. Induced and constitutive heat shock protein expression in the olfactory system—A review, new findings, and some perspectives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 34:269-93. [PMID: 16841168 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-005-8358-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2005] [Revised: 11/14/2005] [Accepted: 11/15/2005] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Heat shock, or stress, proteins (HSPs) are cellular proteins induced in response to conditions that cause protein denaturation, and their induction is essential for survival of such conditions. In the olfactory system we have found intense HSP expression occurs during normal processing of environmental odorants/inhalants as well as following hyperthermia and drug exposure. The HSPs involved include ubiquitin, HSP70, HSC70, and HSP25. Responses are both cell type- and stress-specific, occurring primarily in olfactory supporting cells and to some extent in Bowman's gland acinar cells. Responses to these stresses are not seen in olfactory sensory neurons. This article reviews those studies and the significance of their findings. It also discusses a distinct subpopulation of rat olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs), the 2A4(+)OSNs, found to be constitutively reactive with HSP70, the predominantly stress-inducible isoform of the 70 kD HSP family. Their high HSP70 expression appears to confer on the 2A4(+)OSNs an enhanced ability to survive damage-induced OSN turnover. New findings are also presented on HSP25-specific changes following olfactory bulbectomy. All data are discussed in the context of the overall olfactory and bioprotective functions of the olfactory mucosa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Virginia McMillan Carr
- Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3520, USA.
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