C-terminal tail of beta-adrenergic receptors: immunocytochemical localization within astrocytes and their relation to catecholaminergic neurons in N. tractus solitarii and area postrema
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C-terminal tail of beta-adrenergic receptors: immunocytochemical localization within astrocytes and their relation to catecholaminergic neurons in N. tractus solitarii and area postrema
Abstract
beta-Adrenergic receptors (beta AR) in the medial nuclei of tractus solitarii (m-NTS) and area postrema (AP) may bind to catecholamines released from neurons, whereas only the AP has fenestrated capillaries allowing access to circulating catecholamines. Since varied autonomic responses are seen following beta AR activation of the dorsal vagal complex, including the m-NTS and AP, we hypothesized that there might be a cellular basis for varied responses to beta AR stimulation that depends on the differential access to circulating catecholamines. Therefore, we comparatively examined the ultrastructural localization of the beta AR in relation to catecholaminergic neurons in these regions. An antibody directed against the C-terminal tail (amino acids 404-418) of hamster beta-adrenergic receptor (beta AR404) was used in this study. The localization of beta AR404 was achieved by the avidin-biotin peroxidase complex (ABC) technique in combination with a pre-embed immunogold labeling method to localize tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the catecholamine-synthesizing enzyme. Within m-NTS and at subpostremal border, labeling for beta AR404 was evident along the intracellular surface of plasma membranes of small, apparently distal, astrocytic processes. Astrocytic processes with beta AR404-immunoreactivity formed multiple, thin lamellae around TH-labeled and non-TH neuronal cell bodies and dendrites. beta AR404-immunoreactive astrocytes also extended end-feet around blood vessels and surrounded groups of axon terminals that were directly juxtaposed to each other. Some, but not all, of these axons demonstrated TH-immunoreactivity. Fewer beta AR404-immunoreactive astrocytes were detected in AP, regardless of their proximity to catecholaminergic processes or blood vessels. The present astrocytic localization of beta AR404, together with the earlier, neuronal localization of beta AR's third intracellular loop, suggest that the beta AR may be substantially different between neurons and astrocytes. The regional difference in the prevalence of beta AR404-immunoreactive astrocytes suggests that these receptive sites may either: (i) be preferentially activated by catecholamines released from terminals rather than circulating catecholamines; or (ii) be down-regulated in AP due to blood-born substances, such as catecholamines. The extensive localization of beta AR in the border between m-NTS and AP also suggests that catecholaminergic activation of these astrocytes may dictate the degree of diffusion of catecholamines which are of neuronal or vascular origin. The specific localization of beta AR404-immunoreactivity to the more distal portions of astrocytes suggests the possibility that astrocytes have restrictive distributions of beta AR and that the beta-adrenergic activation lead to morphological or chemical changes that are also localized to the distal portions of astrocytes.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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