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The reticular thalamic nucleus (RT) receives cholinergic fibers from both the basal forebrain and the brainstem. Recent studies have shown that the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) is synthesized in cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain but not in those in the brainstem. In this study, to identify cholinergic fibers originating from the basal forebrain, we used a monoclonal antibody against p75NTR (192-IgG) and characterized the ultrastructure of the immunoreactive fiber terminals in the rostral part of the RT in 3-week-old rats. Light microscopy revealed that p75NTR-immunoreactive fine fibers and varicosities were distributed throughout the nucleus. From electron micrographs, three types of labeled terminals were identified. The first type of labeled fiber terminals (63 out of 106) was consistently small, contained densely packed vesicles, and established asymmetrical synaptic contacts with heavy and bushy postsynaptic thickening on distal dendritic profiles; the second type (18 out of 106) established asymmetrical synaptic contacts with very slight postsynaptic thickening; and the third type (25 out of 106) of labeled terminals contained pleomorphic vesicles and established symmetrical synaptic contacts with more proximal dendritic surfaces than the first two types. In addition to the above, labeled dendritic profiles receiving non-labeled asymmetrical and symmetrical synaptic contacts were identified. These findings suggest that the basal forebrain cholinergic system establishes a variety of synaptic connections in the RT and influences cortical activity indirectly via thalamocortical pathways, as well as via direct projections to the cortex.
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PMID:An ultrastructural study of p75 neurotrophin receptor-immunoreactive fiber terminals in the reticular thalamic nucleus of young rats. 972 22

The distribution of the neurotrophins BDNF and NT-3 as well as their corresponding high-affinity receptors trkB and trkC was characterized by immunohistochemistry in the developing retino-tectal system of the pigeon. These neurotrophins are known to be important for survival and development of neuronal tissues, but also for activity-dependent neuronal plasticity. In pigeons visual asymmetry is established at the morphological and behavioral level due to a natural asymmetrical light input before hatch, which is followed by a posthatch period of consolidation with unbiased light stimulation. Since the retino-tectal system is the crucial entity of these events, we studied the retinal and the tectal distribution of these neurotrophins and their receptors during retino-tectal formation, to analyze the developmental sequences to which these neurotrophins are tuned. Here we demonstrate that in altricial pigeons no retinal immunolabeling of BDNF, NT-3 or their receptors could be detected before hatch, although a prominent tectal labeling pattern throughout most layers was evident. After hatch, both neurotrophins and their receptors showed a dramatic increase of retinal and tectal distribution. While the tectal and retinal protein synthesis of NT-3 vanished after 2 weeks, that of BDNF could still be revealed in adults. Therefore, the establishment of the retino-tectal system does not seem to depend on these neurotrophins before hatch, although they are probably utilized to shape the intratectal wiring pattern. In contrast, BDNF and NT-3 could play a prominent role in posthatch retino-tectal plasticity, as the consolidation of tectal asymmetries requires posthatch modifications of tectal circuits and proceeds within the first two posthatching weeks. These data are comparable with the distribution of neurotrophins in the retino-tectal system of chicks, although the onset of neurotrophin synthesis seems to be earlier in precocial chicks.
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PMID:Distribution of BDNF, NT-3, trkB and trkC in the developing retino-tectal system of the pigeon (Columba livia). 1150 31