Jameie Seyed Behnam E-Din, Abdolrahmani Mohammad, Nobakht Maliheh
Oman Med J. 2010 Jul;25(3):179-83. doi: 10.5001/omj.2010.53.
This study examines the effects of total light deprivation on the developing lateral geniculate nucleus, the primary integration centre for visual information
Sprague-Dawley rats were reared for one month in a dark room from 7th postnatal day before eye opening. A group of rats was taken back into normal condition for 15 days, and then perfused. Coronal sections of LGN were prepared and stained with Cresyl Violet and Cytochrome Oxidase to investigate the number of neurons, volume and length, as well as neuronal activity level.
The results showed that LD for one month causes progressive loss of neurons and decreases neuronal activity level in the LGN.
It can be concluded that during early postnatal development of the rats' visual system, light deprivation causes structural and functional changes in LGN.
本研究探讨完全剥夺光线对发育中的外侧膝状体核(视觉信息的主要整合中心)的影响。
将出生后第7天睁眼之前的斯普拉格-道利大鼠在暗室中饲养1个月。将一组大鼠放回正常环境15天,然后进行灌注。制备外侧膝状体核的冠状切片,并用甲酚紫和细胞色素氧化酶染色,以研究神经元数量、体积和长度以及神经元活动水平。
结果表明,1个月的光线剥夺导致外侧膝状体核中神经元逐渐丧失,并降低神经元活动水平。
可以得出结论,在大鼠视觉系统出生后早期发育过程中,光线剥夺会导致外侧膝状体核发生结构和功能变化。