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Anterograde Components of Axonal Transport in Motor and Sensory Nerves in Experimental 2,5‐Hexanedione Neuropathy
Author(s) -
Brændgaard Hans,
Sidenius Per
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1986.tb02827.x
Subject(s) - axoplasmic transport , sensory system , sciatic nerve , chemistry , anatomy , central nervous system , axon , neuroscience , biology
Anterograde slow and fast axonal transport was examined in rats intoxicated with 2,5‐hexanedione (1 g/kg/week) for 8 weeks. Distribution of radioactivity was measured in 3‐mm segments of the sciatic nerve after labelling of proteins with [ 35 H]methionine or [ 3 H]Ieucine and glycoproteins with [ 3 H]fucose. The axonal transport of the anterograde slow components was examined after 25 (SCa) and 10 days (SCb), in motor and sensory nerves. SCa showed an increased transport velocity in motor (1.25 ± 0.08 mm/day versus 1.01 ± 0.05 mm/day) and in sensory nerves (1.21 ± 0.13 mm/day versus 1.06 ± 0.07 mm/day). The relative amount of labelled protein in the SCa wave in both fiber systems was also increased. SCb showed unchanged transport velocity in motor as well as in sensory nerves, whereas the amount of label was decreased in the motor system. Anterograde fast transport in motor nerves was examined after intervals of 3 and 5 h, whereas intervals of 2 and 4 h were used for sensory nerves. Velocities and amounts of labelled proteins of the anterograde fast component remained normal. We suggest that the increase in protein transport in SCa reflects axonal regeneration.