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KMID : 0381920080380030213
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Korean Journal of Microscopy
2008 Volume.38 No. 3 p.213 ~ p.219
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Effects of Prenatal and Restraint Stress on Astrocytes of Amygdala Complex of Rat: I. Effects on the Astrocytic Cell Body
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Lee Ji-Yong
Choi Byoung-Young
Kim Dong-Heui
Jung Won-Sug
Cho Byung-Pil
Yang Young-Chul
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Abstract
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The plasticity of nervous system is generated not only due to changes in neurons but also due to changes in neuroglial cells. Astrocyte is important for maintaining the normal brain function and controlling the neuronal functions. The amygdala receives an array of important sensory information of danger signals. This information is further transduced and integrated to produce the highly adaptive emotion, fear. In this study, morphometric changes in the cell bodies of astrocytes in the amygdala, induced by prenatal stress and restraint stress were examined. For this purpose, rats were classified into 4 groups; control group (CON), only restraint-stressed (starting on P90 for 3 days) group (CONR), prenatally-stressed group (PNS), and prenatally and restraint (on P90 for 3 days) stressed group (PNSR). Astrocytes were verified with anti- GFAP immunohistochemistry, counter stained with methylene blue/azure II and were examined using the Neurolucida. Results showed that astrocytes in the amygdala of PNS rats had significantly larger cell bodies than did CON rats and this was enhanced further by restraint stress. Thus this data showed that hypertrophy of the astrocytic cell bodies of amygdala complex is induced by prenatal and restraint stress.
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KEYWORD
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Prenatal stress, Restraint stress, Amygdala complex, Astrocyte
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