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Cell Tissue Res ; 345(3): 295-311, 2011 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21826443

ABSTRACT

The successful regrowth of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons after optic nerve (ON) axotomy in Gallotia galloti indicates a permissive role of the glial environment. We have characterised the astroglial lineage of the lizard optic pathway throughout its ontogeny (embryonic stage 30 [E30] to adults) by using electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry to detect the proliferation marker PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen), the transcription factor Pax2 and the gliofilament proteins vimentin (Vim) and GFAP (glial fibrillary acidic protein). PCNA(+) cells were abundant until E39, with GFAP(+)/PCNA(+) astrocytes being observed between E37 and hatching. Proliferation diminished markedly afterwards, being undetectable in the adult optic pathway. Müller glia of the central retina expressed Pax2 from E37 and their endfeet accumulated Vim from E33 and GFAP from E37 onwards. Astrocytes were absent in the avascular lizard retina, whereas abundant Pax2(+) astrocytes were observed in the ON from E30. A major subpopulation of these astrocytes coexpressed Vim from E35 and also GFAP from E37 onwards; thus the majority of mature astrocytes coexpressed Pax2/Vim/GFAP. The astrocytes were ultrastructurally identified by their gliofilaments, microtubules, dense bodies, desmosomes and glycogen granules, which preferentially accumulated in cell processes. Astrocytes in the adult ON coexpressed both gliofilaments and presented desmosomes indicating a reinforcement of the ON structure; this is physiologically necessary for local adaptation to mechanical forces linked to eye movement. We suggest that astrocytes forming this structural scaffold facilitate the regrowth of RGCs after ON transection.


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Astrocytes/metabolism , Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein/metabolism , Lizards/embryology , PAX2 Transcription Factor/metabolism , Vimentin/metabolism , Visual Pathways/embryology , Visual Pathways/ultrastructure , Animals , Astrocytes/cytology , Astrocytes/ultrastructure , Cell Differentiation , Immunohistochemistry , Lizards/metabolism , Optic Chiasm/cytology , Optic Chiasm/embryology , Optic Chiasm/metabolism , Optic Nerve/cytology , Optic Nerve/embryology , Optic Nerve/metabolism , Optic Nerve/ultrastructure , Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/metabolism , Retina/cytology , Retina/embryology , Retina/metabolism , Retina/ultrastructure , Visual Pathways/cytology , Visual Pathways/metabolism
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