Retrogradely transported CTB-saporin kills sympathetic preganglionic neurons

I. J. Llewellyn-Smith; C. L. Martin; L. F. Arnolda; J. B. Minson

doi:10.1097/00001756-199902050-00019

Retrogradely transported CTB-saporin kills sympathetic preganglionic neurons

I. J. Llewellyn-Smith, C. L. Martin, L. F. Arnolda, J. B. Minson

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Abstract

Aiming to ablate sympathetic preganglionic neurons (SPN) innervating a defined target, we injected saporin conjugated to cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) unilaterally into the superior cervical ganglion of rats. In spinal cord segments T1-T3, the numbers of cholinergic neurons in the intermediolateral cell column ipsilateral and contralateral to the injected ganglion were significantly different by 3 days post-injection. By day 14, 77% of ipsilateral cholinergic neurons had disappeared. A higher percentage of neurons were killed in T1-T2 than in T3. Comparing SPN counts from CTB- saporin injected rats and counts from rats receiving unconjugated CTB into the superior cervical ganglion indicated that 84% of SPN supplying the ganglion had died by 14 days. Retrogradely transported CTB-saporin kills sympathetic preganglionic neurons and may also eliminate other types of neurons that transport CTB.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-312
Number of pages	6
Journal	Neuroreport
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199902050-00019
Publication status	Published - 5 Feb 1999

Keywords

Cholera toxin B subunit
Neurotoxin
Ribosomal inactivating proteins
Superior cervical ganglion

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