A distrofia muscular do Golden Retriever é uma miopatia hereditária, recessiva e fatal. Achados clinicopatológicos no trato gastrintestinal desses cães, como atrofia muscular, megaesôfago, dilatação gástrica são relatados, com possíveis alterações nos plexos entéricos. Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar os neurônios colinérgicos e nitrérgicos do plexo mioentérico, a expressão do receptor P2X7 e a morfologia do íleo de cães afetados pela distrofia muscular comparados aos de cães não afetados. Os tecidos foram preparados por métodos imunohistoquímicos de marcação do Óxido Nítrico Sintase (NOS), Acetilcolina Transferase (ChAT), do pan-neuronal anti-HuC/D e do receptor P2X7. As análises qualitativas e quantitativas das contagens das marcações, das densidades neuronais e da área dos perfis foram obtidas dos Microscópios de Fluorescência, de Confocal de Varredura à Laser, e Microscópio Eletrônico de Transmissão. Os resultados qualitativos demonstraram que neurônios NOS-ir e ChAT-ir apresentaram morfologia Dogiel Tipo I com fibras que colocalizam com o receptor P2X7 e a musculatura intestinal com núcleos picnóticos e maior quantidade de fibras colágenas no grupo distrófico. Os dados quantitativos demonstraram: a) diminuição na área do perfil neuronal dos neurônios NOS-ir e ChAT-ir no grupo distrófico b) maior densidade de neurônios NOS-ir no grupo distrófico. O presente estudo adicionou informações sobre o código químico do plexo mioentérico de cães que podem facilitar o entendimento de desordens intestinais nesses animais. / The Golden Retriever muscular dystrophy is a hereditary myopathy, recessive and fatal. Clinical and pathological findings in the gastrointestinal tract of these dogs as muscle atrophy, megaesophagus, and gastric dilatation are reported, with possible changes in the enteric plexus. This work aims to analyze the cholinergic and nitrergic neurons of myenteric plexus, the P2X7 receptor expression and morphology of the ileum of dogs affected by muscular dystrophy compared to those of unaffected dogs. Tissues were prepared by immunohistochemical methods of labeling Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS), acetylcholine transferase (ChAT), the panneuronal anti-HuC / D and P2X7 receptor. Qualitative and quantitative analyzes of scores of labeling, density and of neuronal profiles area were obtained from Fluorescence Microscopes, Confocal Laser Scanning, and Transmission Electron Microscope. The results showed that NOS-(immunoreactive)ir and ChAT-ir neurons present morphology Dogiel Type I, their fibers colocalize with the P2X7 receptor and the intestinal muscles present pyknotic nuclei with increased amount of collagen fibers in the dystrophic group. The quantitative data showed: a) decrease in the neuronal area profile of NOS-ir and ChAT-ir neurons in the dystrophic group b) higher density of NOS-ir neurons in the dystrophic group. The present study added information about the chemical code of the myenteric plexus of dogs that can facilitate the understanding of intestinal disorders in these animals.

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Normal intestinal functions are coordinated by enteric neurons within the enteric nervous system (ENS). In the embryonic and neonatal gut, enteric neuron survival is dependent on the expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) from its targets of innervation - the intestinal smooth muscle cells (ISMC). In the inflamed adult intestine, enteric neuron loss is immediately followed by ISMC proliferation, resulting in severe disruption of normal intestinal functions. Although GDNF can support the survival of postnatal enteric neurons, whether adult ISMC can secrete GDNF and support neuron survival is unclear. Results from qPCR analysis showed that freshly isolated adult ISMC have acquired the ability to express GDNF at the onset of proliferation, in vitro. Western blot analysis indicates that GDNF continues to be upregulated in ISMC at Passage 2 (P2), but its expression is decreased after long periods of proliferation at Passage 10 (P10). A neuron survival bioassay suggests that GDNF expression is correlated with enteric neuron survival. Results showed that P2 ISMC or conditioned media (CM) - but not P10 ISMC and CM, significantly increased enteric neuron survival. In subsequent experiments, the RET tyrosine kinase inhibitor vandetanib was used to block GDNF receptor-ligand interactions, and anti-GDNF neutralizing antibody was used to sequester soluble GDNF within the culture media. Both methods were successful at decreasing myenteric neuron survival. Furthermore, abolishing GDNF expression in P2 ISMC with GDNF siRNA also resulted in a decreased myenteric neuron survival. The above observations suggest that ISMC-derived GDNF is important in supporting myenteric neuron survival in vitro. / Thesis (Master, Neuroscience Studies) -- Queen's University, 2012-09-28 09:43:23.968

A distrofia muscular do Golden Retriever é uma miopatia hereditária, recessiva e fatal. Achados clinicopatológicos no trato gastrintestinal desses cães, como atrofia muscular, megaesôfago, dilatação gástrica são relatados, com possíveis alterações nos plexos entéricos. Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar os neurônios colinérgicos e nitrérgicos do plexo mioentérico, a expressão do receptor P2X7 e a morfologia do íleo de cães afetados pela distrofia muscular comparados aos de cães não afetados. Os tecidos foram preparados por métodos imunohistoquímicos de marcação do Óxido Nítrico Sintase (NOS), Acetilcolina Transferase (ChAT), do pan-neuronal anti-HuC/D e do receptor P2X7. As análises qualitativas e quantitativas das contagens das marcações, das densidades neuronais e da área dos perfis foram obtidas dos Microscópios de Fluorescência, de Confocal de Varredura à Laser, e Microscópio Eletrônico de Transmissão. Os resultados qualitativos demonstraram que neurônios NOS-ir e ChAT-ir apresentaram morfologia Dogiel Tipo I com fibras que colocalizam com o receptor P2X7 e a musculatura intestinal com núcleos picnóticos e maior quantidade de fibras colágenas no grupo distrófico. Os dados quantitativos demonstraram: a) diminuição na área do perfil neuronal dos neurônios NOS-ir e ChAT-ir no grupo distrófico b) maior densidade de neurônios NOS-ir no grupo distrófico. O presente estudo adicionou informações sobre o código químico do plexo mioentérico de cães que podem facilitar o entendimento de desordens intestinais nesses animais. / The Golden Retriever muscular dystrophy is a hereditary myopathy, recessive and fatal. Clinical and pathological findings in the gastrointestinal tract of these dogs as muscle atrophy, megaesophagus, and gastric dilatation are reported, with possible changes in the enteric plexus. This work aims to analyze the cholinergic and nitrergic neurons of myenteric plexus, the P2X7 receptor expression and morphology of the ileum of dogs affected by muscular dystrophy compared to those of unaffected dogs. Tissues were prepared by immunohistochemical methods of labeling Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS), acetylcholine transferase (ChAT), the panneuronal anti-HuC / D and P2X7 receptor. Qualitative and quantitative analyzes of scores of labeling, density and of neuronal profiles area were obtained from Fluorescence Microscopes, Confocal Laser Scanning, and Transmission Electron Microscope. The results showed that NOS-(immunoreactive)ir and ChAT-ir neurons present morphology Dogiel Type I, their fibers colocalize with the P2X7 receptor and the intestinal muscles present pyknotic nuclei with increased amount of collagen fibers in the dystrophic group. The quantitative data showed: a) decrease in the neuronal area profile of NOS-ir and ChAT-ir neurons in the dystrophic group b) higher density of NOS-ir neurons in the dystrophic group. The present study added information about the chemical code of the myenteric plexus of dogs that can facilitate the understanding of intestinal disorders in these animals.