A morphometric study of cytoskeletal reorganization in rat sciatic nerve axons following β,β′-iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) treatment

Robert G. Nagele, Kevin T. Bush, Hsin Yi Lee

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Abstract

Electron microscopy and morphometry were used to study changes in the organization of cytoskeletal elements (microtubules (MTs) and neurofilaments (NFs)) in myelinated rat sciatic nerve axons resulting from exposure to β,β′-iminodipropionitrile (IDPN). Adult male rats were injected subepineurially with IDPN and sacrificed at intervals. Electron micrographs of thin sections through injected nerve segments revealed that MTs segregated from NFs in axons and formed prominent clusters. Morphometric measurements of intermicrotubular distances within these clusters showed that adjacent MTs had a fairly uniform spatial separation that appeared to be maintained by granular MT-associated cross-bridges. In addition, MT clusters underwent a progressive, but reversible, compaction during the first 12 h of IDPN treatment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)241-246
Number of pages6
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume92
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 17 1988
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Neuroscience

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