Morphological assessment of the luminal surface of olfactory epithelium in mice deficient in tissue plasminogen activator following bulbectomy

This study aimed to investigate the function of tissue plasminogen activator in the olfactory epithelium of mice following neural injury. Transmission electron microscopy was used to study the changes in the morphology of the olfactory epithelium 1-7 days after surgical ablation of the olfactory bul...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2012-11, Vol.126 (11), p.1114-1120
Main Authors: Makino, N, Ookawara, S, Madoiwa, S, Ohta, Y, Ishikawa, T, Katoh, K, Takigami, S, Kanazawa, T, Matsuo, O, Ichikawa, M, Mimuro, J, Sakata, Y, Ichimura, K
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bats
Biological and medical sciences
Laboratories
Main Articles
Medical sciences
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Mitochondria
Morphology
Nervous system
Olfactory Bulb - physiology
Olfactory Bulb - surgery
Olfactory Mucosa - cytology
Olfactory Mucosa - physiology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Regeneration - physiology
Tissue Plasminogen Activator - deficiency
Tissue Plasminogen Activator - physiology
Transmission electron microscopy
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Summary:This study aimed to investigate the function of tissue plasminogen activator in the olfactory epithelium of mice following neural injury. Transmission electron microscopy was used to study the changes in the morphology of the olfactory epithelium 1-7 days after surgical ablation of the olfactory bulb (bulbectomy). Prior to bulbectomy, a uniformly fine material was observed within some regions of the olfactory epithelium of mice deficient in tissue plasminogen activator. At 2-3 days after bulbectomy, there were degenerative changes in the olfactory epithelium. At 5-7 days after bulbectomy, we noted drastic differences in olfactory epithelium morphology between mice deficient in tissue plasminogen activator and wild-type mice (comparisons were made using findings from a previous study). The microvilli seemed to be normal and olfactory vesicles and receptor neuron dendrites were largely intact in the olfactory epithelium of mice deficient in tissue plasminogen activator. The tissue plasminogen activator plasmin system may inhibit the regeneration of the olfactory epithelium in the early stages following neural injury.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S002221511200206X