scholarly journals Induction of inhibitory factor  B  mRNA in the central nervous system after peripheral lipopolysaccharide administration: An in situ hybridization histochemistry study in the rat

1997 ◽  
Vol 94 (20) ◽  
pp. 10985-10990 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Quan ◽  
M. Whiteside ◽  
L. Kim ◽  
M. Herkenham
1991 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
J E Springer ◽  
E Robbins ◽  
B J Gwag ◽  
M E Lewis ◽  
F Baldino

Radioactively labeled RNA probes in conjunction with in situ hybridization histochemistry have become a useful method for studying gene expression in the central nervous system. We used digoxigenin-labeled uridine triphosphate to synthesize cRNA probes for localization of nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR) mRNA in the rat basal forebrain. Detection of cells containing digoxigenin-labeled NGFR mRNA was accomplished using a digoxigenin antibody conjugated with alkaline phosphatase. NGFR mRNA-positive cells were distributed in three major cell groups in the basal forebrain: the medial septal nucleus, vertical and horizontal limbs of the diagonal band of Broca, and nucleus basalis. This technique provides a rapid and sensitive method for high-resolution detection of mRNA species in the central nervous system, as well as the potential for co-localization of two different mRNA species within individual cells.


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