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  • Title: Galanin-immunoreactive neuronal system and colocalization with serotonin in the optic lobe and peduncle complex of the octopus (Octopus vulgaris).
    Author: Suzuki H, Yamamoto T, Inenaga M, Uemura H.
    Journal: Brain Res; 2000 May 26; 865(2):168-76. PubMed ID: 10821918.
    Abstract:
    Immunohistochemical techniques were used to investigate the distribution of galanin-like immunoreactivity and colocalization with serotonin (5-HT) in the optic lobe and peduncle complex of the octopus, Octopus vulgaris. Galanin immunoreactive (Gal-IR) fibers, but not cells, were seen in the plexiform layer of the optic lobe cortex. Gal-IR cells were scattered in the cell-islands of the optic lobe medulla and Gal-IR varicose fibers were observed to be abundant in the neuropil surrounding the islands. All Gal-IR cells were immunoreactive for 5-HT, and a few cells showed only 5-HT-like immunoreactivity. In the peduncle lobe, no Gal-IR cells were seen in the basal zone or spine, but in the basal zone, many Gal-IR fibers were seen. In the anterior olfactory lobule, only a few pyramidal Gal-IR cells were observed in the cell layer, and their apical processes were traced to the central neuropil. In the median olfactory lobule, ovoid Gal-IR cells were scattered in the peripheral cell layer. All Gal-IR cells in the anterior and median olfactory lobules showed 5-HT-like immunoreactivity. In the posterior olfactory lobule, ovoid and triangular Gal-IR cells were scattered in the cell layer. Some of them showed 5-HT-like immunoreactivity. Western blot analysis indicated an Gal-IR band at approximately 15.4 kDa. These results suggest the association of galanin-like substance and 5-HT with the visual system of octopus and that the main form of the octopus galanin might have a different molecular weight from vertebrate galanins.
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