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  • Title: Nitric oxide synthase in rat visual cortex: an immunohistochemical study.
    Author: Yousef T, Neubacher U, Eysel UT, Volgushev M.
    Journal: Brain Res Brain Res Protoc; 2004 Apr; 13(1):57-67. PubMed ID: 15063842.
    Abstract:
    The aim of the present study was to identify the distribution of two isoforms of the nitric oxide synthase (NOS), the neuronal (nNOS) and the endothelial (eNOS) form, in rat visual cortex. Immunohistochemical localisation of each NOS isoform was studied with three tissue-processing protocols. In the first one, immunohistochemical reactions were made on 30-microm-thick sections with membrane detergents, Triton or Saponin, used to increase the permeability of the tissue for the antibodies. In the second protocol, we excluded these detergents from all solutions to avoid a destruction of the cellular membrane. In the third protocol, we used thin paraffin sections (5 microm thick) to assure delivery of the antibodies to intracellular structures. Our data demonstrate, that both neuronal and endothelial isoforms of the NOS are present in the visual cortex. Among the neurones labelled by the antibodies against eNOS or nNOS, some excitatory cells were definitely present. nNOS immunopositive were neurones and a dense network of fibres, presumably axons. Some of the neurones were heavily labelled in a Golgi-like manner, while others showed only weak labelling. eNOS immunopositivity was found in the blood vessels and in neurones. eNOS positive neurones were much more numerous than nNOS-containing cells, and represent about 60% of the cortical cells. However, with antibodies against eNOS, we never observed neurone-specific cell features. The NOS-containing cells found in our present study represent a possible morphological substrate for production of nitric oxide (NO).
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