显示三角涡虫神经系统的三种方法

涡虫在动物系统演化史中占有十分重要的地位,同时又具有很强的再生能力,如何显示其正常组织结构,对研究涡虫的再生具有重要意义。本文用3种染色方法(H.E染色、Masson染色、Van Gieson染色)显示了日本三角涡虫(Dugesia japonica)的神经系统,结果表明,尽管3种方法都能很清晰地显示涡虫的神经系统,但在显示咽部神经时,只有Masson染色能够很清晰地显示。     

日本三角涡虫神经系统的组织学观察

为了给涡虫神经生物学的比较研究提供基础资料和通过RNAi技术为研究与脑部再生有关基因的功能奠定基础,本研究使用石蜡连续切片技术,经HE和Masson染色后,对日本三角涡虫Dugesia japonica的神经系统进行观察.日本三角涡虫的中枢神经系统由脑和2条纵神经索组成,脑呈马蹄形;纵神经索从头部到尾部逐渐变细;脑部神经细胞突起连接成网状,纵神经索内神经细胞突起呈纵向排列;咽壁神经组织排列成内外2个圆筒状.这些结构差异反映出日本三角涡虫在涡虫纲系统演化中处于较高级的地位.     

恒定磁场对日本三角涡虫无性横裂生殖及2种抗氧化酶活力的影响

目的:探讨恒定磁场对日本三角涡虫(Dugesia japonica)无性横裂生殖及抗氧化酶活力的影响.方法:应用种群累积培养法,观察了恒定磁场对日本三角涡虫的种群增长、无性横裂生殖及涡虫体内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活力的影响.结果:场强大小在200mT-500mT范围的恒定磁场能促进涡虫的无性横裂生殖,但恒定磁场显著抑制涡虫的SOD及CAT活力.结论:日本三角涡虫对恒定磁场的生理学响应较为敏感,可作为生物磁学研究适宜的实验材料.     

我国三角头涡虫的种名为何要更正

“我国的淡水涡虫”一文(见《生物学通报》1989年第9期)发表后,有的读者对我国三角头涡虫的种名更改问题尚不理解。本文就此进一步说明。三角头涡虫属涡虫是一类种类最多和分布最广泛的三肠目淡水亚目涡虫,迄今全世界已经发现该属涡虫79种,它们遍布于南北两半球的大多数地区。欧洲三角头涡虫(Dugesia gonocephala(Duges,1830))是欧美动物学家较早在欧洲和非洲发现的一种涡虫。历史上有一段时间,人们曾经以为世界许多地方的其它种三角头涡虫也是欧洲三角头涡虫,这种情况也发生在亚洲。日本涡虫专家饭岛魁和镝木外岐     

日本三角涡虫无性繁殖系Dugesia ZB-1的建立

目的建立来源于我国的日本三角涡虫无性繁殖纯品系。方法野外采集日本三角涡虫,之后在实验室进行切割损伤再生,通过不断地切割培养,建立日本三角涡虫无性繁殖纯品系。结果经过10年上万次实验,将来源于山东淄博地区的日本三角涡虫培养成为一个实验室可控条件下稳定生长的单切无性繁殖纯品系Dugesia ZB-1。结论 Dugesia ZB-1的建立,为开展后续相关实验,推动我国涡虫研究的进程及参与国际涡虫研究的竞争奠定了坚实的基础。     

陕北淡水涡虫组织形态学初步观察

对陕北常见淡水涡虫的外部形态和石蜡切片进行组织形态学观察,经过绘图、照相、分析、鉴定,结果表明陕北淡水涡虫的常见种主要为日本三角涡虫(Dugesia japonica)。     

短波紫外线对日本三角涡虫的损伤及六种酶活力的影响

用短波紫外线(UV-C)照射处理日本三角涡虫,观察了涡虫的损伤状况,探讨了紫外线辐射对涡虫乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)、Na -K -ATP酶、Ca2 -Mg2 -ATP酶、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧比物酶(GSH-PX)活力的影响。结果表明,短波紫外线辐射对涡虫的损伤明显,照射的时间越长,涡虫在照射后出现死亡解体现象的时间就越短。随着紫外线照射时间的延长,LDH活力呈下降趋势;Na -K -ATP酶活力呈上升趋势而Ca2 -Mg2 -ATP酶活力呈下降趋势;SOD活力有明显的增加;CAT活力有增加趋势;GSH-PX活力波动较大,但总体仍呈增加趋势。不论是从紫外线对日本三角涡虫的损伤情况、还是对其六种酶活力的影响来看,日本三角涡虫是一种对紫外线辐射非常敏感的动物,在检测紫外线辐射及筛选抗紫外线辐射防护剂等方面具有潜在价值和应用前景。     

日本三角涡虫体内Djcullin1基因和Djtinp1基因的相互作用研究

Cullin1蛋白是细胞周期进展的重要参与者,也是泛素连接酶E3的重要骨架蛋白。TGF-β信号通路在涡虫再生中发挥着重要作用,其下游分子TGF-β诱导核蛋白(Tinp1)也参与日本三角涡虫Dugesia japonica再生。虽然cullin1基因和tinp1基因在涡虫体内均呈阳性表达,但二者之间的关系还不清楚。本研究采用RNA干扰技术(RNAi)敲减日本三角涡虫体内Djcullin1基因的表达,然后运用整体原位杂交及Western Blotting技术检测基因敲减后TGF-β信号通路相关分子在涡虫体内的表达。结果显示,敲减日本三角涡虫Djcullin1基因可明显增强TGF-β信号通路相关分子Smad2/3及Smad4的表达,Tinp1的表达也明显增强。这些数据表明,在日本三角涡虫体内敲减Djcullin1基因可负性调控TGF-β信号通路和Djtinp1基因的表达。同时,敲减涡虫Djtinp1基因可增强Djcullin1基因及蛋白的表达,以上结果说明,这2个基因之间存在互相调节作用,Djtinp1基因反作用于Djcullin1基因的原因未知。     

草甘膦、乙草胺对日本三角涡虫摄食与再生的影响

研究了草甘膦和乙草胺对日本三角涡虫的急性毒性及其摄食与再生的影响.结果表明,草甘膦和乙草胺对日本三角涡虫的24和48 h LC₅₀分别为41.78和12.22 mg·L^-1、35.48和8.41 mg·L^-1.≥6.20 mg·L^-1的草甘膦和≥1.00 mg·L^-1的乙草胺对涡虫的再生影响显著（P<0.05）,且其影响均随处理时间的延长而逐渐减小;术后84 h,除1.40和2.00 mg·L^-1乙草胺处理外,其余浓度乙草胺和各浓度草甘膦处理的涡虫均完成再生.表明乙草胺对日本三角涡虫的急性毒性及其摄食与再生的影响均大于草甘膦.表明日本三角涡虫可作为监测草甘膦和乙草胺污染的指示生物.     

云南省日本三角涡虫不同地理种群mtDNA COⅠ基因序列分析及其系统发育

对采自中国云南省的日本三角涡虫(Dugesia japonica)13个地理种群的细胞色素C氧化酶I亚基基因(CO I)的部分片段进行PCR扩增、克隆和测序,以采自河南省的日本三角涡虫Luoyang种群为外群,用Clustal X 1.80、MEGA 4.0、PAUP*4.0、MrBayes 3.1.1等程序对其进行序...     

Muscle fibers in the central nervous system of nemerteans: Spatial organization and functional role

The system of muscle fibers associated with the brain and lateral nerve cords is present in all major groups of enoplan nemerteans. Unfortunately, very little is known about the functional role and spatial arrangement of these muscles of the central nervous system. This article examines the architecture of the musculature of the central nervous system in two species of monostiliferous nemerteans (Emplectonema gracile and Tetrastemma cf. candidum) using phalloidin staining and confocal microscopy. The article also briefly discusses the body‐wall musculature and the muscles of the cephalic region. In both species, the lateral nerve cords possess two pairs of cardinal muscles that run the length of the nerve cords and pass through the ventral cerebral ganglia. A system of peripheral muscles forms a meshwork around the lateral nerve cords in E. gracile. The actin‐rich processes that ramify within the nerve cords in E. gracile (transverse fibers) might represent a separate population of glia‐like cells or sarcoplasmic projections of the peripheral muscles of the central nervous system. The lateral nerve cords in T. cf. candidum lack peripheral muscles but have muscles similar in their position and orientation to the transverse fibers. The musculature of the central nervous system is hypothesized to function as a support system for the lateral nerve cords and brain, preventing rupturing and herniation of the nervous tissue during locomotion. The occurrence of muscles of the central nervous system in nemerteans and other groups and their possible relevance in taxonomy are discussed. J. Morphol. 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

The organization of the nervous system in Plathelminthes. The neuropeptide F-immunoreactive pattern in Catenulida,Macrostomida, Proseriata

The organization of the nervous system of Archilopsis unipunctata Promonotus schultzei and Paramonotus hamatus (Monocelididae, Proseriata) and Stenostomum leucops (Catenulida) and Microstomum lineare (Macrostomida) was studied by immunocytochemistry, using antibodies to the authentic flatworm neuropeptide F (NPF) (Moniezia expansa). The organization of the nervous system of the Monocelididae was compared to that of the nervous system of Bothriomolus balticus (Otoplanidae), a previously studied species of another family of the Proseriata. The results show that the main nerve cords (MCs), independent of lateral or ventral position in the Monocelididae and the Otoplanidae, correspond to each other. The study also confirms the status of the lateral cords as main cords (MCs) in S. leucops and M. lineare. Common for MCs in the members of the investigated taxa are the following features: MCs consist of many fibres, originate from the brain and are adjoined to 5-HT-positive neurons. In Monocelididae and Otoplanidae, the MCs additionally have the same type of contact to the pharyngeal nervous system. Also common for both proseriate families is the organization of the two lateral nerve cords, with weaker connections to the brain, and the pair of dorsal cords running above the brain. The organization of the minor cords differs. The Monocelididae have a pair of thin ventral cords forming a mirror image of the dorsal pair. Furthermore, an unpaired ventral medial cord connecting medial commissural cells was observed in P. schultzei. Marginal nerve cords, observed in Otoplanidae, are absent in Monocelididae. All minor nerve cords are closely connected to the peripheral nerve plexus. The postulated trends of condensation of plexal fibres to cords and/or the flexibility of the peripheral nerve plexus are discussed. In addition, the immunoreactivity (IR) pattern of NPF was compared to the IR patterns of the neuropeptide RFamide and the indoleamine, 5-HT (serotonin). Significant differences between the distribution of IR to NPF and to 5-HT occur. 5-HT-IR dominates in the submuscular and subepidermal plexuses. In the stomatogastric plexus of M. lineare, only peptidergic IR is observed in the intestinal nerve net. The distribution of NPF-IR in fibres and cells of the intestinal wall in M. lineare indicates a regulatory function for this peptide in the gut, while a relationship with ciliary and muscular locomotion is suggested for the 5-HT-IR occurring in the subepidermal and submuscular nerve, plexuses. In M. lineare, the study revealed an NPF- and RFamide-positive cell pair, marking the finished development of new zooids. This finding indicates that constancy of these cells is maintained in this asexually reproducing and regenerating species.     

Topology of the nervous system of Notommata copeus (Rotifera: Monogononta) revealed with anti-FMRFamide, -SCPb, and -serotonin (5-HT) immunohistochemistry

Abstract. The nervous system of the benthic freshwater rotifer, Notommata copeus , was examined using antibody probes, epifluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopy, and digital imaging to highlight similarities with other monogonont rotifers. Immunoreactivity to anti-FMRFamide (Phe–Met–Arg–Phe–NH₂), -SCPb (small cardioactive peptide b), and -serotonin (5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine) was present in the central, peripheral, and stomatogastric nervous system. Specifically, anti-FMRFamide and -SCPb staining was abundant in perikarya and neurites of the cerebral ganglion, ventrolateral nerve cords, and mastax. In addition, a single loop-like neurite was present in between the nerve cords at the posterior end of the body. Serotonergic neurites were also abundant, and highlighted several cerebral pathways that included connections to the nerve cords and possibly the mastax. Novel neural pathways were also present in the posterior trunk region, where serotonergic neurites innervated the foot and lateral body wall. The results presented herein also highlight the utility of 3D visualization software to gain further insights into the organization and architecture of the rotifer cerebral ganglion.     

Promotion of regeneration and axon growth following injury in an invertebrate nervous system by the use of three-dimensional collagen gels.

We describe the application of three-dimensional collagen matrices to the study of nerve cord repair in the leech. Our experiments show that ganglia and connectives of the leech ventral nerve cord can be maintained for up to four weeks embedded in 3D gels constructed from mammalian type I collagen. Severed nerve cords embedded in the collagen gel reliably repaired within a few days of culture. The gel was penetrable by cells emigrating from the cut ends of nerves and connectives, and we consistently saw regenerative outgrowth of severed peripheral and central axons into the gel matrix. Thus, 3D gels provide an in vitro system in which we can reliably obtain repair of severed nerve cords in the dish, and visualize cell behaviour underlying regenerative growth at the damage site: and which offers the possibility of manipulating the regenerating cells and their extracellular environment in various ways at stages during repair. Using this system it should be possible to test the effect on the repair process of altering expression of selected genes in identified nerve cells.     

Anatomy of the serotonergic nervous system of an entoproct creeping-type larva and its phylogenetic implications

Abstract. Although the internal phyletic relationships of Spiralia (and Lophotrochozoa) remain unresolved, recent progress has been made due to molecular phylogenetic analyses as well as developmental studies of crucial taxa such as Mollusca, Sipuncula, or Annelida. Despite this progress, the phylogenetic position of a number of phyla, such as Entoprocta, remains problematic, mainly due to their unique morphology, their aberrant mode of development, and their exclusion in most large-scale phylogenetic analyses. In order to extend the morphological dataset of this enigmatic taxon, we herein describe the anatomy of the serotonergic nervous system of the creeping-type larva of Loxosomella murmanica . The apical organ is very complex and comprises six to eight centrally positioned flask cells and eight bipolar peripheral cells. In addition, a prototroch nerve ring, an anterior nerve loop, a paired buccal nerve, and an oral nerve ring are found. Moreover, the larva of L. murmanica has one pair of pedal and one pair of lateral longitudinal nerve cords and thus expresses a tetraneurous condition. Several paired serotonergic perikarya, which form contact with the pedal nerve cords but not with the lateral ones, are found along the anterior–posterior axis. The combination of a complex larval serotonergic apical organ and (adult) tetraneury, comprising one pair of ventral and one pair of more dorsally situated lateral longitudinal nerve cords without ganglia, has so far only been reported for basal molluscs and may be diagnostic for a mollusc–entoproct clade. In addition, the larva of Loxosomella expresses a mosaic of certain neural features that are also found in other larval or adult Spiralia, e.g., a prototroch nerve ring, an anterior nerve loop, and a buccal nervous system.     

The nervous system of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Convolutriloba</Emphasis> (Acoela) and its patterning during regeneration after asexual reproduction

We describe the serotonergic and cholinergic nervous system of the asexually reproducing acoel Convolutriloba longifissura Bartolomaeus & Balzer, 1997 by means of immunohistochemistry, conventional histochemistry and transmission electron microscopy. Immunocytochemical staining for serotonin revealed neurons in the brain, in a pair of ventral main longitudinal cords, in two pairs of smaller dorsal longitudinal nerve cords, and in a submuscular nerve net. The brain comprises a ventral-anterior commissure and a less intensely stained dorsal commissure joined together by connectives into a three-ringed scaffold from which the longitudinal nerves extend. We followed the regeneration of the serotonergic part of the nervous system up to the second day after fission. Within this time period, the offspring reestablished bilateral symmetry in the nervous system and developed full motor control. The presence of aminergic cell bodies associated with the main lateral nerve cords of C. longifissura shows that the acoelan nervous system is more similar to that of other platyhelminths (triclads, rhabditophorans) than previously assumed. The presence of serotonergic cell bodies along the main nerve cord correlates with the capacity for asexual reproduction via fissioning. We also describe the single fission mode of C. hastifera Winsor 1990, which brings the modes of asexual reproduction employed by members of the Convolutrilobinae to three.     

First description of the serotonergic nervous system in a bdelloid rotifer: Macrotrachela quadricornifera Milne 1886 (Philodinidae)

Class Bdelloidea of phylum Rotifera comprises aquatic microinvertebrates that are known for both obligate parthenogenesis and for resisting desiccation through a dormant reversible state. In the frame of an investigation about the role of the nervous system in controlling life cycle, reproduction and dormancy, we describe the serotonergic system of a bdelloid, Macrotrachela quadricornifera, using serotonin immunohistochemistry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Serotonin immunoreactivity is present in the cerebral ganglion, lateral nerve cords and peripheral neurites. The cerebral ganglion consists of perikarya that send neurites cephalically to the rostrum and corona. A pair of neurites exits the cerebral ganglion as lateral nerve cords, and proceeds caudally to the pedal ganglion where additional neurites enter the foot. Based on the location of serotonergic immunoreactivity, we hypothesize that the neurotransmitter is involved in both motor activity (e.g., ciliary beating, inchworm-like locomotion) and sensory activity. A comparison between the serotonergic nervous systems of M. quadricornifera and species of Monogononta reveals differences in the numbers and patterns of cerebral perikarya, peripheral perikarya, and periperhal neurites. These differences may have functional significance for understanding adaptations to specific environments and/or systematic significance for reconstructing the rotiferan ground pattern.     

New insights on ctenophore neural anatomy: immunofluorescence study in Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776)

Ctenophores are non-bilaterian animals sharing with cnidarians and bilaterians the presence of sensory receptors, nerve cells, and synapses, absent in placozoans and sponges. Although recent immunofluorescence studies have renewed our knowledge of cnidarian neuro-anatomy, ctenophores have been much less investigated despite their importance to understanding the origin and early evolution of the nervous system. In this study, the neuro-anatomy of the ctenophore Pleurobrachia pileus (Müller, 1776) was explored by whole-mount fluorescent antibody staining using antibodies against tyrosylated -tubulin, FMRFamide, and vasopressin. We describe the morphology of nerve nets and their local specializations, and the organization of the aboral neuro-sensory complex comprising the apical organ and polar fields. Two distinct nerve nets are distinguished: a mesogleal nerve net, loosely organized throughout body mesoglea, and a much more compact “nerve net” with polygonal meshes in the ectodermal epithelium. The latter is organized as a plexus of short nerve cords. This epithelial nervous system contains distinct sub-populations of dispersed FMRFamide and vasopressin immunoreactive nerve cells. In the aboral neuro-sensory complex, our most significant observations include specialized nerve nets underlying the apical organ and polar fields, a tangential bundle of actin-rich fibers (interpreted as a muscle) within the polar fields, and distinct groups of neurons labeled by anti-FMRFamide and anti-vasopressin antibodies, within the apical organ floor. These results are discussed in a comparative perspective.     

The nervous system of Microstomum lineare (Turbellaria,Macrostomida)

Summary The nervous system (NS) of Microstomum lineare (Turbellaria, Macrostomida) was studied by electron and light microscopy, combined with fluorescence histochemistry (Falck-Hillarp method for biogenic monoamines). The NS is primitively organized, with a bilobed brain, two lateral nerve cords lacking commissures, and peripheral nerve cells scattered along the nerve cords. The stomatogastric NS, with a pharyngeal nerve ring, is joined to the central NS by a pair of connective ganglia. A green fluorescence in all parts of the NS indicates catecholaminergic neurons as the dominant neuron type.Ultrastructurally, two types of neurons were identified on the basis of their vesicle content: 1. Aminergic (catecholaminergic) neurons containing densecore vesicles of varying electron-density and size, i.e., small dense-core vesicles (diameter 50–100 nm), vesicles with a highly electron-dense core (60–140 nm), and vesicles with an eccentric dense-core. 2. Presumed peptidergic neuro-secretory neurons containing large granular vesicles (diameter about 200 nm) in the stomatogastric NS and peripheral parts of the central NS. In light microscopy, paraldehyde-thionin stained neurons were observed in the same areas.