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Developing cholinergic basal forebrain neurons are sensitive to thyroid hormone.

E Gould1, L L Butcher

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.

The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience
|September 1, 1989
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Thyroid hormone significantly impacts cholinergic neuron development in rat brains. Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism alter neuron size, dendritic structure, and cell numbers, affecting brain development.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Biology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Cholinergic neurons in the nucleus basalis are crucial for cognitive functions.
  • Thyroid hormones play a vital role in brain development.
  • The precise influence of thyroid hormone on these specific neurons is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of altered thyroid hormone levels on the development of cholinergic neurons in the rat nucleus basalis.
  • To examine morphological and developmental changes in these neurons under hyperthyroid and hypothyroid conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized immunohistochemistry for choline acetyltransferase (CAT) and Golgi-impregnation histology in rat models.
  • Induced hyperthyroidism with triiodothyronine and hypothyroidism with propylthiouracil.

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  • Analyzed cell body size, dendritic complexity, and neuron numbers at various postnatal ages.

    • Main Results:

    • Hyperthyroidism accelerated CAT expression, increased dendritic branching, and caused early, larger cell body size overshoot, but led to decreased neuron numbers later.
    • Hypothyroidism delayed CAT expression and resulted in smaller cell bodies and stunted dendritic trees.
    • These effects were specific to the nucleus basalis, sparing pontomesencephalotegmental neurons.

    Conclusions:

    • Thyroid hormone levels critically regulate the development and morphology of cholinergic neurons in the nucleus basalis.
    • Both excess and deficiency of thyroid hormone during development lead to persistent, detrimental morphological abnormalities in these neurons.
    • These findings highlight the sensitivity of basal forebrain cholinergic systems to thyroid hormone status.