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Chem. Senses 26: 971-981, 2001
© Oxford University Press 2001

Volumetric and Horseradish Peroxidase Tracing Analysis of Rat Olfactory Bulb Following Reversible Olfactory Nerve Lesions

Robert G. Struble, Shari L. Beckman, Elizabeth Fesser and Britto P. Nathan1

Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, PO Box 19682, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794, USA 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL 61920, USA

Correspondence to be sent to: Robert G. Struble, Center for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders. PO Box 19628, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794-9628, USA. e-mail: rstruble{at}siumed.edu

Olfactory receptor neurons can regenerate from basal stem cells. Receptor neuron lesion causes degenerative changes in the olfactory bulb followed by regeneration as new olfactory receptor axons innervate the olfactory bulb. To our knowledge, parametric analyses of morphometric changes in the olfactory bulb during degeneration and regeneration do not exist except in abstract form. To better characterize olfactory bulb response, we performed morphometric analysis in rats following reversible olfactory nerve lesion with diethyldithiocarbamate. We also performed anterograde tracing of the olfactory nerve with wheatgerm agglutinin linked to horseradish peroxidase. Results of morphometry and tracing were complementary. The glomerular layer and external plexiform layer showed shrinkage of 45 and 26%, respectively, at 9 days. No significant shrinkage occurred in any other layer. Individual glomeruli shrank by 40-50% at 3 and 9 days following lesion. These data show that degenerative changes occur both in the glomeruli and transneuronally in the external plexiform layer. Olfactory nerve regeneration (identified by WGA-HRP transport) paralleled volumetric recovery. Recovery occurred first in ventral and lateral glomeruli between 9 and 16 days followed by recovery in medial and dorsal glomeruli. These data indicate substantial transynaptic degeneration in the olfactory bulb and a heretofore unrecognized gradient in olfactory nerve regeneration that can be used to systematically study recovery of a cortical structure.


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