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The uptake of hydroxystilbamidine (OHSt, FluoroGold equivalent) and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), into the hypothalamus, two hours after injections into either the circulation or the cerebrospinal fluid, were compared in adult rats. Following intravenous injection, OHSt was found in astrocytes of the median eminence and medial part of the arcuate nucleus whereas WGA intensely labelled the blood vessels and ependymal cells throughout the hypothalamus. In complete contrast, intracerebroventricular (icv) injection into the lateral ventricle resulted in OHSt uptake by ependymocytes and astrocytes in the area adjacent to the third ventricle, with virtually no uptake in regions taking up this dye following systematic injections, i.e., the median eminence and medial arcuate. Following icv injection WGA labelling was intense in all parts of the ependymal layer of the third ventricle, including the α- and β-tanycytes. Injections into the cisterna magna gave a different pattern of uptake with OHSt being found only in astrocytes in the ventral part of the hypothalamus lateral to the arcuate nucleus whilst WGA uptake was virtually absent. This highlights the regional and cellular specialisation for uptake of molecules from the circulation and CSF. The median eminence and medial arcuate take up molecules from the circulation, with different cell types taking up different molecules. As the CSF flows through the ventricular system, different cells lining the ventricular and subarachnoid spaces take up molecules differentially. Molecules in the CSF appear to be excluded from the median eminence and medial arcuate region.
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This work was supported by the EU Grant QLRT-2001-00826.
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Cheunsuang, O., Stewart, A.L. & Morris, R. Differential uptake of molecules from the circulation and CSF reveals regional and cellular specialisation in CNS detection of homeostatic signals. Cell Tissue Res 325, 397–402 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-006-0162-z
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