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Gaceta médica de México
On-line version ISSN 2696-1288Print version ISSN 0016-3813
Abstract
BOYZO-MONTES DE OCA, Alfonso; MANJARREZ-GUTIERREZ, Gabriel and HERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Jorge. Confirmation of the presence of serotonergic cells in the fetal cerebral cortex in cultures and in situ. Gac. Méd. Méx [online]. 2023, vol.159, n.5, pp.390-397. Epub Feb 20, 2024. ISSN 2696-1288. https://doi.org/10.24875/gmm.23000143.
Background:
Early appearance of serotonin in the fetal brain and its effects on brain morphogenesis support its neurotrophic role.
Objective:
To determine the presence of serotonergic cells and the expression of tryptophan-5-hydroxylase (TPH), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), serotonin transporter (SERT), 5-HT1A receptor and Pet-1 during the development of the cerebral cortex, both in situ and in tissue cultures.
Material and methods:
A descriptive, observational study was carried out in pregnant Wistar rats. The presence of the plug was regarded as the beginning of gestation. On days 13, 16 and 17, cesarean sections were performed to obtain the fetuses, and the brains were then immediately dissected to identify the presence of serotonergic cells, TPH, 5-HT, SERT, 5-HT1A and Pet-1 in tissue cultures and in situ by immunostaining detected on a confocal microscope.
Results:
Serotonergic cells and terminals were observed in the midbrain on day 17 of gestation, and in neopallium cocultures on days 13 and 16. TPH, 5-HT, SERT and Pet-1 immunopositive cells were also observed in the neopallium on day 12 of culture.
Conclusions:
The presence of serotonergic cells and other elements of the serotonergic system in the early cerebral cortex was confirmed, which may be transient and participate in cortical maturation processes during brain development.
Keywords : Cerebral cortex; Serotonergic neurons; Serotonin; Tryptophan-5-hydroxylases.