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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 200, Issue 23 3067-3077, Copyright © 1997 by Company of Biologists
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L RodrIGuez-Sosa, A Picones, G Rosete and S ArEChigaY
The content and regional distribution of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) in the crayfish eyestalk was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. Levels of the 5-HT precursors l-tryptophan (L-TRP) and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-OH-TRP), and of three metabolites, 5-hydroxytryptophol (5-HTPH), N-acetylserotonin (NA-5-HT) and 5-hydroxy-indole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA), were also determined. The total content of 5-HT in the eyestalk was 95.4+/-49.3 pg mg-1 wet mass (mean +/- s.d., N=55) while the specific content was 9.6+/-4.9 fmol microg-1 protein (mean +/- s.d. N=5). 5-HT was present in all four ganglia of the eyestalk. The highest proportion was found in the medulla terminalis (40.2 %) and the lowest in the retina lamina ganglionaris (9.9 %), which also had the lowest specific content. Conversely, the highest specific content of L-TRP was in the retina lamina ganglionaris. 5-HT biosynthesis and metabolism were explored in isolated eyestalks. The monoamine oxidase blocker pargyline, at concentrations between 0.8 and 10 mmol l-1, elicited a dose-dependent increase in 5-HT content. The biosynthesis of 5-HT in the crayfish eyestalk is suggested by the presence of its immediate precursor (5-OH-TRP) and by the suppression of 5-HT synthesis induced by m-hydroxybenzyl-hydrazine (m-HBH), a blocker of 5-OH-TRP decarboxylase. The presence of immunopositive cell bodies and axons was demonstrated using an anti-5-HT antiserum. 5-HT-like immunopositivity was detected in various regions of the eyestalk. Efferent immunopositive axons were also identified in the optic nerve, and these may have originated in the protocerebral lobe of the supraoesophageal ganglion. The branchings of these axons were profusely distributed in the neuropile of the medulla terminalis. A basal level release of 5-HT was detected in isolated eyestalks. The amount recovered was increased two-to threefold after blocking 5-HT uptake with fluoxetine (1 micromol l-1). Incubation of eyestalks in solutions containing a high K+ concentration (80 mmol l-1) released 5-HT. Electrical stimulation of the optic nerve released 5-HT as a function of the intensity of stimulation. Both the basal and evoked release were suppressed by lowering the Ca2+ concentration in the medium. These observations support a role for 5-HT as a neurotransmitter or neuromodulator in the crayfish eyestalk.
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