Visualization of the Existence of Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor in the Rat Nucleus Accumbens

Overview

Journal Mol Brain

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialties Molecular Biology
Neurology

Date 2024 Jun 13

PMID 38872222

Authors

Seohyeon Lee

Wen Ting Cai

Hyung Shin Yoon

Jeong-Hoon Kim

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Abstract

The potential role of the ghrelin receptor, also known as the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR), within the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) in regulating drug addiction and feeding has been documented; however, the pattern of its expression in this site remains elusive. In this study, we characterized the expression patterns of GHSR1a and 1b, two subtypes of GHSRs, within the NAcc of the rat brain by immunohistochemistry. We visually detected GHSR signals, for the first time, at the protein level in the NAcc in which they were mostly expressed in neurons including both medium spiny neurons (MSNs) and non-MSNs. Furthermore, GHSR1a was found expressed as localized near the cellular membrane or some in the cytoplasm, whereas GHSR1b expressed solely throughout the large cytoplasmic area. The existence and subcellular expression pattern of GHSRs in the NAcc identified in this study will contribute to improving our understanding about the role of GHSR-mediated neurosignaling in feeding and drug addiction.

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