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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Localization of Melanocortin 1 Receptor in the Substantia Nigra.

Ayuka Ehara, Nozomi Ito, Kazuhiko Nakadate, Nobuko Tokuda

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ayuka EharaDepartment of Anatomy, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun 321-0293, Tochigi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8083-7465
Nozomi ItoDepartment of Functional Morphology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose 204-8588, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuhiko NakadateDepartment of Functional Morphology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, 2-522-1 Noshio, Kiyose 204-8588, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6717-7167
Nobuko TokudaDepartment of Anatomy, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, 880 Kita-Kobayashi, Mibu-machi, Shimotsuga-gun 321-0293, Tochigi, Japan.

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22K06814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent findings have revealed that melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) deficiency leads to Parkinson's disease-like dopaminergic neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra (SN). However, its precise distribution and expressing-cell type in the SN remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the localization and characteristics of MC1R in the SN using histological methods, including in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Our findings reveal that MC1R was slightly present in dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tier of SN pars compacta dorsal (vSNCD), a region particularly vulnerable to PD-related neurodegeneration. Notably, we discovered that MC1R is highly present in parvalbumin (PV)-positive neurons, which were also

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Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1Substantia NigraAnimalsCell MembraneDopaminergic NeuronsMaleMiceParkinson DiseaseParvalbuminsParvalbuminsReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 1attractindopaminemelanocortin 1 receptormitochondriaparvalbumin

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PMID39796093
PMCPMC11720287

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