Similarity between cytoplasmic inclusions in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus neurons of the turtle Mauremys caspica and the cytoplasmic structures as reaction to viral infections (hepatitis) and SIDA ultrastructural tracers

J Hirnforsch. 1985;26(5):521-4.

Abstract

Two types of "inclusions" observed in the neurons of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the turtle Mauremys caspica, "tubular systems" and "fingerprint-like" structures, may be added to the inventory of those described in apparently normal neurons. Despite their enigmatic significance, we are inclined to think that they could be a morphological expression of viral diseases in the neuron cytoplasm. These structures have a striking similarity with those observed on pathological cells (hepatitis and SIDA).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum / ultrastructure
  • Hepatitis Viruses / ultrastructure*
  • Inclusion Bodies / ultrastructure*
  • Inclusion Bodies, Viral / ultrastructure*
  • Microtubules / ultrastructure
  • Neurons / ultrastructure
  • Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / anatomy & histology*
  • Turtles