Comparative features of calretinin, calbindin, and parvalbumin expressing interneurons in mouse and monkey primary visual and frontal cortices

2023/06/26 by Maria Medalla, Bingxin Mo, Rakin Tammam Nasar +5 · 21 citations
Neuroscience · #Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Neural dynamics and brain function

paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/cne.25514

Abstract

Fundamental differences in excitatory pyramidal cells across cortical areas and species highlight the implausibility of extrapolation from mouse to primate neurons and cortical networks. Far less is known about comparative regional and species-specific features of neurochemically distinct cortical inhibitory interneurons. Here, we quantified the density, laminar distribution, and somatodendritic morphology of inhibitory interneurons expressing one or more of the calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) (calretinin [CR], calbindin [CB], and/or parvalbumin [PV]) in mouse (Mus musculus) versus rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) in two functionally and cytoarchitectonically distinct regions-the primary visual and frontal cortical areas-using immunofluorescent multilabeling, stereological counting, and 3D reconstructions. There were significantly higher densities of CB+ and PV+ neurons in visual compared to frontal areas in both species. The main species difference was the significantly greater density and proportion of CR+ interneurons and lower extent of CaBP coexpression in monkey compared to mouse cortices. Cluster analyses revealed that the somatodendritic morphology of layer 2-3 inhibitory interneurons is more dependent on CaBP expression than on species and area. Only modest effects of species were observed for CB+ and PV+ interneuron morphologies, while CR+ neurons showed no difference. By contrast to pyramidal cells that show highly distinctive area- and species-specific features, here we found more subtle differences in the distribution and features of interneurons across areas and species. These data yield insight into how nuanced differences in the population organization and properties of neurons may underlie specializations in cortical regions to confer species- and area-specific functional capacities.

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