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Yazdanpanah G, Jiang Y, Rabiee B, Omidi M, Rosenblatt MI, Shokuhfar T, Pan Y, Naba A, Djalilian AR. Fabrication, Rheological, and Compositional Characterization of Thermoresponsive Hydrogel from Cornea. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2021; 27:307-321. [PMID: 33813860 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2021.0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Fabricating thermoresponsive hydrogels from decellularized tissues is a trending and promising approach to develop novel biomaterials for tissue engineering and therapeutic purposes. There are differences in the characteristics of the produced hydrogels related to the source tissue as well as the decellularization and solubilization protocols used. Detailed characterization of the hydrogels will support the efforts to optimize their application as biomaterials for tissue engineering and therapeutics. Here, we describe an optimized method for fabricating an in situ thermoresponsive hydrogel from decellularized porcine cornea extracellular matrix (COMatrix), and provide a detailed characterization of its structure, thermoresponsive rheological behavior (heat-induced sol-gel transition), as well as exploring its protein composition using proteomics. COMatrix forms a transparent gel (10-min time to gelation) after in situ curing with heat, characterized by alteration in light absorbance and rheological indexes. The rheological characterization of heat-formed COMatrix gel shows similar behavior to common biomaterials utilized in tissue engineering. The fibrillar structure of COMatrix gel was observed by scanning electron microscopy showing that the density of fibers attenuates in lower concentrations. Mass spectrometry-based proteomic analysis revealed that COMatrix hydrogel is rich in proteins with known regenerative properties such as lumican, keratocan, and laminins in addition to structural collagen proteins (Data is available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD020606). COMatrix hydrogel is a naturally driven biomaterial with favorable biomechanical properties and protein content with potential application as a therapeutic biomaterial in ocular regeneration and tissue engineering. Impact statement Fabrication and application of decellularized porcine corneal extracellular matrix is an emerging approach for corneal tissue engineering and regeneration. There are several protocols for decellularization of porcine cornea with various efficiencies. Here, we are presenting an optimized protocol for decellularization of porcine cornea followed by fabrication of a thermoresponsive hydrogel from the decellularized cornea matrix. Moreover, the fabricated hydrogel was rheologically and compositionally characterized as crucial features to be employed for further application of this hydrogel in corneal tissue engineering and regeneration.
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- Ghasem Yazdanpanah
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- School of Dentistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Dal Pozzo V, Crowell B, Briski N, Crockett DP, D’Arcangelo G. Reduced Reelin Expression in the Hippocampus after Traumatic Brain Injury. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10070975. [PMID: 32610618 PMCID: PMC7407987 DOI: 10.3390/biom10070975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a relatively common occurrence following accidents or violence, and often results in long-term cognitive or motor disability. Despite the high health cost associated with this type of injury, presently there are no effective treatments for many neurological symptoms resulting from TBI. This is due in part to our limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying brain dysfunction after injury. In this study, we used the mouse controlled cortical impact (CCI) model to investigate the effects of TBI, and focused on Reelin, an extracellular protein that critically regulates brain development and modulates synaptic activity in the adult brain. We found that Reelin expression decreases in forebrain regions after TBI, and that the number of Reelin-expressing cells decrease specifically in the hippocampus, an area of the brain that plays an important role in learning and memory. We also conducted in vitro experiments using mouse neuronal cultures and discovered that Reelin protects hippocampal neuronal cells from glutamate-induced neurotoxicity, a well-known secondary effect of TBI. Together our findings suggest that the loss of Reelin expression may contribute to neuronal death in the hippocampus after TBI, and raise the possibility that increasing Reelin levels or signaling activity may promote functional recovery.
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- Valentina Dal Pozzo
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;
- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; (B.C.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; (B.C.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; (B.C.); (N.B.)
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- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA;
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; (B.C.); (N.B.)
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Balzamino BO, Esposito G, Marino R, Keller F, Micera A. Changes in vitreal protein profile and retina mRNAs in Reeler mice: NGF, IL33 and Müller cell activation. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212732. [PMID: 30811468 PMCID: PMC6392297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A possible link between Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and Reelin might take place during impaired retinal development occurring in the Reelin deficient mouse model (Reeler). To better characterize NGF and retina impairments at the Reeler retina, vitreous and retina were investigated by means of protein expression and glial cell activation. Reeler (n = 9; RELN-/-) and WT (n = 9; wild-type RELN+/+, B6C3Fe) mice were analyzed at 14, 21 and 28 postnatal days (p). Retinas and vitreous were subjected to confocal analysis and protein array, followed by conventional analysis. A significant increase of NGF, IL33 and TIMP1, a trend to a decrease of IL12 and IL6, as well as a significant decrease of NT3 were detected in Reeler vitreous, particularly at p28 (p<0.05). MIP3β mRNA was decreased while IL33mRNA was significantly upregulated in Reeler retina. Increased number of GFAP+ and Nestin+ cells as well as upregulation of Glutamine Synthetase and Nestin mRNAs were observed in Reeler retinas (p<0.05). These findings extend our previous studies on Reeler retina showing a selective Müller cell activation. NGF and IL33 release into vitreous would suggest a local activation of Müller cells, in addition to retinal ganglion and accessory cells. Overall, the data from this experimental study would strength the potential neuroprotective role played by activated Muller cells through NGF release.
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- Research Laboratories in Ophthalmology, IRCCS–Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience and Neural Plasticity, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Developmental Neuroscience and Neural Plasticity, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy
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- Research Laboratories in Ophthalmology, IRCCS–Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy
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Zhuang M, Li B, Huang Y, Lei Q, Yan R, Li N, Sidhu K, Cheng X, Yan X, Miao Y, Zhao S, Hua J. Reelin regulates male mouse reproductive capacity via the sertoli cells. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:1174-1184. [PMID: 30335884 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Reelin plays important roles in brain development. Reeler mutant mice that lack the protein reelin (RELN) suffer from cell type- and region-dependent changes in their neocortical layers, and adult reeler mutant mice have dilated seminiferous tubules. Meanwhile, the mechanism by which Reelin regulates the spermatogenic cell development in mice and their reproductive abilities remains unclear. In the present study, we used reeler mutant mice to investigate the effects of Reelin on reproduction in mice. The results indicated variations in sex hormone expression among the reeler mice, indicating that they produce few offspring and their spermatogenic cells are irregularly developed. Moreover, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)/GDNF family receptor alpha 1, Ras/extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF)/chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 4 (CXCR4) serve as potential regulatory pathways that respond to the changes in sertoli cells and the niche of male germ cells. Our findings provided valuable insights into the role of reeler in the reproductive abilities of male mice and development of their spermatogonia stem cells.
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- Mengru Zhuang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW Medicine, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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- College of Life Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Animal Sciences & Technology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Shaanxi Centre of Stem Cells Engineering & Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Nabil Fikri RM, Norlelawati AT, Nour El-Huda AR, Hanisah MN, Kartini A, Norsidah K, Nor Zamzila A. Reelin (RELN) DNA methylation in the peripheral blood of schizophrenia. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 88:28-37. [PMID: 28086126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The epigenetic changes of RELN that are involved in the development of dopaminergic neurons may fit the developmental theory of schizophrenia. However, evidence regarding the association of RELN DNA methylation with schizophrenia is far from sufficient, as studies have only been conducted on a few limited brain samples. As DNA methylation in the peripheral blood may mirror the changes taking place in the brain, the use of peripheral blood for a DNA methylation study in schizophrenia is feasible due to the scarcity of brain samples. Therefore, the aim of our study was to examine the relationship of DNA methylation levels of RELN promoters with schizophrenia using genomic DNA derived from the peripheral blood of patients with the disorder. The case control studies consisted of 110 schizophrenia participants and 122 healthy controls who had been recruited from the same district. After bisufhite conversion, the methylation levels of the DNA samples were calculated based on their differences of the Cq values assayed using the highly sensitive real-time MethyLight TaqMan® procedure. A significantly higher level of methylation of the RELN promoter was found in patients with schizophrenia compared to controls (p = 0.005) and also in males compared with females (p = 0.004). Subsequently, the RELN expression of the methylated group was 25 fold less than that of the non-methylated group. Based upon the assumption of parallel methylation changes in the brain and peripheral blood, we concluded that RELN DNA methylation might contribute to the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. However, the definite effects of methylation on RELN function during development and also in adult life still require further elaboration.
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- Rahim Mohd Nabil Fikri
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia.
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
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Carotti S, Perrone G, Amato M, Vespasiani Gentilucci U, Righi D, Francesconi M, Pellegrini C, Zalfa F, Zingariello M, Picardi A, Onetti Muda A, Morini S. Reelin expression in human liver of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection. Eur J Histochem 2017; 61:2745. [PMID: 28348420 PMCID: PMC5365015 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2017.2745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 01/31/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Reelin is a secreted extracellular glycoprotein that plays a critical role during brain development. Several studies have described Reelin expression in hepatic stellate cells of the human liver. In order to investigate the possible role of Reelin in the process of hepatic fibrogenesis, in this study we investigated Reelin expression in the liver tissue of patients infected with the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). On this basis, Reelin expression was analysed by immunohistochemistry during liver biopsies of 81 patients with HCV-related chronic hepatitis. A Knodell score was used to stage liver fibrosis. Hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblast immunohistochemical markers (CRBP-1, alpha-SMA) were also evaluated. As further confirmed by co-localization experiments (Reelin +CRBP-1), Reelin protein was expressed by hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts, and a significant positive correlation was found between Reelin expression and the stage of liver fibrosis (P=0.002). Moreover, Reelin correlated with CRBP-1 positive cells (P=0.002), but not with alpha-SMA, suggesting that Reelin should not be regarded as a marker of hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts differentiation but rather as a functional protein expressed during some phases of liver fibrosis. Furthermore, Disabled-1 (Dab1), a Reelin adaptor protein, was expressed in cells of ductular reaction suggesting a paracrine role for Reelin with regards these elements. In conclusion, Reelin was expressed by human hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts and the number of these cells increased significantly in the lobule as the liver fibrosis progressed, suggesting a role for Reelin in the activation of hepatic stellate cells/myofibroblasts during liver injury. Reelin may potentially be incorporated into liver injury evaluations in combination with other histological data.
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- Simone Carotti
- Campus Bio-Medico University, Laboratory of Microscopic and Ultrastructural Anatomy.
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Reelin expression is up-regulated in mice colon in response to acute colitis and provides resistance against colitis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1863:462-473. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Balzamino BO, Esposito G, Marino R, Keller F, Micera A. NGF Expression in Reelin-Deprived Retinal Cells: A Potential Neuroprotective Effect. Neuromolecular Med 2015; 17:314-25. [PMID: 26066836 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-015-8360-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We recently reported that increased NGF and p75(NTR) as well as decreased trkA(NGFR) characterized the Reelin-deprived (E-Reeler) retina, prospecting a potential contribution of NGF during E-Reeler retinogenesis. Herein, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), glial cells and rod bipolar cells (RBCs) were isolated from E-Reeler retinas, and NGF, trkA(NGFR)/p75(NTR) expression and apoptosis were investigated. E-Reeler (n = 28) and E-control (n = 34) retinas were digested, and RGCs, glial cells and RBCs were isolated by the magnetic bead separation. Expression of NGF, trkA(NGFR), p75(NTR), Annexin V/PI and Bcl2/Bax was quantified by flow cytometry and validated by real-time PCR or WB. In E-Reeler retinas, NGF was significantly increased in RGCs and glial cells, p75(NTR) was increased in both RBCs and RGCs, and trkA(NGFR) was unchanged. In E-control retinas, NGF and p75(NTR) were expressed mainly in RBCs and RGCs and faintly in glial cells, while trkA(NGFR) was weakly expressed by RBCs and RGCs. In RBCs and RGCs, Annexin V expression was unchanged, while Bcl2 increased and Bax decreased selectively in E-Reeler RGCs. The data indicate that E-Reeler RBCs and RGCs overexpress NGF and p75(NTR) as a protective endogenous response to Reelin deprivation. The observation is strongly supported by the absence of apoptosis in both cell types.
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- Bijorn Omar Balzamino
- Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Ocular Surface Unit, IRCCS-G.B. Bietti Foundation, via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128, Rome, Italy
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Characterization of NGF, trkA (NGFR) , and p75 (NTR) in Retina of Mice Lacking Reelin Glycoprotein. Int J Cell Biol 2014; 2014:725928. [PMID: 24627687 PMCID: PMC3928862 DOI: 10.1155/2014/725928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Both Reelin and Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) exert crucial roles in retinal development. Retinogenesis is severely impaired in E-reeler mice, a model of Reelin deficiency showing specific Green Fluorescent Protein expression in Rod Bipolar Cells (RBCs). Since no data are available on Reelin and NGF cross-talk, NGF and trkANGFR/ p75NTR expression was investigated in retinas from E-reeler versus control mice, by confocal microscopy, Western blotting, and real time PCR analysis. A scattered increase of NGF protein was observed in the Ganglion Cell Layer and more pronounced in the Inner Nuclear Layer (INL). A selective increase of p75NTR was detected in most of RBCs and in other cell subtypes of INL. On the contrary, a slight trend towards a decrease was detected for trkANGFR, albeit not significant. Confocal data were validated by Western blot and real time PCR. Finally, the decreased trkANGFR/ p75NTR ratio, representative of p75NTR increase, significantly correlated with E-reeler versus E-control. These data indicate that NGF-trkANGFR/ p75NTR is affected in E-reeler retina and that p75NTR might represent the main NGF receptor involved in the process. This first NGF-trkANGFR/ p75NTR characterization suggests that E-reeler might be suitable for exploring Reelin-NGF cross-talk, representing an additional information source in those pathologies characterized by retinal degeneration.
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García-Miranda P, Vázquez-Carretero MD, Sesma P, Peral MJ, Ilundain AA. Reelin is involved in the crypt-villus unit homeostasis. Tissue Eng Part A 2012; 19:188-98. [PMID: 22897172 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2012.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Intestinal myofibroblasts secrete substances that control organogenesis and wound repair of the intestine. The myofibroblasts of the rat small intestine express reelin and the present work explores whether reelin regulates crypt-villus unit homeostasis using normal mice and mice with the reelin gene disrupted (reeler). The results reveal that mouse small intestine expresses reelin, its receptors apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2) and very low-density lipoprotein receptor (VldlR) and the reelin effector protein Disabled-1 (Dab1) and that reelin expression is restricted to myofibroblasts. The absence of reelin significantly reduces epithelial cell proliferation, migration, and apoptosis and the number of Paneth cells. These effects are observed during the suckling, weaning, and adult periods. The number of Goblet cells is increased in the 2-month-old reeler mice. The absence of reelin also expands the extracellular space of the adherens junctions and desmosomes without significantly affecting either the tight-junction structure or the epithelial paracellular permeability. In conclusion, this is the first in vivo work showing that the absence of reelin alters intestinal epithelium homeostasis.
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- Pablo García-Miranda
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Ma Y, Wu X, Li X, Fu J, Shen J, Li X, Wang H. Corticosterone regulates the expression of neuropeptide Y and reelin in MLO-Y4 cells. Mol Cells 2012; 33:611-6. [PMID: 22610366 PMCID: PMC3887760 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-012-0053-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Osteocytes that have a dendritic appearance are widely believed to form a complex cellular network system and play crucial roles in mechanotransduction as a principal bone mechanosensor, which is the basis of their neuronallike biology, as previously reported. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and reelin mRNA, which are brain-specific neurogenic markers, have been identified in osteocytes. However, changes in the production of NPY and reelin in response to specific biochemical stimulation are unknown. In this study, we investigated the in vitro effect of corticosterone, one of the endogenous glucocorticoids, on the expression of NPY and reelin in the MLO-Y4 osteocyte cell line. Cells were treated with corticosterone at different concentrations (10(-9) M-10(-5) M) for 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h. As revealed, corticosterone reduced the MLO-Y4 cell viability and proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner based on an MTT assay and a Vi-CELL analyzer. The cells were then incubated with corticosterone (10(-6) μM), and the NPY and reelin expression levels were detected at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h using real-time PCR and Western blot analysis. These results demonstrated that at the gene and the protein levels, corticosterone significantly upregulated the NPY and reelin expression in a time-dependent manner. The application of a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, RU486, reversed the reduced cell viability and the increased expression of NPY and reelin that were caused by corticosterone. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to verify that corticosterone regulates the NPY and reelin expression in osteocytes.
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- Yuanyuan Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
- Department of Prosthodontics, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041,
China
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Lee EJ, Kim KJ, Kim HN, Bok J, Jung SC, Kim EK, Lee JY, Kim HL. Genome-wide scan of granular corneal dystrophy, type II: confirmation of chromosome 5q31 and identification of new co-segregated loci on chromosome 3q26.3. Exp Mol Med 2011; 43:393-400. [PMID: 21628991 DOI: 10.3858/emm.2011.43.7.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Granular corneal dystrophy, type II (CGD2; Avellino corneal dystrophy) is the most common corneal dystrophy among Koreans, but its pathophysiology is still poorly understood. Many reports showed that even though the causative mutation is the same TGFBI R124H mutation, there are severe and mild phenotypes of the corneal dystrophy. We also observed the phenotype differences in our samples. For this reason, we focused our effort on the identification of unknown genetic factor related to phenotype variation. A total 551 individuals from 59 families were genotyped with SNP chip and used in genome-wide linkage analysis. From single-point linkage analyses, we confirmed the known 5q31 region for TGFBI gene, and selected novel nine candidate loci for CGD2. In simulation analysis, the only 3q26.3 region including neuroligin 1 gene (NLGN1) was supported by empirical statistic significance. To investigate the effect of genetic heterogeneity in linkage analysis, we classified CGD2 families into two subgroups. Although we could not find a significant evidence for correlation between the 3q26.3 region and CGD2 phenotypes, this first genome-wide analysis with CGD2 families in Korea has a very important value for offering insights in genetics of CGD2. In addition, the co-segregating loci with CGD2 including 3q26.3 would be a good target for further study to understand the pathophysiology of CGD2.
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- Eun Ju Lee
- Department of Biochemistry School of Medicine Ewha Womans University Seoul, Korea
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Courtès S, Vernerey J, Pujadas L, Magalon K, Cremer H, Soriano E, Durbec P, Cayre M. Reelin controls progenitor cell migration in the healthy and pathological adult mouse brain. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20430. [PMID: 21647369 PMCID: PMC3103550 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 04/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Understanding the signals that control migration of neural progenitor cells in the adult brain may provide new therapeutic opportunities. Reelin is best known for its role in regulating cell migration during brain development, but we now demonstrate a novel function for reelin in the injured adult brain. First, we show that Reelin is upregulated around lesions. Second, experimentally increasing Reelin expression levels in healthy mouse brain leads to a change in the migratory behavior of subventricular zone-derived progenitors, triggering them to leave the rostral migratory stream (RMS) to which they are normally restricted during their migration to the olfactory bulb. Third, we reveal that Reelin increases endogenous progenitor cell dispersal in periventricular structures independently of any chemoattraction but via cell detachment and chemokinetic action, and thereby potentiates spontaneous cell recruitment to demyelination lesions in the corpus callosum. Conversely, animals lacking Reelin signaling exhibit reduced endogenous progenitor recruitment at the lesion site. Altogether, these results demonstrate that beyond its known role during brain development, Reelin is a key player in post-lesional cell migration in the adult brain. Finally our findings provide proof of concept that allowing progenitors to escape from the RMS is a potential therapeutic approach to promote myelin repair.
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- Sandrine Courtès
- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona, Centro de Investigación en Red sobre Endfermedades Neurodegenerativas, and Department of Cell Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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- Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona, Centro de Investigación en Red sobre Endfermedades Neurodegenerativas, and Department of Cell Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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- Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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White RE, McTigue DM, Jakeman LB. Regional heterogeneity in astrocyte responses following contusive spinal cord injury in mice. J Comp Neurol 2010; 518:1370-90. [PMID: 20151365 PMCID: PMC2867111 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Astrocytes and their precursors respond to spinal cord injury (SCI) by proliferating, migrating, and altering phenotype. This contributes to glial scar formation at the lesion border and gliosis in spared gray and white matter. The present study was undertaken to evaluate astrocyte changes over time and determine when and where interventions might be targeted to alter the astrocyte response. Bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) was administered to mice 3 days after SCI, and cells expressing BrdU and the astrocyte marker, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), were counted at 3, 7, and 49 days post-injury (DPI). BrdU-labeled cells accumulated at the lesion border by 7 DPI and approximately half of these expressed GFAP. In spared white matter, the total number of BrdU+ cells decreased, while the percentage of BrdU+ cells expressing GFAP increased at 49 DPI. Phenotypic changes were examined using the progenitor marker nestin, the radial glial marker, brain lipid binding protein (BLBP), and GFAP. Nestin was upregulated by 3 DPI and declined between 7 and 49 DPI in all regions, and GFAP increased and remained above naïve levels at all timepoints. BLBP increased early and remained high along the lesion border and spared white matter, but was expressed transiently by cells lining the central canal and in a unique population of small cells found within the lesion and in gray matter rostral and caudal to the border. The results demonstrate that the astrocyte response to SCI is regionally heterogeneous, and suggests astrocyte populations that could be targeted by interventions.
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- Robin E White
- Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Balthazart J, Voigt C, Boseret G, Ball GF. Expression of reelin, its receptors and its intracellular signaling protein, Disabled1 in the canary brain: relationships with the song control system. Neuroscience 2008; 153:944-62. [PMID: 18448255 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2007] [Revised: 01/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Songbirds produce learned vocalizations that are controlled by a specialized network of neural structures, the song control system. Several nuclei in this song control system demonstrate a marked degree of adult seasonal plasticity. Nucleus volume varies seasonally based on changes in cell size or spacing, and in the case of nucleus HVC and area X on the incorporation of new neurons. Reelin, a large glycoprotein defective in reeler mice, is assumed to determine the final location of migrating neurons in the developing brain. In mammals, reelin is also expressed in the adult brain but its functions are less well characterized. We investigated the relationships between the expression of reelin and/or its receptors and the dramatic seasonal plasticity in the canary (Serinus canaria) brain. We detected a broad distribution of the reelin protein, its mRNA and the mRNAs encoding for the reelin receptors (VLDLR and ApoER2) as well as for its intracellular signaling protein, Disabled1. These different mRNAs and proteins did not display the same neuroanatomical distribution and were not clearly associated, in an exclusive manner, with telencephalic brain areas that incorporate new neurons in adulthood. Song control nuclei were associated with a particular specialized expression of reelin and its mRNA, with the reelin signal being either denser or lighter in the song nucleus than in the surrounding tissue. The density of reelin-immunoreactive structures did not seem to be affected by 4 weeks of treatment with exogenous testosterone. These observations do not provide conclusive evidence that reelin plays a prominent role in the positioning of new neurons in the adult canary brain but call for additional work on this protein analyzing its expression comparatively during development and in adulthood with a better temporal resolution at critical points in the reproductive cycle when brain plasticity is known to occur.
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- J Balthazart
- Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Research Group, University of Liège, Avenue de l'Hopital 1 (B36), Liège (Sart-Tilman), Belgium.
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Reelin is overexpressed in the liver and plasma of bile duct ligated rats and its levels and glycosylation are altered in plasma of humans with cirrhosis. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:766-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Lorenzetto E, Panteri R, Marino R, Keller F, Buffelli M. Impaired nerve regeneration in reeler mice after peripheral nerve injury. Eur J Neurosci 2007; 27:12-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05978.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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