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Goto T, Tsurugizawa T, Komaki Y, Takashima I, Iwaki S, Kunori N. Clemastine enhances exercise-induced motor improvement in hypoxic ischemic rats. Brain Res 2024; 1846:149257. [PMID: 39362477 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 09/07/2024] [Accepted: 09/30/2024] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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Neonatal hypoxic ischemia (HI) occurs owing to reduced cerebral oxygen levels and perfusion during the perinatal period. Brain injury after HI triggers neurological manifestations such as motor impairment, and the improvement of impaired brain function remains challenging. Recent studies suggest that cortical myelination plays a role in motor learning, but its involvement in motor improvement after HI injury is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the impact of myelination on motor improvement following neonatal HI injury. We employed a modified Rice-Vannucci model; the right common carotid artery of postnatal day 7 (P7) Wistar rats was isolated and divided, and the rats were then exposed to hypoxic condition (90 min, 8 % O2). A total of 101 rats (66 males) were divided into four groups: trained-HI (n = 38), trained-Sham (n = 16), untrained-HI (n = 31), and untrained-Sham (n = 16). The trained groups underwent rotarod-based exercise training from P22 to P41 (3 days per week). Structural analysis using magnetic resonance imaging and immunohistochemistry (n = 6 per group) revealed increased fractional anisotropy and myelin density in the primary somatosensory cortex of the trained-HI group. We further evaluated the effect of myelination promotion on rotarod performance by administering clemastine, a myelination-promoting drug, via daily intraperitoneal injections. Clemastine did not enhance motor improvement in untrained-HI rats. However, clemastine-administered trained-HI rats (n = 7) exhibited significantly improved motor performance compared to both saline-administered trained-HI rats (n = 11) and clemastine-administered untrained-HI rats (n = 7). These findings suggest that myelination may be a key mechanism in motor improvement after HI injury and that combining exercise training with clemastine administration could be an effective therapeutic strategy for motor improvement following HI injury.
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- Taichi Goto
- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan; Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC2), 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0083, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Central Institute for Experimental Medicine and Life Science, 3-25-12 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; Department of Information, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Daiichi Institute of Technology, 7-7-4 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan; Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Human Informatics and Interaction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568, Japan.
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang S, Kim B, Hull VL, Xu J, Prabhu P, Gregory M, Martinez-Cerdeno V, Zhan X, Deng W, Guo F. PARP1-mediated PARylation activity is essential for oligodendroglial differentiation and CNS myelination. Cell Rep 2021; 37:109695. [PMID: 34610310 PMCID: PMC9586836 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The function of poly(ADP-ribosyl) polymerase 1 (PARP1) in myelination and remyelination of the central nervous system (CNS) remains enigmatic. Here, we report that PARP1 is an intrinsic driver for oligodendroglial development and myelination. Genetic PARP1 depletion impairs the differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) into oligodendrocytes and impedes CNS myelination. Mechanistically, PARP1-mediated PARylation activity is not only necessary but also sufficient for OPC differentiation. At the molecular level, we identify the RNA-binding protein Myef2 as a PARylated target, which controls OPC differentiation through the PARylation-modulated derepression of myelin protein expression. Furthermore, PARP1’s enzymatic activity is necessary for oligodendrocyte and myelin regeneration after demyelination. Together, our findings suggest that PARP1-mediated PARylation activity may be a potential therapeutic target for promoting OPC differentiation and remyelination in neurological disorders characterized by arrested OPC differentiation and remyelination failure such as multiple sclerosis. Wang et al. show that PARP1-mediated PARylation promotes oligodendroglial differentiation and regeneration. They demonstrate that PARP1 PARylates proteins relating to RNA metabolism under physiological conditions and that Myef2 is identified as one of the potential targets that mediates PARP1-regulated myelin gene expression at the posttranscriptional level during oligodendroglial development.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95817, USA; Institute for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine (IPRM), Shriners Hospitals for Children, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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Fewou SN, Röckle I, Hildebrandt H, Eckhardt M. Transgenic overexpression of polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIV under the control of a neuron-specific promoter does not affect brain development but impairs exploratory behavior. Glycobiology 2019; 29:657-668. [PMID: 31147692 PMCID: PMC6704368 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwz040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A large body of the literature has demonstrated that the polysialic acid (polySia) modification of the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is a key regulator of cellular interactions during brain development, maintenance and plasticity. To properly fulfill these functions, polySia concentration has to be carefully controlled. This is done by the regulation of the expression of the two polySia-synthesizing enzymes ST8SiaII and ST8SiaIV. From this point of view we and others have demonstrated that downregulation of ST8SiaIV during oligodendrocyte differentiation is a prerequisite for efficient myelin formation and maintenance. Here, we addressed the question whether the prevention of polySia downregulation in neurons affects brain and particularly myelin development and functioning. For this purpose, we developed transgenic (tg) mouse lines overexpressing the polysialyltransferase ST8SiaIV in neurons. tg expression of ST8SiaIV prevented the postnatal downregulation of polySia, and most of the polySias in the forebrain and brain stem of adult tg mice were associated with NCAM-140 and NCAM-180 isoforms. Structural examination of the brain revealed no overt abnormalities of axons and myelin. In addition, ultrastructural and western blot analyses indicated normal myelin development. However, behavioral studies revealed reduced rearing activity, a measure for exploratory behavior, while parameters of motor activity were not affected in tg mice. Taken together, these results suggest that a persisting presence of polySia in neurons has no major effect on brain structure, myelination and myelin maintenance, but causes mild behavioral changes.
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- Simon Ngamli Fewou
- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Institut für Klinische Biochemie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany.,Faculty of Health Sciences, Université des Montagnes, Bangangte, Cameroon
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- Institut für Klinische Biochemie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Klinische Biochemie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Cantacorps L, Alfonso-Loeches S, Moscoso-Castro M, Cuitavi J, Gracia-Rubio I, López-Arnau R, Escubedo E, Guerri C, Valverde O. Maternal alcohol binge drinking induces persistent neuroinflammation associated with myelin damage and behavioural dysfunctions in offspring mice. Neuropharmacology 2017; 123:368-384. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Roberts SL, Dun XP, Doddrell RDS, Mindos T, Drake LK, Onaitis MW, Florio F, Quattrini A, Lloyd AC, D'Antonio M, Parkinson DB. Sox2 expression in Schwann cells inhibits myelination in vivo and induces influx of macrophages to the nerve. Development 2017; 144:3114-3125. [PMID: 28743796 PMCID: PMC5611958 DOI: 10.1242/dev.150656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Correct myelination is crucial for the function of the peripheral nervous system. Both positive and negative regulators within the axon and Schwann cell function to ensure the correct onset and progression of myelination during both development and following peripheral nerve injury and repair. The Sox2 transcription factor is well known for its roles in the development and maintenance of progenitor and stem cell populations, but has also been proposed in vitro as a negative regulator of myelination in Schwann cells. We wished to test fully whether Sox2 regulates myelination in vivo and show here that, in mice, sustained Sox2 expression in vivo blocks myelination in the peripheral nerves and maintains Schwann cells in a proliferative non-differentiated state, which is also associated with increased inflammation within the nerve. The plasticity of Schwann cells allows them to re-myelinate regenerated axons following injury and we show that re-myelination is also blocked by Sox2 expression in Schwann cells. These findings identify Sox2 as a physiological regulator of Schwann cell myelination in vivo and its potential to play a role in disorders of myelination in the peripheral nervous system.
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- Sheridan L Roberts
- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, John Bull Building, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth PL6 8BU, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, John Bull Building, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth PL6 8BU, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, John Bull Building, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth PL6 8BU, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, John Bull Building, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth PL6 8BU, UK
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
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- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, DIBIT, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, John Bull Building, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth PL6 8BU, UK
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Mindos T, Dun XP, North K, Doddrell RDS, Schulz A, Edwards P, Russell J, Gray B, Roberts SL, Shivane A, Mortimer G, Pirie M, Zhang N, Pan D, Morrison H, Parkinson DB. Merlin controls the repair capacity of Schwann cells after injury by regulating Hippo/YAP activity. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:495-510. [PMID: 28137778 PMCID: PMC5294779 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201606052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Loss of the Merlin tumor suppressor and activation of the Hippo signaling pathway play major roles in the control of cell proliferation and tumorigenesis. We have identified completely novel roles for Merlin and the Hippo pathway effector Yes-associated protein (YAP) in the control of Schwann cell (SC) plasticity and peripheral nerve repair after injury. Injury to the peripheral nervous system (PNS) causes a dramatic shift in SC molecular phenotype and the generation of repair-competent SCs, which direct functional repair. We find that loss of Merlin in these cells causes a catastrophic failure of axonal regeneration and remyelination in the PNS. This effect is mediated by activation of YAP expression in Merlin-null SCs, and loss of YAP restores axonal regrowth and functional repair. This work identifies new mechanisms that control the regenerative potential of SCs and gives new insight into understanding the correct control of functional nerve repair in the PNS.
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- Thomas Mindos
- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
- University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute Jena, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Anatomical Pathology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
- University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Department of Cellular and Anatomical Pathology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth PL6 8DH, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research - Fritz Lipmann Institute Jena, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Plymouth PL6 8BU, England, UK
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Francis JS, Wojtas I, Markov V, Gray SJ, McCown TJ, Samulski RJ, Bilaniuk LT, Wang DJ, De Vivo DC, Janson CG, Leone P. N-acetylaspartate supports the energetic demands of developmental myelination via oligodendroglial aspartoacylase. Neurobiol Dis 2016; 96:323-334. [PMID: 27717881 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Breakdown of neuro-glial N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA) metabolism results in the failure of developmental myelination, manifest in the congenital pediatric leukodystrophy Canavan disease caused by mutations to the sole NAA catabolizing enzyme aspartoacylase. Canavan disease is a major point of focus for efforts to define NAA function, with available evidence suggesting NAA serves as an acetyl donor for fatty acid synthesis during myelination. Elevated NAA is a diagnostic hallmark of Canavan disease, which contrasts with a broad spectrum of alternative neurodegenerative contexts in which levels of NAA are inversely proportional to pathological progression. Recently generated data in the nur7 mouse model of Canavan disease suggests loss of aspartoacylase function results in compromised energetic integrity prior to oligodendrocyte death, abnormalities in myelin content, spongiform degeneration, and motor deficit. The present study utilized a next-generation "oligotropic" adeno-associated virus vector (AAV-Olig001) to quantitatively assess the impact of aspartoacylase reconstitution on developmental myelination. AAV-Olig001-aspartoacylase promoted normalization of NAA, increased bioavailable acetyl-CoA, and restored energetic balance within a window of postnatal development preceding gross histopathology and deteriorating motor function. Long-term effects included increased oligodendrocyte numbers, a global increase in myelination, reversal of vacuolation, and rescue of motor function. Effects on brain energy observed following AAV-Olig001-aspartoacylase gene therapy are shown to be consistent with a metabolic profile observed in mild cases of Canavan disease, implicating NAA in the maintenance of energetic integrity during myelination via oligodendroglial aspartoacylase.
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- Jeremy S Francis
- Department of Cell Biology, Cell & Gene Therapy Center, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Cell & Gene Therapy Center, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Cell & Gene Therapy Center, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Gene Therapy Center, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Cell & Gene Therapy Center, Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford, NJ, USA.
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Lee KI, Lin HC, Lee HT, Tsai FC, Lee TS. Loss of Transient Receptor Potential Ankyrin 1 Channel Deregulates Emotion, Learning and Memory, Cognition, and Social Behavior in Mice. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:3606-3617. [PMID: 27194300 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-9908-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel is a non-selective cation channel that helps regulate inflammatory pain sensation and nociception and the development of inflammatory diseases. However, the potential role of the TRPA1 channel and the underlying mechanism in brain functions are not fully resolved. In this study, we demonstrated that genetic deletion of the TRPA1 channel in mice or pharmacological inhibition of its activity increased neurite outgrowth. In vivo study in mice provided evidence of the TRPA1 channel as a negative regulator in hippocampal functions; functional ablation of the TRPA1 channel in mice enhanced hippocampal functions, as evidenced by less anxiety-like behavior, and enhanced fear-related or spatial learning and memory, and novel location recognition as well as social interactions. However, the TRPA1 channel appears to be a prerequisite for motor function; functional loss of the TRPA1 channel in mice led to axonal bundle fragmentation, downregulation of myelin basic protein, and decreased mature oligodendrocyte population in the brain, for impaired motor function. The TRPA1 channel may play a crucial role in neuronal development and oligodendrocyte maturation and be a potential regulator in emotion, cognition, learning and memory, and social behavior.
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- Kuan-I Lee
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 11211, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 11211, Taiwan
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, 11211, Taiwan. .,Genome Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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The scales and tales of myelination: using zebrafish and mouse to study myelinating glia. Brain Res 2015; 1641:79-91. [PMID: 26498880 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Myelin, the lipid-rich sheath that insulates axons to facilitate rapid conduction of action potentials, is an evolutionary innovation of the jawed-vertebrate lineage. Research efforts aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms governing myelination have primarily focused on rodent models; however, with the advent of the zebrafish model system in the late twentieth century, the use of this genetically tractable, yet simpler vertebrate for studying myelination has steadily increased. In this review, we compare myelinating glial cell biology during development and regeneration in zebrafish and mouse and enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of using each model to study myelination. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled SI: Myelin Evolution.
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Guarino AT, McKinnon RD. Reprogramming cells for brain repair. Brain Sci 2013; 3:1215-28. [PMID: 24961526 PMCID: PMC4061879 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci3031215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Revised: 07/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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At present there are no clinical therapies that can repair traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury or degenerative brain disease. While redundancy and rewiring of surviving circuits can recover some lost function, the brain and spinal column lack sufficient endogenous stem cells to replace lost neurons or their supporting glia. In contrast, pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that exogenous transplants can have remarkable efficacy for brain repair in animal models. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can provide paracrine factors that repair damage caused by ischemic injury, and oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) grafts give dramatic functional recovery from spinal cord injury. These studies have progressed to clinical trials, including human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived OPCs for spinal cord repair. However, ESC-derived allografts are less than optimal, and we need to identify a more appropriate donor graft population. The cell reprogramming field has developed the ability to trans-differentiate somatic cells into distinct cell types, a technology that has the potential to generate autologous neurons and glia which address the histocompatibility concerns of allografts and the tumorigenicity concerns of ESC-derived grafts. Further clarifying how cell reprogramming works may lead to more efficient direct reprogram approaches, and possibly in vivo reprogramming, in order to promote brain and spinal cord repair.
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- Alyx T Guarino
- Neurosurgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Patterson St. CAB 7084, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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- Neurosurgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Patterson St. CAB 7084, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
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Chiu CS, Weber H, Adamski S, Rauch A, Gentile MA, Alves SE, Kath G, Flores O, Wilkinson HA. Non-invasive muscle contraction assay to study rodent models of sarcopenia. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011; 12:246. [PMID: 22035016 PMCID: PMC3213194 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Age-related sarcopenia is a disease state of loss of muscle mass and strength that affects physical function and mobility leading to falls, fractures, and disability. The need for therapies to treat age-related sarcopenia has attracted intensive preclinical research. To facilitate the discovery of these therapies, we have developed a non-invasive rat muscle functional assay system to efficiently measure muscle force and evaluate the efficacy of drug candidates. Methods The lower leg muscles of anesthetized rats are artificially stimulated with surface electrodes on the knee holders and the heel support, causing the lower leg muscles to push isometric pedals that are attached to force transducers. We developed a stimulation protocol to perform a fatigability test that reveals functional muscle parameters like maximal force, the rate of fatigue, fatigue-resistant force, as well as a fatigable muscle force index. The system is evaluated in a rat aging model and a rat glucocorticoid-induced muscle loss model Results The aged rats were generally weaker than adult rats and showed a greater reduction in their fatigable force when compared to their fatigue-resistant force. Glucocorticoid treated rats mostly lost fatigable force and fatigued at a higher rate, indicating reduced force from glycolytic fibers with reduced energy reserves. Conclusions The involuntary contraction assay is a reliable system to assess muscle function in rodents and can be applied in preclinical research, including age-related sarcopenia and other myopathy.
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- Chi-Sung Chiu
- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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Nestin is not essential for development of the CNS but required for dispersion of acetylcholine receptor clusters at the area of neuromuscular junctions. J Neurosci 2011; 31:11547-52. [PMID: 21832185 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4396-10.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Nestin is expressed in many different progenitors during development including those of the CNS, heart, skeletal muscle, and kidney. The adult expression is mainly restricted to the subependymal zone and dentate gyrus of the brain, the neuromuscular junction, and renal podocytes. In addition, this intermediate filament protein has served as a marker of neural stem/progenitor cells for close to 20 years. Therefore it is surprising that its function in development and adult physiology is still poorly understood. Here we report that nestin deficiency is compatible with normal development of the CNS. The mutant mice, however, show impaired motor coordination. Furthermore, we found that the number of acetylcholine receptor clusters, the nerve length, and the endplate bandwidth are significantly increased in neuromuscular junction area of nestin-deficient mice. This is similar to the phenotype described for deficiency of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), a candidate downstream affecter of nestin. Moreover, we demonstrate that nestin deficiency can rescue maintenance of acetylcholine receptor clusters in the absence of agrin, similar to Cdk5/agrin double knock-outs, suggesting that the observed nestin deficiency phenotype is the consequence of aberrant Cdk5 activity.
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Choi JH, Yoo KY, Lee CH, Park OK, Yan BC, Li H, Moon YS, Hwang IK, Lee YL, Shin HC, Won MH. Transient cerebral ischemia induces active astrocytosis without distinct neuronal death in the gerbil main olfactory bulb: a long-term analysis. Neurochem Res 2010; 35:1588-98. [PMID: 20593235 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0219-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In the present study, we examined ischemia-induced neuronal and glial changes in the gerbil MOB at various time points during 60 days after 5 min of transient cerebral ischemia. The number of neuronal neuclei-immunoreactive neurons was not changed after ischemia/reperfusion (I/R). Myelin basic protein immunoreaction was well preserved after I/R. Five days after I/R, reactive form of GFAP-immunoreactive astrocytes began to increase in the external plexiform layer and granule cell layer: These reactive astrocytes peaked 10 days after I/R, thereafter, they decreased with time after I/R. Iba-1-immunoreactive microglia were ubiquitously distributed in all layers of the MOB. After I/R, significant changes in their morphology and immunoreactivity were not detected. The results of western blot analyses for GFAP, Iba-1 and MBP were similar to the immunohistochemical data. In addition, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (a marker for DNA damage) immunoreactivity and SOD1, an antioxidant, protein levels were not changed in the ischemic MOB. These results indicate that neurons in the MOB are resistant to ischemic insult, showing that astrocytes are activated late in the ischemic MOB.
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- Jung Hoon Choi
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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Pitt D, Gonzales E, Cross AH, Goldberg MP. Dysmyelinated axons in shiverer mice are highly vulnerable to alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA) receptor-mediated toxicity. Brain Res 2009; 1309:146-54. [PMID: 19896473 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.10.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2009] [Revised: 10/25/2009] [Accepted: 10/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Glutamate excitotoxicity plays a role in white matter injury in many neurological diseases. Oligodendrocytes in particular are highly vulnerable to excitotoxicity, mediated through activation of AMPA/kainate receptors. Myelin may also be injured independently via NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartic acid) receptors located on peripheral oligodendroglial processes. Central axons are susceptible to glutamate receptor activation in vivo, but it is unclear whether this is mediated directly by activation of receptors expressed on axons, or indirectly through glutamate toxicity of myelin or neighboring glial cells. We examined axonal vulnerability in mice deficient in myelin basic protein (shiverer), also expressing yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) in a subset of axons. YFP fluorescence, EM, and mouse behavior were assessed 24 h after microstereotactical injections of S-AMPA or NMDA into lumbar dorsal columns. S-AMPA injection led to impaired rotarod performance and widespread axonal degeneration and was more pronounced in shiverer mice than controls. In contrast, NMDA injection did not cause axonal injury or behavioral changes in either group. These results indicate that spinal cord axons in vivo are vulnerable to toxicity mediated by AMPA but not NMDA receptors. The presence of compact myelin is not required for excitotoxic axon damage, and its absence may increase vulnerability. Further understanding of AMPA receptor-mediated axonal toxicity may provide new targets for neuroprotective therapy in WM diseases.
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- David Pitt
- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroimmunology, The Ohio State University, 460 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Deletion of astrocyte connexins 43 and 30 leads to a dysmyelinating phenotype and hippocampal CA1 vacuolation. J Neurosci 2009; 29:7743-52. [PMID: 19535586 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0341-09.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Astrocytes are coupled via gap junctions (GJs) comprising connexin 43 (Cx43) (Gja1) and Cx30 (Gjb6), which facilitate intercellular exchange of ions. Astrocyte connexins also form heterotypic GJs with oligodendrocytic somata and lamellae. Loss of oligodendrocyte gap junctions results in oligodendrocyte and myelin pathology. However, whether loss of astrocyte GJs affects oligodendrocytes and myelin is not known. To address this question, mice with astrocyte-targeted deletion of Cx43 and global loss of Cx30 [double knock-out (dKO)] were studied using Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and functional assays. Commencing around postnatal day 23 and persisting into old age, we found widespread pathology of white matter tracts comprising vacuolated oligodendrocytes and intramyelinic edema. In contrast, gray matter pathology was restricted to the CA1 region of the hippocampus, and consisted of edematous astrocytes. No differences were observed in synaptic density or total NeuN(+) cells in the hippocampus, or olig2(+) cells in the corpus callosum. However, in dKO mice, fewer CC1-positive mature oligodendrocytes were detected, and Western blotting indicated reduced myelin basic protein. Pathology was not noted in mice expressing a single allele of either Cx43 or Cx30. When compared with single connexin knock-outs, dKO mice were impaired in sensorimotor (rotarod, balance beam assays) and spatial memory tasks (object recognition assays). We conclude that loss of astrocytic GJs can result in white matter pathology that has functional consequences.
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Low HP, Gréco B, Tanahashi Y, Gallant J, Jones SN, Billings-Gagliardi S, Recht LD, Schwartz WJ. Embryonic stem cell rescue of tremor and ataxia in myelin-deficient shiverer mice. J Neurol Sci 2008; 276:133-7. [PMID: 18996543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2008.09.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2008] [Revised: 09/02/2008] [Accepted: 09/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Transplantation of neural precursor cells has been proposed as a possible approach for replacing missing or damaged central nervous system myelin. Neonatal and adult myelin-deficient shiverer (shi) mice, bearing a mutation of the myelin basic protein (MBP) gene, have been used extensively as hosts for testing cell engraftment, migration, and myelination, but relatively little progress has been made in reversing shi motor deficits. Here we describe a prenatal cell replacement strategy, showing that embryonic stem cells injected into shi blastocyst embryos can generate chimeric mice with strong and widespread immunoreactive MBP expression throughout the brain and a behavioral (motor) phenotype that appears essentially rescued.
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- Hoi Pang Low
- Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
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Kiel ME, Chen CP, Sadowski D, McKinnon RD. Stem cell-derived therapeutic myelin repair requires 7% cell replacement. Stem Cells 2008; 26:2229-36. [PMID: 18635868 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) hold great potential for therapeutic regeneration and repair in many diseases. However, many challenges remain before this can be translated into effective therapy. A principal and significant limit for outcome evaluations of clinical trials is to define the minimal graft population necessary for functional repair. Here we used a preclinical model for quantitative analysis of stem cell grafts, with wild-type ESC grafted into myelin mutant shiverer hosts, to determine minimum graft levels for therapeutic benefit. Using a timed motor function test we identified three groups, including recipients indistinguishable from nongrafted shiverer controls (time [t] = 20.1 +/- 1.1 seconds), mice with marginal improvement (t = 15.7 +/- 1 seconds), and mice with substantial phenotype rescue (t = 5.7 +/- 0.9 seconds). The motor function rescued chimeras also had a considerably extended life span (T(50) > 128 days) relative to both shiverer (T(50) = 108 days) and the nonrescued chimeras. Retrospective genotype analysis identified a strong correlation (r(2) = 0.85) between motor function and ESC-derived chimerism, with > 7% chimerism required for rescue in this murine model of central nervous system myelin pathology. These results establish the minimal levels of engraftment to anticipate therapeutic repair of a cell-autonomous defect by cell transplant therapy.
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- Mary E Kiel
- UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, S-225, Piscataway NJ 08854, USA
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Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that destroys myelin-forming oligodendrocytes of the CNS. While the damage can be partially controlled using anti-inflammatory cytokines and steroids, endogenous repair is insufficient to replace lost cells. Until now cell replenishment (transplant therapy) has been viewed as unlikely to succeed due to allograft rejection in this sensitized immune environment. However, advances in stem cell biology give new hope for deriving patient-specific, autologous oligodendrocytes which may tip the balance to favor repair. The challenge will be to engineer these cells to respond to cues that can target their migration into lesions for brain and spinal cord repair.
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Ramakrishnan H, Hedayati KK, Lüllmann-Rauch R, Wessig C, Fewou SN, Maier H, Goebel HH, Gieselmann V, Eckhardt M. Increasing sulfatide synthesis in myelin-forming cells of arylsulfatase A-deficient mice causes demyelination and neurological symptoms reminiscent of human metachromatic leukodystrophy. J Neurosci 2007; 27:9482-90. [PMID: 17728461 PMCID: PMC6673125 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2287-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficiency of arylsulfatase A (ASA). This results in accumulation of sulfated glycosphingolipids, mainly 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (sulfatide), in the nervous system and various other organs. In patients, lipid storage causes a progressive loss of myelin leading to various neurological symptoms. The sulfatide storage pattern in ASA-deficient [ASA(-/-)] mice is comparable to humans, but regrettably, the mice do not mimic the myelin pathology. We reasoned that increasing sulfatide storage in this animal model might provoke demyelination. Therefore, we generated transgenic ASA(-/-) [tg/ASA(-/-)] mice overexpressing the sulfatide-synthesizing enzyme galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase-1 in myelinating cells. Indeed, these tg/ASA(-/-) mice displayed a significant increase in sulfatide storage in brain and peripheral nerves. Mice older than 1 year developed severe neurological symptoms. Nerve conduction velocity was significantly reduced in tg/ASA(-/-) mice because of a peripheral neuropathy characterized by hypomyelinated and demyelinated axons. Inhomogeneous myelin thickness in the corpus callosum, increased frequency of hypomyelinated and demyelinated axons in corpus callosum and optic nerve, and substantially reduced myelin basic protein levels are in accordance with loss of myelin in the CNS. Thus, increasing sulfatide storage in ASA(-/-) mice leads to neurological symptoms and morphological alterations that are reminiscent of human MLD. The approach described here may also be applicable to improve other mouse models of lysosomal as well as nonlysosomal disorders.
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- Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany, and
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, Johannes Gutenberg University Medical Center, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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Eckhardt M, Hedayati KK, Pitsch J, Lüllmann-Rauch R, Beck H, Fewou SN, Gieselmann V. Sulfatide storage in neurons causes hyperexcitability and axonal degeneration in a mouse model of metachromatic leukodystrophy. J Neurosci 2007; 27:9009-21. [PMID: 17715338 PMCID: PMC6672212 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2329-07.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficiency in the sulfolipid degrading enzyme arylsulfatase A (ASA). In the absence of a functional ASA gene, 3-O-sulfogalactosylceramide (sulfatide; SGalCer) and other sulfolipids accumulate. The storage is associated with progressive demyelination and various finally lethal neurological symptoms. Lipid storage, however, is not restricted to myelin-producing cells but also occurs in neurons. It is unclear whether neuronal storage contributes to symptoms of the patients. Therefore, we have generated transgenic ASA-deficient [ASA(-/-)] mice overexpressing the sulfatide synthesizing enzymes UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT) and cerebroside sulfotransferase (CST) in neurons to provoke neuronal lipid storage. CGT-transgenic ASA(-/-) [CGT/ASA(-/-)] mice showed an accumulation of C18:0 fatty acid-containing SGalCer in the brain. Histochemically, an increase in sulfolipid storage could be detected in central and peripheral neurons of both CGT/ASA(-/-) and CST/ASA(-/-) mice compared with ASA(-/-) mice. CGT/ASA(-/-) mice developed severe neuromotor coordination deficits and weakness of hindlimbs and forelimbs. Light and electron microscopic analyses demonstrated nerve fiber degeneration in the spinal cord of CGT/ASA(-/-) mice. CGT/ASA(-/-) and, to a lesser extent, young ASA(-/-) mice exhibited cortical hyperexcitability, with recurrent spontaneous cortical EEG discharges lasting 5-15 s. These observations suggest that SGalCer accumulation in neurons contributes to disease phenotype.
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MESH Headings
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Cerebral Cortex/pathology
- Cerebral Cortex/physiopathology
- Cerebroside-Sulfatase/deficiency
- Cerebroside-Sulfatase/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Electroencephalography/methods
- In Situ Hybridization/methods
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/complications
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/metabolism
- Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic/pathology
- Lipids/analysis
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
- Motor Skills/physiology
- N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase/deficiency
- Nerve Degeneration/etiology
- Nerve Degeneration/genetics
- Neurons/enzymology
- Neurons/ultrastructure
- Rats
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
- Spinal Cord/pathology
- Sulfoglycosphingolipids/metabolism
- Sulfotransferases/genetics
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- Matthias Eckhardt
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Mack JT, Beljanski V, Soulika AM, Townsend DM, Brown CB, Davis W, Tew KD. "Skittish" Abca2 knockout mice display tremor, hyperactivity, and abnormal myelin ultrastructure in the central nervous system. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 27:44-53. [PMID: 17060448 PMCID: PMC1800669 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01824-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The ATP-binding cassette transporter 2 (ABCA2) is an endolysosomal protein most highly expressed in the central and peripheral nervous system tissues and macrophages. Previous studies indicated its role in cholesterol/steroid (estramustine, estradiol, and progesterone) trafficking/sequestration, oxidative stress response, and Alzheimer's disease. Developmental studies have shown its expression during macrophage and oligodendrocyte differentiation, processes requiring membrane growth. To determine the in vivo function(s) of this transporter, we generated a knockout mouse from a gene-targeted disruption of the murine ABCA2 gene. Knockout males and females are viable and fertile. However, a non-Mendelian inheritance pattern was shown among male progeny of heterozygous crosses. Compared to wild-type and heterozygous littermates, knockout mice displayed a tremor without ataxia, hyperactivity, and reduced body weight; the latter two phenotypes were more marked in females than in males. This sexual disparity suggests a role for ABCA2 in hormone-dependent neurological and/or developmental pathways. Myelin sheath thickness in the spinal cords of knockout mice was greatly increased compared to that in wild-type mice, while a significant reduction in myelin membrane periodicity (compaction) was observed in both spinal cords and cerebra of knockout mice. Loss of ABCA2 function in vivo resulted in abnormal myelin compaction in spinal cord and cerebrum, an ultrastructural defect that we propose to be the cause of the phenotypic tremor.
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- Jody T Mack
- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Avenue, P.O. Box 250505, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Zöller I, Büssow H, Gieselmann V, Eckhardt M. Oligodendrocyte-specific ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT) expression phenotypically rescues CGT-deficient mice and demonstrates that CGT activity does not limit brain galactosylceramide level. Glia 2006; 52:190-8. [PMID: 15968630 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Galactosylceramide (GalC) is the major sphingolipid of the myelin membrane. Mice lacking GalC due to ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT) deficiency form unstable and functionally affected myelin and exhibit a progressive demyelination, accompanied by severe motor coordination deficits. In addition to oligodendrocytes, CGT is also expressed in other cells, e.g., neurons and astrocytes. We examined the possibility that lack of CGT in these cells contributes to the phenotype of CGT-deficient mice. Toward this aim, we generated transgenic mice expressing CGT under the control of oligodendrocyte-specific proteolipid protein (PLP) promoter and examined the possibility of a transgenic rescue of CGT-deficient mice. CGT-deficient mice expressing the PLP-CGT transgene did not show any behavioral abnormalities, normal myelin structure, and MBP levels. CGT activity as well as GalC and sulfatide levels of rescued mice were not significantly different from wild-type controls. Thus, transgenic rescue with the PLP-CGT transgene was apparently complete. In contrast to wild-type and rescued mice, PLP-CGT transgenic mice on a wild-type background exhibited significantly elevated CGT activity which directly correlated with an increase in non-hydroxy fatty acid (NFA)-GalC, but not alpha-hydroxy fatty acid (HFA)-GalC. HFA-GalC decreased in adult transgenic mice, indicating that NFA-GalC, but not HFA-GalC levels are limited by CGT activity. As a consequence, the total amount of GalC is unchanged over a rather wide range of CGT expression levels in the mouse brain. Our results indicate that loss of CGT in oligodendrocytes is exclusively responsible for the myelin structural deficits, demyelination, and behavioral abnormalities in CGT-deficient mice.
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- Inge Zöller
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität, Bonn, Germany
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Pan B, Fromholt SE, Hess EJ, Crawford TO, Griffin JW, Sheikh KA, Schnaar RL. Myelin-associated glycoprotein and complementary axonal ligands, gangliosides, mediate axon stability in the CNS and PNS: neuropathology and behavioral deficits in single- and double-null mice. Exp Neurol 2005; 195:208-17. [PMID: 15953602 PMCID: PMC1852502 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2005.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2005] [Revised: 03/06/2005] [Accepted: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Complementary interacting molecules on myelin and axons are required for long-term axon-myelin stability. Their disruption results in axon degeneration, contributing to the pathogenesis of demyelinating diseases. Myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), a minor constituent of central and peripheral nervous system myelin, is a member of the Siglec family of sialic acid-binding lectins and binds to gangliosides GD1a and GT1b, prominent molecules on the axon surface. Mice lacking the ganglioside biosynthetic gene Galgt1 fail to express complex gangliosides, including GD1a and GT1b. In the current studies, CNS and PNS histopathology and behavior of Mag-null, Galgt1-null, and double-null mice were compared on the same mouse strain background. When back-crossed to >99% C57BL/6 strain purity, Mag-null mice demonstrated marked CNS, as well as PNS, axon degeneration, in contrast to prior findings using mice of mixed strain background. On the same background, Mag- and Galgt1-null mice exhibited quantitatively and qualitatively similar CNS and PNS axon degeneration and nearly identical decreases in axon diameter and neurofilament spacing. Double-null mice had qualitatively similar changes. Consistent with these findings, Mag- and Galgt1-null mice had similar motor behavioral deficits, with double-null mice only modestly more impaired. Despite their motor deficits, Mag- and Galgt1-null mice demonstrated hyperactivity, with spontaneous locomotor activity significantly above that of wild type mice. These data demonstrate that MAG and complex gangliosides contribute to axon stability in both the CNS and PNS. Similar neuropathological and behavioral deficits in Galgt1-, Mag-, and double-null mice support the hypothesis that MAG binding to gangliosides contributes to long-term axon-myelin stability.
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- Baohan Pan
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Loers G, Aboul-Enein F, Bartsch U, Lassmann H, Schachner M. Comparison of myelin, axon, lipid, and immunopathology in the central nervous system of differentially myelin-compromised mutant mice: a morphological and biochemical study. Mol Cell Neurosci 2005; 27:175-89. [PMID: 15485773 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2004.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Revised: 05/27/2004] [Accepted: 06/08/2004] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The present study was carried out to compare different myelin-compromised mouse mutants with regard to myelin morphology in relation to axon-, lipid-, and immunopathology as a function of age. Mouse mutants deficient in the myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) and myelin basic protein (MBP) display subtle and severe myelin pathologies in the central nervous system (CNS), respectively. Animals doubly deficient in MAG and the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) show defects similar to those present in MAG single mutants while mice deficient in MAG and the nonreceptor type tyrosine kinase Fyn are severely hypomyelinated, in addition to the MAG-specific myelin abnormalities. These mutant mice showed distinct myelin pathologies in different regions of the central nervous system and generally displayed a decrease in axonal integrity with age. Myelin pathology did not correlate locally with axon transection and with an involvement of the immune system as seen by numbers of CD3-positive lymphocytes and MAC-3-positive macrophages. Interestingly, the degree of these cellular abnormalities also did not correlate with abnormalities in levels of phospholipids, arachidonic acid, cholesterol, and apolipoprotein E (apoE). Moreover, these changes in lipid metabolism, including immune system-related arachidonic acid, preceded cellular pathology. The combined observations point to differences, but also similarities in the relation of myelin, axon, and immunopathology with genotype, and to a common aggravation of the phenotype with age.
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- Gabriele Loers
- Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg, Universität Hamburg, D-20251 Hamburg, Germany
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Carter RJ, Morton J, Dunnett SB. Motor Coordination and Balance in Rodents. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001; Chapter 8:Unit 8.12. [DOI: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0812s15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The "staircase" test has become established for measurement of side-specific deficits in coordinated paw reaching in rats, and has been shown to reveal impairments on the contralateral side following unilateral lesions in a wide range of motor structures of the brain. As mice become more widely used in behavioural neuroscience, we have scaled down the staircase reaching test for application to this latter species. We here validate the test in C57BL/6J mice by (a) establishing the optimal dimensions of the apparatus, (b) comparing the effects of test parameters including sex, test duration, levels of deprivation and alternative reward pellets, and (c) demonstrating contralateral deficits after aspirative lesions of the motor cortex. Differences between mice and rats in normal performance of the task are noted. The staircase test provides a simple objective test of skilled motor function that allows measurement of lateralised effects without unduly constraining the animal, and which may prove as useful for mice as has previously been demonstrated in rats.
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- A L Baird
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Chiavegatto S, Sun J, Nelson RJ, Schnaar RL. A functional role for complex gangliosides: motor deficits in GM2/GD2 synthase knockout mice. Exp Neurol 2000; 166:227-34. [PMID: 11085888 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2000.7504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although gangliosides are abundant molecular determinants on all vertebrate nerve cells (comprising approximately 1.5% of brain dry weight) their functions have remained obscure. We report that mice engineered to lack a key enzyme in complex ganglioside biosynthesis (GM2/GD2 synthase), and which express only the simple ganglioside molecular species GM3 and GD3, develop significant and progressive behavioral neuropathies, including deficits in reflexes, strength, coordination, and balance. Quantitative indices of motor abilities, applied at 8 and 12 months of age, also revealed progressive gait disorders in complex ganglioside knockout mice compared to controls, including reduced stride length, stride width, and increased hindpaw print length as well as a marked reduction in rearing. Compared to controls, null mutant mice tended to walk in small labored movements. Twelve-month-old complex ganglioside knockout mice also displayed significant incidence of tremor and catalepsy. These comprehensive neurobehavioral studies establish an essential role for complex gangliosides in the maintenance of normal neural physiology in mice, consistent with a role in maintaining axons and myelin (Sheikh, K. A. , J. Sun, Y. Liu, H. Kawai, T. O. Crawford, R. L. Proia, J. W. Griffin, and R. L. Schnaar. 1999. Mice lacking complex gangliosides develop Wallerian degeneration and myelination defects. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96: 7532-7537), and may provide insights into the mechanisms underlying certain neural degenerative diseases.
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- S Chiavegatto
- Department of Psychology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA.
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Early onset of axonal degeneration in double (plp-/-mag-/-) and hypomyelinosis in triple (plp-/-mbp-/-mag-/-) mutant mice. J Neurosci 2000. [PMID: 10884306 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-14-05225.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Double (plp-/-mag-/-) and triple (plp-/-mbp-/-mag-/-) null-allelic mouse lines deficient in proteolipid protein (PLP), myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), and myelin basic protein (MBP) were generated and characterized genetically, biochemically, and morphologically including their behavioral capacities. The plp-/-mag-/- mutant develops a rapidly progressing axon degeneration in CNS with severe cognitive and motor coordinative deficits but has a normal longevity. CNS axons of the plp-/-mbp-/-mag-/- mouse are hypomyelinated and ensheathed by "pseudomyelin" with disturbed protein and complex lipid composition. The shiverer trait in the plp-/-mbp-/-mag-/- similar to the plp-/-mbp-/- mutant is significantly ameliorated, and its lifespan is considerably prolonged. The longevity of these dysmyelinosis mouse mutants recommends them as suitable models for the long-term evaluation of stem cell therapeutic strategies.
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McGavern DB, Murray PD, Rivera-Quiñones C, Schmelzer JD, Low PA, Rodriguez M. Axonal loss results in spinal cord atrophy, electrophysiological abnormalities and neurological deficits following demyelination in a chronic inflammatory model of multiple sclerosis. Brain 2000; 123 Pt 3:519-31. [PMID: 10686175 PMCID: PMC5444460 DOI: 10.1093/brain/123.3.519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Recent pathological studies have re-emphasized that axonal injury is present in patients with multiple sclerosis, the most common demyelinating disease of the CNS in humans. However, the temporal profile of demyelination and axonal loss in multiple sclerosis patients and their independent contributions to clinical and electrophysiological abnormalities are not completely understood. In this study, we used the Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus model of progressive CNS inflammatory demyelination to demonstrate that demyelination in the spinal cord is followed by a loss of medium to large myelinated fibres. By measuring spinal cord areas, motor-evoked potentials, and motor coordination and balance, we determined that axonal loss following demyelination was associated with electrophysiological abnormalities and correlated strongly with reduced motor coordination and spinal cord atrophy. These findings demonstrate that axonal loss can follow primary, immune-mediated demyelination in the CNS and that the severity of axonal loss correlates almost perfectly with the degree of spinal cord atrophy and neurological deficits.
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- Dorian B. McGavern
- Molecular Neuroscience Program, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Molecular Neuroscience Program, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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McGavern DB, Zoecklein L, Drescher KM, Rodriguez M. Quantitative assessment of neurologic deficits in a chronic progressive murine model of CNS demyelination. Exp Neurol 1999; 158:171-81. [PMID: 10448429 PMCID: PMC5444461 DOI: 10.1006/exnr.1999.7082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The precise factors involved in the development of a progressive motor dysfunction, a hallmark of immune-mediated demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, are not well defined. The ability to identify neurologic deficits that result in impaired motor performance early in disease may allow for the identification of therapeutic interventions that slow or eliminate the progression toward a permanent dysfunction. Here we describe the use of three objective, quantitative functional assays (spontaneous activity box, rotarod, and footprint analysis) to detect early neurologic deficits following the initiation of a demyelinating disease with Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV). The results show that the assays are capable of revealing neurologic deficits at the early stages of the demyelinating disease process. These findings are the first to objectively characterize neurologic function in an animal model of progressive CNS demyelination.
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- D B McGavern
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
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Ma T, Yang B, Gillespie A, Carlson EJ, Epstein CJ, Verkman AS. Generation and phenotype of a transgenic knockout mouse lacking the mercurial-insensitive water channel aquaporin-4. J Clin Invest 1997; 100:957-62. [PMID: 9276712 PMCID: PMC508270 DOI: 10.1172/jci231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 348] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a mercurial-insensitive, water-selective channel that is expressed in astroglia and basolateral plasma membranes of epithelia in the kidney collecting duct, airways, stomach, and colon. A targeting vector for homologous recombination was constructed using a 7-kb SacI AQP4 genomic fragment in which part of the exon 1 coding sequence was deleted. Analysis of 164 live births from AQP4[+/-] matings showed 41 [+/+], 83 [+/-], and 40 [-/-] genotypes. The [-/-] mice expressed small amounts of a truncated AQP4 transcript and lacked detectable AQP4 protein by immunoblot analysis and immunocytochemistry. Water permeability in an AQP4-enriched brain vesicle fraction in [+/+] mice was high and mercurial insensitive, and was decreased by 14-fold in [-/-] mice. AQP4 deletion did not affect growth or tissue morphology at the light microscopic level. Northern blot analysis showed that tissue-specific expression of AQPs 1, 2, 3, and 5 was not affected by AQP4 deletion. Maximum urine osmolality after a 36-h water deprivation was (in mosM, n = 15) [+/+] 3,342+/-209, [+/-] 3, 225+/-167, and [-/-] 2,616+/-229 (P < 0.025), whereas urine osmolalities before water deprivation did not differ among the genotypes. Rotorod analysis of 35- 38-d-old mice revealed no differences in neuromuscular function (performance time in s, n = 8): [+/+] 297+/-25, [+/-] 322+/-28, [-/-] 288+/-37. These results indicate that AQP4 deletion in CD1 mice has little or no effect on development, survival, growth, and neuromuscular function, but produces a small defect in urinary concentrating ability consistent with its expression in the medullary collecting duct.
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- T Ma
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0521, USA
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McMorris FA, McKinnon RD. Regulation of oligodendrocyte development and CNS myelination by growth factors: prospects for therapy of demyelinating disease. Brain Pathol 1996; 6:313-29. [PMID: 8864287 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1996.tb00858.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common neurological disorder diagnosed in young adults, is characterized by autoimmune demyelination in the central nervous system (CNS). Promotion of remyelination in the brain and spinal cord is a potential strategy for therapeutic intervention in MS and other demyelinating diseases. Recent studies have shown that the development of oligodendrocytes, the myelin-forming cells of the CNS, is extensively controlled by growth factors. These factors regulate the proliferation, migration, differentiation, survival and regeneration of oligodendroglial cells and the synthesis of myelin, and often interact in a complex manner. Moreover, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) has proven effective for therapy of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of autoimmune demyelination. In this review we summarize recent findings on the regulation of oligodendrocyte development and CNS myelination by growth factors, and discuss these findings in the context of possible clinical application for the therapy of neurological disease in humans.
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- F A McMorris
- Wistar Institute, Philadelphia PA 19104-4268, USA.
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