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Imperadore P, Jones KM, Morgan JR, De Sio F, Stahnisch FW. Editorial: Regeneration from cells to limbs: past, present, and future. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1229613. [PMID: 37389352 PMCID: PMC10303884 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1229613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Pamela Imperadore
- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy
- Association for Cephalopod Research—CephRes, Napoli, Italy
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- Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- Department of History, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- The Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, United States
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- Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Centre for Life and Society, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Alberta Medical Foundation/Hannah Professor in the History of Medicine and Health Care, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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De Sio F, Imperadore P. Deciphering regeneration through non-model animals: A century of experiments on cephalopod mollusks and an outlook at the future. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 10:1072382. [PMID: 36699008 PMCID: PMC9868252 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1072382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The advent of marine stations in the last quarter of the 19th Century has given biologists the possibility of observing and experimenting upon myriad marine organisms. Among them, cephalopod mollusks have attracted great attention from the onset, thanks to their remarkable adaptability to captivity and a great number of biologically unique features including a sophisticate behavioral repertoire, remarkable body patterning capacities under direct neural control and the complexity of nervous system rivalling vertebrates. Surprisingly, the capacity to regenerate tissues and complex structures, such as appendages, albeit been known for centuries, has been understudied over the decades. Here, we will first review the limited in number, but fundamental studies on the subject published between 1920 and 1970 and discuss what they added to our knowledge of regeneration as a biological phenomenon. We will also speculate on how these relate to their epistemic and disciplinary context, setting the base for the study of regeneration in the taxon. We will then frame the peripherality of cephalopods in regeneration studies in relation with their experimental accessibility, and in comparison, with established models, either simpler (such as planarians), or more promising in terms of translation (urodeles). Last, we will explore the potential and growing relevance of cephalopods as prospective models of regeneration today, in the light of the novel opportunities provided by technological and methodological advances, to reconsider old problems and explore new ones. The recent development of cutting-edge technologies made available for cephalopods, like genome editing, is allowing for a number of important findings and opening the way toward new promising avenues. The contribution offered by cephalopods will increase our knowledge on regenerative mechanisms through cross-species comparison and will lead to a better understanding of the complex cellular and molecular machinery involved, shedding a light on the common pathways but also on the novel strategies different taxa evolved to promote regeneration of tissues and organs. Through the dialogue between biological/experimental and historical/contextual perspectives, this article will stimulate a discussion around the changing relations between availability of animal models and their specificity, technical and methodological developments and scientific trends in contemporary biology and medicine.
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- Fabio De Sio
- Heinrich Heine Universität, Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Centre for Health and Society, Medizinische Fakultät, Düsseldorf, Germany,*Correspondence: Fabio De Sio, ; Pamela Imperadore, ,
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy,Association for Cephalopod Research—CephRes, Napoli, Italy,*Correspondence: Fabio De Sio, ; Pamela Imperadore, ,
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Ruby CL, Major RJ, Hinrichsen RD. Regulation of tissue regeneration by the circadian clock. Eur J Neurosci 2021; 53:3576-3597. [PMID: 33893679 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Circadian rhythms are regulated by a highly conserved transcriptional/translational feedback loop that maintains approximately 24-hr periodicity from cellular to organismal levels. Much research effort is being devoted to understanding how the outputs of the master clock affect peripheral oscillators, and in turn, numerous biological processes. Recent studies have revealed roles for circadian timing in the regulation of numerous cellular behaviours in support of complex tissue regeneration. One such role involves the interaction between the circadian clockwork and the cell cycle. The molecular mechanisms that control the cell cycle create a system of regulation that allows for high fidelity DNA synthesis, mitosis and apoptosis. In recent years, it has become clear that clock gene products are required for proper DNA synthesis and cell cycle progression, and conversely, elements of the cell cycle cascade feedback to influence molecular circadian timing mechanisms. It is through this crosstalk that the circadian system orchestrates stem cell proliferation, niche exit and control of the signalling pathways that govern differentiation and self-renewal. In this review, we discuss the evidence for circadian control of tissue homeostasis and repair and suggest new avenues for research.
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- Christina L Ruby
- Department of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA
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Kassmer SH, Langenbacher AD, De Tomaso AW. Integrin-alpha-6+ Candidate stem cells are responsible for whole body regeneration in the invertebrate chordate Botrylloides diegensis. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4435. [PMID: 32895385 PMCID: PMC7477574 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18288-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Colonial ascidians are the only chordates able to undergo whole body regeneration (WBR), during which entire new bodies can be regenerated from small fragments of blood vessels. Here, we show that during the early stages of WBR in Botrylloides diegensis, proliferation occurs only in small, blood-borne cells that express integrin-alpha-6 (IA6), pou3 and vasa. WBR cannot proceed when proliferating IA6+ cells are ablated with Mitomycin C, and injection of a single IA6+ Candidate stem cell can rescue WBR after ablation. Lineage tracing using EdU-labeling demonstrates that donor-derived IA6+ Candidate stem cells directly give rise to regenerating tissues. Inhibitors of either Notch or canonical Wnt signaling block WBR and reduce proliferation of IA6+ Candidate stem cells, indicating that these two pathways regulate their activation. In conclusion, we show that IA6+ Candidate stem cells are responsible for whole body regeneration and give rise to regenerating tissues. Clonal ascidians are able to undergo whole body regeneration (WBR), where entire new bodies can be regenerated from blood vessel fragments. Here, the authors provide evidence in Botrylloides diegensis supporting pou3 and vasa expressing blood-borne cells isolated with anti-IA6 antibody as candidate stem cells responsible for WBR.
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- Susannah H Kassmer
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, UCEN Rd, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
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- Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, 610 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, UCEN Rd, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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Kassmer SH, Nourizadeh S, De Tomaso AW. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of regeneration in colonial and solitary Ascidians. Dev Biol 2019; 448:271-278. [PMID: 30521811 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2018.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Regenerative ability is highly variable among the metazoans. While many invertebrate organisms are capable of complete regeneration of entire bodies and organs, whole-organ regeneration is limited to very few species in the vertebrate lineages. Tunicates, which are invertebrate chordates and the closest extant relatives of the vertebrates, show robust regenerative ability. Colonial ascidians of the family of the Styelidae, such as several species of Botrylloides, are able to regenerate entire new bodies from nothing but fragments of vasculature, and they are the only chordates that are capable of whole body regeneration. The cell types and signaling pathways involved in whole body regeneration are not well understood, but some evidence suggests that blood borne cells may play a role. Solitary ascidians such as Ciona can regenerate the oral siphon and their central nervous system, and stem cells located in the branchial sac are required for this regeneration. Here, we summarize the cellular and molecular mechanisms of tunicate regeneration that have been identified so far and discuss differences and similarities between these mechanisms in regenerating tunicate species.
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- Susannah H Kassmer
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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The Xenopus genus includes several members of aquatic frogs native to Africa but is perhaps best known for the species Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis. These species were popularized as model organisms from as early as the 1800s and have been instrumental in expanding several biological fields including cell biology, environmental toxicology, regenerative biology, and developmental biology. In fact, much of what we know about the formation and maturation of the vertebrate renal system has been acquired by examining the intricate genetic and morphological patterns that epitomize nephrogenesis in Xenopus. From these numerous reports, we have learned that the process of kidney development is as unique among organs as it is conserved among vertebrates. While development of most organs involves increases in size at a single location, development of the kidney occurs through a series of three increasingly complex nephric structures that are temporally distinct from one another and which occupy discrete spatial locales within the body. These three renal systems all serve to provide homeostatic, osmoregulatory, and excretory functions in animals. Importantly, the kidneys in amphibians, such as Xenopus, are less complex and more easily accessed than those in mammals, and thus tadpoles and frogs provide useful models for understanding our own kidney development. Several descriptive and mechanistic studies conducted with the Xenopus model system have allowed us to elucidate the cellular and molecular mediators of renal patterning and have also laid the foundation for our current understanding of kidney repair mechanisms in vertebrates. While some species-specific responses to renal injury have been observed, we still recognize the advantage of the Xenopus system due to its distinctive similarity to mammalian wound healing, reparative, and regenerative responses. In addition, the first evidence of renal regeneration in an amphibian system was recently demonstrated in Xenopus laevis. As genetic and molecular tools continue to advance, our appreciation for and utilization of this amphibian model organism can only intensify and will certainly provide ample opportunities to further our understanding of renal development and repair.
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Keightley MC, Wang CH, Pazhakh V, Lieschke GJ. Delineating the roles of neutrophils and macrophages in zebrafish regeneration models. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2014; 56:92-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Optical coherence tomography: a new strategy to image planarian regeneration. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6316. [PMID: 25204535 PMCID: PMC4159628 DOI: 10.1038/srep06316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The planarian is widely used as a model for studying tissue regeneration. In this study, we used optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the real-time, high-resolution imaging of planarian tissue regeneration. Five planaria were sliced transversely to produce 5 head and 5 tail fragments. During a 2-week regeneration period, OCT images of the planaria were acquired to analyze the signal attenuation rates, intensity ratios, and image texture features (including contrast, correlation, homogeneity, energy, and entropy) to compare the primitive and regenerated tissues. In the head and tail fragments, the signal attenuation rates of the regenerated fragments decreased from −0.2 dB/μm to −0.05 dB/μm, between Day 1 and Day 6, and then increased to −0.2 dB/μm on Day 14. The intensity ratios decreased to approximately 0.8 on Day 6, and increased to between 0.8 and 0.9 on Day 14. The texture parameters of contrast, correlation, and homogeneity exhibited trends similar to the signal attenuation rates and intensity ratios during the planarian regeneration. The proposed OCT parameters might provide biological information regarding cell apoptosis and the formation of a mass of new cells during planarian regeneration. Therefore, OCT imaging is a potentially effective method for planarian studies.
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Researchers have identified two genes—follistatin and activin—as having an important role in the ability of certain flatworms to identify wounds that require the production of new tissue.
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- Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
- is an eLife reviewing editor, and is at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stowers Institute for Medical Research , Kansas City, Missouri , United States
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Demircan T, Berezikov E. The Hippo pathway regulates stem cells during homeostasis and regeneration of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. Stem Cells Dev 2013; 22:2174-85. [PMID: 23495768 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2013.0006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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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The Hippo pathway orchestrates activity of stem cells during development and tissue regeneration and is crucial for controlling organ size. However, roles of the Hippo pathway in highly regenerative organisms, such as flatworms, are unknown. Here we show that knockdown of the Hippo pathway core genes in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano affects tissue homeostasis and causes formation of outgrowths through hyperproliferation of stem cells (neoblasts), and leads to disruption of allometric scaling during regeneration and increased size of regenerated parts. We further show that Yap, the downstream effector of the Hippo pathway, is a potential neoblast marker gene, as it is expressed in dividing cells in M. lignano and is essential for neoblast self-renewal. The phenotypes we observe in M. lignano upon knockdown of the Hippo pathway core genes and Yap are consistent with the known functions of the pathway in other model organisms and demonstrate that the Hippo pathway is functionally conserved between flatworms and mammals. This work establishes M. lignano as a productive model for investigation of the Hippo pathway.
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- Turan Demircan
- Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Measurement of S-phase duration of adult stem cells in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano by double replication labelling and quantitative colocalization analysis. Cell Biol Int 2013; 36:1251-9. [PMID: 23005924 DOI: 10.1042/cbi20120187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Platyhelminthes are highly attractive models for addressing fundamental aspects of stem cell biology in vivo. These organisms possess a unique stem cell system comprised of neoblasts that are the only proliferating cells during adulthood. We have investigated Ts (S-phase duration) of neoblasts during homoeostasis and regeneration in the flatworm, Macrostomum lignano. A double immunohistochemical technique was used, performing sequential pulses with the thymidine analogues CldU (chlorodeoxyuridine) and IdU (iododeoxyuridine), separated by variable chase times in the presence of colchicine. Owing to the localized nature of the fluorescent signals (cell nuclei) and variable levels of autofluorescence, standard intensity-based colocalization analyses could not be applied to accurately determine the colocalization. Therefore, an object-based colocalization approach was devised to score the relative number of double-positive cells. Using this approach, Ts (S-phase duration) in the main population of neoblasts was ∼13 h. During early regeneration, no significant change in Ts was observed.
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Nair AR, DeGheselle O, Smeets K, Van Kerkhove E, Cuypers A. Cadmium-Induced Pathologies: Where Is the Oxidative Balance Lost (or Not)? Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:6116-43. [PMID: 23507750 PMCID: PMC3634456 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14036116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Over the years, anthropogenic factors have led to cadmium (Cd) accumulation in the environment causing various health problems in humans. Although Cd is not a Fenton-like metal, it induces oxidative stress in various animal models via indirect mechanisms. The degree of Cd-induced oxidative stress depends on the dose, duration and frequency of Cd exposure. Also the presence or absence of serum in experimental conditions, type of cells and their antioxidant capacity, as well as the speciation of Cd are important determinants. At the cellular level, the Cd-induced oxidative stress either leads to oxidative damage or activates signal transduction pathways to initiate defence responses. This balance is important on how different organ systems respond to Cd stress and ultimately define the pathological outcome. In this review, we highlight the Cd-induced oxidant/antioxidant status as well as the damage versus signalling scenario in relation to Cd toxicity. Emphasis is addressed to Cd-induced pathologies of major target organs, including a section on cell proliferation and carcinogenesis. Furthermore, attention is paid to Cd-induced oxidative stress in undifferentiated stem cells, which can provide information for future therapies in preventing Cd-induced pathologies.
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- Ambily Ravindran Nair
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium; E-Mails: (A.R.N.); (O.D.); (K.S.); (E.V.K.)
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium; E-Mails: (A.R.N.); (O.D.); (K.S.); (E.V.K.)
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium; E-Mails: (A.R.N.); (O.D.); (K.S.); (E.V.K.)
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Sánchez Alvarado A. Q&A: what is regeneration, and why look to planarians for answers? BMC Biol 2012; 10:88. [PMID: 23136835 PMCID: PMC3493261 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 11/02/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000 E. 50th Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
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The Flatworm Macrostomum lignano Is a Powerful Model Organism for Ion Channel and Stem Cell Research. Stem Cells Int 2012; 2012:167265. [PMID: 23024658 PMCID: PMC3447372 DOI: 10.1155/2012/167265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Bioelectrical signals generated by ion channels play crucial roles in many cellular processes in both excitable and nonexcitable cells. Some ion channels are directly implemented in chemical signaling pathways, the others are involved in regulation of cytoplasmic or vesicular ion concentrations, pH, cell volume, and membrane potentials. Together with ion transporters and gap junction complexes, ion channels form steady-state voltage gradients across the cell membranes in nonexcitable cells. These membrane potentials are involved in regulation of such processes as migration guidance, cell proliferation, and body axis patterning during development and regeneration. While the importance of membrane potential in stem cell maintenance, proliferation, and differentiation is evident, the mechanisms of this bioelectric control of stem cell activity are still not well understood, and the role of specific ion channels in these processes remains unclear. Here we introduce the flatworm Macrostomum lignano as a versatile model organism for addressing these topics. We discuss biological and experimental properties of M. lignano, provide an overview of the recently developed experimental tools for this animal model, and demonstrate how manipulation of membrane potential influences regeneration in M. lignano.
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Orlando G, García-Arrarás JE, Soker T, Booth C, Sanders B, Ross CL, De Coppi P, Farney AC, Rogers J, Stratta RJ. Regeneration and bioengineering of the gastrointestinal tract: current status and future perspectives. Dig Liver Dis 2012; 44:714-20. [PMID: 22622201 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The present review aims to illustrate the strategies that are being implemented in regenerative medicine to treat diseases that affect the digestive tract. Possible avenues are twofold: organ bioengineering, where cells are seeded on biological or synthetic scaffolding materials ex vivo and allowed to either mature in bioreactors or be implanted without undergoing any maturation; and regeneration per se, where the diseased tissue or organ is regenerated by recapitulation of its multi-step ontogenesis. This latter avenue may be induced either in vivo or ex vivo. While bioengineering technology has already manufactured segments of the digestive tract and sphincters, pure regeneration of any segment of the digestive tract has not yet been described. However, models of regeneration extrapolated from simple organisms are elucidating the complex yet fascinating mechanisms that regulate the ontogenesis of the digestive tract and are paving the way for the development of new regenerative technologies and methods.
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- Giuseppe Orlando
- Department of General Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA.
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Singhatanadgit W, Varodomrujiranon M. Osteogenic potency of a 3-dimensional scaffold-free bonelike sphere of periodontal ligament stem cells in vitro. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012; 116:e465-72. [PMID: 22901658 DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate the osteogenic potency of scaffold-free 3-dimensional (3D) spheres of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs). STUDY DESIGN The osteogenic potency of PDLSC spheres was determined by the ability to form mineralization and to express key osteogenesis-associated genes. The alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and the protein content of PDLSC spheres were also measured. RESULTS The 3D sphere developed its osteogenic potency in a time-dependent manner, containing approximately 10-fold higher mineralization, 5-fold higher protein content, and 4-fold greater ALP activity than those in the controls. The expression of key osteogenic genes was also upregulated in the 3D PDLSC spheres. Cellular outgrowth was observed when reintroduced into 2D culture. CONCLUSIONS PDLSCs were able to undergo osteogenic differentiation in a scaffold-free 3D culture, producing bonelike mineralization in vitro. This suggests, at least in vitro, the osteogenic potency of the 3D PDLSC spheres.
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- Weerachai Singhatanadgit
- Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, Thammasat University, Klong, Luang, Pathum-Thani, Thailand.
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Transcriptome analysis reveals strain-specific and conserved stemness genes in Schmidtea mediterranea. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34447. [PMID: 22496805 PMCID: PMC3319590 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The planarian Schmidtea mediterranea is a powerful model organism for studying stem cell biology due to its extraordinary regenerative ability mediated by neoblasts, a population of adult somatic stem cells. Elucidation of the S. mediterranea transcriptome and the dynamics of transcript expression will increase our understanding of the gene regulatory programs that regulate stem cell function and differentiation. Here, we have used RNA-Seq to characterize the S. mediterranea transcriptome in sexual and asexual animals and in purified neoblast and differentiated cell populations. Our analysis identified many uncharacterized genes, transcripts, and alternatively spliced isoforms that are differentially expressed in a strain or cell type-specific manner. Transcriptome profiling of purified neoblasts and differentiated cells identified neoblast-enriched transcripts, many of which likely play important roles in regeneration and stem cell function. Strikingly, many of the neoblast-enriched genes are orthologs of genes whose expression is enriched in human embryonic stem cells, suggesting that a core set of genes that regulate stem cell function are conserved across metazoan species.
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Verdoodt F, Willems M, Mouton S, De Mulder K, Bert W, Houthoofd W, Smith J, Ladurner P. Stem cells propagate their DNA by random segregation in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30227. [PMID: 22276162 PMCID: PMC3261893 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Adult stem cells are proposed to have acquired special features to prevent an accumulation of DNA-replication errors. Two such mechanisms, frequently suggested to serve this goal are cellular quiescence, and non-random segregation of DNA strands during stem cell division, a theory designated as the immortal strand hypothesis. To date, it has been difficult to test the in vivo relevance of both mechanisms in stem cell systems. It has been shown that in the flatworm Macrostomum lignano pluripotent stem cells (neoblasts) are present in adult animals. We sought to address by which means M. lignano neoblasts protect themselves against the accumulation of genomic errors, by studying the exact mode of DNA-segregation during their division. In this study, we demonstrated four lines of in vivo evidence in favor of cellular quiescence. Firstly, performing BrdU pulse-chase experiments, we localized 'Label-Retaining Cells' (LRCs). Secondly, EDU pulse-chase combined with Vasa labeling demonstrated the presence of neoblasts among the LRCs, while the majority of LRCs were differentiated cells. We showed that stem cells lose their label at a slow rate, indicating cellular quiescence. Thirdly, CldU/IdU- double labeling studies confirmed that label-retaining stem cells showed low proliferative activity. Finally, the use of the actin inhibitor, cytochalasin D, unequivocally demonstrated random segregation of DNA-strands in LRCs. Altogether, our data unambiguously demonstrated that the majority of neoblasts in M. lignano distribute their DNA randomly during cell division, and that label-retention is a direct result of cellular quiescence, rather than a sign of co-segregation of labeled strands.
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- Freija Verdoodt
- Nematology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Nematology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Nematology Unit, Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Biology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Institute of Zoology and CMBI, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Romero BT, Evans DJ, Aboobaker AA. FACS analysis of the planarian stem cell compartment as a tool to understand regenerative mechanisms. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 916:167-79. [PMID: 22914940 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-980-8_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Planarians provide a relatively simple model system in which to study stem cell dynamics and regenerative phenomena. As with other systems understanding the dynamics of stem cell and stem cell progeny is crucial in order to get at the molecular mechanisms orchestrating stem cell biology. Planarians have an abundant adult stem cell population that can be observed using Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS). This approach allows different subpopulations of stem cells and their progeny to be monitored and sorted for downstream studies in response to different regenerative scenarios, drug treatments, or RNAi knockdown of genes required for regenerative events.
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- Belen Tejada Romero
- Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Strange K. Cell physiology at the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory: a brief look back and forward. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 300:C1-5. [PMID: 21068363 PMCID: PMC4596734 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00448.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL) has played important roles in the development of modern physiological concepts and tools, particularly in the fields of kidney and epithelial cell physiology. Over the last decade, MDIBL has undergone remarkable growth and evolution. This article will briefly review MDIBL's past and outline its future directions. It is hoped that this overview will renew and stimulate interest in MDIBL and, in particular, will encourage an even wider community of physiologists to participate in its ongoing growth and development.
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- Kevin Strange
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Salisbury Cove, ME 04672, USA.
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Rouhana L, Shibata N, Nishimura O, Agata K. Different requirements for conserved post-transcriptional regulators in planarian regeneration and stem cell maintenance. Dev Biol 2010; 341:429-43. [PMID: 20230812 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2010.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Revised: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Planarian regeneration depends on the presence and precise regulation of pluripotent adult somatic stem cells named neoblasts, which differentiate to replace cells of any missing tissue. A characteristic feature of neoblasts is the presence of large perinuclear nonmembranous organelles named "chromatoid bodies", which are comparable to ribonucleoprotein structures found in germ cells of organisms across different phyla. In order to better understand regulation of gene expression in neoblasts, and potentially the function and composition of chromatoid bodies, we characterized homologues to known germ and soma ribonucleoprotein granule components from other organisms and analyzed their function during regeneration of the planarian Dugesia japonica. Expression in neoblasts was detected for 49 of 55 analyzed genes, highlighting the prevalence of post-transcriptional regulation in planarian stem cells. RNAi-mediated knockdown of two factors [ago-2 and bruli] lead to loss of neoblasts, and consequently loss of regeneration, corroborating with results previously reported for a bruli ortholog in the planarian Schmidtea mediterranea (Guo et al., 2006). Conversely, depletion mRNA turnover factors [edc-4 or upf-1], exoribonucleases [xrn-1 or xrn-2], or DEAD box RNA helicases [Djcbc-1 or vas-1] inhibited planarian regeneration, but did not reduce neoblast proliferation or abundance. We also found that depletion of cap-dependent translation initiation factors eIF-3A or eIF-2A interrupted cell cycle progression outside the M-phase of mitosis. Our results show that a set of post-transcriptional regulators is required to maintain the stem cell identity in neoblasts, while another facilitates proper differentiation. We propose that planarian neoblasts maintain pluripotency by employing mechanisms of post-transcriptional regulation exhibited in germ cells and early development of most metazoans.
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- Labib Rouhana
- Department of Biophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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De Mulder K, Kuales G, Pfister D, Egger B, Seppi T, Eichberger P, Borgonie G, Ladurner P. Potential of Macrostomum lignano to recover from gamma-ray irradiation. Cell Tissue Res 2010; 339:527-42. [PMID: 20127258 PMCID: PMC2831187 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0915-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Stem cells are the only proliferating cells in flatworms and can be eliminated by irradiation with no damage to differentiated cells. We investigated the effect of fractionated irradiation schemes on Macrostomum lignano, namely, on survival, gene expression, morphology and regeneration. Proliferating cells were almost undetectable during the first week post-treatment. Cell proliferation and gene expression were restored within 1 month in a dose-dependent manner following exposure to up to 150 Gy irradiation. During recovery, stem cells did not cross the midline but were restricted within lateral compartments. An accumulated dose of 210 Gy resulted in a lethal phenotype. Our findings demonstrate that M. lignano represents a suitable model system for elucidating the effect of irradiation on the stem cell system in flatworms and for improving our understanding of the recovery potential of severely damaged stem-cell systems.
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- Katrien De Mulder
- Institute of Zoology and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Department of Biology, University of Ghent, Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Present Address: Hubrecht Institute, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Zoology and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Zoology and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Zoology and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Innsbruck Medical University Hospital, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Innsbruck Medical University Hospital, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Biology, University of Ghent, Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute of Zoology and Center for Molecular Biosciences, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Mamangkey NGF, Southgate PC. Regeneration of excised mantle tissue by the silver-lip pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Jameson). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:164-174. [PMID: 19332133 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2009] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study investigated the capacity for mantle regeneration in the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima. Oysters were anaesthetised with 2.5 mL L(-1) prophylene phenoxetol prior to a piece of tissue (approximately 10 x 30 mm(2)) being excised from the ventral region of the mantle. In the first experiment, 56 oysters with mean (+/-SD) dorso-ventral measurement (DVM) of 125.5 +/- 8.9 mm had tissue excised from either the right mantle lobe, left mantle lobe or both mantle lobes. Following a further three month period in suspended culture, oyster survival was recorded and two oysters were selected arbitrarily from each group to be sacrificed for histological examination of healed mantle. In the second experiment 36 oysters with mean (+/-SD) DVM of 151.6 +/- 13.4 mm were used for excision of the distal part of the ventral region of the left mantle lobe. Two oysters were sampled at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 120 h (5 days) after mantle excision, and then at 12, 24, 45, 72 and 90 d after mantle excision for histological and histochemical analysis of mantle regeneration. There was almost 100 percent survival in both experiments. Healing and regeneration of mantle tissue in oysters subject to excision from the left, right or both mantle lobes was evident, with regenerated mantle appearing similar to non-regenerated mantle. All external and internal components of non-regenerated mantle were present in regenerated mantle tissue. Epithelization signifying wound healing occurred within 36-72 h and was characterised by a reduced wound area, haemocyte infiltration and accumulation, and cell dedifferentiation. Within 48 h of mantle excision, the latero-ventral edges of the wound flexed dorsally and attached to the dorsal edge of the wound reducing the wound area. Between five and twelve days after excision, the distal part of the mantle had divided into three small lobes which developed into the outer, middle and inner mantle folds two weeks later. Ninety days after excision the mantle had completely regenerated with histological observations indicating no difference in epithelial structure or in other internal mantle accessories when compared to non-regenerated mantle. Shell material began to be secreted onto the shell by regenerating mantle twelve days after excision. Initially this occurred in a position dorsal to the non-injured mantle edge. However, forty-five days after mantle excision, regenerated mantle had extended ventrally to a position similar to that of non-injured mantle. Nacre deposition by regenerated mantle had now reached the same position ventrally as that of non-injured mantle indicating full acquisition of nacre secreting abilities by regenerated mantle.
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- N Gustaf F Mamangkey
- Pearl Oyster Research Group, School of Marine & Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia.
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Ortiz-Pineda PA, Ramírez-Gómez F, Pérez-Ortiz J, González-Díaz S, Santiago-De Jesús F, Hernández-Pasos J, Del Valle-Avila C, Rojas-Cartagena C, Suárez-Castillo EC, Tossas K, Méndez-Merced AT, Roig-López JL, Ortiz-Zuazaga H, García-Arrarás JE. Gene expression profiling of intestinal regeneration in the sea cucumber. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:262. [PMID: 19505337 PMCID: PMC2711116 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Among deuterostomes, the regenerative potential is maximally expressed in echinoderms, animals that can quickly replace most injured organs. In particular, sea cucumbers are excellent models for studying organ regeneration since they regenerate their digestive tract after evisceration. However, echinoderms have been sidelined in modern regeneration studies partially because of the lack of genome-wide profiling approaches afforded by modern genomic tools.For the last decade, our laboratory has been using the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima to dissect the cellular and molecular events that allow for such amazing regenerative processes. We have already established an EST database obtained from cDNA libraries of normal and regenerating intestine at two different regeneration stages. This database now has over 7000 sequences. RESULTS In the present work we used a custom-made microchip from Agilent with 60-mer probes for these ESTs, to determine the gene expression profile during intestinal regeneration. Here we compared the expression profile of animals at three different intestinal regeneration stages (3-, 7- and 14-days post evisceration) against the profile from normal (uneviscerated) intestines. The number of differentially expressed probes ranged from 70% at p < 0.05 to 39% at p < 0.001. Clustering analyses show specific profiles of expression for early (first week) and late (second week) regeneration stages. We used semiquantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to validate the expression profile of fifteen microarray detected differentially expressed genes which resulted in over 86% concordance between both techniques. Most of the differentially expressed ESTs showed no clear similarity to sequences in the databases and might represent novel genes associated with regeneration. However, other ESTs were similar to genes known to be involved in regeneration-related processes, wound healing, cell proliferation, differentiation, morphological plasticity, cell survival, stress response, immune challenge, and neoplastic transformation. Among those that have been validated, cytoskeletal genes, such as actins, and developmental genes, such as Wnt and Hox genes, show interesting expression profiles during regeneration. CONCLUSION Our findings set the base for future studies into the molecular basis of intestinal regeneration. Moreover, it advances the use of echinoderms in regenerative biology, animals that because of their amazing properties and their key evolutionary position, might provide important clues to the genetic basis of regenerative processes.
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- Pablo A Ortiz-Pineda
- University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Department of Biology, San Juan, PR, USA.
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Shpakov AO, Kuznetsova LA, Plesneva SA, Pertseva MN. Variations in functional activity of the hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase system in tissues of gastropod mollusks with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Bull Exp Biol Med 2009; 146:424-8. [PMID: 19489311 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-009-0306-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Treatment of gastropod mollusks of pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis and orb snail Coretus corneus with streptozotocin was followed by an increase in hexose content in the hemolymph and development of the diabetic state (day 1 after treatment). Functional activity of the hormone-sensitive adenylate cyclase system significantly decreased in the muscles and hepatopancreas of mollusks with diabetes. We revealed a decrease in the regulatory effects of biogenic amines and peptide hormones that were realized via stimulatory (octopamine, dopamine, serotonin, tryptamine, and relaxin) and inhibitory G proteins (somatostatin). Disturbances in the hepatopancreas were more pronounced than in the muscle. The severity of disorders in the adenylate cyclase system reached maximum 1 day after streptozotocin treatment. The sensitivity of this system to hormonal and nonhormonal agents was partially restored on days 3 and 5. Hexose content in the hemolymph was elevated after streptozotocin treatment, but returned to normal on day 3. Our results indicate that hyperglycemia is one of the key factors for dysfunction of the adenylate cyclase system in mollusks with the diabetic state.
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- A O Shpakov
- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, I. M. Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Zhang YF, Ye BP, Wang DY. Molecular actions guiding neural regeneration in planarian. Neurosci Bull 2009; 24:329-37. [PMID: 18839027 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-008-0610-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Planarian is among the simplest animals that possess a centralized nervous system (CNS), and its neural regeneration involves the replacement of cells lost to normal 'wear and tear' (cell turnover), and/or injury. In this review, we state and discuss the recent studies on molecular control of neural regeneration in planarians. The spatial and temporal expression patterns of genes in intact and regenerating planarian CNS have already been described relatively clearly. The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and Wnt signaling pathways are identified to regulate neural regeneration. During neural regeneration, conserved axon guidance mechanisms are necessary for proper wiring of the nervous system. In addition, apoptosis may play an important role in controlling cell numbers, eliminating unnecessary tissues or cells and remodeling the old tissues for regenerating CNS. The bilateral symmetry is established by determination of anterior-posterior (A-P) and dorsal-ventral (D-V) patterns. Moreover, neurons positive to dopamine, serotonin (5-HT), and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) have been detected in planarians. Therefore, planarians present us with new, experimentally accessible contexts to study the molecular actions guiding neural regeneration.
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- Yan-Fen Zhang
- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Maruzzo D, Egredzija M, Minelli A, Fusco G. Segmental pattern formation following amputation in the flagellum of the second antennae ofAsellus aquaticus(Crustacea, Isopoda). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/11250000701885588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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San Miguel-Ruiz JE, García-Arrarás JE. Common cellular events occur during wound healing and organ regeneration in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima. BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 2007; 7:115. [PMID: 17945004 PMCID: PMC2176065 DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-7-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND All animals possess some type of tissue repair mechanism. In some species, the capacity to repair tissues is limited to the healing of wounds. Other species, such as echinoderms, posses a striking repair capability that can include the replacement of entire organs. It has been reported that some mechanisms, namely extracellular matrix remodeling, appear to occur in most repair processes. However, it remains unclear to what extent the process of organ regeneration, particularly in animals where loss and regeneration of complex structures is a programmed natural event, is similar to wound healing. We have now used the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima to address this question. RESULTS Animals were lesioned by making a 3-5 mm transverse incision between one of the longitudinal muscle pairs along the bodywall. Lesioned tissues included muscle, nerve, water canal and dermis. Animals were allowed to heal for up to four weeks (2, 6, 12, 20, and 28 days post-injury) before sacrificed. Tissues were sectioned in a cryostat and changes in cellular and tissue elements during repair were evaluated using classical dyes, immmuohistochemistry and phalloidin labeling. In addition, the temporal and spatial distribution of cell proliferation in the animals was assayed using BrdU incorporation. We found that cellular events associated with wound healing in H. glaberrima correspond to those previously shown to occur during intestinal regeneration. These include: (1) an increase in the number of spherule-containing cells, (2) remodeling of the extracellular matrix, (3) formation of spindle-like structures that signal dedifferentiation of muscle cells in the area flanking the lesion site and (4) intense cellular division occurring mainly in the coelomic epithelium after the first week of regeneration. CONCLUSION Our data indicate that H. glaberrima employs analogous cellular mechanisms during wound healing and organ regeneration. Thus, it is possible that regenerative limitations in some organisms are due either to the absence of particular mechanisms associated with repair or the inability of activating the repair process in some tissues or stages.
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Lau AH, Knakievicz T, Prá D, Erdtmann B. Freshwater planarians as novel organisms for genotoxicity testing: Analysis of chromosome aberrations. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2007; 48:475-82. [PMID: 17584880 DOI: 10.1002/em.20307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Two freshwater species of planarians, Girardia schubarti Marcus and G. tigrina Girard, were used for measuring chromosome aberration (CA) induction under laboratory conditions. Three genotoxicants were tested: methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), a direct-acting genotoxicant; cyclophosphamide, a metabolism-dependent genotoxicant; and gamma-radiation, a clastogenic agent. All three agents produced positive responses in both species. The strongest dose-responses were detected with MMS, and, in general, G. tigrina was somewhat more sensitive to the genotoxicity of the agents than G. schubarti. This difference in sensitivity may be due to: (a) the smaller body mass of G. tigrina; (b) differences in DNA repair, which may be reflected in the marginally higher background CA frequency of G. tigrina; and/or (c) the greater number of chromosomes in G. tigrina (2N = 16) as compared with G. schubarti (2N = 8). The responses induced by gamma-radiation in the planarians were similar to or higher than those induced in cultured human lymphocytes. The CA-planarian assay has advantages for monitoring environmental genotoxicity in natural water resources or urban and industrial wastewater since planarians are characterized by (a) a relatively low number of easily analyzable chromosomes; (b) high regenerating capacity, allowing exposure of replicating cells from different parts of the same organism to different doses; (c) easy maintenance under laboratory conditions; and (d) worldwide distribution, making them available for genotoxicity tests using either in situ or controlled laboratory exposure conditions.
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- Adriana Helena Lau
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Genética, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
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Rinkevich Y, Paz G, Rinkevich B, Reshef R. Systemic bud induction and retinoic acid signaling underlie whole body regeneration in the urochordate Botrylloides leachi. PLoS Biol 2007; 5:e71. [PMID: 17341137 PMCID: PMC1808485 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Accepted: 01/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Regeneration in adult chordates is confined to a few model cases and terminates in restoration of restricted tissues and organs. Here, we study the unique phenomenon of whole body regeneration (WBR) in the colonial urochordate Botrylloides leachi in which an entire adult zooid is restored from a miniscule blood vessel fragment. In contrast to all other documented cases, regeneration is induced systemically in blood vessels. Multiple buds appear simultaneously in newly established regeneration niches within vasculature fragments, stemming from composites of pluripotent blood cells and terminating in one functional zooid. We found that retinoic acid (RA) regulates diverse developmental aspects in WBR. The homologue of the RA receptor and a retinaldehyde dehydrogenase-related gene were expressed specifically in blood cells within regeneration niches and throughout bud development. The addition of RA inhibitors as well as RNA interference knockdown experiments resulted in WBR arrest and bud malformations. The administration of all-trans RA to blood vessel fragments resulted in doubly accelerated regeneration and multibud formation, leading to restored colonies with multiple zooids. The Botrylloides system differs from known regeneration model systems by several fundamental criteria, including epimorphosis without the formation of blastema and the induction of a "multifocal regeneration niche" system. This is also to our knowledge the first documented case of WBR from circulating blood cells that restores not only the soma, but also the germ line. This unique Botrylloides WBR process could serve as a new in vivo model system for regeneration, suggesting that RA signaling may have had ancestral roles in body restoration events.
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- Yuval Rinkevich
- Faculty of Biology, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel
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- Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Many evolution of development labs study organisms that must be periodically collected from the wild. Whenever this is the case, there is the risk that different field collections will recover genetically different strains or cryptic species. Ignoring this potential for genetic variation may introduce an uncontrolled source of experimental variability, leading to confusion or misinterpretation of the results. Leeches in the genus Helobdella have been a workhorse of annelid developmental biology for 30 years. Nearly all early Helobdella research was based on a single isolate, but in recent years isolates from multiple field collections and multiple sites across the country have been used. To assess the genetic distinctness of different isolates, we obtained specimens from most Helobdella laboratory cultures currently or recently in use and from some of their source field sites. From these samples, we sequenced part of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase I (COI). Sequence divergences and phylogenetic analyses reveal that, collectively, the Helobdella development community has worked on five distinct species from two major clades. Morphologically similar isolates that were thought to represent the same species (H. robusta) actually represent three species, two of which coexist at the same locality. Another isolate represents part of a species complex (the "H. triserialis" complex), and yet another is an invasive species (H. europaea). We caution researchers similarly working on multiple wild-collected isolates to preserve voucher specimens and to obtain from these a molecular "barcode," such as a COI gene sequence, to reveal genetic variation in animals used for research.
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- Alexandra E Bely
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Handschel JGK, Depprich RA, Kübler NR, Wiesmann HP, Ommerborn M, Meyer U. Prospects of micromass culture technology in tissue engineering. Head Face Med 2007; 3:4. [PMID: 17212823 PMCID: PMC1781066 DOI: 10.1186/1746-160x-3-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Accepted: 01/09/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Tissue engineering of bone and cartilage tissue for subsequent implantation is of growing interest in cranio- and maxillofacial surgery. Commonly it is performed by using cells coaxed with scaffolds. Recently, there is a controversy concerning the use of artificial scaffolds compared to the use of a natural matrix. Therefore, new approaches called micromass technology have been invented to overcome these problems by avoiding the need for scaffolds. Technically, cells are dissociated and the dispersed cells are then reaggregated into cellular spheres. The micromass technology approach enables investigators to follow tissue formation from single cell sources to organised spheres in a controlled environment. Thus, the inherent fundamentals of tissue engineering are better revealed. Additionally, as the newly formed tissue is devoid of an artificial material, it resembles more closely the in vivo situation. The purpose of this review is to provide an insight into the fundamentals and the technique of micromass cell culture used to study bone tissue engineering.
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- Jörg GK Handschel
- Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Waldeyerstr. 30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department for Operative and Preventive Dentistry and Endodontics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department for Cranio- and Maxillofacial Surgery, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Kierdorf U, Kierdorf H, Szuwart T. Deer antler regeneration: Cells, concepts, and controversies. J Morphol 2007; 268:726-38. [PMID: 17538973 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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The periodic replacement of antlers is an exceptional regenerative process in mammals, which in general are unable to regenerate complete body appendages. Antler regeneration has traditionally been viewed as an epimorphic process closely resembling limb regeneration in urodele amphibians, and the terminology of the latter process has also been applied to antler regeneration. More recent studies, however, showed that, unlike urodele limb regeneration, antler regeneration does not involve cell dedifferentiation and the formation of a blastema from these dedifferentiated cells. Rather, these studies suggest that antler regeneration is a stem-cell-based process that depends on the periodic activation of, presumably neural-crest-derived, periosteal stem cells of the distal pedicle. The evidence for this hypothesis is reviewed and as a result, a new concept of antler regeneration as a process of stem-cell-based epimorphic regeneration is proposed that does not involve cell dedifferentiation or transdifferentiation. Antler regeneration illustrates that extensive appendage regeneration in a postnatal mammal can be achieved by a developmental process that differs in several fundamental aspects from limb regeneration in urodeles.
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- Uwe Kierdorf
- Department of Biology, University of Hildesheim, 31141 Hildesheim, Germany.
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Egger B, Gschwentner R, Rieger R. Free-living flatworms under the knife: past and present. Dev Genes Evol 2006; 217:89-104. [PMID: 17146688 PMCID: PMC1784541 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-006-0120-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2006] [Accepted: 10/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Traditionally, regeneration research has been closely tied to flatworm research, as flatworms (Plathelminthes) were among the first animals where the phenomenon of regeneration was discovered. Since then, the main focus of flatworm regeneration research was on triclads, for which various phenomena were observed and a number of theories developed. However, free-living flatworms encompass a number of other taxa where regeneration was found to be possible. This review aims to display and to compare regeneration in all major free-living flatworm taxa, with special focus on a new player in the field of regeneration, Macrostomum lignano (Macrostomorpha). Findings on the regeneration capacity of this organism provide clues for links between regeneration and (post-)embryonic development, starvation, and asexual reproduction. The role of the nervous system and especially the brain for regeneration is discussed, and similarities as well as particularities in regeneration among free-living flatworms are pointed out.
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- Bernhard Egger
- Ultrastructural Research and Evolutionary Biology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
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García-Arrarás JE, Schenk C, Rodrígues-Ramírez R, Torres II, Valentín G, Candelaria AG. Spherulocytes in the echinodermHolothuria glaberrimaand their involvement in intestinal regeneration. Dev Dyn 2006; 235:3259-67. [PMID: 17061269 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The holothuroid echinoderm Holothuria glaberrima can regenerate its intestine after a process of evisceration. Spherule-containing cells, the spherulocytes, appear to be associated with intestinal regeneration. We have used histochemistry and immunocytochemistry to characterize these cells and their role in the regeneration process. Spherulocytes are 10-20 microm in diameter with an acrocentric nucleus and spherule-like structures within their cytoplasm. They are found in the connective tissue of the intestine and mesentery of noneviscerated and regenerating animals. During the second week of regeneration, the number of spherulocytes in the regenerating intestine increases and a dramatic change in their morphology occurs. Together with the morphological change, the immunohistochemical labeling of the cells also changes; the antibodies not only recognize the spherule structures but also label the cellular cytoplasm in a more homogeneous pattern. Moreover, immunohistochemical labeling also appears to be dispersed within the extracellular matrix, suggesting that the cells are liberating their vesicular contents. Spherulocytes are found in other tissues of H. glaberrima, always associated with the connective tissue component. Our data strongly suggest that spherulocytes are involved in intestinal regeneration but their specific role remains undetermined. In summary, our data expand our knowledge of the cellular events associated with regeneration processes in echinoderms and provide for comparisons with similar processes in vertebrates.
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This primer briefly describes four emerging animal model systems that promise to provide insights into specific aspects of developmental biology. Highlighted here are two relatively well-characterized model systems, Gasterosteus aculeatus (three-spine stickleback fish) and Schmidtea mediterranea (planarian), as well as two organisms on which research is in its infancy, Carollia perspicillata (short-tailed fruit bat), and the basal metazoan, Trichoplax adhaerens. Scientists who helped develop these species into model systems discuss why they chose to research these animals.
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- Julie C Kiefer
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
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Saló E. The power of regeneration and the stem-cell kingdom: freshwater planarians (Platyhelminthes). Bioessays 2006; 28:546-59. [PMID: 16615086 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The great powers of regeneration shown by freshwater planarians, capable of regenerating a complete organism from any tiny body fragment, have attracted the interest of scientists throughout history. In 1814, Dalyell concluded that planarians could "almost be called immortal under the edge of the knife". Equally impressive is the developmental plasticity of these platyhelminthes, including continuous growth and fission (asexual reproduction) in well-fed organisms, and shrinkage (degrowth) during prolonged starvation. The source of their morphological plasticity and regenerative capability is a stable population of totipotent stem cells--"neoblasts"; this is the only cell type in the adult that has mitotic activity and differentiates into all cell types. This cellular feature is unique to planarians in the Bilateria clade. Over the last fifteen years, molecular studies have begun to reveal the role of developmental genes in regeneration, although it would be premature to propose a molecular model for planarian regeneration. Genomic and proteomic data are essential in answering some of the fundamental questions concerning this remarkable morphological plasticity. Such information should also pave the way to understanding the genetic pathways associated with metazoan somatic stem-cell regulation and pattern formation.
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- Emili Saló
- Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Price JS, Allen S, Faucheux C, Althnaian T, Mount JG. Deer antlers: a zoological curiosity or the key to understanding organ regeneration in mammals? J Anat 2006; 207:603-18. [PMID: 16313394 PMCID: PMC1571559 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Many organisms are able to regenerate lost or damaged body parts that are structural and functional replicates of the original. Eventually these become fully integrated into pre-existing tissues. However, with the exception of deer, mammals have lost this ability. Each spring deer shed antlers that were used for fighting and display during the previous mating season. Their loss is triggered by a fall in circulating testosterone levels, a hormonal change that is linked to an increase in day length. A complex 'blastema-like' structure or 'antler-bud' then forms; however, unlike the regenerative process in the newt, most evidence (albeit indirect) suggests that this does not involve reversal of the differentiated state but is stem cell based. The subsequent re-growth of antlers during the spring and summer months is spectacular and represents one of the fastest rates of organogenesis in the animal kingdom. Longitudinal growth involves endochondral ossification in the tip of each antler branch and bone growth around the antler shaft is by intramembranous ossification. As androgen concentrations rise in late summer, longitudinal growth stops, the skin (velvet) covering the antler is lost and antlers are 'polished' in preparation for the mating season. Although the timing of the antler growth cycle is clearly closely linked to circulating testosterone, oestrogen may be a key cellular regulator, as it is in the skeleton of other male mammals. We still know very little about the molecular machinery required for antler regeneration, although there is evidence that developmental signalling pathways with pleiotropic functions are important and that novel 'antler-specific' molecules may not exist. Identifying these pathways and factors, deciphering their interactions and how they are regulated by environmental cues could have an important impact on human health if this knowledge is applied to the engineering of new human tissues and organs.
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- J S Price
- Department of Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.
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Deer antlers are cranial appendages that develop after birth as extensions of a permanent protuberance (pedicle) on the frontal bone. Pedicles and antlers originate from a specialized region of the frontal bone; the 'antlerogeneic periosteum' and the systemic cue which triggers their development in the fawn is an increase in circulating androgen. These primary antlers are then shed and regenerated the following year in a larger, more complex form. Antler growth is extremely rapid-an adult red deer can produce a pair of antlers weighing approximately 30kg in three months, and involves both endochondral and intramembranous ossification. Since antlers are sexual secondary characteristics, their annual cycles of growth have evolved to be closely coordinated to the reproductive cycle which, in temperate species, is linked to the photoperiod. Cessation of antler growth and death of the overlying skin (velvet) coincides with a rise in circulating testosterone as the autumn breeding season approaches. The 'dead' antlers remain attached to the pedicle until they are shed (cast) the following spring when circulating testosterone levels fall. In red deer, the species that we study, casting of the old set of antlers is followed immediately by growth of the new set. Although the anatomy of antler growth and the endocrine changes associated with it have been well documented, the molecular mechanisms involved remain poorly understood. The case for continuing to decipher them remains compelling, despite the obvious limitations of using deer as an experimental model, because this research will help provide insight into why humans and other mammals have lost the ability to regenerate organs. From the information so far available, it would appear that the signaling pathways that control the development of skeletal elements are recapitulated in regenerating antlers. This apparent lack of any specific 'antlerogenic molecular machinery' suggests that the secret of deers' ability to regenerate antlers lies in the particular cues to which multipotential progenitor/stem cells in an antler's 'regeneration territory' are exposed. This in turn suggests that with appropriate manipulation of the environment, pluripotential cells in other adult mammalian tissues could be stimulated to increase the healing capacity of organs, even if not to regenerate them completely. The need for replacement organs in humans is substantial. The benefits of increasing individuals' own capacity for regeneration and repair are self evident.
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- Joanna Price
- Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, The Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 OTU, United Kingdom
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