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Moradikhah F, Farahani M, Shafiee A. Towards the development of sensation-enabled skin substitutes. Biomater Sci 2024; 12:4024-4044. [PMID: 38990154 DOI: 10.1039/d4bm00576g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Recent advances in cell and biofabrication technologies have contributed to the development of complex human organs. In particular, several skin substitutes are being generated using tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) technologies. However, recent studies mainly focus on the restoration of the dermis and epidermis layers rather than the regeneration of a fully functional innervated skin organ. Innervation is a critical step in functional tissue repair which has been overlooked in the current TERM studies. In the current study, we highlight the importance of sensation in the skin as the largest sensory organ in the human body. In large non-healing skin wounds, the skin sensation is severely diminished or completely lost and ultimately lead to chronic pain and wound healing process interruption. Current therapeutics for restoring skin sensation after trauma are limited. Recent regenerative medicine-based studies could successfully induce neural networks in skin substitutes, but the effectiveness of these technologies in enhancing sensory capability needs further investigation.
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- Farzad Moradikhah
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
- Institute of Biomaterials, University of Tehran & Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IBUTUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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Yu L, Bennett CJ, Lin CH, Yan S, Yang J. Scaffold design considerations for peripheral nerve regeneration. J Neural Eng 2024; 21:041001. [PMID: 38996412 DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ad628d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) represents a serious clinical and public health problem due to its high incurrence and poor spontaneous recovery. Compared to autograft, which is still the best current practice for long-gap peripheral nerve defects in clinics, the use of polymer-based biodegradable nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) has been gaining momentum as an alternative to guide the repair of severe PNI without the need of secondary surgery and donor nerve tissue. However, simple hollow cylindrical tubes can barely outperform autograft in terms of the regenerative efficiency especially in critical sized PNI. With the rapid development of tissue engineering technology and materials science, various functionalized NGCs have emerged to enhance nerve regeneration over the past decades. From the aspect of scaffold design considerations, with a specific focus on biodegradable polymers, this review aims to summarize the recent advances in NGCs by addressing the onerous demands of biomaterial selections, structural designs, and manufacturing techniques that contributes to the biocompatibility, degradation rate, mechanical properties, drug encapsulation and release efficiency, immunomodulation, angiogenesis, and the overall nerve regeneration potential of NGCs. In addition, several commercially available NGCs along with their regulation pathways and clinical applications are compared and discussed. Lastly, we discuss the current challenges and future directions attempting to provide inspiration for the future design of ideal NGCs that can completely cure long-gap peripheral nerve defects.
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- Le Yu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, United States of America
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- Biomedical Engineering Program, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310030, People's Republic of China
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Green-Fulgham SM, Lacagnina MJ, Willcox KF, Li J, Harland ME, Ciena AP, Rocha IRC, Ball JB, Dreher RA, Zuberi YA, Dragavon JM, Chacur M, Maier SF, Watkins LR, Grace PM. Voluntary wheel running prevents formation of membrane attack complexes and myelin degradation after peripheral nerve injury. Brain Behav Immun 2024; 115:419-431. [PMID: 37924957 PMCID: PMC10842182 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023] Open
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Regular aerobic activity is associated with a reduced risk of chronic pain in humans and rodents. Our previous studies in rodents have shown that prior voluntary wheel running can normalize redox signaling at the site of peripheral nerve injury, attenuating subsequent neuropathic pain. However, the full extent of neuroprotection offered by voluntary wheel running after peripheral nerve injury is unknown. Here, we show that six weeks of voluntary wheel running prior to chronic constriction injury (CCI) reduced the terminal complement membrane attack complex (MAC) at the sciatic nerve injury site. This was associated with increased expression of the MAC inhibitor CD59. The levels of upstream complement components (C3) and their inhibitors (CD55, CR1 and CFH) were altered by CCI, but not increased by voluntary wheel running. Since MAC can degrade myelin, which in turn contributes to neuropathic pain, we evaluated myelin integrity at the sciatic nerve injury site. We found that the loss of myelinated fibers and decreased myelin protein which occurs in sedentary rats following CCI was not observed in rats with prior running. Substitution of prior voluntary wheel running with exogenous CD59 also attenuated mechanical allodynia and reduced MAC deposition at the nerve injury site, pointing to CD59 as a critical effector of the neuroprotective and antinociceptive actions of prior voluntary wheel running. This study links attenuation of neuropathic pain by prior voluntary wheel running with inhibition of MAC and preservation of myelin integrity at the sciatic nerve injury site.
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- Suzanne M Green-Fulgham
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Laboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity (LAMAF), Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro 13506-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Laboratory of Neuroanatomy Functional of Pain, Departamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Advanced Light Microscopy Core, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Laboratory of Neuroanatomy Functional of Pain, Departamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Zhukauskas R, Fischer DN, Deister C, Faleris J, Marquez-Vilendrer SB, Mercer D. Histological Comparison of Porcine Small Intestine Submucosa and Bovine Type-I Collagen Conduit for Nerve Repair in a Rat Model. JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY GLOBAL ONLINE 2023; 5:810-817. [PMID: 38106932 PMCID: PMC10721507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsg.2023.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Purpose After nerve injury, macrophages and Schwann cells remove axon and myelin debris. We hypothesized that nerves repaired with different conduit materials will result in varying levels of these cell populations, which impacts Wallerian degeneration and axonal regeneration. Methods We performed a unilateral sciatic nerve transection in 18 rats. The nerves were repaired with small intestine submucosa (SIS, n = 9) or isolated type-I collagen (CLC, n = 9) conduits. Rats were monitored for 4 weeks. Histology samples were obtained from the proximal nerve, mid-implant, and distal nerve regions. Samples were stained for total macrophages, M2 macrophages, foamy phagocytes, Schwann cells, vascular components, axon components, and collagen density. Results Distal nerve analyses showed higher populations of total macrophages and M2 macrophages in SIS-repaired nerves and higher density of foamy phagocytes in CLC-repaired nerves. Proximal nerve, mid-implant, and distal nerve analyses showed higher Schwann cell and vascular component densities in SIS-repaired nerves. Axon density was higher in the mid-implant region of SIS-repaired nerves. Collagen staining in the mid-implant was scant, but less collagen density was observed in SIS-repaired versus CLC-repaired nerves. Conclusions In the distal nerve, the following were observed: (1) lower total macrophages in CLC-repaired nerves, suggesting lower overall inflammation versus SIS-repaired nerves; (2) higher M2 macrophages in SIS-repaired versus CLC-repaired nerves, a driving factor for higher total macrophages and indicative of an inflammation resolution response in SIS-repaired nerves; and (3) a lower foamy phagocyte density in SIS-repaired nerves, suggesting earlier resolution of Wallerian degeneration versus CLC-repaired nerves. In the proximal nerve, mid-implant, and distal nerve, higher Schwann cell and vascular component densities were noted in SIS-repaired nerves. In the mid-implant, a higher axon component density and a lower collagen density of the SIS-repaired nerves versus CLC-repaired nerves were noted. These results indicate more robust nerve regeneration with less collagen deposition. Clinical relevance This in vivo study evaluated two common conduit materials that are used in peripheral nerve repair. Clinical outcomes of nerves repaired with conduits may be impacted by the response to different conduit materials. These nerve repair responses include Wallerian degeneration, nerve regeneration, and nerve scarring. This study evaluated Wallerian degeneration using total macrophages, M2 macrophages, and foamy phagocytes. Nerve regeneration was evaluated using Schwann cells and axons. Nerve scarring was evaluated using vascular and collagen density.
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Balog BM, Sonti A, Zigmond RE. Neutrophil biology in injuries and diseases of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Prog Neurobiol 2023; 228:102488. [PMID: 37355220 PMCID: PMC10528432 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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The role of inflammation in nervous system injury and disease is attracting increased attention. Much of that research has focused on microglia in the central nervous system (CNS) and macrophages in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Much less attention has been paid to the roles played by neutrophils. Neutrophils are part of the granulocyte subtype of myeloid cells. These cells, like macrophages, originate and differentiate in the bone marrow from which they enter the circulation. After tissue damage or infection, neutrophils are the first immune cells to infiltrate into tissues and are directed there by specific chemokines, which act on chemokine receptors on neutrophils. We have reviewed here the basic biology of these cells, including their differentiation, the types of granules they contain, the chemokines that act on them, the subpopulations of neutrophils that exist, and their functions. We also discuss tools available for identification and further study of neutrophils. We then turn to a review of what is known about the role of neutrophils in CNS and PNS diseases and injury, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, CNS and PNS axon regeneration, and neuropathic pain. While in the past studies have focused on neutrophils deleterious effects, we will highlight new findings about their benefits. Studies on their actions should lead to identification of ways to modify neutrophil effects to improve health.
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- Brian M Balog
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA.
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ABSTRACT Peripheral nerve injury is a common injury disease. Understanding of the mechanisms of periphery nerve repair and regeneration after injury is an essential prerequisite for treating related diseases. Although the biological mechanisms of peripheral nerve injury and regeneration have been studied comprehensively, the clinical treatment methods are still limited. The bottlenecks of the treatments are the shortage of donor nerves and the limited surgical precision. Apart from the knowledge regarding the fundamental characteristics and physical processes of peripheral nerve injury, numerous studies have found that Schwann cells, growth factors, and extracellular matrix are main factors affecting the repair and regeneration process of injured nerves. At present, the therapeutical methods of the disease include microsurgery, autologous nerve transplantation, allograft nerve transplantation and tissue engineering technology. Tissue engineering technology, which combines seed cells, neurotrophic factors, and scaffold materials together, is promising for treating the patients with long-gapped and large nerve damage. With the development of neuron science and technology, the treatment of peripheral nerve injury diseases will continue being improved.
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Yuan Y, Wang Y, Wu S, Zhao MY. Review: Myelin clearance is critical for regeneration after peripheral nerve injury. Front Neurol 2022; 13:908148. [PMID: 36588879 PMCID: PMC9801717 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.908148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Traumatic peripheral nerve injury occurs frequently and is a major clinical and public health problem that can lead to functional impairment and permanent disability. Despite the availability of modern diagnostic procedures and advanced microsurgical techniques, active recovery after peripheral nerve repair is often unsatisfactory. Peripheral nerve regeneration involves several critical events, including the recreation of the microenvironment and remyelination. Results from previous studies suggest that the peripheral nervous system (PNS) has a greater capacity for repair than the central nervous system. Thus, it will be important to understand myelin and myelination specifically in the PNS. This review provides an update on myelin biology and myelination in the PNS and discusses the mechanisms that promote myelin clearance after injury. The roles of Schwann cells and macrophages are considered at length, together with the possibility of exogenous intervention.
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- YiMing Yuan
- Laboratory of Brain Function and Neurorehabilitation, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Brain Function and Neurorehabilitation, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China,Department of Rehabilitation, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China,*Correspondence: Yan Wang
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- Laboratory of Brain Function and Neurorehabilitation, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Laboratory of Brain Function and Neurorehabilitation, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China,Department of Rehabilitation, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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Juckett L, Saffari TM, Ormseth B, Senger JL, Moore AM. The Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Nerve Regeneration Following Peripheral Nerve Injury. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12121856. [PMID: 36551285 PMCID: PMC9775635 DOI: 10.3390/biom12121856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve injuries (PNI) are common and often result in lifelong disability. The peripheral nervous system has an inherent ability to regenerate following injury, yet complete functional recovery is rare. Despite advances in the diagnosis and repair of PNIs, many patients suffer from chronic pain, and sensory and motor dysfunction. One promising surgical adjunct is the application of intraoperative electrical stimulation (ES) to peripheral nerves. ES acts through second messenger cyclic AMP to augment the intrinsic molecular pathways of regeneration. Decades of animal studies have demonstrated that 20 Hz ES delivered post-surgically accelerates axonal outgrowth and end organ reinnervation. This work has been translated clinically in a series of randomized clinical trials, which suggest that ES can be used as an efficacious therapy to improve patient outcomes following PNIs. The aim of this review is to discuss the cellular physiology and the limitations of regeneration after peripheral nerve injuries. The proposed mechanisms of ES protocols and how they facilitate nerve regeneration depending on timing of administration are outlined. Finally, future directions of research that may provide new perspectives on the optimal delivery of ES following PNI are discussed.
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Pandunugrahadi M, Irianto KA, Sindrawati O. The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study. Int J Biomater 2022; 2022:9601547. [PMID: 35573271 PMCID: PMC9106496 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9601547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Without appropriate treatment, nerve injuries may result in permanent loss of function. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection is found to help in nerve regeneration. PRP is a concentrated platelet derived from autologous blood with the potential to release various growth factors (GF) to promote nerve regeneration. This study aims to know the best time for PRP injection to promote nerve regeneration. Methods This is an experimental in vivo research using male New Zealand white rabbits in the randomized control group posttest only design. Samples were divided into 5 groups (1 control group and 4 treatment groups). The control group without PRP injection and treated groups injected immediately after nerve injury, 3 days, 7 days, and 14 days afterward. Nerve regeneration was evaluated by the histology specimen sacrificed on day 21. Inflammation cells and endoneurium vacuoles were counted as mean percentage of five nerve fragments in each injured nerve sample specimen. Result Inflammation cells and vacuole cells increased significantly when PRP was administered 3 days after injury (group 2) (respectively, 14 ± 6.7 and 56.6 ± 11.6) compared to all treatment groups (p < 0.005) (control group, respectively, 6 ± 2.6 and 15.7 ± 9.5). On the other hand, significantly lower endoneurium vacuoles and inflammation cells were found on "the day 14" sample group (respectively, 5 ± 1.3 and 5.2 ± 1.6) compared to all other groups (p < 0.005). Conclusion This study found that the best time for injecting PRP for nerve regeneration is 14 days after injury.
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- Muhammad Pandunugrahadi
- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dr Soetomo General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, Dr Soetomo General Hospital/Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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- Pathologic Anatomy Department, Faculty of Medicine, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya, Indonesia
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Unilateral Sciatic Nerve Crush Induces White Blood Cell Infiltration of the Contralateral Nerve. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2022; 2022:1101383. [PMID: 35392148 PMCID: PMC8983237 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1101383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nerve injury leads to the accumulation of white blood cells derived from the bone marrow in the lesioned nerve, but it is still unknown whether there are similar responses in unlesioned nerves. To address this question, sciatic nerves of mice expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in their bone marrow were crushed unilaterally to observe the invasion of bone marrow-derived cells into the contralateral unlesioned nerve. Two days after surgery, EGFP+ cells began to infiltrate both the damaged and undamaged nerves. These cells gradually amplified to the highest point within 14 days and slowly lowered. In ipsilateral (lesioned) and contralateral (unlesioned) nerves, the time course of infiltration of EGFP+ cells was similar, but the magnitude was much less for the unlesioned one. Through CD68 staining, some cells were identified as macrophages. Transmission electron microscopy revealed slight demyelination and phagocytosing macrophages in the contralateral nerve. The data showed that infiltration by white blood cells is a response to nerve injury, even in uninjured nerves.
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Min HK, Kim IH, Lee JM, Jung J, Rim HS, Kang DW, Kim SH, Yeo SG. Relationship between toll-like receptor expression in the distal facial nerve and facial nerve recovery after injury. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2022; 36:3946320221090007. [PMID: 35585682 PMCID: PMC9128056 DOI: 10.1177/03946320221090007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether toll-like receptor expression patterns differ in the distal facial nerve during recovery after crushing and cutting injuries. Methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent crushing or cutting injury of the unilateral facial nerve. Their whisker movement and blink reflex were examined. Western blotting was performed with the normal nerve on the left side and the damaged nerve on the right side, four days, 14 days, and 3 months after injury. Results: The scores of whisker movements and blink reflex in the crushing group showed improvements, while the score of the cutting group was significantly lower at 14 days and 3 months (p < 0.05). Western blotting showed that TLRs 11 and 13 increased in the crushing group, and TLRs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, and 13 increased in the cutting group after 14 days (p < 0.05). After 3 months, TLRs 10 and 11 increased in the crushing group, and TLRs 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, and 12 increased in the cutting group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: TLRs 1, 4, 5, 8, and 12 are related to nerve degeneration after facial nerve injury, and TLRs 10, 11, and 13 are related to recovery from facial palsy.
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- Hye Kyu Min
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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Jha MK, Passero JV, Rawat A, Ament XH, Yang F, Vidensky S, Collins SL, Horton MR, Hoke A, Rutter GA, Latremoliere A, Rothstein JD, Morrison BM. Macrophage monocarboxylate transporter 1 promotes peripheral nerve regeneration after injury in mice. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:e141964. [PMID: 34491913 DOI: 10.1172/jci141964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerves have the capacity for regeneration, but the rate of regeneration is so slow that many nerve injuries lead to incomplete recovery and permanent disability for patients. Macrophages play a critical role in the peripheral nerve response to injury, contributing to both Wallerian degeneration and nerve regeneration, and their function has recently been shown to be dependent on intracellular metabolism. To date, the impact of their intracellular metabolism on peripheral nerve regeneration has not been studied. We examined conditional transgenic mice with selective ablation in macrophages of solute carrier family 16, member 1 (Slc16a1), which encodes monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1), and found that MCT1 contributed to macrophage metabolism, phenotype, and function, specifically in regard to phagocytosis and peripheral nerve regeneration. Adoptive cell transfer of wild-type macrophages ameliorated the impaired nerve regeneration in macrophage-selective MCT1-null mice. We also developed a mouse model that overexpressed MCT1 in macrophages and found that peripheral nerves in these mice regenerated more rapidly than in control mice. Our study provides further evidence that MCT1 has an important biological role in macrophages and that manipulations of macrophage metabolism can enhance recovery from peripheral nerve injuries, for which there are currently no approved medical therapies.
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Section of Cell Biology and Functional Genomics, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Kornfeld T, Nessler J, Helmer C, Hannemann R, Waldmann KH, Peck CT, Hoffmann P, Brandes G, Vogt PM, Radtke C. Spider silk nerve graft promotes axonal regeneration on long distance nerve defect in a sheep model. Biomaterials 2021; 271:120692. [PMID: 33607544 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.120692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Peripheral nerve injuries with substantial tissue loss require autologous nerve transplantation or alternatively reconstruction with nerve conduits. Axonal elongation after nerve transection is about 1 mm/day. The precise time course of axonal regeneration on an ultrastructural level in nerve gap repair using either autologous or artificial implants has not been described. As peripheral nerve regeneration is a highly time critical process due to deterioration of the neuromuscular junction, this in vivo examination in a large animal model was performed in order to investigate axonal elongation rates and spider silk material degradation in a narrowly delimited time series (20, 30, 40, 50, 90, 120, 150 and 180 days) by using a novel spider silk based artificial nerve graft as a critical prerequisite for clinical translation. Autologous nerves or artificial nerve conduits based on spider silk of the spider species Trichonephila edulis were transplanted in a 6.0 cm nerve defect model in the black headed mutton. At each of the post-implant time point, electrophysiology recordings were performed to assess functional reinnervation of axonal fibers into the implants. Samples were analyzed by histology and immunofluorescence in order to verify the timeline of axonal regeneration including axonal regeneration rates of the spider silk implant and the autologous transplant groups. Spider silk was degraded within 3 month by a light immune response mainly mediated by Langhans Giant cells. In conjunction with behavioral analysis and electrophysiological measurements, the results indicate that the spider silk nerve implant supported an axonal regeneration comparable to an autologous nerve graft which is the current gold standard in nerve repair surgery. These findings indicate that a biomaterial based spider silk nerve conduit is as effective as autologous nerve implants and may be an important approach for long nerve defects.
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- T Kornfeld
- Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany; Department of Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinic for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bünteweg 9, 30559, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Forensic Medicine and Ambulatory Service, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Forensic Medicine and Ambulatory Service, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, Forensic Medicine and Ambulatory Service, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany; Department of Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Gordon T. Peripheral Nerve Regeneration and Muscle Reinnervation. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228652. [PMID: 33212795 PMCID: PMC7697710 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Injured peripheral nerves but not central nerves have the capacity to regenerate and reinnervate their target organs. After the two most severe peripheral nerve injuries of six types, crush and transection injuries, nerve fibers distal to the injury site undergo Wallerian degeneration. The denervated Schwann cells (SCs) proliferate, elongate and line the endoneurial tubes to guide and support regenerating axons. The axons emerge from the stump of the viable nerve attached to the neuronal soma. The SCs downregulate myelin-associated genes and concurrently, upregulate growth-associated genes that include neurotrophic factors as do the injured neurons. However, the gene expression is transient and progressively fails to support axon regeneration within the SC-containing endoneurial tubes. Moreover, despite some preference of regenerating motor and sensory axons to “find” their appropriate pathways, the axons fail to enter their original endoneurial tubes and to reinnervate original target organs, obstacles to functional recovery that confront nerve surgeons. Several surgical manipulations in clinical use, including nerve and tendon transfers, the potential for brief low-frequency electrical stimulation proximal to nerve repair, and local FK506 application to accelerate axon outgrowth, are encouraging as is the continuing research to elucidate the molecular basis of nerve regeneration.
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- Tessa Gordon
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Division of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, 06.9706 Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
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Neurotrophic effects of dental pulp stem cells on trigeminal neuronal cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19694. [PMID: 33184395 PMCID: PMC7665001 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76684-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Evidence indicates that dental pulp stem cells (DPSC) secrete neurotrophic factors which play an important role in neurogenesis, neural maintenance and repair. In this study we investigated the trophic potential of DPSC-derived conditioned medium (CM) to protect and regenerate isolated primary trigeminal ganglion neuronal cells (TGNC). DPSC and TGNC were harvested by enzymatic digestion from Wister-Hann rats. CM was collected from 72 h serum-free DPSC cultures and neurotrophic factors; nerve growth factor (NGF), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) were analysed by specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). Primary co-cultures of DPSC and TGNC were established to evaluate the paracrine effects of DPSC. In comparison, NGF was used to evaluate its neurotrophic and neuritogenic effect on TGNC. Immunocytochemistry was performed to detect the neuronal-markers; neuronal nuclei (NeuN), microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2) and βIII-tubulin. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to analyse neuronal-associated gene expression of NeuN, MAP-2, βIII-tubulin in addition to growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43), Synapsin-I and thermo-sensitive transient receptor potential vanilloid channel-1 (TRPV1). DPSC-CM contained significant levels of NGF, BDNF, NT-3 and GDNF. DPSC and DPSC-CM significantly enhanced TGNC survival with extensive neurite outgrowth and branching as evaluated by immunocytochemistry of neuronal markers. DPSC-CM was more effective in stimulating TGNC survival than co-cultures or NGF treated culture. In comparison to controls, DPSC-CM significantly upregulated gene expression of several neuronal markers as well as TRPV1. This study demonstrated that DPSC-derived factors promoted survival and regeneration of isolated TGNC and may be considered as cell-free therapy for TG nerve repair.
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Deletion of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 3 Relieves the Late Phase of Neuropathic Pain by Preventing Neuron Degeneration and Promoting Neuron Repair. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112355. [PMID: 33114619 PMCID: PMC7692130 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain is one type of chronic pain that occurs as a result of a lesion or disease to the somatosensory nervous system. Chronic excessive inflammatory response after nerve injury may contribute to the maintenance of persistent pain. Although the role of inflammatory mediators and cytokines in mediating allodynia and hyperalgesia has been extensively studied, the detailed mechanisms of persistent pain or whether the interactions between neurons, glia and immune cells are essential for maintenance of the chronic state have not been completely elucidated. ASIC3, a voltage-insensitive, proton-gated cation channel, is the most essential pH sensor for pain perception. ASIC3 gene expression is increased in dorsal root ganglion neurons after inflammation and nerve injury and ASIC3 is involved in macrophage maturation. ASIC currents are increased after nerve injury. However, whether prolonged hyperalgesia induced by the nerve injury requires ASIC3 and whether ASIC3 regulates neurons, immune cells or glial cells to modulate neuropathic pain remains unknown. We established a model of chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve (CCI) in mice. CCI mice showed long-lasting mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. CCI also caused long-term inflammation at the sciatic nerve and primary sensory neuron degeneration as well as increased satellite glial expression and ATF3 expression. ASIC3 deficiency shortened mechanical allodynia and attenuated thermal hyperalgesia. ASIC3 gene deletion shifted ATF3 expression from large to small neurons and altered the M1/M2 macrophage ratio, thereby preventing small neuron degeneration and relieved pain.
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Kerns JM, Walter JS, Patetta MJ, Sood A, Hussain AK, Chung JJ, Deshpande A, DesLaurier JT, Dieter RA, Siemionow M, Seiler FA, Amirouche FML, Gonzalez MH. Histological Assessment of Wallerian Degeneration of the Rat Tibial Nerve Following Crush and Transection Injuries. J Reconstr Microsurg 2020; 37:391-404. [PMID: 32971546 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Wallerian degeneration (WD) following peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is an area of growing focus for pharmacological developments. Clinically, WD presents challenges in achieving full functional recovery following PNI, as prolonged denervation of distal tissues for an extended period of time can irreversibly destabilize sensory and motor targets with secondary tissue atrophy. Our objective is to improve upon histological assessments of WD. METHODS Conventional methods utilize a qualitative system simply describing the presence or absence of WD in nerve fibers. We propose a three-category assessment that allows more quantification: A fibers appear normal, B fibers have moderate WD (altered axoplasm), and C fibers have extensive WD (myelin figures). Analysis was by light microscopy (LM) on semithin sections stained with toluidine blue in three rat tibial nerve lesion models (crush, partial transection, and complete transection) at 5 days postop and 5 mm distal to the injury site. The LM criteria were verified at the ultrastructural level. This early outcome measure was compared with the loss of extensor postural thrust and the absence of muscle atrophy. RESULTS The results showed good to excellent internal consistency among counters, demonstrating a significant difference between the crush and transection lesion models. A significant decrease in fiber density in the injured nerves due to inflammation/edema was observed. The growth cones of regenerating axons were evident in the crush lesion group. CONCLUSION The ABC method of histological assessment is a consistent and reliable method that will be useful to quantify the effects of different interventions on the WD process.
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- James M Kerns
- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital Research Service, Hines, Illinois
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- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Hines Veterans Affairs Hospital Research Service, Hines, Illinois
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- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Research Resources Center, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Schwann Cell Role in Selectivity of Nerve Regeneration. Cells 2020; 9:cells9092131. [PMID: 32962230 PMCID: PMC7563640 DOI: 10.3390/cells9092131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve injuries result in the loss of the motor, sensory and autonomic functions of the denervated segments of the body. Neurons can regenerate after peripheral axotomy, but inaccuracy in reinnervation causes a permanent loss of function that impairs complete recovery. Thus, understanding how regenerating axons respond to their environment and direct their growth is essential to improve the functional outcome of patients with nerve lesions. Schwann cells (SCs) play a crucial role in the regeneration process, but little is known about their contribution to specific reinnervation. Here, we review the mechanisms by which SCs can differentially influence the regeneration of motor and sensory axons. Mature SCs express modality-specific phenotypes that have been associated with the promotion of selective regeneration. These include molecular markers, such as L2/HNK-1 carbohydrate, which is differentially expressed in motor and sensory SCs, or the neurotrophic profile after denervation, which differs remarkably between SC modalities. Other important factors include several molecules implicated in axon-SC interaction. This cell–cell communication through adhesion (e.g., polysialic acid) and inhibitory molecules (e.g., MAG) contributes to guiding growing axons to their targets. As many of these factors can be modulated, further research will allow the design of new strategies to improve functional recovery after peripheral nerve injuries.
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Amann L, Prinz M. The origin, fate and function of macrophages in the peripheral nervous system—an update. Int Immunol 2020; 32:709-717. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxaa030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The field of macrophage biology has made enormous progress over recent years. This was triggered by the advent of several new techniques such as the establishment of Cre/loxP-based transgenic mouse models that allowed for the first time delineation of the ontogeny and function of specific macrophage populations across many tissues. In addition, the introduction of new high-throughput technologies like bulk RNA sequencing and later single-cell RNA sequencing as well as advances in epigenetic analysis have helped to establish gene expression profiles, enhancer landscapes and local signaling cues that define and shape the identity of diverse macrophage populations. Nonetheless, some macrophage populations, like the ones residing in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), have not been studied in such detail yet. Here, we discuss recent studies that shed new light on the ontogeny, heterogeneity and gene expression profiles of resident macrophages in peripheral nerves and described differential activation of macrophage subsets during and after acute sciatic nerve injury.
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- Lukas Amann
- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 64, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Breisacher Str. 64, Freiburg, Germany
- Signalling Research Centres BIOSS and CIBSS, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Center for Basics in NeuroModulation (NeuroModulBasics), Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Girouard MP, Simas T, Hua L, Morquette B, Khazaei MR, Unsain N, Johnstone AD, Rambaldi I, Sanz RL, Di Raddo ME, Gamage KK, Yong Y, Willis DE, Verge VMK, Barker PA, Deppmann C, Fournier AE. Collapsin Response Mediator Protein 4 (CRMP4) Facilitates Wallerian Degeneration and Axon Regeneration following Sciatic Nerve Injury. eNeuro 2020; 7:ENEURO.0479-19.2020. [PMID: 32001550 PMCID: PMC7053045 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0479-19.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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In contrast to neurons in the CNS, damaged neurons from the peripheral nervous system (PNS) regenerate, but this process can be slow and imperfect. Successful regeneration is orchestrated by cytoskeletal reorganization at the tip of the proximal axon segment and cytoskeletal disassembly of the distal segment. Collapsin response mediator protein 4 (CRMP4) is a cytosolic phospho-protein that regulates the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton. During development, CRMP4 promotes growth cone formation and dendrite development. Paradoxically, in the adult CNS, CRMP4 impedes axon regeneration. Here, we investigated the involvement of CRMP4 in peripheral nerve injury in male and female Crmp4-/- mice following sciatic nerve injury. We find that sensory axon regeneration and Wallerian degeneration are impaired in Crmp4-/- mice following sciatic nerve injury. In vitro analysis of dissociated dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons from Crmp4-/- mice revealed that CRMP4 functions in the proximal axon segment to promote the regrowth of severed DRG neurons and in the distal axon segment where it facilitates Wallerian degeneration through calpain-dependent formation of harmful CRMP4 fragments. These findings reveal an interesting dual role for CRMP4 in proximal and distal axon segments of injured sensory neurons that coordinately facilitate PNS axon regeneration.
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- Marie-Pier Girouard
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Instituto de Investigación Médica Mercedes y Martín Ferreyra (INIMEC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), 5016 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York 10065
- Burke Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, White Plains, New York 10605
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan-CMSNRC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E5, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montréal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Montréal, Québec H3A 2B4, Canada
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Pan D, Mackinnon SE, Wood MD. Advances in the repair of segmental nerve injuries and trends in reconstruction. Muscle Nerve 2020; 61:726-739. [PMID: 31883129 DOI: 10.1002/mus.26797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Despite advances in surgery, the reconstruction of segmental nerve injuries continues to pose challenges. In this review, current neurobiology regarding regeneration across a nerve defect is discussed in detail. Recent findings include the complex roles of nonneuronal cells in nerve defect regeneration, such as the role of the innate immune system in angiogenesis and how Schwann cells migrate within the defect. Clinically, the repair of nerve defects is still best served by using nerve autografts with the exception of small, noncritical sensory nerve defects, which can be repaired using autograft alternatives, such as processed or acellular nerve allografts. Given current clinical limits for when alternatives can be used, advanced solutions to repair nerve defects demonstrated in animals are highlighted. These highlights include alternatives designed with novel topology and materials, delivery of drugs specifically known to accelerate axon growth, and greater attention to the role of the immune system.
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- Deng Pan
- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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Niemi JP, Lindborg JA, Zigmond RE. Detection of Neutrophils in the Sciatic Nerve Following Peripheral Nerve Injury. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2143:207-222. [PMID: 32524483 PMCID: PMC11131227 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0585-1_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Injury to the sciatic nerve leads to degeneration and debris clearance in the area distal to the injury site, a process known as Wallerian degeneration. Immune cell infiltration into the distal sciatic nerve plays a major role in the degenerative process and subsequent regeneration of the injured motor and sensory axons. While macrophages have been implicated as the major phagocytic immune cell participating in Wallerian degeneration, recent work has found that neutrophils, a class of short-lived, fast responding white blood cells, also significantly contribute to the clearance of axonal and myelin debris. Detection of specific myeloid subtypes can be difficult as many cell-surface markers are often expressed on both neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages. Here we describe two methods for detecting neutrophils in the axotomized sciatic nerve of mice using immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry. For immunohistochemistry on fixed frozen tissue sections, myeloperoxidase and DAPI are used to specifically label neutrophils while a combination of Ly6G and CD11b are used to assess the neutrophil population of unfixed sciatic nerves using flow cytometry.
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- Jon P Niemi
- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Department of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Differential Expression of Neuroinflammatory mRNAs in the Rat Sciatic Nerve Following Chronic Constriction Injury and Pain-Relieving Nanoemulsion NSAID Delivery to Infiltrating Macrophages. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20215269. [PMID: 31652890 PMCID: PMC6862677 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The neuroinflammatory response to peripheral nerve injury is associated with chronic pain and significant changes in the molecular expression profiles of mRNAs in neurons, glia and infiltrating immune cells. Chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the rat sciatic nerve provides an opportunity to mimic neuropathic injury and quantitatively assess behavior and differential gene expression in individual animals. Previously, we have shown that a single intravenous injection of nanoemulsion containing celecoxib (0.24 mg/kg) reduces inflammation of the sciatic nerve and relieves pain-like behavior for up to 6 days. Here, we use this targeted therapy to explore the impact on mRNA expression changes in both pain and pain-relieved states. Sciatic nerve tissue recovered from CCI animals is used to evaluate the mRNA expression profiles utilizing quantitative PCR. We observe mRNA changes consistent with the reduced recruitment of macrophages evident by a reduction in chemokine and cytokine expression. Furthermore, genes associated with adhesion of macrophages, as well as changes in the neuronal and glial mRNAs are observed. Moreover, genes associated with neuropathic pain including Maob, Grin2b/NMDAR2b, TrpV3, IL-6, Cacna1b/Cav2.2, Itgam/Cd11b, Scn9a/Nav1.7, and Tac1 were all found to respond to the celecoxib loaded nanoemulsion during pain relief as compared to those animals that received drug-free vehicle. These results demonstrate that by targeting macrophage production of PGE2 at the site of injury, pain relief includes partial reversal of the gene expression profiles associated with chronic pain.
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There is a striking difference in the potential for regeneration of injured axons in the central and peripheral nervous systems, which is important in neurotoxicologic studies. In contrast to the former, there is a ready mechanism for replacement of peripheral nerve axons that have degenerated following exposure to toxins, where long-distance axon regeneration and substantial functional recovery can occur. This relates at least in part to the nature of the glial and other supporting cells of the peripheral nerve. To provide background for these events, data on regeneration following traumatic injury to peripheral nerve are reviewed. This is followed by descriptions of nerve fiber regeneration after experimental exposure to 3 peripheral nerve axonopathic toxins, organophosphate tri-ortho-tolyl phosphate, the industrial chemical carbon disulfide, and the antituberculosis drug isoniazid.
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- Bernard S Jortner
- Laboratory for Neurotoxicity Studies, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Zigmond RE, Echevarria FD. Macrophage biology in the peripheral nervous system after injury. Prog Neurobiol 2018; 173:102-121. [PMID: 30579784 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Neuroinflammation has positive and negative effects. This review focuses on the roles of macrophage in the PNS. Transection of PNS axons leads to degeneration and clearance of the distal nerve and to changes in the region of the axotomized cell bodies. In both locations, resident and infiltrating macrophages are found. Macrophages enter these areas in response to expression of the chemokine CCL2 acting on the macrophage receptor CCR2. In the distal nerve, macrophages and other phagocytes are involved in clearance of axonal debris, which removes molecules that inhibit nerve regeneration. In the cell body region, macrophage trigger the conditioning lesion response, a process in which neurons increase their regeneration after a prior lesion. In mice in which the genes for CCL2 or CCR2 are deleted, neither macrophage infiltration nor the conditioning lesion response occurs in dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Macrophages exist in different phenotypes depending on their environment. These phenotypes have different effects on axonal clearance and neurite outgrowth. The mechanism by which macrophages affect neuronal cell bodies is still under study. Overexpression of CCL2 in DRG in uninjured animals leads to macrophage accumulation in the ganglia and to an increase in the growth potential of DRG neurons. This increased growth requires activation of neuronal STAT3. In contrast, in acute demyelinating neuropathies, macrophages are involved in stripping myelin from peripheral axons. The molecular mechanisms that trigger macrophage action after trauma and in autoimmune disease are receiving increased attention and should lead to avenues to promote regeneration and protect axonal integrity.
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- Richard E Zigmond
- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106-4975, USA.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106-4975, USA
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Petrova ES. Differentiation Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Stimulation of Nerve Regeneration. Russ J Dev Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360418040033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Lindborg JA, Niemi JP, Howarth MA, Liu KW, Moore CZ, Mahajan D, Zigmond RE. Molecular and cellular identification of the immune response in peripheral ganglia following nerve injury. J Neuroinflammation 2018; 15:192. [PMID: 29945607 PMCID: PMC6019520 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-018-1222-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuroinflammation accompanies neural trauma and most neurological diseases. Axotomy in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) leads to dramatic changes in the injured neuron: the cell body expresses a distinct set of genes known as regeneration-associated genes, the distal axonal segment degenerates and its debris is cleared, and the axons in the proximal segment form growth cones and extend neurites. These processes are orchestrated in part by immune and other non-neuronal cells. Macrophages in ganglia play an integral role in supporting regeneration. Here, we explore further the molecular and cellular components of the injury-induced immune response within peripheral ganglia. METHODS Adult male wild-type (WT) and Ccr2 -/- mice were subjected to a unilateral transection of the sciatic nerve and axotomy of the superior cervical ganglion (SCG). Antibody arrays were used to determine the expression of chemokines and cytokines in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and SCG. Flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry were utilized to identify the cellular composition of the injury-induced immune response within ganglia. RESULTS Chemokine expression in the ganglia differed 48 h after nerve injury with a large increase in macrophage inflammatory protein-1γ in the SCG but not in the DRG, while C-C class chemokine ligand 2 was highly expressed in both ganglia. Differences between WT and Ccr2 -/- mice were also observed with increased C-C class chemokine ligand 6/C10 expression in the WT DRG compared to C-C class chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2)-/- DRG and increased CXCL5 expression in CCR2-/- SCG compared to WT. Diminished macrophage accumulation in the DRG and SCG of Ccr2 -/- mice was found compared to WT ganglia 7 days after nerve injury. Interestingly, neutrophils were found in the SCG but not in the DRG. Cytokine expression, measured 7 days after injury, differed between ganglion type and genotype. Macrophage activation was assayed by colabeling ganglia with the anti-inflammatory marker CD206 and the macrophage marker CD68, and an almost complete colocalization of the two markers was found in both ganglia. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates both molecular and cellular differences in the nerve injury-induced immune response between DRG and SCG and between WT and Ccr2 -/- mice.
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- Jane A Lindborg
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Science and Engineering Program, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. .,Present Address: Department Neurosciences, School of Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Robbins E701, Cleveland, OH, 44106-4975, USA.
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Petcu EB, Midha R, McColl E, Popa-Wagner A, Chirila TV, Dalton PD. 3D printing strategies for peripheral nerve regeneration. Biofabrication 2018; 10:032001. [DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/aaaf50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Bakst RL, Xiong H, Chen CH, Deborde S, Lyubchik A, Zhou Y, He S, McNamara W, Lee SY, Olson OC, Leiner IM, Marcadis AR, Keith JW, Al-Ahmadie HA, Katabi N, Gil Z, Vakiani E, Joyce JA, Pamer E, Wong RJ. Inflammatory Monocytes Promote Perineural Invasion via CCL2-Mediated Recruitment and Cathepsin B Expression. Cancer Res 2017; 77:6400-6414. [PMID: 28951461 PMCID: PMC5831809 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-17-1612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Perineural invasion (PNI) is an ominous event strongly linked to poor clinical outcome. Cells residing within peripheral nerves collaborate with cancer cells to enable PNI, but the contributing conditions within the tumor microenvironment are not well understood. Here, we show that CCR2-expressing inflammatory monocytes (IM) are preferentially recruited to sites of PNI, where they differentiate into macrophages and potentiate nerve invasion through a cathepsin B-mediated process. A series of adoptive transfer experiments with genetically engineered donors and recipients demonstrated that IM recruitment to nerves was driven by CCL2 released from Schwann cells at the site of PNI, but not CCL7, an alternate ligand for CCR2. Interruption of either CCL2-CCR2 signaling or cathepsin B function significantly impaired PNI in vivo Correlative studies in human specimens demonstrated that cathepsin B-producing macrophages were enriched in invaded nerves, which was associated with increased local tumor recurrence. These findings deepen our understanding of PNI pathogenesis and illuminate how PNI is driven in part by corruption of a nerve repair program. Further, they support the exploration of inhibiting IM recruitment and function as a targeted therapy for PNI. Cancer Res; 77(22); 6400-14. ©2017 AACR.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cathepsin B/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chemokine CCL2/genetics
- Chemokine CCL2/metabolism
- Humans
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Nude
- Monocytes/metabolism
- Monocytes/pathology
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Neoplasms, Experimental/metabolism
- Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Peripheral Nerves/metabolism
- Peripheral Nerves/pathology
- Receptors, CCR2/genetics
- Receptors, CCR2/metabolism
- Schwann Cells/metabolism
- Transplantation, Heterologous
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- Richard L Bakst
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Rambam Healthcare Campus, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
- Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
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Tallon C, Farah MH. Beta secretase activity in peripheral nerve regeneration. Neural Regen Res 2017; 12:1565-1574. [PMID: 29171411 PMCID: PMC5696827 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.217319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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While the peripheral nervous system has the capacity to regenerate following a nerve injury, it is often at a slow rate and results in unsatisfactory recovery, leaving patients with reduced function. Many regeneration associated genes have been identified over the years, which may shed some insight into how we can manipulate this intrinsic regenerative ability to enhance repair following peripheral nerve injuries. Our lab has identified the membrane bound protease beta-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), or beta secretase, as a potential negative regulator of peripheral nerve regeneration. When beta secretase activity levels are abolished via a null mutation in mice, peripheral regeneration is enhanced following a sciatic nerve crush injury. Conversely, when activity levels are greatly increased by overexpressing beta secretase in mice, nerve regeneration and functional recovery are impaired after a sciatic nerve crush injury. In addition to our work, many substrates of beta secretase have been found to be involved in regulating neurite outgrowth and some have even been identified as regeneration associated genes. In this review, we set out to discuss BACE1 and its substrates with respect to axonal regeneration and speculate on the possibility of utilizing BACE1 inhibitors to enhance regeneration following acute nerve injury and potential uses in peripheral neuropathies.
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- Carolyn Tallon
- Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Neutrophils Are Critical for Myelin Removal in a Peripheral Nerve Injury Model of Wallerian Degeneration. J Neurosci 2017; 37:10258-10277. [PMID: 28912156 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2085-17.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Wallerian degeneration (WD) is considered an essential preparatory stage to the process of axonal regeneration. In the peripheral nervous system, infiltrating monocyte-derived macrophages, which use the chemokine receptor CCR2 to gain entry to injured tissues from the bloodstream, are purportedly necessary for efficient WD. However, our laboratory has previously reported that myelin clearance in the injured sciatic nerve proceeds unhindered in the Ccr2-/- mouse model. Here, we extensively characterize WD in male Ccr2-/- mice and identify a compensatory mechanism of WD that is facilitated primarily by neutrophils. In response to the loss of CCR2, injured Ccr2-/- sciatic nerves demonstrate prolonged expression of neutrophil chemokines, a concomitant extended increase in the accumulation of neutrophils in the nerve, and elevated phagocytosis by neutrophils. Neutrophil depletion substantially inhibits myelin clearance after nerve injury in both male WT and Ccr2-/- mice, highlighting a novel role for these cells in peripheral nerve degeneration that spans genotypes.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The accepted view in the basic and clinical neurosciences is that the clearance of axonal and myelin debris after a nerve injury is directed primarily by inflammatory CCR2+ macrophages. However, we demonstrate that this clearance is nearly identical in WT and Ccr2-/- mice, and that neutrophils replace CCR2+ macrophages as the primary phagocytic cell. We find that neutrophils play a major role in myelin clearance not only in Ccr2-/- mice but also in WT mice, highlighting their necessity during nerve degeneration in the peripheral nervous system. These degeneration studies may propel improvements in nerve regeneration and draw critical parallels to mechanisms of nerve degeneration and regeneration in the CNS and in the context of peripheral neuropathies.
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Chen L, Cheng J, Yang X, Jin X, Qi Z, Jin YQ. Bone marrow-derived cells response in proximal regions of nerves after peripheral nerve injury. Cell Biol Int 2017; 41:863-870. [PMID: 28544161 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Lulu Chen
- Department No.16 of Plastic Surgery Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery; Wuxi 3rd People's Hospital; Wuxi Jiangsu China
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- Department No.16 of Plastic Surgery Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department No.16 of Plastic Surgery Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department No.16 of Plastic Surgery Hospital; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Shanghai 1st People's Hospital; Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai China
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Mogha A, Harty BL, Carlin D, Joseph J, Sanchez NE, Suter U, Piao X, Cavalli V, Monk KR. Gpr126/Adgrg6 Has Schwann Cell Autonomous and Nonautonomous Functions in Peripheral Nerve Injury and Repair. J Neurosci 2016; 36:12351-12367. [PMID: 27927955 PMCID: PMC5148226 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3854-15.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Schwann cells (SCs) are essential for proper peripheral nerve development and repair, although the mechanisms regulating these processes are incompletely understood. We previously showed that the adhesion G protein-coupled receptor Gpr126/Adgrg6 is essential for SC development and myelination. Interestingly, the expression of Gpr126 is maintained in adult SCs, suggestive of a function in the mature nerve. We therefore investigated the role of Gpr126 in nerve repair by studying an inducible SC-specific Gpr126 knock-out mouse model. Here, we show that remyelination is severely delayed after nerve-crush injury. Moreover, we also observe noncell-autonomous defects in macrophage recruitment and axon regeneration in injured nerves following loss of Gpr126 in SCs. This work demonstrates that Gpr126 has critical SC-autonomous and SC-nonautonomous functions in remyelination and peripheral nerve repair. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Lack of robust remyelination represents one of the major barriers to recovery of neurological functions in disease or following injury in many disorders of the nervous system. Here we show that the adhesion class G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Gpr126/Adgrg6 is required for remyelination, macrophage recruitment, and axon regeneration following nerve injury. At least 30% of all approved drugs target GPCRs; thus, Gpr126 represents an attractive potential target to stimulate repair in myelin disease or following nerve injury.
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- Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, and
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Neuroscience, and
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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- Department of Developmental Biology,
- Hope Center for Neurological Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
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Role of IL-10 in Resolution of Inflammation and Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury. J Neurosci 2016; 35:16431-42. [PMID: 26674868 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2119-15.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED A rapid proinflammatory response after peripheral nerve injury is required for clearance of tissue debris (Wallerian degeneration) and effective regeneration. Unlike the CNS, this response is rapidly terminated in peripheral nerves starting between 2 and 3 weeks after crush injury. We examined the expression and role of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in the resolution of inflammation and regeneration after sciatic nerve crush injury in mice. IL-10 mRNA increased over the first 7 d after injury, whereas at the protein level, immunofluorescence labeling showed IL-10(+) cells increased almost 3-fold in the first 3 weeks, with macrophages being the major cell type expressing IL-10. The role of IL-10 in nerve injury was assessed using IL-10-null mice. Increased numbers of macrophages were found in the distal segment of IL-10-null mice at early (3 d) and late (14 and 21 d) time points, suggesting that IL-10 may play a role in controlling the early influx and the later efflux of macrophages out of the nerve. A chemokine/cytokine PCR array of the nerve 24 h after crush showed a 2- to 4-fold increase in the expression of 10 proinflammatory mediators in IL-10(-/-) mice. In addition, myelin phagocytosis in vitro by LPS stimulated bone-marrow-derived macrophages from IL-10-null mice failed to downregulate expression of proinflammatory chemokines/cytokines, suggesting that IL-10 is required for the myelin-phagocytosis-induced shift of macrophages from proinflammatory to anti-inflammatory/pro-repair phenotype. The failure to switch off inflammation in IL-10-null mice was accompanied by impaired axon regeneration and poor recovery of motor and sensory function. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT An appropriately regulated inflammatory response after peripheral nerve injury is essential for axon regeneration and recovery. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression and role of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 in terminating inflammation after sciatic nerve crush injury and promoting regeneration. IL-10 is rapidly expressed by macrophages after crush injury. Its role was assessed using IL-10-null mice, which showed that IL-10 plays a role in controlling the early influx and the later efflux of macrophages out of the injured nerve, reduces the expression of proinflammatory chemokines and cytokines, and is required for myelin-phagocytosis-induced shift of macrophages from proinflammatory to anti-inflammatory. Furthermore, lack of IL-10 leads to impaired axon regeneration and poor recovery of motor and sensory function.
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Gordon T. Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Axon Regeneration After Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Animal Models and Humans. Neurotherapeutics 2016; 13:295-310. [PMID: 26754579 PMCID: PMC4824030 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-015-0415-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Injured peripheral nerves regenerate their lost axons but functional recovery in humans is frequently disappointing. This is so particularly when injuries require regeneration over long distances and/or over long time periods. Fat replacement of chronically denervated muscles, a commonly accepted explanation, does not account for poor functional recovery. Rather, the basis for the poor nerve regeneration is the transient expression of growth-associated genes that accounts for declining regenerative capacity of neurons and the regenerative support of Schwann cells over time. Brief low-frequency electrical stimulation accelerates motor and sensory axon outgrowth across injury sites that, even after delayed surgical repair of injured nerves in animal models and patients, enhances nerve regeneration and target reinnervation. The stimulation elevates neuronal cyclic adenosine monophosphate and, in turn, the expression of neurotrophic factors and other growth-associated genes, including cytoskeletal proteins. Electrical stimulation of denervated muscles immediately after nerve transection and surgical repair also accelerates muscle reinnervation but, at this time, how the daily requirement of long-duration electrical pulses can be delivered to muscles remains a practical issue prior to translation to patients. Finally, the technique of inserting autologous nerve grafts that bridge between a donor nerve and an adjacent recipient denervated nerve stump significantly improves nerve regeneration after delayed nerve repair, the donor nerves sustaining the capacity of the denervated Schwann cells to support nerve regeneration. These reviewed methods to promote nerve regeneration and, in turn, to enhance functional recovery after nerve injury and surgical repair are sufficiently promising for early translation to the clinic.
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- Tessa Gordon
- Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada.
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Fenrich K, Gordon T. Canadian Association of Neuroscience Review: Axonal Regeneration in the Peripheral and Central Nervous Systems – Current Issues and Advances. Can J Neurol Sci 2016; 31:142-56. [PMID: 15198438 DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100053798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractInjured nerves regenerate their axons in the peripheral (PNS) but not the central nervous system (CNS). The contrasting capacities have been attributed to the growth permissive Schwann cells in the PNS and the growth inhibitory environment of the oligodendrocytes in the CNS. In the current review, we first contrast the robust regenerative response of injured PNS neurons with the weak response of the CNS neurons, and the capacity of Schwann cells and not the oligodendrocytes to support axonal regeneration. We then consider the factors that limit axonal regeneration in both the PNS and CNS. Limiting factors in the PNS include slow regeneration of axons across the injury site, progressive decline in the regenerative capacity of axotomized neurons (chronic axotomy) and progressive failure of denervated Schwann cells to support axonal regeneration (chronic denervation). In the CNS on the other hand, it is the poor regenerative response of neurons, the inhibitory proteins that are expressed by oligodendrocytes and act via a common receptor on CNS neurons, and the formation of the glial scar that prevent axonal regeneration in the CNS. Strategies to overcome these limitations in the PNS are considered in detail and contrasted with strategies in the CNS.
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- Keith Fenrich
- Centre for Neuroscience, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Niemi JP, DeFrancesco-Lisowitz A, Cregg JM, Howarth M, Zigmond RE. Overexpression of the monocyte chemokine CCL2 in dorsal root ganglion neurons causes a conditioning-like increase in neurite outgrowth and does so via a STAT3 dependent mechanism. Exp Neurol 2015; 275 Pt 1:25-37. [PMID: 26431741 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Neuroinflammation plays a critical role in the regeneration of peripheral nerves following axotomy. An injury to the sciatic nerve leads to significant macrophage accumulation in the L5 DRG, an effect not seen when the dorsal root is injured. We recently demonstrated that this accumulation around axotomized cell bodies is necessary for a peripheral conditioning lesion response to occur. Here we asked whether overexpression of the monocyte chemokine CCL2 specifically in DRG neurons of uninjured mice is sufficient to cause macrophage accumulation and to enhance regeneration or whether other injury-derived signals are required. AAV5-EF1α-CCL2 was injected intrathecally, and this injection led to a time-dependent increase in CCL2 mRNA expression and macrophage accumulation in L5 DRG, with a maximal response at 3 weeks post-injection. These changes led to a conditioning-like increase in neurite outgrowth in DRG explant and dissociated cell cultures. This increase in regeneration was dependent upon CCL2 acting through its primary receptor CCR2. When CCL2 was overexpressed in CCR2-/- mice, macrophage accumulation and enhanced regeneration were not observed. To address the mechanism by which CCL2 overexpression enhances regeneration, we tested for elevated expression of regeneration-associated genes in these animals. Surprisingly, we found that CCL2 overexpression led to a selective increase in LIF mRNA and neuronal phosphorylated STAT3 (pSTAT3) in L5 DRGs, with no change in expression seen in other RAGs such as GAP-43. Blockade of STAT3 phosphorylation by each of two different inhibitors prevented the increase in neurite outgrowth. Thus, CCL2 overexpression is sufficient to induce macrophage accumulation in uninjured L5 DRGs and increase the regenerative capacity of DRG neurons via a STAT3-dependent mechanism.
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- Jon P Niemi
- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4975, USA.
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Role of macrophages in Wallerian degeneration and axonal regeneration after peripheral nerve injury. Acta Neuropathol 2015; 130:605-18. [PMID: 26419777 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-015-1482-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 318] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The peripheral nervous system (PNS) has remarkable regenerative abilities after injury. Successful PNS regeneration relies on both injured axons and non-neuronal cells, including Schwann cells and immune cells. Macrophages are the most notable immune cells that play key roles in PNS injury and repair. Upon peripheral nerve injury, a large number of macrophages are accumulated at the injury sites, where they not only contribute to Wallerian degeneration, but also are educated by the local microenvironment and polarized to an anti-inflammatory phenotype (M2), thus contributing to axonal regeneration. Significant progress has been made in understanding how macrophages are educated and polarized in the injured microenvironment as well as how they contribute to axonal regeneration. Following the discussion on the main properties of macrophages and their phenotypes, in this review, we will summarize the current knowledge regarding the mechanisms of macrophage infiltration after PNS injury. Moreover, we will discuss the recent findings elucidating how macrophages are polarized to M2 phenotype in the injured PNS microenvironment, as well as the role and underlying mechanisms of macrophages in peripheral nerve injury, Wallerian degeneration and regeneration. Furthermore, we will highlight the potential application by targeting macrophages in treating peripheral nerve injury and peripheral neuropathies.
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DeFrancesco-Lisowitz A, Lindborg JA, Niemi JP, Zigmond RE. The neuroimmunology of degeneration and regeneration in the peripheral nervous system. Neuroscience 2015; 302:174-203. [PMID: 25242643 PMCID: PMC4366367 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Peripheral nerves regenerate following injury due to the effective activation of the intrinsic growth capacity of the neurons and the formation of a permissive pathway for outgrowth due to Wallerian degeneration (WD). WD and subsequent regeneration are significantly influenced by various immune cells and the cytokines they secrete. Although macrophages have long been known to play a vital role in the degenerative process, recent work has pointed to their importance in influencing the regenerative capacity of peripheral neurons. In this review, we focus on the various immune cells, cytokines, and chemokines that make regeneration possible in the peripheral nervous system, with specific attention placed on the role macrophages play in this process.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975
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- Department of Neurosciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH 44106-4975
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Stratton JA, Shah PT, Kumar R, Stykel MG, Shapira Y, Grochmal J, Guo GF, Biernaskie J, Midha R. The immunomodulatory properties of adult skin-derived precursor Schwann cells: implications for peripheral nerve injury therapy. Eur J Neurosci 2015; 43:365-75. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Jo Anne Stratton
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
- Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine; University of Calgary; 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 4N1 Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
- Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine; University of Calgary; 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 4N1 Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
- Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine; University of Calgary; 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 4N1 Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine; University of Calgary; 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 4N1 Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine; University of Calgary; 3330 Hospital Drive NW Calgary AB T2N 4N1 Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute; Calgary AB Canada
- Cumming School of Medicine; University of Calgary; Calgary AB Canada
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Nerve cross-bridging to enhance nerve regeneration in a rat model of delayed nerve repair. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0127397. [PMID: 26016986 PMCID: PMC4446033 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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There are currently no available options to promote nerve regeneration through chronically denervated distal nerve stumps. Here we used a rat model of delayed nerve repair asking of prior insertion of side-to-side cross-bridges between a donor tibial (TIB) nerve and a recipient denervated common peroneal (CP) nerve stump ameliorates poor nerve regeneration. First, numbers of retrogradely-labelled TIB neurons that grew axons into the nerve stump within three months, increased with the size of the perineurial windows opened in the TIB and CP nerves. Equal numbers of donor TIB axons regenerated into CP stumps either side of the cross-bridges, not being affected by target neurotrophic effects, or by removing the perineurium to insert 5-9 cross-bridges. Second, CP nerve stumps were coapted three months after inserting 0-9 cross-bridges and the number of 1) CP neurons that regenerated their axons within three months or 2) CP motor nerves that reinnervated the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle within five months was determined by counting and motor unit number estimation (MUNE), respectively. We found that three but not more cross-bridges promoted the regeneration of axons and reinnervation of EDL muscle by all the CP motoneurons as compared to only 33% regenerating their axons when no cross-bridges were inserted. The same 3-fold increase in sensory nerve regeneration was found. In conclusion, side-to-side cross-bridges ameliorate poor regeneration after delayed nerve repair possibly by sustaining the growth-permissive state of denervated nerve stumps. Such autografts may be used in human repair surgery to improve outcomes after unavoidable delays.
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Visualizing peripheral nerve regeneration by whole mount staining. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119168. [PMID: 25738874 PMCID: PMC4349735 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve trauma triggers a well characterised sequence of events both proximal and distal to the site of injury. Axons distal to the injury degenerate, Schwann cells convert to a repair supportive phenotype and macrophages enter the nerve to clear myelin and axonal debris. Following these events, axons must regrow through the distal part of the nerve, re-innervate and finally are re-myelinated by Schwann cells. For nerve crush injuries (axonotmesis), in which the integrity of the nerve is maintained, repair may be relatively effective whereas for nerve transection (neurotmesis) repair will likely be very poor as few axons may be able to cross between the two parts of the severed nerve, across the newly generated nerve bridge, to enter the distal stump and regenerate. Analysing axon growth and the cell-cell interactions that occur following both nerve crush and cut injuries has largely been carried out by staining sections of nerve tissue, but this has the obvious disadvantage that it is not possible to follow the paths of regenerating axons in three dimensions within the nerve trunk or nerve bridge. To try and solve this problem, we describe the development and use of a novel whole mount staining protocol that allows the analysis of axonal regeneration, Schwann cell-axon interaction and re-vascularisation of the repairing nerve following nerve cut and crush injuries.
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Wakao S, Matsuse D, Dezawa M. Mesenchymal stem cells as a source of Schwann cells: their anticipated use in peripheral nerve regeneration. Cells Tissues Organs 2015; 200:31-41. [PMID: 25765009 DOI: 10.1159/000368188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Schwann cells form myelin, sustain axons and provide the microenvironment for nerve fibers, thereby playing a key role in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Schwann cells also provide support for the damaged PNS by producing factors that strongly promote axonal regrowth and contribute to remyelination, which is crucial for the recovery of neural function. These advantages are not confined to the PNS and also apply to the central nervous system. Many diseases, including peripheral nerve injury, neuropathy, multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury, are targets for Schwann cell therapy. The collection of Schwann cells, however, causes new damage to other peripheral nerve segments. Furthermore, the doubling time of Schwann cells is not very fast, and thus adequate amounts of Schwann cells for clinical use cannot be collected within a reasonable amount of time. Mesenchymal stem cells, which are highly proliferative, are easily accessible from various types of mesenchymal tissues, such as the bone marrow, umbilical cord and fat tissue. Because these cells have the ability to cross oligolineage boundaries between mesodermal to ectodermal lineages, they are capable of differentiating into Schwann cells with step-by-step cytokine stimulation. In this review, we summarize the properties of mesenchymal stem cell-derived Schwann cells, which are comparable to authentic Schwann cells, and discuss future perspectives.
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- Shohei Wakao
- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Histology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Van Steenwinckel J, Auvynet C, Sapienza A, Reaux-Le Goazigo A, Combadière C, Melik Parsadaniantz S. Stromal cell-derived CCL2 drives neuropathic pain states through myeloid cell infiltration in injured nerve. Brain Behav Immun 2015; 45:198-210. [PMID: 25449579 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 10/18/2014] [Accepted: 10/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain resulting from peripheral nerve injury involves many persistent neuroinflammatory processes including inflammatory chemokines that control leukocyte trafficking and activate resident cells. Several studies have shown that CCL2 chemokine, a potent attractant of monocytes, and its cognate receptor, CCR2, play a critical role in regulating nociceptive processes during neuropathic pain. However, the role of CCL2 in peripheral leukocyte infiltration-associated neuropathic pain remains poorly understood. In particular, the contribution of individual CCL2-expressing cell populations (i.e. stromal and leukocytes) to immune cell recruitment into the injured nerve has not been established. Here, in preclinical model of peripheral neuropathic pain (i.e. chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve), we have demonstrated that, CCL2 content was increased specifically in nerve fibers. This upregulation of CCL2 correlated with local monocyte/macrophage infiltration and pain processing. Furthermore, sciatic intraneural microinjection of CCL2 in naïve animals triggered long-lasting pain behavior associated with local monocyte/macrophage recruitment. Using a specific CCR2 antagonist and mice with a CCL2 genetic deletion, we have also established that the CCL2/CCR2 axis drives monocyte/macrophage infiltration and pain hypersensitivity in the CCI model. Finally, specific deletion of CCL2 in stromal or immune cells respectively using irradiated bone marrow-chimeric CCI mice demonstrated that stromal cell-derived CCL2 (in contrast to CCL2 immune cell-derived) tightly controls monocyte/macrophage recruitment into the lesion and plays a major role in the development of neuropathic pain. These findings demonstrate that in chronic pain states, CCL2 expressed by sciatic nerve cells predominantly drove local neuro-immune interactions and pain-related behavior through CCR2 signaling.
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- Juliette Van Steenwinckel
- UMR 1141 INSERM, Hôpital Robert Debré, F-75019, Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Faculté de Médecine, F-75019, Paris, France; PremUP, 75014 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CR7, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris). 91 Bd de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France; Inserm, U1135, CIMI-Paris, 91 Bd de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France; CNRS, ERL 8255, CIMI-Paris, 91 Bd de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut de la vision, équipe S12, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France; UMR_S 968 INSERM, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France; UMR 7210 CNRS, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut de la vision, équipe S12, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France; UMR_S 968 INSERM, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France; UMR 7210 CNRS, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CR7, Centre d'Immunologie et des Maladies Infectieuses (CIMI-Paris). 91 Bd de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France; Inserm, U1135, CIMI-Paris, 91 Bd de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France; CNRS, ERL 8255, CIMI-Paris, 91 Bd de l'hôpital, F-75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut de la vision, équipe S12, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France; UMR_S 968 INSERM, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France; UMR 7210 CNRS, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France.
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Wood MD, Mackinnon SE. Pathways regulating modality-specific axonal regeneration in peripheral nerve. Exp Neurol 2015; 265:171-5. [PMID: 25681572 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Following peripheral nerve injury, the distal nerve is primed for regenerating axons by generating a permissive environment replete with glial cells, cytokines, and neurotrophic factors to encourage axonal growth. However, increasing evidence demonstrates that regenerating axons within peripheral nerves still encounter axonal-growth inhibitors, such as chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans. Given the generally poor clinical outcomes following peripheral nerve injury and reconstruction, the use of pharmacological therapies to augment axonal regeneration and overcome inhibitory signals has gained considerable interest. Joshi et al. (2014) have provided evidence for preferential or modality-specific (motor versus sensory) axonal growth and regeneration due to inhibitory signaling from Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) pathway regulation. By providing inhibition to the ROCK signaling pathway through Y-27632, they demonstrate that motor neurons regenerating their axons are impacted to a greater extent compared to sensory neurons. In light of this evidence, we briefly review the literature regarding modality-specific axonal regeneration to provide context to their findings. We also describe potential and novel barriers, such as senescent Schwann cells, which provide additional axonal-growth inhibitory factors for future consideration following peripheral nerve injury.
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- Matthew D Wood
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8238, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8238, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Hollis ER, Ishiko N, Tolentino K, Doherty E, Rodriguez MJ, Calcutt NA, Zou Y. A novel and robust conditioning lesion induced by ethidium bromide. Exp Neurol 2014; 265:30-9. [PMID: 25541322 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the peripheral conditioning lesion remain unsolved. We show here that injection of a chemical demyelinating agent, ethidium bromide, into the sciatic nerve induces a similar set of regeneration-associated genes and promotes a 2.7-fold greater extent of sensory axon regeneration in the spinal cord than sciatic nerve crush. We found that more severe peripheral demyelination correlates with more severe functional and electrophysiological deficits, but more robust central regeneration. Ethidium bromide injection does not activate macrophages at the demyelinated sciatic nerve site, as observed after nerve crush, but briefly activates macrophages in the dorsal root ganglion. This study provides a new method for investigating the underlying mechanisms of the conditioning response and suggests that loss of the peripheral myelin may be a major signal to change the intrinsic growth state of adult sensory neurons and promote regeneration.
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- Edmund R Hollis
- Neurobiology Section, Biological Sciences Division, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Neurobiology Section, Biological Sciences Division, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Neurobiology Section, Biological Sciences Division, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Neurobiology Section, Biological Sciences Division, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
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Nishihara T, Remacle AG, Angert M, Shubayev I, Shiryaev SA, Liu H, Dolkas J, Chernov AV, Strongin AY, Shubayev VI. Matrix metalloproteinase-14 both sheds cell surface neuronal glial antigen 2 (NG2) proteoglycan on macrophages and governs the response to peripheral nerve injury. J Biol Chem 2014; 290:3693-707. [PMID: 25488667 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.603431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Neuronal glial antigen 2 (NG2) is an integral membrane chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan expressed by vascular pericytes, macrophages (NG2-Mφ), and progenitor glia of the nervous system. Herein, we revealed that NG2 shedding and axonal growth, either independently or jointly, depended on the pericellular remodeling events executed by membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP/MMP-14). Using purified NG2 ectodomain constructs, individual MMPs, and primary NG2-Mφ cultures, we demonstrated for the first time that MMP-14 performed as an efficient and unconventional NG2 sheddase and that NG2-Mφ infiltrated into the damaged peripheral nervous system. We then characterized the spatiotemporal relationships among MMP-14, MMP-2, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 in sciatic nerve. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2-free MMP-14 was observed in the primary Schwann cell cultures using the inhibitory hydroxamate warhead-based MP-3653 fluorescent reporter. In teased nerve fibers, MMP-14 translocated postinjury toward the nodes of Ranvier and its substrates, laminin and NG2. Inhibition of MMP-14 activity using the selective, function-blocking DX2400 human monoclonal antibody increased the levels of regeneration-associated factors, including laminin, growth-associated protein 43, and cAMP-dependent transcription factor 3, thereby promoting sensory axon regeneration after nerve crush. Concomitantly, DX2400 therapy attenuated mechanical hypersensitivity associated with nerve crush in rats. Together, our findings describe a new model in which MMP-14 proteolysis regulates the extracellular milieu and presents a novel therapeutic target in the damaged peripheral nervous system and neuropathic pain.
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- Tasuku Nishihara
- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92037, Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Ehime University, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92037
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, and
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- From the Departments of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, La Jolla, California 92037,
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McLean NA, Popescu BF, Gordon T, Zochodne DW, Verge VMK. Delayed nerve stimulation promotes axon-protective neurofilament phosphorylation, accelerates immune cell clearance and enhances remyelination in vivo in focally demyelinated nerves. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110174. [PMID: 25310564 PMCID: PMC4195712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Rapid and efficient axon remyelination aids in restoring strong electrochemical communication with end organs and in preventing axonal degeneration often observed in demyelinating neuropathies. The signals from axons that can trigger more effective remyelination in vivo are still being elucidated. Here we report the remarkable effect of delayed brief electrical nerve stimulation (ES; 1 hour @ 20 Hz 5 days post-demyelination) on ensuing reparative events in a focally demyelinated adult rat peripheral nerve. ES impacted many parameters underlying successful remyelination. It effected increased neurofilament expression and phosphorylation, both implicated in axon protection. ES increased expression of myelin basic protein (MBP) and promoted node of Ranvier re-organization, both of which coincided with the early reappearance of remyelinated axons, effects not observed at the same time points in non-stimulated demyelinated nerves. The improved ES-associated remyelination was accompanied by enhanced clearance of ED-1 positive macrophages and attenuation of glial fibrillary acidic protein expression in accompanying Schwann cells, suggesting a more rapid clearance of myelin debris and return of Schwann cells to a nonreactive myelinating state. These benefits of ES correlated with increased levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the acute demyelination zone, a key molecule in the initiation of the myelination program. In conclusion, the tremendous impact of delayed brief nerve stimulation on enhancement of the innate capacity of a focally demyelinated nerve to successfully remyelinate identifies manipulation of this axis as a novel therapeutic target for demyelinating pathologies.
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- Nikki A. McLean
- CMSNRC (Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center) and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- CMSNRC (Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center) and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- CMSNRC (Cameco MS Neuroscience Research Center) and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Liu Y, Liu Y, Nie X, Cao J, Zhu X, Zhang W, Liu Z, Mao X, Yan S, Ni Y, Wang Y. Up-regulation of HDAC4 is associated with Schwann cell proliferation after sciatic nerve crush. Neurochem Res 2014; 39:2105-17. [PMID: 25103231 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-014-1401-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Revised: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), a member of the class IIa HDACs subfamily, has emerged as a critical regulator of cell growth, differentiation, and migration in various cell types. It was reported that HDAC4 stimulated colon cell proliferation via repression of p21. Also, HDAC4 contributes to platelet-derived growth factor-BB-induced proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, HDAC4 may play an important role in the regulation of neuronal differentiation and survival. However, the role of HDAC4 in the process of peripheral nervous system regeneration after injury remains virtually unknown. Herein, we investigated the spatiotemporal expression of HDAC4 in a rat sciatic nerve crush model. We found that sciatic nerve crush induced up-regulated expression of HDAC4 in Schwann cells. Moreover, the expression of the proliferation marker Ki-67 exhibited a similar tendency with that of HDAC4. In cell cultures, we observed increased expression of HDAC4 during the process of TNF-α-induced Schwann cell proliferation, whereas the protein level of p21 was down-regulated. Interference of HDAC4 led to enhanced expression of p21 and impaired proliferation of Schwan cells. Taken together, our findings implicated that HDAC4 was up-regulated in the sciatic nerve after crush, which was associated with proliferation of Schwann cells.
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- Yonghua Liu
- Department of Pathogen Biology, Medical College, Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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Li M, Zhang P, Guo W, Li H, Gu X, Yao D. Protein expression profiling during wallerian degeneration after rat sciatic nerve injury. Muscle Nerve 2014; 50:73-8. [PMID: 24123051 DOI: 10.1002/mus.24082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Revised: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Wallerian degeneration (WD) is an important area of research in modern neuroscience. Many protein expressions are regulated by differentially expressed genes in WD, but the precise mechanisms are elusive. METHODS In this study, we profiled differentially expressed proteins in WD after rat sciatic nerve injury using an antibody array. RESULTS Functional analysis positively identified cell proliferation, regulation of cell proliferation, and immune system processes. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis revealed molecular networks related mainly to cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, the mitogen-activated proteinkinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, apoptosis, the toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway, and the Janus kinase (Jak) - signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway. Interactions between these differential proteins were well established and regulated by the key factors transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1), toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), Fas ligand (FasL), and 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 (PRKAA1). CONCLUSIONS These results provide information related to functional analysis of differentially expressed genes during WD.
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- Meiyuan Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, P.R. China
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