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Huber RE, Babbitt C, Peyton SR. Heterogeneity of brain extracellular matrix and astrocyte activation. J Neurosci Res 2024; 102:e25356. [PMID: 38773875 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.25356] [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] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
Abstract
From the blood brain barrier to the synaptic space, astrocytes provide structural, metabolic, ionic, and extracellular matrix (ECM) support across the brain. Astrocytes include a vast array of subtypes, their phenotypes and functions varying both regionally and temporally. Astrocytes' metabolic and regulatory functions poise them to be quick and sensitive responders to injury and disease in the brain as revealed by single cell sequencing. Far less is known about the influence of the local healthy and aging microenvironments on these astrocyte activation states. In this forward-looking review, we describe the known relationship between astrocytes and their local microenvironment, the remodeling of the microenvironment during disease and injury, and postulate how they may drive astrocyte activation. We suggest technology development to better understand the dynamic diversity of astrocyte activation states, and how basal and activation states depend on the ECM microenvironment. A deeper understanding of astrocyte response to stimuli in ECM-specific contexts (brain region, age, and sex of individual), paves the way to revolutionize how the field considers astrocyte-ECM interactions in brain injury and disease and opens routes to return astrocytes to a healthy quiescent state.
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- Rebecca E Huber
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Srinivas V, Varma S, Kona SR, Ibrahim A, Duttaroy AK, Basak S. Dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency from pre-pregnancy to lactation affects expression of genes involved in hippocampal neurogenesis of the offspring. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2023; 191:102566. [PMID: 36924605 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2023.102566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Maternal n-3 PUFA (omega-3) deficiency can affect brain development in utero and postnatally. Despite the evidence, the impacts of n-3 PUFA deficiency on the expression of neurogenesis genes in the postnatal hippocampus remained elusive. Since postnatal brain development requires PUFAs via breast milk, we examined the fatty acid composition of breast milk and hippocampal expression of neurogenesis genes in n-3 PUFA deficient 21d mice. In addition, the expression of fatty acid desaturases, elongases, free fatty acids signaling receptors, insulin and leptin, and glucose transporters were measured. Among the genes involved in neurogenesis, the expression of brain-specific tenascin-R (TNR) was downregulated to a greater extent (∼31 fold), followed by adenosine A2A receptor (A2AAR), dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) expression in the n-3 PUFA deficient hippocampus. Increasing dietary LA to ALA (50:1) elevated the ARA to DHA ratio by ∼8 fold in the n-3 PUFA deficient breast milk, with an overall increase of total n-6/n-3 PUFAs by ∼15:1 (p<0.05) compared to n-3 PUFA sufficient (LA to ALA: 2:1) diet. The n-3 PUFA deficient mice exhibited upregulation of FADS1, FADS2, ELOVL2, ELOVL5, ELOVL6, GPR40, GPR120, LEPR, IGF1 and downregulation of GLUT1, GLUT3, and GLUT4 mRNA expression in hippocampus (p<0.05). Maternal n-3 PUFA deficiency affects the hippocampal expression of key neurogenesis genes in the offspring with concomitant expression of desaturase and elongase genes, suggesting the importance of dietary n-3 PUFA for neurodevelopment.
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- Vilasagaram Srinivas
- Molecular Biology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Molecular Biology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Department of Nutrition, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
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- Molecular Biology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Events Occurring in the Axotomized Facial Nucleus. Cells 2022; 11:cells11132068. [PMID: 35805151 PMCID: PMC9266054 DOI: 10.3390/cells11132068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Transection of the rat facial nerve leads to a variety of alterations not only in motoneurons, but also in glial cells and inhibitory neurons in the ipsilateral facial nucleus. In injured motoneurons, the levels of energy metabolism-related molecules are elevated, while those of neurofunction-related molecules are decreased. In tandem with these motoneuron changes, microglia are activated and start to proliferate around injured motoneurons, and astrocytes become activated for a long period without mitosis. Inhibitory GABAergic neurons reduce the levels of neurofunction-related molecules. These facts indicate that injured motoneurons somehow closely interact with glial cells and inhibitory neurons. At the same time, these events allow us to predict the occurrence of tissue remodeling in the axotomized facial nucleus. This review summarizes the events occurring in the axotomized facial nucleus and the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with each event.
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McKenna M, Filteau JR, Butler B, Sluis K, Chungyoun M, Schimek N, Nance E. Organotypic whole hemisphere brain slice models to study the effects of donor age and oxygen-glucose-deprivation on the extracellular properties of cortical and striatal tissue. J Biol Eng 2022; 16:14. [PMID: 35698088 PMCID: PMC9195469 DOI: 10.1186/s13036-022-00293-w] [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: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The brain extracellular environment is involved in many critical processes associated with neurodevelopment, neural function, and repair following injury. Organization of the extracellular matrix and properties of the extracellular space vary throughout development and across different brain regions, motivating the need for platforms that provide access to multiple brain regions at different stages of development. We demonstrate the utility of organotypic whole hemisphere brain slices as a platform to probe regional and developmental changes in the brain extracellular environment. We also leverage whole hemisphere brain slices to characterize the impact of cerebral ischemia on different regions of brain tissue. RESULTS Whole hemisphere brain slices taken from postnatal (P) day 10 and P17 rats retained viable, metabolically active cells through 14 days in vitro (DIV). Oxygen-glucose-deprivation (OGD), used to model a cerebral ischemic event in vivo, resulted in reduced slice metabolic activity and elevated cell death, regardless of slice age. Slices from P10 and P17 brains showed an oligodendrocyte and microglia-driven proliferative response after OGD exposure, higher than the proliferative response seen in DIV-matched normal control slices. Multiple particle tracking in oxygen-glucose-deprived brain slices revealed that oxygen-glucose-deprivation impacts the extracellular environment of brain tissue differently depending on brain age and brain region. In most instances, the extracellular space was most difficult to navigate immediately following insult, then gradually provided less hindrance to extracellular nanoparticle diffusion as time progressed. However, changes in diffusion were not universal across all brain regions and ages. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate whole hemisphere brain slices from P10 and P17 rats can be cultured up to two weeks in vitro. These brain slices provide a viable platform for studying both normal physiological processes and injury associated mechanisms with control over brain age and region. Ex vivo OGD impacted cortical and striatal brain tissue differently, aligning with preexisting data generated in in vivo models. These data motivate the need to account for both brain region and age when investigating mechanisms of injury and designing potential therapies for cerebral ischemia.
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- Michael McKenna
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 105 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 105 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 105 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 105 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 105 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 105 Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA, 98195-1750, USA. .,e-Science Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. .,Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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The Extracellular Matrix Proteins Tenascin-C and Tenascin-R Retard Oligodendrocyte Precursor Maturation and Myelin Regeneration in a Cuprizone-Induced Long-Term Demyelination Animal Model. Cells 2022; 11:cells11111773. [PMID: 35681468 PMCID: PMC9179356 DOI: 10.3390/cells11111773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the central nervous system. The physiological importance of oligodendrocytes is highlighted by diseases such as multiple sclerosis, in which the myelin sheaths are degraded and the axonal signal transmission is compromised. In a healthy brain, spontaneous remyelination is rare, and newly formed myelin sheaths are thinner and shorter than the former ones. The myelination process requires the migration, proliferation, and differentiation of oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) and is influenced by proteins of the extracellular matrix (ECM), which consists of a network of glycoproteins and proteoglycans. In particular, the glycoprotein tenascin-C (Tnc) has an inhibitory effect on the differentiation of OPCs and the remyelination efficiency of oligodendrocytes. The structurally similar tenascin-R (Tnr) exerts an inhibitory influence on the formation of myelin membranes in vitro. When Tnc knockout oligodendrocytes were applied to an in vitro myelination assay using artificial fibers, a higher number of sheaths per single cell were obtained compared to the wild-type control. This effect was enhanced by adding brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) to the culture system. Tnr−/− oligodendrocytes behaved differently in that the number of formed sheaths per single cell was decreased, indicating that Tnr supports the differentiation of OPCs. In order to study the functions of tenascin proteins in vivo Tnc−/− and Tnr−/− mice were exposed to Cuprizone-induced demyelination for a period of 10 weeks. Both Tnc−/− and Tnr−/− mouse knockout lines displayed a significant increase in the regenerating myelin sheath thickness after Cuprizone treatment. Furthermore, in the absence of either tenascin, the number of OPCs was increased. These results suggest that the fine-tuning of myelin regeneration is regulated by the major tenascin proteins of the CNS.
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Kalle J, Pontus W, Lenka N, Simon S, Ann B, Gunnar B, Kaj B, Henrik Z, Markus A. Cerebrospinal fluid amyloid precursor protein as a potential biomarker of fatigue in multiple sclerosis: A pilot study. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2022; 63:103846. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rathjen FG, Hodge R. Early Days of Tenascin-R Research: Two Approaches Discovered and Shed Light on Tenascin-R. Front Immunol 2021; 11:612482. [PMID: 33488619 PMCID: PMC7820773 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.612482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Fritz G Rathjen
- Department of Neuroscience, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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Acute damage to the blood–brain barrier and perineuronal net integrity in a clinically-relevant rat model of traumatic brain injury. Neuroreport 2020; 31:1167-1174. [PMID: 32991524 DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Closed-head, frontal impacts in which the brain undergoes both lateral and rotational acceleration comprise the majority of human traumatic brain injury (TBI). Here, we utilize a clinically relevant model to examine the effects of a single concussion on aspects of brain integrity: the blood-brain barrier, the perineuronal nets (PNNs), and diffuse axonal injury. Adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats received either a frontal, closed-head concussive TBI, or no injury and were evaluated at 1- or 7-day post-injury. Using immunolabeling for albumin, we observed a significant increase in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier at 1-, but not 7-day post-injury. Breakdown of the PNN, as measured by the binding of wisteria floribunda, was observed at 1-day post-injury in the dorsal, lateral, and ventral cortices. This difference was resolved at 7-day. Finally, axonal injury was identified at both 1- and 7-day post-injury. This preclinical model of closed-head, frontal TBI presents a useful tool with which to understand better the acute pathophysiology of a single, frontal TBI.
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Rotterman TM, Alvarez FJ. Microglia Dynamics and Interactions with Motoneurons Axotomized After Nerve Injuries Revealed By Two-Photon Imaging. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8648. [PMID: 32457369 PMCID: PMC7250868 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65363-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The significance of activated microglia around motoneurons axotomized after nerve injuries has been intensely debated. In particular, whether microglia become phagocytic is controversial. To resolve these issues we directly observed microglia behaviors with two-photon microscopy in ex vivo spinal cord slices from CX3CR1-GFP mice complemented with confocal analyses of CD68 protein. Axotomized motoneurons were retrogradely-labeled from muscle before nerve injuries. Microglia behaviors close to axotomized motoneurons greatly differ from those within uninjured motor pools. They develop a phagocytic phenotype as early as 3 days after injury, characterized by frequent phagocytic cups, high phagosome content and CD68 upregulation. Interactions between microglia and motoneurons changed with time after axotomy. Microglia first extend processes that end in phagocytic cups at the motoneuron surface, then they closely attach to the motoneuron while extending filopodia over the cell body. Confocal 3D analyses revealed increased microglia coverage of the motoneuron cell body surface with time after injury and the presence of CD68 granules in microglia surfaces opposed to motoneurons. Some microglia formed macroclusters associated with dying motoneurons. Microglia in these clusters display the highest CD68 expression and associate with cytotoxic T-cells. These observations are discussed in relation to current theories on microglia function around axotomized motoneurons.
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- Travis M Rotterman
- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America.,School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 30318, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States of America.
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Chacon MA, Echternacht SR, Leckenby JI. Outcome measures of facial nerve regeneration: A review of murine model systems. Ann Anat 2020; 227:151410. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Roll L, Faissner A. Tenascins in CNS lesions. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 89:118-124. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Matías-Guiu JA, Oreja-Guevara C, Cabrera-Martín MN, Moreno-Ramos T, Carreras JL, Matías-Guiu J. Amyloid Proteins and Their Role in Multiple Sclerosis. Considerations in the Use of Amyloid-PET Imaging. Front Neurol 2016; 7:53. [PMID: 27065425 PMCID: PMC4814935 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2016.00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Thioflavin T derivatives are used in positron-emission tomography (PET) studies to detect amyloid protein deposits in patients with Alzheimer disease. These tracers bind extensively to white matter, which suggests that they may be useful in studies of multiple sclerosis (MS), and that proteins resulting from proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) may contribute to MS. This article reviews data from both clinical and preclinical studies addressing the role of these proteins, whether they are detected in CSF studies or using PET imaging. APP is widely expressed in demyelinated axons and may have a protective effect in MS and in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in animals. Several mechanisms associated with this increased expression may affect the degree of remyelination in MS. Amyloid-PET imaging may help determine the degree of demyelination and provide information on the molecular changes linked to APP proteolytic processing experienced by patients with MS.
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- Jordi A Matías-Guiu
- Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdISSC), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdISSC), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdISSC), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdISSC), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdISSC), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, San Carlos Institute for Health Research (IdISSC), Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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Extracellular matrix proteins of the tenascin family resemble each other in their domain structure, and also share functions in modulating cell adhesion and cellular responses to growth factors. Despite these common features, the 4 vertebrate tenascins exhibit vastly different expression patterns. Tenascin-R is specific to the central nervous system. Tenascin-C is an “oncofetal” protein controlled by many stimuli (growth factors, cytokines, mechanical stress), but with restricted occurrence in space and time. In contrast, tenascin-X is a constituitive component of connective tissues, and its level is barely affected by external factors. Finally, the expression of tenascin-W is similar to that of tenascin-C but even more limited. In accordance with their highly regulated expression, the promoters of the tenascin-C and -W genes contain TATA boxes, whereas those of the other 2 tenascins do not. This article summarizes what is currently known about the complex transcriptional regulation of the 4 tenascin genes in development and disease.
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Key Words
- AKT, v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog
- ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase
- AP-1, activator protein-1
- ATF, activating transcription factor
- BMP, bone morphogenetic protein
- CBP, CREB binding protein
- CREB, cAMP response element-binding protein
- CREB-RP, CREB-related protein
- CYP21A2, cytochrome P450 family 21 subfamily A polypeptide 2
- ChIP, chromatin immunoprecipitation
- EBS, Ets binding site
- ECM, extracellular matrix
- EGF, epidermal growth factor
- ERK1/2, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2
- ETS, E26 transformation-specific
- EWS-ETS, Ewing sarcoma-Ets fusion protein
- Evx1, even skipped homeobox 1
- FGF, fibroblast growth factor
- HBS, homeodomain binding sequence
- IL, interleukin
- ILK, integrin-linked kinase
- JAK, Janus kinase
- JNK, c-Jun N-terminal kinase
- MHCIII, major histocompatibility complex class III
- MKL1, megakaryoblastic leukemia-1
- NFκB, nuclear factor kappa B
- NGF, nerve growth factor; NFAT, nuclear factor of activated T-cells
- OTX2, orthodenticle homolog 2
- PDGF, platelet-derived growth factor
- PI3K, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
- POU3F2, POU domain class 3 transcription factor 2
- PRRX1, paired-related homeobox 1
- RBPJk, recombining binding protein suppressor of hairless
- ROCK, Rho-associated, coiled-coil-containing protein kinase
- RhoA, ras homolog gene family member A
- SAP, SAF-A/B, Acinus, and PIAS
- SCX, scleraxix
- SEAP, secreted alkaline phosphatase
- SMAD, small body size - mothers against decapentaplegic
- SOX4, sex determining region Y-box 4
- SRE, serum response element
- SRF, serum response factor
- STAT, signal transducer and activator of transcription
- TGF-β, transforming growth factor-β
- TNC, tenascin-C
- TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α
- TNR, tenascin-R
- TNW, tenascin-W
- TNX, tenascin-X
- TSS, transcription start site
- UTR, untranslated region
- WNT, wingless-related integration site
- cancer
- cytokine
- development
- extracellular matrix
- gene promoter
- gene regulation
- glucocorticoid
- growth factor
- homeobox gene
- matricellular
- mechanical stress
- miR, micro RNA
- p38 MAPK, p38 mitogen activated protein kinase
- tenascin
- transcription factor
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- Francesca Chiovaro
- a Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research ; Basel , Switzerland
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Protective Properties of Neural Extracellular Matrix. Mol Neurobiol 2014; 53:73-82. [PMID: 25404091 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8990-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) of the central nervous system (CNS) occupies a large part of the neural tissue. It serves a variety of functions ranging from support of cell migration and regulating synaptic transmission and plasticity to the active modulation of the neural tissue after injury. In addition, evidence for neuroprotective properties of ECM components has accumulated more recently. In contrast to other connective tissues, the central nervous ECM is mainly composed of glycosaminoglycans, which can be present unbound in the form of hyaluronan or bound to proteins, thus forming proteoglycans. A subtype of this molecular family are the chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs), which are composed of a core protein that carries at least one covalently bound glycosaminoglycan side chain with a certain degree of sulphation. Several studies could show neuroprotective features of CSPGs against excitotoxicity, amyloid-ß toxicity, or oxidative stress. Recently, we could provide evidence for a neuroprotective function of a specialized form of ECM, the so-called perineuronal net ensheathing a subtype of neurons. Here, we will give an overview on recently emerging aspects of neuroprotective properties of CSPGs and perineuronal nets that might be relevant for our understanding on the distribution and progression of brain pathology and future perspectives toward modifying neurodegenerative diseases.
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Gaudet AD, Popovich PG. Extracellular matrix regulation of inflammation in the healthy and injured spinal cord. Exp Neurol 2014; 258:24-34. [PMID: 25017885 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Throughout the body, the extracellular matrix (ECM) provides structure and organization to tissues and also helps regulate cell migration and intercellular communication. In the injured spinal cord (or brain), changes in the composition and structure of the ECM undoubtedly contribute to regeneration failure. Less appreciated is how the native and injured ECM influences intraspinal inflammation and, conversely, how neuroinflammation affects the synthesis and deposition of ECM after CNS injury. In all tissues, inflammation can be initiated and propagated by ECM disruption. Molecules of ECM newly liberated by injury or inflammation include hyaluronan fragments, tenascins, and sulfated proteoglycans. These act as "damage-associated molecular patterns" or "alarmins", i.e., endogenous proteins that trigger and subsequently amplify inflammation. Activated inflammatory cells, in turn, further damage the ECM by releasing degradative enzymes including matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). After spinal cord injury (SCI), destabilization or alteration of the structural and chemical compositions of the ECM affects migration, communication, and survival of all cells - neural and non-neural - that are critical for spinal cord repair. By stabilizing ECM structure or modifying their ability to trigger the degradative effects of inflammation, it may be possible to create an environment that is more conducive to tissue repair and axon plasticity after SCI.
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- Andrew D Gaudet
- Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 670 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 West 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, 670 Biomedical Research Tower, 460 West 12th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Jakovcevski I, Miljkovic D, Schachner M, Andjus PR. Tenascins and inflammation in disorders of the nervous system. Amino Acids 2012; 44:1115-27. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1446-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 12/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Huang Y, Hu Z, Liu G, Zhou W, Zhang Y. Cytokines induced by long-term potentiation (LTP) recording: a potential explanation for the lack of correspondence between learning/memory performance and LTP. Neuroscience 2012. [PMID: 23201254 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The relationship between learning/memory performance and long-term potentiation (LTP) induction is ambiguous. Although a large body of data supports a strong correspondence between learning/memory performance and LTP, many studies have also provided evidence to the contrary. In this study, we found that 2-month-old senescence-accelerated mice/prone 8 (SAMP8 mice) displayed both impaired performance in a Morris Water Maze (MWM) and enhanced LTP compared to senescence-accelerated mice/resistance 1 (SAMR1). BALB/c mice challenged with Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) performed better in the shuttle-box test but displayed impaired LTP compared to intact animals. It is interesting that BALB/c mice challenged with Incomplete Freund's Adjuvant (IFA) performed better than intact animals, with no LTP impairment. Cytokine analysis showed no significant differences between the interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10) or TNF-α content in the intact hippocampal tissues of either the SAMR1 and SAMP8 mice or the immune-challenged BALB/c and intact animals. Further analysis demonstrated that the increase in cytokine content was higher in the hippocampal tissues used for LTP recording in the SAMR1 and CFA-challenged animals compared to the SAMP8 and intact BALB/c mice. A correlation analysis demonstrated that pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and TNF-α) displayed a negative correlation with LTP, while an anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) displayed a positive correlation with LTP. These results suggest that pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by LTP manipulation in experiments (e.g., via tissue injury caused by electrode insertion) may be one of the factors contributing to the observed lack of correspondence between memory/learning ability and LTP.
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- Y Huang
- Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing, China
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Tenascin-R: Role in the central nervous system. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2012; 44:1385-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2012.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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You J, Hong SQ, Zhang MY, Zhao HL, Liu TZ, Zhou HL, Cai YQ, Xu ZM, Guo Y, Jiang XD, Xu RX. Passive immunization with tenascin-R (TN-R) polyclonal antibody promotes axonal regeneration and functional recovery after spinal cord injury in rats. Neurosci Lett 2012; 525:129-34. [PMID: 22902990 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2012] [Revised: 07/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tenascin-R (TN-R) is a neural specific protein and an important molecule involved in inhibition of axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI). Here we report on rabbit-derived TN-R polyclonal antibody, which acts as a TN-R antagonist with high titer and high specificity, promoted neurite outgrowth and sprouting of rat cortical neurons cultured on the inhibitory TN-R substrate in vitro. When locally administered into the lesion sites of rats received spinal cord dorsal hemisection, these TN-R antibodies could significantly decrease RhoA activation and improve functional recovery from corticospinal tract (CST) transection. Thus, passive immunotherapy with specific TN-R antagonist may represent a promising repair strategy following acute SCI.
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- Jian You
- Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China
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Vincent C, Siddiqui TA, Schlichter LC. Podosomes in migrating microglia: components and matrix degradation. J Neuroinflammation 2012; 9:190. [PMID: 22873355 PMCID: PMC3423073 DOI: 10.1186/1742-2094-9-190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background To perform their functions during development and after central nervous system injury, the brain’s immune cells (microglia) must migrate through dense neuropil and extracellular matrix (ECM), but it is not known how they degrade the ECM. In several cancer cell lines and peripheral cells, small multi-molecular complexes (invadopodia in cancer cells, podosomes in nontumor cells) can both adhere to and dissolve the ECM. Podosomes are tiny multi-molecular structures (0.4 to 1 μm) with a core, rich in F-actin and its regulatory molecules, surrounded by a ring containing adhesion and structural proteins. Methods Using rat microglia, we performed several functional assays: live cell imaging for chemokinesis, degradation of the ECM component, fibronectin, and chemotactic invasion through Matrigel™, a basement membrane type of ECM. Fluorescent markers were used with high-resolution microscopy to identify podosomes and their components. Results The fan-shaped lamella at the leading edge of migrating microglia contained a large F-actin-rich superstructure composed of many tiny (<1 μm) punctae that were adjacent to the substrate, as expected for cell–matrix contact points. This superstructure (which we call a podonut) was restricted to cells with lamellae, and conversely almost every lamella contained a podonut. Each podonut comprised hundreds of podosomes, which could also be seen individually adjacent to the podonut. Microglial podosomes contained hallmark components of these structures previously seen in several cell types: the plaque protein talin in the ring, and F-actin and actin-related protein (Arp) 2 in the core. In microglia, podosomes were also enriched in phosphotyrosine residues and three tyrosine-kinase-regulated proteins: tyrosine kinase substrate with five Src homology 3 domains (Tks5), phosphorylated caveolin-1, and Nox1 (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 1). When microglia expressed podonuts, they were able to degrade the ECM components, fibronectin, and Matrigel™. Conclusion The discovery of functional podosomes in microglia has broad implications, because migration of these innate immune cells is crucial in the developing brain, after damage, and in disease states involving inflammation and matrix remodeling. Based on the roles of invadosomes in peripheral tissues, we propose that microglia use these complex structures to adhere to and degrade the ECM for efficient migration.
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- Catherine Vincent
- Toronto Western Research Institute, University of Toronto, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5T2S8, Canada
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Li S, Yu B, Wang S, Gu Y, Yao D, Wang Y, Qian T, Ding F, Gu X. Identification and functional analysis of novel micro-RNAs in rat dorsal root ganglia after sciatic nerve resection. J Neurosci Res 2012; 90:791-801. [PMID: 22420035 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Peripheral nerve injures are quite common in clinical practice, and many studies have tried to explore the underlying molecular mechanisms. This study focuses on the identification and functional analysis of novel miRNAs in rat dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) following sciatic nerve resection, which is a classic model for studying peripheral nerve injury and regeneration. By using Solexa sequencing, computational analysis, Q-PCR verification, and Dicer knockdown assay, 114 novel miRNAs in rats were identified, of which 51 novel miRNAs were first reported in rat DRGs, and 63 novel miRNAs were produced at days 1, 4, 7, and 14 following sciatic nerve resection. We further predicted target genes of these miRNAs and analyzed the biological processes in which they were involved. The identified biological processes were consistent with the time frame of peripheral nerve injury and regeneration, revealing that these miRNAs were genuine miRNAs related to nerve regeneration. Our data provide an important resource for the future study of function and regulation of these miRNAs and contribute to elucidation of tyhe molecular mechanisms responsible for peripheral nerve injury and regeneration.
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- Shiying Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, People’s Republic of China
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Li S, Yu B, Wang Y, Yao D, Zhang Z, Gu X. Identification and functional annotation of novel microRNAs in the proximal sciatic nerve after sciatic nerve transection. SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2011; 54:806-12. [PMID: 21922430 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-011-4213-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The peripheral nervous system is able to regenerate after injury, and regeneration is associated with the expression of many genes and proteins. MicroRNAs are evolutionarily conserved, small, non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression at the level of translation. In this paper, we focus on the identification and functional annotation of novel microRNAs in the proximal sciatic nerve after rat sciatic nerve transection. Using Solexa sequencing, computational analysis, and quantitative reverse transcription PCR verification, we identified 98 novel microRNAs expressed on days 0, 1, 4, 7, and 14 after nerve transection. Furthermore, we predicted the target genes of these microRNAs and analyzed the biological processes in which they were involved. The identified biological processes were consistent with the known time-frame of peripheral nerve injury and repair. Our data provide an important resource for further study of the role and regulation of microRNAs in peripheral nerve injury and regeneration.
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- Shiying Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 210063, China
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Vincent AJ, Lau PW, Roskams AJ. SPARC is expressed by macroglia and microglia in the developing and mature nervous system. Dev Dyn 2008; 237:1449-62. [PMID: 18366138 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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SPARC (secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine) is a matricellular protein that is highly expressed during development, tissue remodeling, and repair. SPARC produced by olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) can promote axon sprouting in vitro and in vivo. Here, we show that in the developing nervous system of the mouse, SPARC is expressed by radial glia, blood vessels, and other pial-derived structures during embryogenesis and postnatal development. The rostral migratory stream contains SPARC that becomes progressively restricted to the SVZ in adulthood. In the adult CNS, SPARC is enriched in specialized radial glial derivatives (Müller and Bergmann glia), microglia, and brainstem astrocytes. The peripheral glia, Schwann cells, and OECs express SPARC throughout development and in maturity, although it appears to be down-regulated with maturation. These data suggest that SPARC may be expressed by glia in a spatiotemporal manner consistent with a role in cell migration, neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, and angiogenesis.
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- Adele J Vincent
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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The role of extracellular matrix (ECM) in neurological development, function and degeneration has evolved from a simplistic physical adhesion to a system of intricate cellular signaling. While most cells require ECM adhesion to survive, it is now clear that differentiated function is intimately dependent upon cellular interaction with the ECM. Therefore, it is not surprising that the ECM is increasingly found to be involved in the enigmatic process of neurodegeneration. Descriptive studies of human neurodegenerative disorders and experimental studies of animal models of neurodegeneration have begun to define potential mechanisms of ECM disruption that can lead to synaptic and neuronal loss.
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- Dafna Bonneh-Barkay
- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa., USA
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Galtrey CM, Kwok JCF, Carulli D, Rhodes KE, Fawcett JW. Distribution and synthesis of extracellular matrix proteoglycans, hyaluronan, link proteins and tenascin-R in the rat spinal cord. Eur J Neurosci 2008; 27:1373-90. [PMID: 18364019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are dense extracellular matrix (ECM) structures that form around many neuronal cell bodies and dendrites late in development. They contain several chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs), hyaluronan, link proteins and tenascin-R. Their time of appearance correlates with the ending of the critical period for plasticity, and they have been implicated in this process. The distribution of PNNs in the spinal cord was examined using Wisteria floribunda agglutinin lectin and staining for chondroitin sulphate stubs after chondroitinase digestion. Double labelling with the neuronal marker, NeuN, showed that PNNs were present surrounding approximately 30% of motoneurons in the ventral horn, 50% of large interneurons in the intermediate grey and 20% of neurons in the dorsal horn. These PNNs formed in the second week of postnatal development. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated that the PNNs contain a mixture of CSPGs, hyaluronan, link proteins and tenascin-R. Of the CSPGs, aggrecan was present in all PNNs while neurocan, versican and phosphacan/RPTPbeta were present in some but not all PNNs. In situ hybridization showed that aggrecan and cartilage link protein (CRTL 1) and brain link protein-2 (BRAL 2) are produced by neurons. PNN-bearing neurons express hyaluronan synthase, and this enzyme and phosphacan/RPTPbeta may attach PNNs to the cell surface. During postnatal development the expression of link protein and aggrecan mRNA is up-regulated at the time of PNN formation, and these molecules may therefore trigger their formation.
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- Clare M Galtrey
- Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 2PY, UK
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Hao HP, Doh-Ura K, Nakanishi H. Impairment of microglial responses to facial nerve axotomy in cathepsin S-deficient mice. J Neurosci Res 2007; 85:2196-206. [PMID: 17539023 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cathepsin S (CS) is a lysosomal/endosomal cysteine protease especially expressed in cells of a mononuclear lineage including microglia. To better understand the role of CS in microglia, we investigated microglial responses after a facial nerve axotomy in CS-deficient (CS-/-) and wild-type mice. Microglia in both groups accumulated in the facial motor nucleus following axotomy. However, the mean number of microglia in CS-/- mice on the axotomized side was significantly smaller than that in wild-type mice. Microglia were found to adhere to injured motoneurons in wild-type mice, whereas microglia abutted on injured motoneurons without spreading on their surface in CS-/- mice. At the same time, the axotomy-induced down-regulation of tenasin-R, an antiadhesive perineuronal net for microglia, was partially abrogated in CS-/- mice. Primary cultured microglia prepared from CS-/- mice showed that CS deficiency caused significant suppression of migration and transmigration of microglia. In CS-/- mice, impaired recruitments of circulating monocytes and T lymphocytes and reduced expression of the class II major compatibility complex on the axotomized side were observed. Interestingly, cathepsin B, a typical lysosomal cysteine protease, was markedly expressed on the axotomized side in CS-/- but not in wild-type microglia. Finally, we compared axotomy-induced neuronal death in the two groups and found that the percentage of motoneurons that survived in CS-/- mice was significantly smaller than that in wild-type mice. The present study strongly suggests that CS plays a role in the migration and activation of microglia to protect facial motoneurons against axotomy-induced injury.
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- Hai Peng Hao
- Laboratory of Oral Aging Science, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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1. Vaccination against infectious agents has been heralded as a triumph in modern medicine and, more recently, cancer vaccines have risen in prominence. The present review looks towards the use of vaccine therapy to attenuate damage after injury to the central nervous system (CNS). 2. Significant debility is associated with brain injury, most commonly occurring as a result of physical trauma or stroke. This end result reflects the inability of neurons and axons to regenerate following injury to the CNS. This unconductive environment is due, in large part, to the presence of myelin and oligodendrocyte-related inhibitors of neurite outgrowth. 3. We review how a vaccine-based approach has been variably used to circumvent this issue and promote axonal regeneration and repair following traumatic injury and other neurodegenerative disorders. In addition, emerging evidence suggests that the immune response to injury in the CNS may be manipulated so as to reduce cellular damage. Vaccine-directed approaches using this concept are also outlined.
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- Beng Ti Ang
- Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.
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Galtrey CM, Fawcett JW. The role of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in regeneration and plasticity in the central nervous system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 54:1-18. [PMID: 17222456 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 437] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2006] [Revised: 07/24/2006] [Accepted: 09/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) consist of a core protein and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains. There is enormous structural diversity among CSPGs due to variation in the core protein, the number of GAG chains and the extent and position of sulfation. Most CSPGs are secreted from cells and participate in the formation of the extracellular matrix (ECM). CSPGs are able to interact with various growth-active molecules and this may be important in their mechanism of action. In the normal central nervous system (CNS), CSPGs have a role in development and plasticity during postnatal development and in the adult. Plasticity is greatest in the young, especially during critical periods. CSPGs are crucial components of perineuronal nets (PNNs). PNNs have a role in closure of the critical period and digestion of PNNs allows their re-opening. In the adult, CSPGs play a part in learning and memory and the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system. CSPGs have an important role in CNS injuries and diseases. After CNS injury, CSPGs are the major inhibitory component of the glial scar. Removal of CSPGs improves axonal regeneration and functional recovery. CSPGs may also be involved in the pathological processes in diseases such as epilepsy, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Several possible methods of manipulating CSPGs in the CNS have recently been identified. The development of methods to remove CSPGs has considerable therapeutic potential in a number of CNS disorders.
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- Clare M Galtrey
- Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 2PY, UK
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Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Tahsili-Fahadan P, Ostad SN. Effect of μ and κ opioids on injury-induced microglial accumulation in leech CNS: Involvement of the nitric oxide pathway. Neuroscience 2007; 144:1075-86. [PMID: 17169497 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2006] [Revised: 10/22/2006] [Accepted: 10/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Damage to the leech or mammalian CNS increases nitric oxide (NO) production and causes accumulation of phagocytic microglial cells at the injury site. Opioids have been postulated to modulate various parameters of the immune response. Morphine and leech morphine-like substance are shown to release NO and suppress microglial activation. Regarding the known immuno-modulatory effects of selective mu and kappa ligands, we have assessed the effect of these agents on accumulation of microglia at the site of injury in leech CNS. Leech nerve cords were dissected, crushed with fine forceps and maintained in different concentrations of opiates in culture medium for 3 h and then fixed and double stained with Hoechst 33258 and monoclonal antibody to endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Morphine and naloxone (> or =10(-3) M) but not selective mu agonist, DAMGO [d-Ala2, N-Me-Phe-Gly5(ol)-enkephalin] and antagonist, CTAP [D-Phe-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Arg-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2] inhibited the microglial accumulation. The effect of morphine was abrogated by pre-treatment with naloxone and also non-selective NOS inhibitor, l-NAME [N(omega)-nitro-l-arginine-methyl-ester; 10(-3) M] implying an NO-dependent and mu-mediated mechanism. These results are similar to properties of recently found mu-3 receptor in leech, which is sensitive to alkaloids but not peptides. Both selective kappa agonist, U50,488 [3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide; > or =10(-3) M], and antagonist, nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI; > or =10(-3) M), inhibited the accumulation. The effect of nor-BNI was reversed by l-NAME. Immunohistochemistry showed decreased endothelial NOS expression in naloxone and U50,488-treated cords. Since, NO production at the injury site is hypothesized to act as a stop signal for microglias, opioid agents may exert their effect via changing of NO gradient along the cord resulting in disruption of accumulation. These results suggest an immuno-modulatory role for mu and kappa opioid receptors on injury-induced microglial accumulation which may be mediated via NO.
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MESH Headings
- Analgesics, Opioid/pharmacology
- Animals
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Gliosis/metabolism
- Gliosis/physiopathology
- Hirudo medicinalis/cytology
- Hirudo medicinalis/metabolism
- Microglia/cytology
- Microglia/metabolism
- NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester/pharmacology
- Narcotic Antagonists/pharmacology
- Nervous System/cytology
- Nervous System/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism
- Opioid Peptides/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, kappa/metabolism
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Trauma, Nervous System/metabolism
- Trauma, Nervous System/physiopathology
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- N Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Enghelab Avenue, P.O. Box 14155/6451, Tehran, Iran
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Vitellaro-Zuccarello L, Bosisio P, Mazzetti S, Monti C, De Biasi S. Differential expression of several molecules of the extracellular matrix in functionally and developmentally distinct regions of rat spinal cord. Cell Tissue Res 2006; 327:433-47. [PMID: 17036229 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0289-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2006] [Accepted: 06/16/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We have examined the regional distribution of several chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (neurocan, brevican, versican, aggrecan, phosphacan), of their glycosaminoglycan moieties, and of tenascin-R in the spinal cord of adult rat. The relationships of these molecules with glial and neuronal populations, identified with appropriate markers, were investigated by using multiple fluorescence labeling combined with confocal microscopy. The results showed that the distribution of the examined molecules was similar at all spinal cord levels but displayed area-specific differences along the dorso-ventral axis, delimiting functionally and developmentally distinct areas. In the gray matter, laminae I and II lacked perineuronal nets (PNNs) of extracellular matrix and contained low levels of chondroitin sulfate glycosaminoglycans (CS-GAGs), brevican, and tenascin-R, possibly favoring the maintenance of local neuroplastic properties. Conversely, CS-GAGs, brevican, and phosphacan were abundant, with numerous thick PNNs, in laminae III-VIII and X. Motor neurons (lamina IX) were surrounded by PNNs that contained all molecules investigated but displayed various amounts of CS-GAGs. Double-labeling experiments showed that the presence of PNNs could not be unequivocally related to specific classes of neurons, such as motor neurons or interneurons identified by their expression of calcium-binding proteins (parvalbumin, calbindin, calretinin). However, a good correlation was found between PNNs rich in CS-GAGs and the neuronal expression of the Kv3.1b subunit of the potassium channel, a marker of fast-firing neurons. This observation confirms the correlation between the electrophysiological properties of these neurons and the specific composition of their microenvironment.
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- Laura Vitellaro-Zuccarello
- Dip. Scienze Biomolecolari e Biotecnologie, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Pesheva P, Probstmeier R, Lang DM, McBride R, Hsu NJ, Gennarini G, Spiess E, Peshev Z. Early coevolution of adhesive but not antiadhesive tenascin-R ligand-receptor pairs in vertebrates: A phylogenetic study. Mol Cell Neurosci 2006; 32:366-86. [PMID: 16831557 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2006.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2005] [Revised: 05/23/2006] [Accepted: 05/25/2006] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Axon growth inhibitory CNS matrix proteins, such as tenascin-R (TN-R), have been supposed to contribute to the poor regenerative capacity of adult mammalian CNS. With regard to TN-R function in low vertebrates capable of CNS regeneration, questions of particular interest concern the (co)evolution of ligand-receptor pairs and cellular response mechanisms associated with axon growth inhibition and oligodendrocyte differentiation. We address here these questions in a series of comparative in vivo and in vitro analyses using TN-R proteins purified from different vertebrates (from fish to human). Our studies provide strong evidence that unlike TN-R of higher vertebrates, fish TN-R proteins are not repellent for fish and less repellent for mammalian neurons and do not interfere with F3/contactin- and fibronectin-mediated mammalian cell adhesion and axon growth. However, axonal repulsion is induced in fish neurons by mammalian TN-R proteins, suggesting that the intracellular inhibitory machinery induced by TN-R-F3 interactions is already present during early vertebrate evolution. In contrast to TN-R-F3, TN-R-sulfatide interactions, mediating oligodendrocyte adhesion and differentiation, are highly conserved during vertebrate evolution. Our findings thus indicate the necessity of being cautious about extrapolations of the function of ligand-receptor pairs beyond a species border and, therefore, about the phylogenetic conservation of a molecular function at the cellular/tissue level.
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- Penka Pesheva
- Neuro- and Tumor Cell Biology Group, Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Microglia Biology in Health and Disease. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol 2006; 1:127-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s11481-006-9015-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 02/15/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Guntinas-Lichius O, Angelov DN, Morellini F, Lenzen M, Skouras E, Schachner M, Irintchev A. Opposite impacts of tenascin-C and tenascin-R deficiency in mice on the functional outcome of facial nerve repair. Eur J Neurosci 2006; 22:2171-9. [PMID: 16262655 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04424.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The glycoproteins tenascin-C (TNC) and tenascin-R (TNR) are extracellular matrix proteins involved in the development, plasticity and repair of the nervous system. Altered expression patterns after nerve lesions in adult animals have suggested that these molecules influence axonal regeneration. To test this hypothesis, we investigated adult mice constitutively deficient in the expression of TNC, TNR or both, using the facial nerve injury paradigm. Quantitative analysis of vibrissal movements prior to nerve transection and repair (facial-facial anastomosis) did not reveal genotype-specific differences, and thus impacts of the mutations on motor function in intact animals. Two months after nerve repair, recovery of vibrissal whisking was poor in wild-type mice, a typical finding after facial-facial anastomosis in rodents. Differential effects of the mutations on whisking were found: recovery of function was worse in TNC-deficient and better in TNR null mice compared with wild-type littermates. In double-knockout animals, vibrissal performance was insufficient, but to a lesser extent compared with TNC null mutant mice. Retrograde labelling of motoneurons in the same animals showed that similar numbers of motoneurons had reinnervated the whisker pads in all experimental groups precluding varying extents of motoneuron death and/or axon regeneration failures as causes for the different outcomes of nerve repair. Our results provide strong evidence that TNC promotes and TNR impedes recovery after nerve lesion. These findings are of particular interest with regard to the scanty knowledge about factors determining success of regeneration in the peripheral nervous system of mammals.
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- Henry C Hsia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Liao H, Bu WY, Wang TH, Ahmed S, Xiao ZC. Tenascin-R plays a role in neuroprotection via its distinct domains that coordinate to modulate the microglia function. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:8316-23. [PMID: 15615725 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412730200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microglia are one of the main cell types activated by brain injury. In the present study, we have investigated how domains of the extracellular matrix molecule tenascin-R (TN-R) modulate microglia function. We found that epidermal growth factor-like repeats inhibited adhesion and migration of microglia via a protein kinase A-dependent mechanism. In contrast, fibronectin 6-8 repeats promoted adhesion and migration of the primary microglia via a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism. Both domains of TN-R induced an up-regulation in the secretion of cytokines, such as chemokine-induced cytokine 3 and tumor neurosis factor alpha. Interestingly, epidermal growth factor-like repeats and fibronectin 6-8 induced a dramatic up-regulation in the secretion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor/transforming growth factor-beta and nerve growth factor/transforming growth factor-beta, respectively, and conditioned medium from activated microglia was able to promote neurite outgrowth of N1E-115 cells and primary cortical neurons. These results suggest that TN-R plays a role in neuroprotection through distinct domains coordinating to modulate microglia function.
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- Hong Liao
- Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169609
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Sandvig A, Berry M, Barrett LB, Butt A, Logan A. Myelin-, reactive glia-, and scar-derived CNS axon growth inhibitors: expression, receptor signaling, and correlation with axon regeneration. Glia 2004; 46:225-51. [PMID: 15048847 DOI: 10.1002/glia.10315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Axon regeneration is arrested in the injured central nervous system (CNS) by axon growth-inhibitory ligands expressed in oligodendrocytes/myelin, NG2-glia, and reactive astrocytes in the lesion and degenerating tracts, and by fibroblasts in scar tissue. Growth cone receptors (Rc) bind inhibitory ligands, activating a Rho-family GTPase intracellular signaling pathway that disrupts the actin cytoskeleton inducing growth cone collapse/repulsion. The known inhibitory ligands include the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPG) Neurocan, Brevican, Phosphacan, Tenascin, and NG2, as either membrane-bound or secreted molecules; Ephrins expressed on astrocyte/fibroblast membranes; the myelin/oligodendrocyte-derived growth inhibitors Nogo, MAG, and OMgp; and membrane-bound semaphorins (Sema) produced by meningeal fibroblasts invading the scar. No definitive CSPG Rc have been identified, although intracellular signaling through the Rho family of G-proteins is probably common to all the inhibitory ligands. Ephrins bind to signalling Ephs. The ligand-binding Rc for all the myelin inhibitors is NgR and requires p75(NTR) for transmembrane signaling. The neuropilin (NP)/plexin (Plex) Rc complex binds Sema. Strategies for promoting axon growth after CNS injury are thwarted by the plethora of inhibitory ligands and the ligand promiscuity of some of their Rc. There is also paradoxical reciprocal expression of many of the inhibitory ligands/Rc in normal and damaged neurons, and NgR expression is restricted to a limited number of neuronal populations. All these factors, together with an incomplete understanding of the normal functions of many of these molecules in the intact CNS, presently confound interpretive acumen in regenerative studies.
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- Axel Sandvig
- Laboratory of Regenerative Neurobiology, Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Experimental models such as the facial nerve axotomy paradigm in rodents allow the systematic and detailed study of the response of neurones and their microenvironment to various types of challenges. Well-studied experimental examples include peripheral nerve trauma, the retrograde axonal transport of neurotoxins and locally enhanced inflammation following the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in combination with axotomy. These studies have led to novel insights into the regeneration programme of the motoneurone, the role of microglia and astrocytes in synaptic plasticity and the biology of glial cells. Importantly, many of the findings obtained have proven to be valid in other functional systems and even across species barriers. In particular, microglial expression of major histocompatibility complex molecules has been found to occur in response to various types of neuronal damage and is now regarded as a characteristic component of "glial inflammation". It is found in the context of numerous neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. The detachment of afferent axonal endings from the surface membrane of regenerating motoneurones and their subsequent displacement by microglia ("synaptic stripping") and long-lasting insulation by astrocytes have also been confirmed in humans. The medical implications of these findings are significant. Also, the facial nerve system of rats and mice has become the best studied and most widely used test system for the evaluation of neurotrophic factors.
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- Linda B Moran
- Department of Neuropathology, Division of Neuroscience and Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Campus, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK
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Sánchez-López A, Cuadros MA, Calvente R, Tassi M, Marín-Teva JL, Navascués J. Radial migration of developing microglial cells in quail retina: A confocal microscopy study. Glia 2004; 46:261-73. [PMID: 15048849 DOI: 10.1002/glia.20007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Microglial cells spread within the nervous system by tangential and radial migration. The cellular mechanism of tangential migration of microglia has been described in the quail retina but the mechanism of their radial migration has not been studied. In this work, we clarify some aspects of this mechanism by analyzing morphological features of microglial cells at different steps of their radial migration in the quail retina. Microglial cells migrate in the vitreal half of the retina by successive jumps from the vitreal border to progressively more scleral levels located at the vitreal border, intermediate regions, and scleral border of the inner plexiform layer (IPL). The cellular mechanism used for each jump consists of the emission of a leading thin radial process that ramifies at a more scleral level before retraction of the rear of the cell. Hence, radial migration and ramification of microglial cells are simultaneous events. Once at the scleral border of the IPL, microglial cells migrate through the inner nuclear layer to the outer plexiform layer by another mechanism: they retract cell processes, become round, and squeeze through neuronal bodies. Microglial cells use radial processes of s-laminin-expressing Müller cells as substratum for radial migration. Levels where microglial cells stop and ramify at each jump are always interfaces between retinal strata with strong tenascin immunostaining and strata showing weak or no tenascin immunoreactivity. When microglial cell radial migration ends, tenascin immunostaining is no longer present in the retina. These findings suggest that tenascin plays a role in the stopping and ramification of radially migrating microglial cells.
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- Ana Sánchez-López
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Duan Y, Haugabook SJ, Sahley CL, Muller KJ. Methylene blue blocks cGMP production and disrupts directed migration of microglia to nerve lesions in the leech CNS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; 57:183-92. [PMID: 14556284 DOI: 10.1002/neu.10262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Migration and accumulation of microglial cells at sites of injury are important for nerve repair. Recent studies on the leech central nervous system (CNS), in which synapse regeneration is successful, have shown that nitric oxide (NO) generated immediately after injury by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) stops migrating microglia at the lesion. The present study obtained results indicating that NO may act earlier, on microglia migration, and aimed to determine mechanisms underlying NO's effects. Injury induced cGMP immunoreactivity at the lesion in a pattern similar to that of eNOS activity, immunoreactivity, and microglial cell accumulation, which were all focused there. The soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) inhibitor methylene blue (MB) at 60 microM abolished cGMP immunoreactivity at lesions and blocked microglial cell migration and accumulation without interfering with axon conduction. Time-lapse video microscopy of microglia in living nerve cords showed MB did not reduce cell movement but reduced directed movement, with significantly more cells moving away from the lesion or reversing direction and fewer cells moving toward the lesion. The results indicate a new role for NO, directing the microglial cell migration as well as stopping it, and show that NO's action may be mediated by cGMP.
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- Yuanli Duan
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics (R-430), University of Miami School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
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Chiquet-Ehrismann R, Chiquet M. Tenascins: regulation and putative functions during pathological stress. J Pathol 2003; 200:488-99. [PMID: 12845616 DOI: 10.1002/path.1415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 390] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED In this review, we discuss the structure and function of the extracellular matrix protein family of tenascins with emphasis on their involvement in human pathologies. The article is divided into the following sections: INTRODUCTION the tenascin family of extracellular matrix proteins; Structural roles: tenascin-X deficiency and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Tenascins as modulators of cell adhesion, migration, and growth; Role of tenascin-C in inflammation; Regulation of tenascins by mechanical stress: implications for wound healing and regeneration; Association of tenascin-C with cancer: antibodies as diagnostic and therapeutic tools; Conclusion and perspectives.
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- Ruth Chiquet-Ehrismann
- Friedrich Miescher Institute, Novartis Research Foundation, Maulbeerstrasse 66, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
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Nikonenko A, Schmidt S, Skibo G, Brückner G, Schachner M. Tenascin-R-deficient mice show structural alterations of symmetric perisomatic synapses in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. J Comp Neurol 2003; 456:338-49. [PMID: 12532406 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules play important roles in formation of synapses. Our previous electrophysiologic study of mice deficient in the extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-R (TN-R) showed an impaired gamma-aminobutyric acid release at perisomatic inhibitory synapses in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer of the hippocampus. The present study investigated possible ultrastructural correlates of abnormal perisomatic inhibition. Topographic, morphometric, and stereologic methods were applied at the light and electron microscopic levels to quantify the density and spatial arrangement of cell bodies of CA1 pyramidal neurons and density and architecture of symmetric synapses formed on them in TN-R(-/-) and wild-type mice of different ages. The spatial arrangement of neuronal cell bodies in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer was found more diffuse and disordered in TN-R(-/-) mice than in wild-type animals. The coverage of the plasma membrane of pyramidal cell bodies by active zones of symmetric synapses was reduced by at least 40% in TN-R(-/-) animals compared with control animals. Further, the length of active zone profiles of perisomatic inhibitory synapses in the CA1 pyramidal cell layer was 8-14% smaller, whereas the number of active zones calculated per length unit of cell body profile was 30-40% smaller in TN-R mutants than in wild-type animals. The density and spatial arrangement of synaptic vesicles in the synaptic terminals provided ultrastructural evidence for reduced synaptic activity in TN-R mutants. Thus, TN-R appears to play an important role in the regulation of the number and architecture of perisomatic inhibitory synapses, which play crucial roles in the synchronization of neuronal activity and modulation of synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus.
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- Alexander Nikonenko
- Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie, Universität Hamburg, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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Woodworth A, Fiete D, Baenziger JU. Spatial and temporal regulation of tenascin-R glycosylation in the cerebellum. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:50941-7. [PMID: 12393878 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m209876200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cellular adhesion molecule tenascin-R is a multifunctional extracellular matrix component expressed exclusively in the central nervous system. The expression of tenascin-R by oligodendrocytes and small interneurons in the hippocampus and cerebellum is highly regulated during development of these regions. This complex glycoprotein displays both adhesive and anti-adhesive properties that contribute to the formation and maintenance of synapses. We have determined that tenascin-R associated with Purkinje cell bodies and their dendrites in the molecular layer of the cerebellum bears N-linked oligosaccharides terminating with beta1,4-linked GalNAc-4-SO(4), whereas tenascin-R in other regions of the cerebellum does not bear this modification. Expression of this unique sulfated carbohydrate structure is also temporally regulated, increasing throughout cerebellar development. The most dramatic increase in GalNAc-4-SO(4) occurs between postnatal days 14 and 21, corresponding to a period of Purkinje cell dendrite extension and synaptogenesis. The spatially and temporally regulated addition of this unique sulfated carbohydrate to tenascin-R may serve to modulate its adhesive/anti-adhesive or other biological properties in vivo.
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- Alison Woodworth
- Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Schüppel K, Brauer K, Härtig W, Grosche J, Earley B, Leonard BE, Brückner G. Perineuronal nets of extracellular matrix around hippocampal interneurons resist destruction by activated microglia in trimethyltin-treated rats. Brain Res 2002; 958:448-53. [PMID: 12470883 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03569-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The destruction of the extracellular matrix by inflammatory processes may induce neuronal dysfunction and accelerate neurodegeneration. We describe that chondroitin sulphate proteoglycan-immunoreactive perineuronal nets and the enwrapped interneurons persisted 2 weeks after trimethyltin intoxication of rats (TMT, 8 mg/kg, i.p.) in all regions of the severely affected hippocampus and dentate gyrus, whereas the diffuse immunoreactivity around the CA2 pyramidal cells was reduced. Fluoro-Jade staining of degenerating neurons and staining of microglia by Griffonia simplicifolia agglutinin showed that net-associated neurons survived in the vicinity of damaged pyramidal cells and that perineuronal nets were not removed by activated microglia. We conclude that the extracellular matrix of perineuronal nets resists destruction after TMT treatment in the inflamed neural tissue. A permanent reconstitution of matrix components may be one of the factors that may support the viability of distinct types of neurons during neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Karin Schüppel
- Department of Neurochemistry, Paul Flechsig Institute for Brain Research, University of Leipzig, Jahnallee 59, D-04109 Leipzig, Germany
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Ghert MA, Qi WN, Erickson HP, Block JA, Scully SP. Tenascin-C expression and distribution in cultured human chondrocytes and chondrosarcoma cells. J Orthop Res 2002; 20:834-41. [PMID: 12168675 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(01)00172-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tenascin-C (TNC) is an oligomeric glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix with several distinct isoforms variably expressed during embryogenesis, tumorogenesis, angiogenesis and wound healing. In the normal human adult, TNC is found in large concentrations in articular cartilage, suggesting tissue-specific function. The purpose of this study was to determine the specific in vitro TNC splicing patterns of articular chondrocytes and a human chondrosarcoma cell line. Cells were cultured in a three-dimensional bead system and TNC splice variant expression and distribution were examined with the use of Western blotting techniques, semi-quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. At both the transcriptional and post-translational levels, the chondrocytes were found to express significantly higher levels of the smaller 220 kDa isoform (P < 0.01), which was predominantly incorporated into the matrix. The splicing pattern of the malignant cells was characterized by a higher proportion of the larger 320 kDa isoform which was extruded into the media. In vivo studies are necessary to verify the expression of the large TNC isoform in chondrosarcoma and the production and integration of the smaller isoform in normal chondroid matrix. In addition, elucidation of the biologic functions of the two major TNC isoforms may lead to the development of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to chondrosarcoma.
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- Michelle A Ghert
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Kappler J, Baader SL, Franken S, Pesheva P, Schilling K, Rauch U, Gieselmann V. Tenascins are associated with lipid rafts isolated from mouse brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 294:742-7. [PMID: 12056833 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)00520-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lipid rafts are microdomains of the plasma membrane which are enriched in glycosphingolipids and specific proteins. The reported interactions of several raft-associated proteins (such as, e.g., F3) with tenascin C and tenascin R prompted us to consider that these oligomeric multidomain glycoproteins of the extracellular matrix (ECM) could associate with rafts. Here, we show punctate immunocytochemical distributions of tenascin C (TN-C) and tenascin R (TN-R) at the membrane surface of neural cells resembling the pattern reported for raft-associated proteins. Moreover, cholesterol depletion with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin reduced the punctate surface staining of TN-C. Consistently, TN-C was associated with lipid rafts of neonatal mouse brain according to sucrose density gradient centrifugation experiments. Furthermore, TN-R was also found in rafts prepared from myelin of adult mice. Thus, brain-derived tenascins are able to associate with lipid rafts.
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- Joachim Kappler
- Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut, Nussallee 11, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Lindholm T, Cullheim S, Carlstedt T, Risling M. Expression of tenascin R and J1 mRNA in motoneurons after a traumatic lesion in the spinal cord. Neuroreport 2001; 12:3513-7. [PMID: 11733702 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200111160-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We demonstrate, using in situ hybridization, that mRNA for the anti-adhesive molecules tenascin R and J1 in the adult rat spinal motoneurons are down-regulated rapidly as a reaction after a ventral funiculus lesion. Tenascin-R was significantly down-regulated at day 1 and normalized after 3 weeks. Tenascin-J1 declined to its lowest value at day 3 and returned to the initial level after 3 weeks. In adjacent sections, the distribution of macrophages was studied with immuno histochemistry. The density of macrophages reached a maximum 3 days after the injury. Thus, the density of macrophages appeared to be inversely related to the level of tenascin mRNA. These data are compatible with the notion that neuronal tenascins may modulate the adhesion of perincurial inflammatory cells.
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- T Lindholm
- Department of Neuroscience, Retzius väg 8 B3:3, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Cuadros MA, Navascués J. Early origin and colonization of the developing central nervous system by microglial precursors. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2001; 132:51-9. [PMID: 11545016 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(01)32065-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- M A Cuadros
- Departamento de Biología Celular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, E-18071 Granada, Spain.
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Pesheva P, Gloor S, Probstmeier R. Tenascin-R as a regulator of CNS glial cell function. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2001; 132:103-14. [PMID: 11544980 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(01)32069-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- P Pesheva
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany.
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Ghert MA, Qi WN, Erickson HP, Block JA, Scully SP. Tenascin-C splice variant adhesive/anti-adhesive effects on chondrosarcoma cell attachment to fibronectin. Cell Struct Funct 2001; 26:179-87. [PMID: 11565810 DOI: 10.1247/csf.26.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Tenascin-C is an oligomeric glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that has been found to have both adhesive and anti-adhesive properties for cells. Recent elucidation of the two major TNC splice variants (320 kDa and 220 kDa) has shed light on the possibility of varying functions of the molecule based on its splicing pattern. Tenascin-C is prominently expressed in embryogenesis and in pathologic conditions such as tumorogenesis and wound healing. Fibronectin is a prominent adhesive molecule of the extracellular matrix that is often co-localized with tenascin-C in these processes. We studied the chondrosarcoma cell line JJ012 with enzyme-linked immunoabsorbance assays, cell attachment assays and antibody-blocking assays to determine the adhesive/anti-adhesive properties of the two major tenascin-C splice variants with respect to fibronectin and their effect on chondrosarcoma cell attachment. We found that the small tenascin-C splice variant (220 kDa) binds to fibronectin, whereas the large tenascin-C splice variant (320 kDa) does not. In addition, the small tenascin-C splice variant was found to decrease adhesion for cells when bound to fibronectin, but contributed to adhesion when bound to plastic in fibronectin-coated wells. Antibody blocking experiments confirmed that both the small tenascin-C splice variant and fibronectin contribute to cell adhesion when bound to plastic. The large tenascin-C splice variant did not promote specific cell attachment. We hypothesize that the biologic activity of tenascin-C is dependent on the tissue-specific splicing pattern. The smaller tenascin-C isoform likely plays a structural and adhesive role, whereas the larger isoform, preferentially expressed in malignant tissue, likely plays a role in cell egress and metastasis.
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- M A Ghert
- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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Probstmeier R, Nellen J, Gloor S, Wernig A, Pesheva P. Tenascin-R is expressed by Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. J Neurosci Res 2001; 64:70-8. [PMID: 11276053 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The extracellular matrix glycoprotein tenascin-R (TN-R) has been implicated in a variety of cell-matrix interactions involved in the molecular control of axon guidance and neural cell migration during development and regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS). Whereas TN-R is amply expressed in the early postnatal and adult mammalian CNS, the protein has so far not been detected in different compartments of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Here we provide first evidence that TN-R (predominantly TN-R 160 isoform) is transiently expressed in the sciatic nerve of late embryonic (E14-18) and neonatal mice, while at later developmental stages, both protein and mRNA are downregulated. In vitro, TN-R protein was found to be expressed by both undifferentiated and neuronally differentiated PC12 cells and by L1-positive Schwann cells (SC), but not by other neural and non-neural cell types in cell cultures derived from embryonic (E17/18) hindlimbs and neonatal sciatic nerves. In the developing PNS, TN-R expression correlated with axon growth and SC migration during the period of skeletal muscle innervation. Based on different in vitro approaches, we found that the substrate-bound glycoprotein selectively inhibits the fibronectin-dependent: (1) neurite outgrowth from dorsal root ganglion neurons (strongly expressing alpha5beta1 integrin and the disialoganglioside GD3) by a ganglioside-sensitive signaling mechanism; and (2) migration of primary myoblasts and other non-neuronal cells in a ganglioside-independent manner. Our findings suggest the functional role of TN-R in PNS pattern formation during distinct stages of axon pathfinding and skeletal muscle innervation.
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- R Probstmeier
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str. 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
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