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Expression of an activated integrin promotes long-distance sensory axon regeneration in the spinal cord

Expression of an activated integrin promotes long-distance sensory axon regeneration in the spinal cord
Expression of an activated integrin promotes long-distance sensory axon regeneration in the spinal cord
After CNS injury, axon regeneration is blocked by an inhibitory environment consisting of the highly upregulated tenascin-C and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). Tenascin-C promotes growth of axons if they express a tenascin-binding integrin, particularly ?9?1. Additionally, integrins can be inactivated by CSPGs, and this inhibition can be overcome by the presence of a ?1-binding integrin activator, kindlin-1. We examined the synergistic effect of ?9 integrin and kindlin-1 on sensory axon regeneration in adult rat spinal cord after dorsal root crush and adeno-associated virus transgene expression in dorsal root ganglia. After 12 weeks, axons from C6-C7 dorsal root ganglia regenerated through the tenascin-C-rich dorsal root entry zone into the dorsal column up to C1 level and above (>25 mm axon length) through a normal pathway. Animals also showed anatomical and electrophysiological evidence of reconnection to the dorsal horn and behavioral recovery in mechanical pressure, thermal pain, and ladder-walking tasks. Expression of ?9 integrin or kindlin-1 alone promoted much less regeneration and recovery
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Cheah, M.
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Andrews, Melissa
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Chew, D.J.
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Moloney, E.B.
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Verhaagen, J.
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Fassler, R.
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Fawcett, J.W.
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Cheah, M.
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Chew, D.J.
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Moloney, E.B.
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Verhaagen, J.
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Fassler, R.
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Cheah, M., Andrews, Melissa, Chew, D.J., Moloney, E.B., Verhaagen, J., Fassler, R. and Fawcett, J.W. (2016) Expression of an activated integrin promotes long-distance sensory axon regeneration in the spinal cord. Journal of Neuroscience, 36 (27), 7283-7297. (doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0901-16.2016). (PMID:27383601)

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After CNS injury, axon regeneration is blocked by an inhibitory environment consisting of the highly upregulated tenascin-C and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs). Tenascin-C promotes growth of axons if they express a tenascin-binding integrin, particularly ?9?1. Additionally, integrins can be inactivated by CSPGs, and this inhibition can be overcome by the presence of a ?1-binding integrin activator, kindlin-1. We examined the synergistic effect of ?9 integrin and kindlin-1 on sensory axon regeneration in adult rat spinal cord after dorsal root crush and adeno-associated virus transgene expression in dorsal root ganglia. After 12 weeks, axons from C6-C7 dorsal root ganglia regenerated through the tenascin-C-rich dorsal root entry zone into the dorsal column up to C1 level and above (>25 mm axon length) through a normal pathway. Animals also showed anatomical and electrophysiological evidence of reconnection to the dorsal horn and behavioral recovery in mechanical pressure, thermal pain, and ladder-walking tasks. Expression of ?9 integrin or kindlin-1 alone promoted much less regeneration and recovery

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Accepted/In Press date: 30 May 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 6 July 2016
Published date: 6 July 2016
Organisations: Biomedicine

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Local EPrints ID: 404973
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/404973
PURE UUID: e5ac916e-a1dc-4acb-9a1d-419b213f27c6
ORCID for Melissa Andrews: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5960-5619

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Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 04:28

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Author: M. Cheah
Author: Melissa Andrews ORCID iD
Author: D.J. Chew
Author: E.B. Moloney
Author: J. Verhaagen
Author: R. Fassler
Author: J.W. Fawcett

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