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Suppression of astroglial scar formation and enhanced axonal regeneration associated with functional recovery in a spinal cord injury rat model by the cell cycle inhibitor olomoucine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16862564     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It is well established that axons of the adult mammalian CNS are capable of regrowing only a limited amount after injury. Astrocytes are believed to play a crucial role in the failure to regenerate, producing multiple inhibitory proteoglycans, such as chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs). After spinal cord injury (SCI), astrocytes become hypertrophic and proliferative and form a dense network of astroglial processes at the site of lesion constituting a physical and biochemical barrier. Down-regulations of astroglial proliferation and inhibitory CSPG production might facilitate axonal regeneration. Recent reports indicated that aberrant activation of cell cycle machinery contributed to overproliferation and apoptosis of cells in various insults. In the present study, we sought to determine whether a cell cycle inhibitior, olomoucine, would decrease neuronal cell death, limit astroglial proliferation and production of inhibitory CSPGs, and eventually enhance the functional compensation after SCI in rats. Our results showed that up-regulations of cell cycle components were closely associated with neuronal cell death and astroglial proliferation as well as the production of CSPGs after SCI. Meanwhile, administration of olomoucine, a selective cell cycle kinase (CDK) inhibitor, has remarkably reduced the up-regulated cell cycle proteins and then decreased neuronal cell death, astroglial proliferation, and accumulation of CSPGs. More importantly, the treatment with olomoucine has also increased expression of growth-associated proteins-43, reduced cavity formation, and improved functional deficits. We consider that suppressing astroglial cell cycle in acute SCIs is beneficial to axonal growth. In the future, therapeutic strategies can be designed to achieve efficient axonal regeneration and functional compensation after traumatic CNS injury.
Authors:
Dai-Shi Tian; Zhi-Yuan Yu; Min-Jie Xie; Bi-Tao Bu; Otto W Witte; Wei Wang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neuroscience research     Volume:  84     ISSN:  0360-4012     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci. Res.     Publication Date:  2006 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-09-25     Completed Date:  2006-11-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600111     Medline TA:  J Neurosci Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1053-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Astrocytes / drug effects*
Behavior, Animal
Blotting, Western / methods
Cell Count / methods
Cell Cycle Proteins / genetics,  metabolism
Cell Proliferation / drug effects
Cicatrix / drug therapy,  pathology
Disease Models, Animal
Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Female
Immunohistochemistry / methods
In Situ Nick-End Labeling / methods
Kinetin / therapeutic use*
Nerve Regeneration / drug effects*
Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Recovery of Function / drug effects*
Spinal Cord Injuries / drug therapy*,  pathology,  physiopathology
Time Factors
Up-Regulation / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cell Cycle Proteins; 0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/olomoucine; 525-79-1/Kinetin

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