Recovery from experimental Parkinsonism by Semaphorin-guided axonal growth of grafted dopamine neurons
Por:
Diaz-Martinez, NE, Tamariz, E, Diaz, NF, Garcia-Pena, CM, Varela-Echavarria, A, Velasco, I
Publicada:
1 ago 2013
Resumen:
Cell therapy in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) is effective after intrastriatal grafting of dopamine (DA) neurons, whereas intranigral transplantation of dopaminergic cells does not cause consistent behavioral recovery. One strategy to promote axonal growth of dopaminergic neurons from the substantia nigra (SN) to the striatum is degradation of inhibitory components such as chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPG). An alternative is the guidance of DA axons by chemotropic agents. Semaphorins 3A and 3C enhance axonal growth of embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived dopaminergic neurons in vitro, while Semaphorin 3C also attracts them. We asked whether intranigral transplantation of DA neurons, combined with either degradation of CSPG or with grafts of Semaphorin 3-expressing cells, towards the striatum, is effective in establishing a new nigrostriatal dopaminergic pathway in rats with unilateral depletion of DA neurons. We found depolarization-induced DA release in dorsal striatum, DA axonal projections from SN to striatum, and concomitant behavioral improvement in Semaphorin 3-treated animals. These effects were absent in animals that received intranigral transplants combined with Chondroitinase ABC treatment, although partial degradation of CSPG was observed. These results are evidence that Semaphorin 3-directed long-distance axonal growth of dopaminergic neurons, resulting in behavioral improvement, is possible in adult diseased brains. © The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy.
Filiaciones:
Diaz-Martinez, NE:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fisiol Celular Neurociencias, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Tamariz, E:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Queretaro, Mexico
Diaz, NF:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fisiol Celular Neurociencias, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Garcia-Pena, CM:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Queretaro, Mexico
Varela-Echavarria, A:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Neurobiol, Queretaro, Mexico
Velasco, I:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Fisiol Celular Neurociencias, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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