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ArticleGene therapy2015

Local delivery of the Neuregulin1 receptor ecto-domain (ecto-ErbB4) has a positive effect on regenerated nerve fiber maturation.

G Gambarotta, D Pascal, G Ronchi, M Morano, S B Jager, S Moimas, L Zentilin, M Giacca, I Perroteau, P Tos and 2 more

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Article in Gene therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

G GambarottaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
D PascalDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
G RonchiDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
M MoranoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
S B JagerThe Lundbeck Foundation Research Center MIND and Danish Research Institute of Translational Neuroscience DANDRITE, Aarhus University, Denmark.
S MoimasMolecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.
L ZentilinMolecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.
M GiaccaMolecular Medicine Laboratory, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Trieste, Italy.
I PerroteauDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
P TosReconstructive Microsurgery, Orthopedics Department, Trauma Center Hospital (CTO), University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
S GeunaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
S RaimondoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Nerve Regeneration Group, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
University of Turin · ITInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · ITNeuroscience Institute · ITLundbeck Foundation · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Neuregulin/ErbB system plays an important role in the peripheral nervous system, under both normal and pathological conditions. We previously demonstrated that expression of soluble ecto-ErbB4, the released extracellular fragment of the ErbB4 receptor, stimulated glial cell migration in vitro. In this study we examined the possibility of manipulating this system in vivo in order to improve injured peripheral nerve regeneration. Transected rat median nerves of adult female Wistar rats were repaired with a 10-mm-long graft made by muscle-in-vein combined nerve guide previously transduced with either the adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector AAV2-LacZ or AAV2-ecto-ErbB4. Autologous nerve grafts were used as control. Both stereological and functional analyses were performed to assess nerve regeneration. Data show that delivery of soluble ecto-ErbB4 by gene transfer in the muscle-in-vein combined nerve guide has a positive effect on fiber maturation, suggesting that it could represent a potential tool for improving peripheral nerve regeneration.

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AnimalsAxonsDependovirusFemaleGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsNerve FibersNerve RegenerationNeurosurgical ProceduresPeripheral Nerve InjuriesPeripheral NervesProtein Structure, TertiaryRatsRats, WistarReceptor, ErbB-4Erbb4 protein, mouseReceptor, ErbB-4

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