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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2016

Tumor Necrosis Factor-stimulated Gene-6 (TSG-6) Is Constitutively Expressed in Adult Central Nervous System (CNS) and Associated with Astrocyte-mediated Glial Scar Formation following Spinal Cord Injury.

Vivien J Coulson-Thomas, Mark E Lauer, Sara Soleman, Chao Zhao, Vincent C Hascall, Anthony J Day, James W Fawcett

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. TSG-6-Mediated Extracellular Matrix Modifications Regulate Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2024
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  9. Characterization of the Limbal Epithelial Stem Cell Niche.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023
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  16. The Role of Extracellular Matrix in Human Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Vivien J Coulson-ThomasFrom the John Van Geest Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, The E. D. Adrian Building, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, United Kingdom, vcoulsonthomas@gmail.com.
Mark E LauerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 44195.
Sara SolemanFrom the John Van Geest Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, The E. D. Adrian Building, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, United Kingdom.
Chao ZhaoWellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Clifford Allbutt Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0AH, United Kingdom, and.
Vincent C HascallDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 44195.
Anthony J DayWellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom anthony.day@manchester.ac.uk.
James W FawcettFrom the John Van Geest Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, The E. D. Adrian Building, Forvie Site, Robinson Way, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, United Kingdom, jf108@cam.ac.uk.
University of Cambridge · GBCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · USMedical Research Council · GBWellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research · GB

Funding

VERSICAN PROTEOLYSIS AND REGULATION OF VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLEP01HL107147 · NHLBI · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI HASCALL, VINCENT CHARLES · 2011 to 2017
$16.1M
Medical Research Council MC_PC_12009NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL107147
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-stimulated gene-6 (TSG-6) binds to hyaluronan and can reorganize/stabilize its structure, also enhancing the binding of this glycosaminoglycan to its cell surface receptor, CD44. TSG-6 is rapidly up-regulated in response to inflammatory cytokines protecting tissues from the damaging effects of inflammation. Despite TSG-6 treatment having been shown to improve outcomes in an experimental model of traumatic brain injury, TSG-6 expression has not been extensively studied in the central nervous system (CNS). We hereby analyzed the expression profile of TSG-6 in the developing CNS and following injury. We show that TSG-6 is expressed in the rat CNS by GFAP(+) and CD44(+) astrocytes, solely in the mature brain and spinal cord, and is not present during the development of the CNS. TSG-6(-/-) mice present a reduced number of GFAP(+) astrocytes when compared with the littermate TSG-6(+/-) mice. TSG-6 expression is drastically up-regulated after injury, and the TSG-6 protein is present within the glial scar, potentially coordinating and stabilizing the formation of this hyaluronan-rich matrix. This study shows that TSG-6 is expressed in the CNS, suggesting a role for TSG-6 in astrocyte activation and tissue repair. We hypothesize that within this context TSG-6 could participate in the formation of the glial scar and confer anti-inflammatory properties. Further studies are required to elucidate the therapeutic potential of targeting TSG-6 after CNS injury to promote its protective effects while reducing the inhibitory properties of the glial scar in axon regeneration.

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Gene Expression RegulationAnimalsAstrocytesAxonsBrainCell Adhesion MoleculesCicatrixMiceMice, KnockoutNerve Tissue ProteinsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesCell Adhesion MoleculesNerve Tissue ProteinsTnfaip6 protein, mouseastrocyteglial scarglycosaminoglycanhyaluronaninflammationproteoglycan

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PMID27435674
PMCPMC5025681
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