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ArticleNeural regeneration research2018

Spatiotemporal microRNA profile in peripheral nerve regeneration: miR-138 targets vimentin and inhibits Schwann cell migration and proliferation.

Travis B Sullivan, Litchfield C Robert, Patrick A Teebagy, Shannon E Morgan, Evan W Beatty, Bryan J Cicuto, Peter K Nowd, Kimberly M Rieger-Christ, David J Bryan

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Article in Neural regeneration research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Travis B SullivanDepartment of Translational Research, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Litchfield C RobertTissue Engineering Laboratory, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Patrick A TeebagyDepartment of Translational Research, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Shannon E MorganDepartment of Translational Research, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Evan W BeattyDepartment of Translational Research, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Bryan J CicutoDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Peter K NowdDepartment of Translational Research, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Kimberly M Rieger-ChristDepartment of Translational Research, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
David J BryanTissue Engineering Laboratory; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA.
Lahey Medical Center · USLahey Hospital and Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While the peripheral nervous system has regenerative ability, restoration of sufficient function remains a challenge. Vimentin has been shown to be localized in axonal growth fronts and associated with nerve regeneration, including myelination, neuroplasticity, kinase signaling in nerve axoplasm, and cell migration; however, the mechanisms regulating its expression within Schwann cell (SC) remain unexplored. The aim of this study was to profile the spatial and temporal expression profile of microRNA (miRNA) in a regenerating rat sciatic nerve after transection, and explore the potential role of miR-138-5p targeting vimentin in SC proliferation and migration. A rat sciatic nerve transection model, utilizing a polyethylene nerve guide, was used to investigate miRNA expression at 7, 14, 30, 60, and 90 days during nerve regeneration. Relative levels of miRNA expression were determined using microarray analysis and subsequently validated with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. In vitro assays were conducted with cultured Schwann cells transfected with miRNA mimics and assessed for migratory and proliferative potential. The top seven dysregulated miRNAs reported in this study have been implicated in cell migration elsewhere, and GO and KEGG analyses predicted activities essential to wound healing. Transfection of one of these, miRNA-138-5p, into SCs reduced cell migration and proliferation. miR-138-5p has been shown to directly target vimentin in cancer cells, and the luciferase assay performed here in rat Schwann cells confirmed it. These results detail a role of miR-138-5p in rat peripheral nerve regeneration and expand on reports of it as an important regulator in the peripheral nervous system.

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Gene Ontology processesKyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathwaysluciferase assaymicroarraynerve guideneural regenerationnon-coding RNAperipheral nerve injurysciatic nerve transectionwound healing

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PMID30028335
PMCPMC6065231
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