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ArticleMediators of inflammation2019

Prior Exposure to Immunosuppressors Sensitizes Retinal Microglia and Accelerates Optic Nerve Regeneration in Zebrafish.

Ilse Bollaerts, Jessie Van Houcke, An Beckers, Kim Lemmens, Sophie Vanhunsel, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ilse BollaertsNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3313-6022
Jessie Van HouckeNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
An BeckersNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Kim LemmensNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Sophie VanhunselNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Lies De GroefNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3329-3474
Lieve MoonsNeural Circuit Development and Regeneration Research Group, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0186-1411
KU Leuven · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As adult mammals lack the capacity to replace or repair damaged neurons, degeneration and trauma (and subsequent dysfunction) of the central nervous system (CNS) seriously constrains the patient's life quality. Recent work has shown that appropriate modulation of acute neuroinflammation upon CNS injury can trigger a regenerative response; yet, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain largely elusive. In contrast to mammals, zebrafish retain high regenerative capacities into adulthood and thus form a powerful model to study the contribution of neuroinflammation to successful regeneration. Here, we used pharmacological immunosuppression methods to study the role of microglia/macrophages during optic nerve regeneration in adult zebrafish. We first demonstrated that systemic immunosuppression with dexamethasone (dex) impedes regeneration after optic nerve injury. Secondly, and strikingly, local intravitreal application of dex or clodronate liposomes prior to injury was found to sensitize retinal microglia. Consequently, we observed an exaggerated inflammatory response to subsequent optic nerve damage, along with enhanced tectal reinnervation. In conclusion, we found a strong positive correlation between the acute inflammatory response in the retina and the regenerative capacity of the optic nerve in adult zebrafish subjected to nerve injury.

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AnimalsCentral Nervous SystemImmunosuppression TherapyMicrogliaNerve RegenerationOptic Nerve InjuriesRetinaSoftwareZebrafish

Identifiers

PMID30881223
PMCPMC6387731
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