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ArticleGlia2020

Inflammation and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (Mmp-9) regulate photoreceptor regeneration in adult zebrafish.

Nicholas J Silva, Mikiko Nagashima, Jingling Li, Laura Kakuk-Atkins, Milad Ashrafzadeh, David R Hyde, Peter F Hitchcock

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Article in Glia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers.

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74citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 135 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas J SilvaNeuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mikiko NagashimaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Jingling LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Laura Kakuk-AtkinsDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Milad AshrafzadehDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
David R HydeDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.
Peter F HitchcockNeuroscience Graduate Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.ORCID 0000-0001-9454-2684
University of Michigan · USUniversity of Notre Dame · US

Funding

VIVARIUM MODULEP30EY007003 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI David Antonetti · 1987 to 2026
$17.6M
RETINAL DEVELOPMENT--DENDRITIC GROWTH SYNAPSER01EY007060 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI HITCHCOCK, PETER F · 1987 to 2021
$7.0M
Vision Research Training Program - T32EY013934T32EY013934 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Patrice Elie Fort · 2002 to 2026
$4.2M
Comparative transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses of Muller glia reprogrammingU01EY027267 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI BLACKSHAW, SETH, HYDE, DAVID R · 2016 to 2019
$3.0M
Roles of TNFa and Notch to Initiate Retinal Regeneration from Muller gliaR01EY024519 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · PI HYDE, DAVID R · 2015 to 2017
$1.1M
Defining the interactions between microglia and synapses in brain development and diseaseR00NS130018 · NINDS · SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Nicholas Jeremy Silva · 2025 to 2026
$491k
Defining the interactions between microglia and synapses in brain development and diseaseK99NS130018 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SILVA, NICHOLAS JEREMY · 2023 to 2024
$235k
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY007003NEI NIH HHS R01 EY007060NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024519NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024519 (DRH)NEI NIH HHS T32 EY013934NEI NIH HHS U01 EY027267NEI NIH HHS U01EY027267 (DRH)NINDS NIH HHS K99 NS130018NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS130018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain injury activates complex inflammatory signals in dying neurons, surviving neurons, and glia. Here, we establish that inflammation regulates the regeneration of photoreceptors in the zebrafish retina and determine the cellular expression and function of the inflammatory protease, matrix metalloproteinase 9 (Mmp-9), during this regenerative neurogenesis. Following photoreceptor ablation, anti-inflammatory treatment suppresses the number of injury-induced progenitors and regenerated photoreceptors. Upon photoreceptor injury, mmp-9 is induced in Müller glia and Müller glia-derived photoreceptor progenitors. Deleting mmp-9 results in over production of injury-induced progenitors and regenerated photoreceptors, but over time the absence of Mmp-9 compromises the survival of the regenerated cones. At all time-points studied, the levels of tnf-α are significantly elevated in mutant retinas. Anti-inflammatory treatment in mutants rescues the defects in cone survival. These data provide a link between injury-induced inflammation in the vertebrate CNS, Mmp-9 function during neuronal regeneration and the requirement of Mmp-9 for the survival of regenerated cones.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationInflammationMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Nerve RegenerationNeurogliaRegenerationRetinaRetinal Rod Photoreceptor CellsStem CellsZebrafishMatrix Metalloproteinase 9cytokinesimmunosuppressionmicrogliaMüller gliaproliferationstem cell

Identifiers

PMID32034934
PMCPMC7317489
OpenAlexW3005121792

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