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ArticleCell metabolism2020

Glial Metabolic Rewiring Promotes Axon Regeneration and Functional Recovery in the Central Nervous System.

Feng Li, Armin Sami, Harun N Noristani, Kieran Slattery, Jingyun Qiu, Thomas Groves, Shuo Wang, Kelly Veerasammy, Yuki X Chen, Jorge Morales and 5 more

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Article in Cell metabolism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

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91citing papers in PubMed
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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91 citing papers in PubMed, 141 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Feng LiRaymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Armin SamiShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center (Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Harun N NoristaniShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center (Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Kieran SlatteryShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center (Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Jingyun QiuRaymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Thomas GrovesShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center (Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Shuo WangShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center (Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Kelly VeerasammyThe City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY 10031, USA; The City University of New York, Graduate Center, Advanced Science Research Center, Neuroscience Initiative, New York, NY 10031, USA.
Yuki X ChenThe City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY 10031, USA; The City University of New York, Graduate Center, Advanced Science Research Center, Neuroscience Initiative, New York, NY 10031, USA.
Jorge MoralesThe City College of New York, CUNY, New York, NY 10031, USA.
Paula HaynesHHMI, Chronobiology and Sleep institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Amita SehgalHHMI, Chronobiology and Sleep institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Ye HeThe City University of New York, Graduate Center, Advanced Science Research Center, Neuroscience Initiative, New York, NY 10031, USA.
Shuxin LiShriners Hospitals Pediatric Research Center (Center for Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair), Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA; Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. Electronic address: shuxin.li@temple.edu.
Yuanquan SongRaymond G. Perelman Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: songy2@email.chop.edu.
Temple University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia · USCity College of New York · USCity University of New York · USCUNY Advanced Science Research Center · USThe Graduate Center, CUNY · US

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY-PREDOCTORALT32MH014654 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BERRETTINI, WADE H · 1985 to 2021
$5.0M
Targeting Atr to promote regeneration and functional recovery after neural injuryR01NS107392 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI SONG, YUANQUAN · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Develop a combinatorial therapy for spinal cord injuryR01NS105961 · NINDS · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI LI, SHUXIN, ZOU, YIMIN · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
CSPG receptors and PTEN in CNS regenerationR01NS079432 · NINDS · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI LI, SHUXIN · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
Therapeutic Strategies for Repairing Optic Nerve InjuryR01EY024575 · NEI · TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH · PI LI, SHUXIN · 2014 to 2017
$1.4M
Mechanistic studies of novel factors regulating axon regeneration in the PNS/CNSR00NS088211 · NINDS · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI SONG, YUANQUAN · 2016 to 2018
$728k
Mechanistic studies of novel factors regulating axon regeneration in the PNS/CNSK99NS088211 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI SONG, YUANQUAN · 2014 to 2015
$190k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNEI NIH HHS R01 EY024575NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH014654NINDS NIH HHS K99 NS088211NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS088211NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079432NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS105961NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS107392
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Axons in the mature central nervous system (CNS) fail to regenerate after axotomy, partly due to the inhibitory environment constituted by reactive glial cells producing astrocytic scars, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans, and myelin debris. We investigated this inhibitory milieu, showing that it is reversible and depends on glial metabolic status. We show that glia can be reprogrammed to promote morphological and functional regeneration after CNS injury in Drosophila via increased glycolysis. This enhancement is mediated by the glia derived metabolites: L-lactate and L-2-hydroxyglutarate (L-2HG). Genetically/pharmacologically increasing or reducing their bioactivity promoted or impeded CNS axon regeneration. L-lactate and L-2HG from glia acted on neuronal metabotropic GABA

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AnimalsCentral Nervous SystemDrosophila melanogasterFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNerve RegenerationNeuroglia2-hydroxyglutarateaxon regenerationcAMPcentral nervous systemfunctional recoveryGABA(B) receptorglialactatemetabolismspinal cord injury

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PMID32941799
PMCPMC7642184
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