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ArticleNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2021

Reconditioning the Neurogenic Niche of Adult Non-human Primates by Antisense Oligonucleotide-Mediated Attenuation of TGFβ Signaling.

Sebastian Peters, Sabrina Kuespert, Eva Wirkert, Rosmarie Heydn, Benjamin Jurek, Siw Johannesen, Ohnmar Hsam, Sven Korte, Florian Timo Ludwig, Lars Mecklenburg and 13 more

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Article in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.

Sebastian PetersDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Sabrina KuespertDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Eva WirkertDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Rosmarie HeydnDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Benjamin JurekInstitute for Molecular and Cellular Anatomy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Siw JohannesenDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Ohnmar HsamDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Sven KorteCovance Preclinical Services GmbH, Muenster, Germany.
Florian Timo LudwigCovance Preclinical Services GmbH, Muenster, Germany.
Lars MecklenburgCovance Preclinical Services GmbH, Muenster, Germany.
Heike MrowetzInstitute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Barbara AltendorferInstitute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Rodolphe PoupardinInstitute of Experimental and Clinical Cell Therapy, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center (SCI-TReCS), Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Susanne PetriDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital MHH, Hannover, Germany.
Dietmar R ThalDepartment for Imaging and Pathology, Laboratory for Neuropathology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Andreas HermannTranslational Neurodegeneration Section "Albrecht-Kossel", Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Rostock, University of Rostock, and German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
Jochen H WeishauptDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Joachim WeisInstitute of Neuropathology, RWTH Aachen University Medical School, Aachen, Germany.
Inci Sevval AksoyluDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Sebastian A LewandowskiDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Ludwig AignerInstitute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury and Tissue Regeneration Center Salzburg (SCI-TReCS), Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Tim-Henrik BruunDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Ulrich BogdahnDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany. uli.bogdahn@ukr.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0826-7482
University Hospital Regensburg · DEParacelsus Medical University · ATCovance (Germany) · DEKarolinska Institutet · SEGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases · DEHeidelberg University · DERWTH Aachen University · DEUniversität Ulm · DEUniversity of Regensburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult neurogenesis is a target for brain rejuvenation as well as regeneration in aging and disease. Numerous approaches showed efficacy to elevate neurogenesis in rodents, yet translation into therapies has not been achieved. Here, we introduce a novel human TGFβ-RII (Transforming Growth Factor-Receptor Type II) specific LNA-antisense oligonucleotide ("locked nucleotide acid"-"NVP-13"), which reduces TGFβ-RII expression and downstream receptor signaling in human neuronal precursor cells (ReNcell CX® cells) in vitro. After we injected cynomolgus non-human primates repeatedly i.th. with NVP-13 in a preclinical regulatory 13-week GLP-toxicity program, we could specifically downregulate TGFβ-RII mRNA and protein in vivo. Subsequently, we observed a dose-dependent upregulation of the neurogenic niche activity within the hippocampus and subventricular zone: human neural progenitor cells showed significantly (up to threefold over control) enhanced differentiation and cell numbers. NVP-13 treatment modulated canonical and non-canonical TGFβ pathways, such as MAPK and PI3K, as well as key transcription factors and epigenetic factors involved in stem cell maintenance, such as MEF2A and pFoxO3. The latter are also dysregulated in clinical neurodegeneration, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Here, we provide for the first time in vitro and in vivo evidence for a novel translatable approach to treat neurodegenerative disorders by modulating neurogenesis.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAnimalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHumansMacaca fascicularisMaleNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisOligonucleotides, AntisensePrimatesSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor betaOligonucleotides, AntisenseTransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID33860461
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