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ArticleDevelopmental neurobiology2021

Neuronal androgen receptor is required for activity dependent enhancement of peripheral nerve regeneration.

Patricia J Ward, Rachel A Davey, Jeffrey D Zajac, Arthur W English

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Article in Developmental neurobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Patricia J WardDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5379-3644
Rachel A DaveyDepartment of Medicine, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Jeffrey D ZajacDepartment of Medicine, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Arthur W EnglishDepartment of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Emory University · USThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

Neuro HPA Project 1U54AG062334 · NIA · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ighovwerha Ofotokun · 2018 to 2026
$12.2M
Exercise, neurotrophins, and axon regeneration in the PNSR01NS057190 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI ENGLISH, ARTHUR W. · 2007 to 2016
$3.3M
Role of androgens and activity in axon regenerationF32NS087915 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI WARD, (PATRICIA) JILL · 2014 to 2016
$164k
NIA NIH HHS U54 AG062334NINDS NIH HHS F32 NS087915NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS057190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuronal activity after nerve injury can enhance axon regeneration and the restoration of function. The mechanism for this enhancement relies in part on hormone receptors, and we previously demonstrated that systemic androgen receptor antagonism blocked the effect of exercise or electrical stimulation on enhancing axon regeneration after nerve injury in both sexes. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the site of this androgen receptor signaling is both neuronal and involves the classical, genomic signaling pathway. In vivo, dorsal root ganglion neurons successfully regenerate in response to activity-dependent neuronal activation, and conditional deletion of the DNA-binding domain of the androgen receptor in adults blocks this effect in males and females. Motoneurons in males and females also respond in this manner, but we also observed a sex difference. In vitro, cultured sensory dorsal root ganglion neurons respond to androgens via traditional androgen receptor signaling mechanisms leading to enhanced neurite growth and did not respond to a testosterone conjugate that is unable to cross the cell membrane. Given our previous observation of a requirement for activity-dependent androgen receptor signaling to promote regeneration in both sexes, we interpret our results to indicate that genomic neuronal androgen receptor signaling is required for activity-dependent axon regeneration in both sexes.

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AxonsNerve RegenerationAndrogensCells, CulturedFemaleGanglia, SpinalHumansMaleReceptors, AndrogenSensory Receptor CellsAndrogensAR protein, humanReceptors, Androgenandrogen receptoraxon regenerationdorsal root gangliaelectrical stimulationmotoneuronnerve injurytestosterone

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PMID33864349
PMCPMC8291079
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