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ArticleEuropean journal of histochemistry : EJH2021

Effect of unacylated ghrelin on peripheral nerve regeneration.

Giulia Ronchi, Pierluigi Tos, Elia Angelino, Luisa Muratori, Simone Reano, Nicoletta Filigheddu, Andrea Graziani, Stefano Geuna, Stefania Raimondo

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Article in European journal of histochemistry : EJH, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Giulia RonchiDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences and Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Orbassano (TO). giulia.ronchi@unito.it.
Pierluigi TosHand Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milan. Pierluigi.Tos@asst-pini-cto.it.
Elia AngelinoDepartment of Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin. elia.angelino@unito.it.
Luisa MuratoriDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences and Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Orbassano (TO). luisa.muratori@unito.it.
Simone ReanoDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara. simone.reano@med.unipmn.it.
Nicoletta FilighedduDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara. nicoletta.filigheddu@med.uniupo.it.
Andrea GrazianiDepartment of Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin. andrea.graziani@unito.it.
Stefano GeunaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences and Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Orbassano (TO). stefano.geuna@unito.it.
Stefania RaimondoDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences and Neuroscience Institute of the "Cavalieri Ottolenghi" Foundation (NICO), University of Turin, Orbassano (TO). stefania.raimondo@unito.it.
Neuroscience Institute · ITBiotechnology Research Center · IRUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITIstituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ghrelin is a circulating peptide hormone released by enteroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract as two forms, acylated and unacylated. Acylated ghrelin (AG) binds to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor 1a (GHSR1a), thus stimulating food intake, growth hormone release, and gastrointestinal motility. Conversely, unacylated GHR (UnAG), through binding to a yet unidentified receptor, protects the skeletal muscle from atrophy, stimulates muscle regeneration, and protects cardiomyocytes from ischemic damage. Recently, interest about ghrelin has raised also among neuroscientists because of its effect on the nervous system, especially the stimulation of neurogenesis in spinal cord, brain stem, and hippocampus. However, few information is still available about its effectiveness on peripheral nerve regeneration. To partially fill this gap, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of UnAG on peripheral nerve regeneration after median nerve crush injury and after nerve transection immediately repaired by means of an end-to-end suture. To this end, we exploited FVB1 Myh6/Ghrl transgenic mice in which overexpression of the ghrelin gene (Ghrl) results in selective up-regulation of circulating UnAG levels, but not of AG. Regeneration was assessed by both functional evaluation (grasping test) and morphometrical analysis of regenerated myelinated axons. Results obtained lead to conclude that UnAG could have a role in development of peripheral nerves and during more severe lesions.

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AnimalsFemaleGhrelinMedian NerveMice, TransgenicNerve RegenerationGhrelin

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PMID34734521
PMCPMC8586818
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