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ArticleNeurochemical research2024

Schwann Cell-Derived Exosomes Induced Axon Growth after Spinal Cord Injury by Decreasing PTP-σ Activation on CSPGs via the Rho/ROCK Pathway.

Shibo Zhu, Hongpeng Ma, Mengfan Hou, Hailiang Li, Guangzhi Ning

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 authors.

Shibo Zhu *Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Hongpeng Ma *Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Mengfan Hou *Department of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Hailiang LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Guangzhi NingDepartment of Orthopedics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China. gzning@tmu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272470Outstanding Youth Foundation of Tianjin Medical University General Hospital 22ZYYJQ01Tianjin Health Key Discipline Special Project TJWJ2022XK011
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe neurological condition that involves a lengthy pathological process. This process leads to the upregulation of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) by reactive glia, which impedes repair and regeneration in the spinal cord. The role of the CSPG-specific receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase-sigma (PTP-σ) in post-SCI remains largely unexplored. Exosomes have great potential in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of SCI due to their ability to easily cross the blood‒brain barrier. Schwann cell-derived exosomes (SCDEs) promote functional recovery in mice post-SCI by decreasing CSPG deposition. However, the mechanism by which SCDEs decrease CSPGs after SCI remains unknown. Herein, we observed elevated levels of PTP-σ and increased CSPG deposition during glial scar formation after SCI in vivo. After SCDEs were injected into SCI mice, CSPG deposition decreased in scar tissue at the injury site, the expression of PTP-σ increased during axonal growth around the injury site, and motor function subsequently recovered. Additionally, we demonstrated that the use of both Rho/ROCK inhibitors and SCDEs inhibited the reparative effects of SCDEs on scar tissue after SCI. In conclusion, our study revealed that treatment with SCDEs targeting the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway reduced PTP-σ activation in the CSPG post-SCI, which inhibited scar tissue formation.

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AxonsChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansExosomesrho-Associated KinasesSchwann CellsSpinal Cord InjuriesAnimalsFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2rho GTP-Binding ProteinsSignal TransductionChondroitin Sulfate ProteoglycansReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 2rho-Associated Kinasesrho GTP-Binding ProteinsCSPGsExosomePTP-σSchwann cellSpinal cord Injury

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