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ArticleStem cell reports2025

Astrocyte-derived PTN alleviates deficits in hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition in models of multiple sclerosis.

Yanna Song, Haoyang Li, Yuhan Li, Huiming Xu, Faisal Hayat Nazir, Wei Jiang, Lu Zheng, Changyong Tang

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Yanna SongDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China.
Haoyang LiDepartment of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.119, South 4th Ring Road West, Fengtai District, Beijing 100070, China.
Yuhan LiDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China.
Huiming XuDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China.
Faisal Hayat NazirNash Family Department of Neuroscience, Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease, and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Wei JiangDepartment of Neurology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Mitochondrial Medicine and Rare Diseases, Research Institute of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China. Electronic address: boyuejiangwei@163.com.
Lu ZhengDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. Electronic address: zhenglu6@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Changyong TangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong Province, China. Electronic address: tangchy23@mail.sysu.edu.cn.

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Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating disease that results in motor, sensory, cognitive, and affective deficits. Hippocampal demyelination, a common occurrence in MS, is linked to impaired cognitive function and mood. Despite this, the precise mechanisms underlying cognitive impairments in MS remain elusive. Pleiotrophin (PTN), secreted by neural stem cells and astrocytes, plays a crucial role in regulating cognition. This study investigates the role of astrocyte-derived PTN. We found that genetic deletion of astrocyte-derived PTN hinders hippocampal neurogenesis. Additionally, conditional ablation of PTN in astrocytes exacerbates neurogenic deficits in the demyelinated hippocampus. Importantly, overexpression of PTN in astrocytes reverses neurogenic and cognitive impairments caused by demyelination, underscoring PTN's protective role in MS. PTN cooperates with protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type Z1 (PTPRZ1) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) receptors to activate the AKT signaling pathway, thereby enhancing hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition in demyelinated mice. These findings illuminate novel effects of astrocyte-derived PTN on hippocampal neurogenesis and cognition.

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AstrocytesCarrier ProteinsCognitionCytokinesHippocampusMultiple SclerosisNeurogenesisAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceNeural Stem CellsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 5Signal TransductionCarrier ProteinsCytokinespleiotrophinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptor-Like Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Class 5cognitiondemyelinationhippocampal neurogenesismultiple sclerosispleiotrophin

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