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ArticleFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2026

Purinergic Receptor P2Y2 Regulates Neurogenesis and Functional Recovery Following Spinal Cord Injury in Zebrafish.

Isaac J Sullivan, Eva E Stefanova, Mavis C Chinn, Thomas A Burke, Bradley G Fitzgerald, Matthew T Sorbara, Terence J Van Raay, Angela L Scott

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Isaac J SullivanDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2048-1338
Eva E StefanovaToronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4607-1560
Mavis C ChinnDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2132-4485
Thomas A BurkeDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3924-077X
Bradley G FitzgeraldDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Matthew T SorbaraDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Terence J Van RaayDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-1041
Angela L ScottDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8850-3846

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) RGPIN-2019-07062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In contrast to mammals, adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) undergo neuronal regeneration following spinal cord injury (SCI), thereby allowing successful functional recovery. The adaptive regenerative response to SCI in zebrafish includes injury-induced proliferation of ependymal radial glial cells (ERGs) and neurogenesis. The molecular mechanisms underlying injury-induced neurogenesis in "regenerative" species, such as zebrafish, have not been fully elucidated and are an area of great interest. In mammals, the purinergic receptor P2Y2 has been shown to mediate NSC proliferation and neurogenesis, but its potential role following SCI or in zebrafish is unknown. Here, we found that P2Y2 is dysregulated following SCI in adult zebrafish, and pharmacological inhibition decreased swim capacity 2 weeks after injury. While P2Y2 was expressed on actively proliferating ERGs, antagonism of this receptor did not affect their proliferation levels. However, P2Y2 inhibition did attenuate SCI-induced neurogenesis and is strongly expressed by immature and mature neurons in adult zebrafish. Overall, P2Y2 serves as a pro-neurogenic factor during injury-induced neurogenesis and contributes to the recovery of swimming behavior in adult zebrafish.

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NeurogenesisReceptors, Purinergic P2Y2Recovery of FunctionSpinal Cord InjuriesZebrafish ProteinsAnimalsCell ProliferationEpendymoglial CellsZebrafishReceptors, Purinergic P2Y2Zebrafish ProteinsneurogenesisP2Y2purinesradial gliaspinal cord injuryzebrafish

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PMID42698362
PMCPMC13545662

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