Artículo
Spinal Cord Injury Leads to Hippocampal Glial Alterations and Neural Stem Cell Inactivation
Fecha de publicación:
06/2020
Editorial:
Springer/Plenum Publishers
Revista:
Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology.
ISSN:
0272-4340
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
The hippocampus encodes spatial and contextual information involved in memory and learning. The incorporation of new neurons into hippocampal networks increases neuroplasticity and enhances hippocampal-dependent learning performances. Only few studies have described hippocampal abnormalities after spinal cord injury (SCI) although cognitive defcits related to hippocampal function have been reported in rodents and even humans. The aim of this study was to characterize in further detail hippocampal changes in the acute and chronic SCI. Our data suggested that neurogenesis reduction in the acute phase after SCI could be due to enhanced death of amplifying neural progenitors (ANPs). In addition, astrocytes became reactive and microglial cells increased their number in almost all hippocampal regions studied. Glial changes resulted in a non-infammatory response as the mRNAs of the major pro-infammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNFα, IL-18) remained unaltered, but CD200R mRNA levels were downregulated. Long-term after SCI, astrocytes remained reactive but on the other hand, microglial cell density decreased. Also, glial cells induced a neuroinfammatory environment with the upregulation of IL-1β, TNFα and IL-18 mRNA expression and the decrease of CD200R mRNA. Neurogenesis reduction may be ascribed at later time points to inactivation of neural stem cells (NSCs) and inhibition of ANP proliferation. The number of granular cells and CA1 pyramidal neurons decreased only in the chronic phase. The release of pro-infammatory cytokines at the chronic phase might involve neurogenesis reduction and neurodegeneration of hippocampal neurons. Therefore, SCI led to hippocampal changes that could be implicated in cognitive defcits observed in rodents and humans.
Palabras clave:
ADULT NEUROGENESIS
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GLIAL ALTERATIONS
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NEUROINFLAMMATION
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SPINAL CORD INJURY
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Articulos(IBYME)
Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA Y MEDICINA EXPERIMENTAL (I)
Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA Y MEDICINA EXPERIMENTAL (I)
Citación
Jure, Ignacio; de Nicola, Alejandro Federico; Encinas, Juan Manuel; Labombarda, Maria Florencia; Spinal Cord Injury Leads to Hippocampal Glial Alterations and Neural Stem Cell Inactivation; Springer/Plenum Publishers; Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology.; 2020; 6-2020; 1-19
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