Cited by 103Nerve injury and regenerationProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans researchSpinal Cord Injury Research

Schwann cell migration is integrin-dependent and inhibited by astrocyte-produced aggrecan

Afshari, Fardad T., Kwok, Jessica C., White, Linda, Fawcett, James W.·2010·Glia

Abstract

Schwann cells transplantation has considerable promise in spinal cord trauma to bridge the site of injury and for remyelination in demyelinating conditions. They support axonal regeneration and sprouting by secreting growth factors and providing a permissive surface and matrix molecules while shielding axons from the inhibitory environment of the central nervous system. However, following transplantation Schwann cells show limited migratory ability and they are unable to intermingle with the host astrocytes. This in turn leads to formation of a sharp boundary and an abrupt transition between the Schwann cell graft and the host tissue astrocytes, therefore preventing regenerating axons from exiting the graft. The objective of this study was to identify inhibitory elements on astrocytes involved in restricting Schwann cell migration. Using in vitro assays of cell migration, we show that aggrecan produced by astrocytes is involved in the inhibition of Schwann cell motility on astrocytic monolayers. Knockdown of this proteoglycan in astrocytes using RNAi or digestion of glycosaminglycan chains on aggrecan improves Schwann cell migration. We further show aggrecan mediates its effect by disruption of integrin function in Schwann cells, and that the inhibitory effects of aggrecan can overcome by activation of Schwann cell integrins. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Authors
Afshari, F. T., Kwok, J. C., White, L., & Fawcett, J. W.
Affiliations
  • University of Cambridge (GB)
  • University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Fawcett, James W.
Venue
Glia
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-02-12
Volume
58
Issue
7
Pages
857-869
ISSN
  • 0894-1491 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-1136
OpenAlex
W1971817487
Cited by
103
References
62
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Glia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Miami
  • Wellcome Trust
  • Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Spinal Cord Injury Research
Keywords
Schwann cell migration, aggrecan, astrocytes, integrins, Schwann cell transplantation, spinal cord injury, remyelination, axon regeneration, proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans, cell migration inhibition
MeSH terms
Animals, Animals, Newborn, Astrocytes, Cell Communication, Cell Movement, Cells, Cultured, Extracellular Matrix, Glycosaminoglycans, Graft Survival, Humans, Schwann Cells, Down-Regulation, Integrins, Tissue Transplantation, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, RNA Interference, Rats, Aggrecans

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