Cited by 789Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanismsRedox biology and oxidative stressDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Proliferative Neural Stem Cells Have High Endogenous ROS Levels that Regulate Self-Renewal and Neurogenesis in a PI3K/Akt-Dependant Manner

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Le Belle, Janel E., Orozco, Nicolas M., Paucar, Andres A., Saxe, Jonathan P., Mottahedeh, Jack, Pyle, April D., Wu, Hong, Kornblum, Harley I.·2011·Cell Stem Cell

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The majority of research on reactive oxygen species (ROS) has focused on their cellular toxicities. Stem cells generally have been thought to maintain low levels of ROS as a protection against these processes. However, recent studies suggest that ROS can also play roles as second messengers, activating normal cellular processes. Here, we investigated ROS function in primary brain-derived neural progenitors. Somewhat surprisingly, we found that proliferative, self-renewing multipotent neural progenitors with the phenotypic characteristics of neural stem cells (NSC) maintained a high ROS status and were highly responsive to ROS stimulation. ROS-mediated enhancements in self-renewal and neurogenesis were dependent on PI3K/Akt signaling. Pharmacological or genetic manipulations that diminished cellular ROS levels also interfered with normal NSC and/or multipotent progenitor function both in vitro and in vivo. This study has identified a redox-mediated regulatory mechanism of NSC function that may have significant implications for brain injury, disease, and repair.

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  • Reactive oxygen species can increase stem cell self-renewal and neurogenesis through reversible inactivation of PTEN and hyper-activation of the NADPH oxidase (NOX)-PI3K pathway, which ultimately during early post-natal development will result in enlarged brains and autistic behaviors.

    “Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can increase stem cell self-renewal and neurogenesis through the reversible inactivation of PTEN and hyper-activation of the NADPH oxidase (NOX)-PI3K pathway [134], which ultimately, during early post-natal development, will result in enlarged brains and autistic behaviors.”

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Authors
Le Belle, J. E., Orozco, N. M., Paucar, A. A., Saxe, J. P., Mottahedeh, J., Pyle, A. D., Wu, H., & Kornblum, H. I.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Corresponding author
Kornblum, Harley I.
Venue
Cell Stem Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-01
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
59-71
ISSN
  • 1875-9777 (ISSN-L)
  • 1934-5909
OpenAlex
W1995168386
Cited by
789
References
53
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FWCI
18.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cell stem cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Autism Speaks (AS1986, AS4954)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH065756, MH65756)
  • National Cancer Institute (CA-16 042, P30CA016042)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI-28 697, P30AI028697)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS052563)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P50HD055784)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
Keywords
reactive oxygen species, neural stem cells, neural progenitor cells, self-renewal, neurogenesis, PI3K/Akt signaling, redox signaling, second messengers, brain injury repair
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Humans, Mice, Inbred Strains, Signal Transduction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Cell Proliferation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Mice, Neurogenesis, Neural Stem Cells

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