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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-11
pubmed:abstractText
The cytokine hormone erythropoietin (EPO) has proved neuroprotective in CNS injury, and clinical trials for ischemic stroke are ongoing. The capability of EPO to restore postmitotic CNS architecture and function by fibre regeneration has not been examined. Here, we compared in vitro outgrowth capacity of adult retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) following optic nerve (ON) lesion in the presence and absence of EPO. Immediate EPO conditioning in vivo, or delayed EPO treatment of cultures with 10--10,000 IU rhEPO significantly increased numbers (2.66-fold) and length (8.31-fold) of newly generated neurites, without evoking rheological complications. EPO induced Stat3 phosphorylation in RGCs, and inhibition of Jak2/Stat3 abolished EPO-induced growth. EPO-facilitated neuritogenesis was paralleled by upregulation of Bcl-X(L), a Bcl-2 homologue capable of promoting RGC regeneration. The PI3K/Akt pathway was also involved in antiapoptotic and regeneration-enhancing EPO actions. In conclusion, EPO treatment may offer a unique dual-function strategy for neuroprotection and regeneration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1044-7431
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
569-79
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Erythropoietin, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Growth Cones, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Janus Kinase 2, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Nerve Regeneration, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Neurites, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Optic Nerve Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Retinal Ganglion Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15936213-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Erythropoietin promotes regeneration of adult CNS neurons via Jak2/Stat3 and PI3K/AKT pathway activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Neuroregeneration Laboratory, University of Jena Medical School, Erlanger Allee 101, D-07747 Jena, Germany. alexandra.kretz@med.uni-jena.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't