M2 muscarinic receptor activation regulates schwann cell differentiation and myelin organization
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
M2 muscarinic receptor activation regulates schwann cell differentiation and myelin organization / C. Uggenti, M.E. De Stefano, M. Costantino, S. Loreti, A. Pisano, B. Avallone, C. Talora, V. Magnaghi, A.M. Tata. - In: DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 1932-8451. - 74:7(2014 Jul), pp. 676-691.
Abstract:
Glial cells express acetylcholine receptors. In particular, rat Schwann cells express different muscarinic receptor subtypes, the most abundant of which is the M2 subtype. M2 receptor activation causes a reversible arrest of the cell cycle. This negative effect on Schwann cell proliferation suggests that these cells may possibly progress into a differentiating program. In this study we analyzed the in vitro modulation, by the M2 agonist arecaidine, of transcription factors and specific signaling pathways involved in Schwann cell differentiation. The arecaidine-induced M2 receptor activation significantly upregulates transcription factors involved in the promyelinating phase (e.g., Sox10 and Krox20) and downregulates proteins involved in the maintenance of the undifferentiated state (e.g., c-jun, Notch-1, and Jagged-1). Furthermore, arecaidine stimulation significantly increases the expression of myelin proteins, which is accompanied by evident changes in cell morphology, as indicated by electron microscopy analysis, and by substantial cellular re-distribution of actin and cell adhesion molecules. Moreover, ultrastructural and morphometric analyses on sciatic nerves of M2/M4 knockout mice show numerous degenerating axons and clear alterations in myelin organization compared with wild-type mice. Therefore, our data demonstrate that acetylcholine mediates axon-glia cross talk, favoring Schwann cell progression into a differentiated myelinating phenotype and contributing to compact myelin organization.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Schwann cells; acetylcholine; muscarinic receptors; myelin proteins; transcription factors
Elenco autori:
C. Uggenti, M.E. De Stefano, M. Costantino, S. Loreti, A. Pisano, B. Avallone, C. Talora, V. Magnaghi, A.M. Tata
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