Neuregulin‐1 positively modulates glial response and improves neurological recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury
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Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in glial activation and neuroinflammation, which play pivotal roles in the secondary injury mechanisms with both pro- and antiregeneration effects. Presently, little is known about the endogenous molecular mechanisms that regulate glial functions in the injured spinal cord. We previously reported that the expression of neuregulin-1 (Nrg-1) is acutely and chronically declined following traumatic SCI. Here, we investigated the potential ramifications of Nrg-1 dysregulation on glial and immune cell reactivity following SCI. Using complementary in vitro approaches and a clinically-relevant model of severe compressive SCI in rats, we demonstrate that immediate delivery of Nrg-1 (500 ng/day) after injury enhances a neuroprotective phenotype in inflammatory cells associated with increased interleukin-10 and arginase-1 expression. We also found a decrease in proinflammatory factors including IL-1β, TNF-α, matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and 9) and nitric oxide after injury. In addition, Nrg-1 modulates astrogliosis and scar formation by reducing inhibitory chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans after SCI. Mechanistically, Nrg-1 effects on activated glia are mediated through ErbB2 tyrosine phosphorylation in an ErbB2/3 heterodimer complex. Furthermore, Nrg-1 exerts its effects through downregulation of MyD88, a downstream adaptor of Toll-like receptors, and increased phosphorylation of Erk1/2 and STAT3. Nrg-1 treatment with the therapeutic dosage of 1.5 μg/day significantly improves tissue preservation and functional recovery following SCI. Our findings for the first time provide novel insights into the role and mechanisms of Nrg-1 in acute SCI and suggest a positive immunomodulatory role for Nrg-1 that can harness the beneficial properties of activated glia and inflammatory cells in recovery following SCI.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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