中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2023, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (9): 2011-2018.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.366495

• 原著:脊髓损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

热休克转录因子1调控多疣壁虎损伤脊髓再生的分子机制

  

  • 出版日期:2023-09-15 发布日期:2023-03-06
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(31871211)

Heat shock factor 1 promotes neurite outgrowth and suppresses inflammation in the severed spinal cord of geckos

Bing-Qiang He1, Ai-Cheng Li1, Yu-Xuan Hou1, Hui Li1, Xing-Yuan Zhang1, Hui-Fei Hao1, Hong-Hua Song1, Ri-Xin Cai1, Ying-Jie Wang1, Yue Zhou2, Yong-Jun Wang1, *   

  1. 1Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China; 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Online:2023-09-15 Published:2023-03-06
  • Contact: Yong-Jun Wang, PhD, wyjbs@ntu.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 31871211 (to YJunW); the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

摘要:

脊髓损伤后功能恢复困难的原因主要是神经元固有再生能力较低和损伤微环境中各种再生抑制因子的影响。热休克转录因子1在中枢神经系统损伤后的神经发生和神经保护中有重要作用,然而其涉及的具体分子机制尚不清楚。实验发现,在壁虎尾椎截断后,受伤脊髓病变部位的神经元和小胶质细胞内的热休克转录因子1蛋白水平表达动态增加。热休克转录因子1在壁虎原代神经元中的强烈表达通过抑制细胞因子信号抑制因子3的表达明显促进了轴突的生长,并通过激活MER/ERK和PI3K/AKT通路促进了神经元的生存。调控IκB-α/NF-κB信号通路,抑制巨噬细胞炎症反应,改善损伤脊髓的炎性微环境。这些结果揭示了热休克转录因子1在促进轴突再生和抑制炎症微环境形成的双重作用。该研究为HSF1激动剂在修复损伤脊髓中的临床应用提供了参考数据。

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-8926 (Yong-Jun Wang)

Abstract: The low intrinsic growth capacity of neurons and an injury-induced inhibitory milieu are major contributors to the failure of sensory and motor functional recovery following spinal cord injury. Heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1), a master regulator of the heat shock response, plays neurogenetic and neuroprotective roles in the damaged or diseased central nervous system. However, the underlying mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we used a gecko model of spontaneous nerve regeneration to investigate the potential roles of gecko HSF1 (gHSF1) in the regulation of neurite outgrowth and inflammatory inhibition of macrophages following spinal cord injury. gHSF1 expression in neurons and microglia at the lesion site increased dramatically immediately after tail amputation. gHSF1 overexpression in gecko primary neurons significantly promoted axonal growth by suppressing the expression of suppressor of cytokine signaling-3, and facilitated neuronal survival via activation of the mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase/extracellular regulated protein kinases  and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathways. Furthermore, gHSF1 efficiently inhibited the macrophage-mediated inflammatory response by inactivating IkappaB-alpha/NF-kappaB signaling. Our findings show that HSF1 plays dual roles in promoting axonal regrowth and inhibiting leukocyte inflammation, and provide new avenues of investigation for promoting spinal cord injury repair in mammals.

Key words: apoptosis, gecko, heat shock factor 1, inflammation, neuron, regeneration, spinal cord, suppressor of cytokine signaling-3