Sciatic nerve regeneration in KLF7-transfected acellular nerve allografts
Sciatic nerve regeneration in KLF7-transfected acellular nerve allografts
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KLF7 转染的无细胞神经同种异体移植物中的坐骨神经再生。
DOI:
10.1080/01616412.2015.1105584
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发表时间:
2016-01-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Guan, Li-Xin
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作者:
Wang, Ying;Li, Wen-Yuan;Guan, Li-Xin
Objective: Kruppel-like Factor 7 (KLF7) is a transcription factor that promotes axon regeneration in the central nervous system. Here, we assessed whether KLF7 stimulates regeneration after peripheral nerve injury.Methods: C57BL/6 mice received an acellular nerve allograft (ANA) injected with either adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) vector or AAV2-KLF7 for sciatic nerve gap repair. After 4 weeks, KLF7 was detected by RT-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry in regenerated nerves. Axonal regeneration and functional recovery were examined by immunohistochemistry, Fluorogold (FG) and cholera toxin B (CTB) retrograde neural tracing, sciatic function index (SFI), angle of ankle, Hargreaves test and electrophysiological analysis.Results: With AAV2-KLF7 injection, KLF7 expression increased in regenerated nerves, and amplitude, score of SFI, angle of ankle and FG-labelled spinal cord neurons were increased. We observed elevated CTB-labelled neurons in dorsal root ganglia (DRG), neurofilaments, P-0 (peripheral myelin) and S100 and decreased latency period and withdrawal latencies in the Hargreaves test. The SFI was significantly correlated with amplitude and regenerated axon number. Tyrosine kinase A (TrkA) and B (TrkB) receptors were also increased in the DRG.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that KLF7 promoted peripheral nerve axonal regeneration, further supporting a role for KLF7 as a growth-promoting transcription factor in the injured nervous system.