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Schicho, R; Schuligoi, R; Sirinathsinghji, DJ; Donnerer, J.
Increased expression of GAP-43 in small sensory neurons after stimulation by NGF indicative of neuroregeneration in capsaicin-treated rats.
Regul Pept. 1999; 83(2-3):87-95
Doi: 10.1016%2FS0167-0115%2899%2900051-8
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- Leading authors Med Uni Graz
- Donnerer Josef
- Schicho Rudolf
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- Schuligoi Rufina
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- Abstract:
- Intraplantar injections of human recombinant nerve growth factor (rhNGF-beta) into the hind paw of capsaicin-treated adult rats are known to lead to a recovery of depleted peptide transmitter substances, to the immunohistochemical reappearance of peptidergic innervation in the skin and in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, as well as to a recovery of the function of capsaicin-lesioned neurons. In the present study a marker peptide for neuronal regeneration and outgrowth, growth associated protein 43 (GAP-43), was investigated in lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) and in the hindpaw skin, in order to differentiate which population of the sensory neurons responds with a neuroregenerative behaviour. In situ hybridization histochemistry (ISH) revealed that at day 8 after the capsaicin treatment GAP-43 expression was significantly increased in small DRG cells as compared to control animals, and treatment with NGF in capsaicinized rats lead to an even more pronounced increase of GAP-43 expression in the small-sized cell population. Intraepidermal labelling of GAP-43 peptide was observed in the skin of control animals, but was markedly reduced in the animals that were treated with capsaicin alone. However, intraepidermal GAP-43 immunoreactive (GAP-43-IR) fibres nearly fully recovered in the capsaicin + NGF-treated group. These results indicate that the population of small DRG cells shows spontaneous regenerative activity after a capsaicin lesion which does not lead to a successful recovery of nerve terminals in the skin. Only after an additional NGF treatment small DRG cells show an even stronger regenerative response which now also involves structural reorganization of neuron membranes and axogenesis in the periphery.
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- Animals -
- Capsaicin - pharmacology
- GAP-43 Protein - biosynthesis
- Ganglia, Spinal - drug effects
- Hindlimb - drug effects
- Humans - drug effects
- Immunohistochemistry - drug effects
- In Situ Hybridization - drug effects
- Male - drug effects
- Nerve Growth Factor - pharmacology
- Nerve Regeneration - drug effects
- Neurons, Afferent - drug effects
- RNA, Messenger - metabolism
- Rats - metabolism
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley - metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins - pharmacology
- Skin - drug effects
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- Neurotoxin
- In Situ Hybridization
- Immunohistochemistry
- Dorsal Root Ganglion
- Skin