Journal
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
Volume 156, Issue 2, Pages 182-199Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15188
Keywords
cell biology; Tanycyte; gliogenesis; purinergic receptors; signal transductions; tanycyte
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- Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Cientifico y Tecnologico [P09-022-F]
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- [1191329]
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In the adult hypothalamus, tanycytes play a role as neuronal precursors that can proliferate and differentiate into mature neurons under nutritional cues. FGF2 can induce tanycyte proliferation by opening Cx43 HCs and triggering purinergic signaling.
In the adult hypothalamus, the neuronal precursor role is attributed to the radial glia-like cells that line the third-ventricle (3V) wall called tanycytes. Under nutritional cues, including hypercaloric diets, tanycytes proliferate and differentiate into mature neurons that moderate body weight, suggesting that hypothalamic neurogenesis is an adaptive mechanism in response to metabolic changes. Previous studies have shown that the tanycyte glucosensing mechanism depends on connexin-43 hemichannels (Cx43 HCs), purine release, and increased intracellular free calcium ion concentration [(Ca2+)(i)] mediated by purinergic P2Y receptors. Since, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2) causes similar purinergic events in other cell types, we hypothesize that this pathway can be also activated by FGF2 in tanycytes to promote their proliferation. Here, we used bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation to evaluate if FGF2-induced tanycyte cell division is sensitive to Cx43 HC inhibition in vitro and in vivo. Immunocytochemical analyses showed that cultured tanycytes maintain the expression of in situ markers. After FGF2 exposure, tanycytic Cx43 HCs opened, enabling release of ATP to the extracellular milieu. Moreover, application of external ATP was enough to induce their cell division, which could be suppressed by Cx43 HC or P2Y1-receptor inhibitors. Similarly, in vivo experiments performed on rats by continuous infusion of FGF2 and a Cx43 HC inhibitor into the 3V, demonstrated that FGF2-induced beta-tanycyte proliferation is sensitive to Cx43 HC blockade. Thus, FGF2 induced Cx43 HC opening, triggered purinergic signaling, and increased beta-tanycytes proliferation, highlighting some of the molecular mechanisms involved in the cell division response of tanycyte.
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