期刊
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY
卷 91, 期 -, 页码 1-12出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.11.015
关键词
Neuroprotection; Wnt; Stat3; Retina; Muller glia
资金
- NEI [RO1 EY017837, 3R01EY017837-03S1]
- Karl Kirchgessner Foundation
- NIH Center Core Grant [P30EY014801]
- Research to Prevent Blindness Unrestricted Grant
The canonical Wnt/beta-catenin (Wnt) pathway is an essential signaling cascade in the embryonic central nervous system (CNS) that regulates neuronal differentiation and survival. Loss of Wnt signaling in developing and adult tissue has been implicated in numerous CNS diseases, but the precise role of Wnt in regulating neuronal survival, and how its absence could lead to disease, is not understood. In this study, we investigated the effect of Wnt activation on neuronal survival in the adult retina, and identified cellular and molecular mediators. Pan-retinal Wnt signaling activation using Wnt3a induced functional and morphological rescue of photoreceptor neurons in the rd10 mouse model of retinal degeneration. Furthermore, Wnt activation using constitutively active beta-catenin specifically targeted to Muller glia increased photoreceptor survival and reduced markers of glial and neuronal remodeling. Wnt-induced photoreceptor protection was associated with elevated levels of the prosurvival protein Stat3, and was reduced by shRNA-mediated knock-down of Stat3, indicating cross-talk between survival pathways. Therefore, these data increase our understanding of the role of Wnt signaling in the retina, and identify radial Muller glia as important cellular mediators of Wnt activity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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