期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
卷 245, 期 6, 页码 667-677出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/DVDY.24406
关键词
Xenopus; optic tract; F-actin; Mical; antioxidant; green tea extract
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health [14138]
Background: Antioxidants such as the green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin gallate ( EGCG) are neuroprotective under many conditions in mature nervous systems; however, their impact has rarely been explored in developing nervous systems, in which a critical step is the formation of connections between neurons. Axons emerge from newly formed neurons and are led by a dynamic structure found at their tip called a growth cone. Here we explore the impact of EGCG on the development of retinal ganglion cell ( RGC) axons, which connect the eye to the brain. Results: EGCG acts directly on RGC axons to increase the number of growth cone filopodia, fingerlike projections that respond to extrinsic signals, in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, EGCG exposure leads to a dramatic defect in the guided growth of RGC axons where the axons fail to make a key turn in the mid-diencephalon required to reach their target. Intriguingly, at guidance points where RGCs do not show a change in direction, EGCG has no influence on RGC axon behavior. Conclusions: We propose that EGCG stabilizes filopodia and prevents normal filopodial dynamics required for axons to change their direction of outgrowth at guidance decision points. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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