期刊
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.712627
关键词
integrin; mechanotransduction; astrocyte; Thy-1 (CD90); cell contractility; astrogliosis
资金
- Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) grants FONDECYT [1200836, 1170925, 1210644]
- CONICYT-FONDAP [15130011]
- Swiss National Science Foundation [31003-176256]
- NIH [R01GM124472, R01GM131099]
- ANID fellowship [21181617]
Astrocyte reactivity is influenced by mechanical and chemical stimuli, with integrins playing a key role in triggering cell contraction and adhesion in response to Thy-1 engagement. This study highlights the potential of targeting alpha(V)beta(3) Integrin mechanoreceptor to regulate astrocyte behavior in neuronal healing.
Astrocyte reactivity is associated with poor repair capacity after injury to the brain, where chemical and physical changes occur in the damaged zone. Astrocyte surface proteins, such as integrins, are upregulated, and the release of pro-inflammatory molecules and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins upon damage generate a stiffer matrix. Integrins play an important role in triggering a reactive phenotype in astrocytes, and we have reported that alpha(V)beta(3) Integrin binds to the Thy-1 (CD90) neuronal glycoprotein, increasing astrocyte contractility and motility. Alternatively, alpha(V)beta(3) Integrin senses mechanical forces generated by the increased ECM stiffness. Until now, the association between the alpha(V)beta(3) Integrin mechanoreceptor response in astrocytes and changes in their reactive phenotype is unclear. To study the response to combined chemical and mechanical stress, astrocytes were stimulated with Thy-1-Protein A-coated magnetic beads and exposed to a magnetic field to generate mechanical tension. We evaluated the effect of such stimulation on cell adhesion and contraction. We also assessed traction forces and their effect on cell morphology, and integrin surface expression. Mechanical stress accelerated the response of astrocytes to Thy-1 engagement of integrin receptors, resulting in cell adhesion and contraction. Astrocyte contraction then exerted traction forces onto the ECM, inducing faster cell contractility and higher traction forces than Thy-1 alone. Therefore, cell-extrinsic chemical and mechanical signals regulate in an outside-in manner, astrocyte reactivity by inducing integrin upregulation, ligation, and signaling events that promote cell contraction. These changes in turn generate cell-intrinsic signals that increase traction forces exerted onto the ECM (inside-out). This study reveals alpha(V)beta(3) Integrin mechanoreceptor as a novel target to regulate the harmful effects of reactive astrocytes in neuronal healing.
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