期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 40, 期 50, 页码 9602-9616出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1736-20.2020
关键词
muscle recovery; nerve injury; neuromuscular junction; reinnervation; terminal Schwann cell; vascular endothelial growth factor
资金
- National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [F32NS098561, K08NS096232, R01NS086773]
- Plastic Surgery Foundation
- Checkpoint Surgical, Inc.
Functional recovery in the end target muscle is a determinant of outcome after peripheral nerve injury. The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) provides the interface between nerve and muscle and includes non-myelinating terminal Schwann cells (tSCs). After nerve injury, tSCs extend cytoplasmic processes between NMJs to guide axon growth and NMJ reinnervation. The mechanisms related to NMJ reinnervation are not known. We used multiple mouse models to investigate the mechanisms of NMJ reinnervation in both sexes, specifically whether macrophage-derived vascular endothelial growth factor-A (Vegf-A) is crucial to establishing NMJ reinnervation at the end target muscle. Both macrophage number and Vegf-A expression increased in end target muscles after nerve injury and repair. In mice with impaired recruitment of macrophages and monocytes (Ccr2-/- mice), the absence of CD68+ cells (macrophages) in the muscle resulted in diminished muscle function. Using a Vegf-receptor 2 (VegfR2) inhibitor (cabozantinib; CBZ) via oral gavage in wild-type (WT) mice resulted in reduced tSC cytoplasmic process extension and decreased NMJ reinnervation compared with saline controls. Mice with Vegf-A conditionally knocked out in macrophages (Vegf-A(fl/fl); LysM(Cre) mice) demonstrated a more prolonged detrimental effect on NMJ reinnervation and worse functional musde recovery. Together, these results show that contributions of the immune system are integral for NMJ reinnervation and functional muscle recovery after nerve injury.
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