期刊
FASEB JOURNAL
卷 19, 期 2, 页码 863-+出版社
FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL
DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-2916fje
关键词
subventricular zone; NSC; TH
Thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for brain development. However, information on if and how this key endocrine factor affects adult neurogenesis is fragmentary. We thus investigated the effects of TH on proliferation and apoptosis of stem cells in the subventricular zone(SVZ), as well as on migration of transgene-tagged neuroblasts out of the stem cell niche. Hypothyroidism significantly reduced all three of these processes, inhibiting generation of new cells. To determine the mechanisms relaying TH action in the SVZ, we analyzed which receptor was implicated and whether the effects were played out directly at the level of the stem cell population. The alpha TH receptor( TR alpha), but not TR beta, was found to be expressed in nestin positive progenitor cells of the SVZ. Further,use of TR alpha mutant mice showed TR alpha to be required to maintain full proliferative activity. Finally, a direct TH transcriptional effect, not mediated through other cell populations, was revealed by targeted gene transfer to stem cells in vivo. Indeed, TH directly modulated transcription from the c-myc promoter reporter construct containing a functional TH response element containing TRE but not from a mutated TRE sequence. We conclude that liganded-TR alpha is critical for neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain.
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