Dorsal column sensory axons lack TrkC and are not rescued by local neurotrophin-3 infusions following spinal cord contusion in adult rats

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作者
Baker, K. Adam
Nakashima, Shojiro
Hagg, Theo
机构
[1] Univ Louisville, Dept Neurol Surg, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Res Ctr, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
[2] Univ Louisville, Dept Anat Sci & Neurobiol, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
关键词
axonal protection; CGRP; NT-3; sensory axons; transganglionic tracing; TrkC; Wallerian degeneration;
D O I
10.1016/j.expneurol.2007.01.018
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
By reducing the progressive degeneration and disconnection of axons following spinal cord injury the functional outcome should improve. After direct transection of dorsal column sensory axons, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) treatment can reduce degeneration and promote regeneration of the proximal stumps. Here, we tested in adult rats whether NT-3 infusion at the site of a moderate T9 spinal cord contusion would rescue sensory connections to the gracile nucleus in the medulla. Sensory projections were anterogradely traced bilaterally with injections of cholera toxin B (CTB) into the sciatic nerve 3 days before analysis. Seven days after the contusion plus intrathecal (subarachnoid) vehicle infusion as a control, the CTB-positive innervation of the gracile nucleus was reduced to similar to 25% of sham-operated rats. Intrathecal infusion of 10 mu g/day of NT-3 did not affect this reduced innervation. To ensure good tissue penetration and high concentrations of NT-3 early after the injury, other rats received intraparenchymal infusions of vehicle or NT-3 near the injury site starting 2 days before until 7 days after the injury. This NT-3 treatment also did not affect the reduced innervation. This suggests that local NT-3 treatments cannot protect sensory axons from secondary degeneration after a contusive spinal cord injury. These results are likely because TrkC is not present in axons of the dorsal columns or gracile nucleus, or in other dorsal column cell types, even after the contusion. Together with published results, our data suggest that NT-3 is a peripherally - but not centrally - derived neurotrophic factor for sensory neurons. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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