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1.
Neuropeptides ; 68: 90-98, 2018 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29530408

RESUMO

The mouse olfactory neuroepithelium (ON) is comprised of anatomically distinct populations of cells in separate regions; apical (sustentacular and microvillar), neuronal (olfactory sensory neurons) and basal (horizontal and globose basal cells). The existence of microvillar cells (MVCs) is well documented but their nature and function remains unclear. An important transcription factor for the differentiation of MVCs is Skn-1a, with loss of function of Skn-1a in mice resulting in a complete loss of Trpm-5 expressing MVCs, while olfactory sensory neuron differentiation is normal. Our previous research has shown that neuropeptide Y (NPY) is expressed in MVCs and is important in the neuroproliferation of olfactory precursors. This study showed that following X-ray irradiation of the snout of wildtype mice, which decreases the proliferation of basal precursor cells, the numbers of Trpm-5-positive MVCs is increased at 2 and 5 weeks post-irradiation compared to controls. Skn-1a expression in the ON following X-ray irradiation also increases at 2 weeks post-irradiation in a regionally specific manner matching the expression pattern of Trpm-5-positive MVCs. In parallel, NPYCre knock-in mice were used to examine the expression of Skn-1a following activation of NPY unilaterally in the ON (unilateral nasal irrigation of AAV-NPY-FLEX). These experiments demonstrated that Skn-1a is only expressed when NPY is activated in MVCs. Therefore the expression of NPY is necessary for the transcription factor-mediated differentiation of olfactory MVCs.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular , Neuropeptídeo Y/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição de Octâmero/metabolismo , Mucosa Olfatória/citologia , Mucosa Olfatória/metabolismo , Canais de Cátion TRPM/metabolismo , Animais , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mucosa Olfatória/efeitos da radiação
2.
BMC Neurosci ; 13: 134, 2012 Oct 31.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23113950

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: The olfactory neuroepithelium lines the upper nasal cavity and is in direct contact with the external environment and the olfactory bulbs. The ability to self-renew throughout life and the reproducible recovery after injury, make it a model tissue to study mechanisms underlying neurogenesis. In this study, X-rays were used to disrupt proliferating olfactory stem cell populations and to assess their role in the cellular and morphological changes involved in olfactory neurogenic processes. RESULTS: We have analysed the histological and functional effects of a sub-lethal dose of X-rays on the adult mouse olfactory neuroepithelium at 2 hours, 24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks and 5 weeks. We have shown an immediate cessation of proliferating olfactory stem cells as shown by BrdU, Ki67 and pH3 expression. At 24 hours there was an increase in the neural transcription factors Mash1 and Pax6 expression, and a disruption of the basal lamina and increase in glandular cell marker expression at 1 week post-irradiation. Coincident with these changes was an impairment of the olfactory function in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: We have shown significant changes in basal cell proliferation as well as morphological changes in the olfactory neuroepithelium following X-ray irradiation. There is involvement of the basal lamina as well as a clear role for glandular and sustentacular cells.


Assuntos
Células Neuroepiteliais/citologia , Células Neuroepiteliais/efeitos da radiação , Neurogênese/efeitos da radiação , Bulbo Olfatório/efeitos da radiação , Neurônios Receptores Olfatórios/efeitos da radiação , Olfato/efeitos da radiação , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos da radiação , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/biossíntese , Movimento Celular/efeitos da radiação , Proliferação de Células/efeitos da radiação , Proteínas do Olho/biossíntese , Proteínas de Homeodomínio/biossíntese , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Bulbo Olfatório/citologia , Proteína de Marcador Olfatório/biossíntese , Neurônios Receptores Olfatórios/citologia , Fator de Transcrição PAX6 , Fatores de Transcrição Box Pareados/biossíntese , Proteínas Repressoras/biossíntese , Células-Tronco/efeitos da radiação , Fatores de Tempo
3.
J Neurosci Res ; 90(6): 1126-35, 2012 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22354615

RESUMO

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and peptide YY (PYY) are differentially expressed throughout the olfactory neuroepithelium (ON), with NPY expression present in sustentacular cells, olfactory ensheathing cells, and olfactory receptor neurons and PYY expressed only in sustentacular cells. Examination of the anatomical morphology of the ON in NPY knockout (NPY⁻/⁻) and PYY knockout (PYY⁻/⁻) mice shows that there are significantly more neurons in PYY⁻/⁻ mice and significantly fewer neurons in NPY⁻/⁻ mice. Interestingly, the mature neurons of NPY⁻/⁻ mice were undergoing apoptosis. The transcription factor Mash1, which is critical in the production of olfactory precursors, is also differentially expressed in NPY⁻/⁻ and PYY⁻/⁻ ON. It is upregulated in the neurons of NPY⁻/⁻ mice and unchanged in PYY⁻/⁻ mice. Furthermore, significantly fewer olfactory neurospheres are present in cultures prepared from PYY⁻/⁻ mice in the first 2 weeks compared with NPY⁻/⁻ and wild-type mice. Together these results suggest that, during olfactory neurogenesis, NPY acts as a trophic factor for the maturation and survival of olfactory receptor neurons, whereas PYY has an important role in the regulation of olfactory neuron differentiation.


Assuntos
Neurogênese/genética , Neuropeptídeo Y/fisiologia , Condutos Olfatórios/citologia , Neurônios Receptores Olfatórios/metabolismo , Peptídeo YY/fisiologia , Células-Tronco Adultas/fisiologia , Animais , Apoptose/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/genética , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/metabolismo , Caspase 3/metabolismo , Contagem de Células/métodos , Proliferação de Células , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/genética , Marcação In Situ das Extremidades Cortadas/métodos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Neuropeptídeo Y/deficiência , Peptídeo YY/deficiência , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo
4.
Bone ; 48(3): 461-7, 2011 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21040809

RESUMO

Neuropeptide Y, Y1 receptors are found in neuronal as well as bone tissue and Y1 signalling has been implicated in the regulation of bone mass. However, the contribution of Y1 receptors located in these different tissues, particularly that of the bone-specific Y1 receptors, to the regulation of bone homeostasis is unclear. Here we demonstrate that osteoblast-specific Y1 receptor deletion resulted in a marked increase in femoral cancellous bone volume, trabecular thickness and trabecular number. This is the result of elevated osteoblast activity as shown by increased mineral apposition rate and bone formation rate, and is associated with an upregulation in the mRNA expression levels of alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin and dentin matrix protein-1. Furthermore, osteoblastic Y1 receptor deletion also led to increased mineral apposition rate on both the endocortical and the periosteal surfaces resulting in increased femoral diameter. Together these data demonstrate a direct role for the Y1 receptor on osteoblasts in the regulation of osteoblast activity and bone formation in vivo and suggest that targeting Y1 receptor signalling directly in the bone may have potential therapeutic implications for stimulating bone accrual in diseases such as osteoporosis.


Assuntos
Osso e Ossos/anatomia & histologia , Deleção de Genes , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/deficiência , Adiposidade/genética , Fosfatase Alcalina/genética , Fosfatase Alcalina/metabolismo , Animais , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Osso e Ossos/citologia , Osso e Ossos/diagnóstico por imagem , Osso e Ossos/enzimologia , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Densitometria , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/genética , Proteínas da Matriz Extracelular/metabolismo , Camundongos , Tamanho do Órgão , Especificidade de Órgãos , Osteoblastos/citologia , Osteocalcina/genética , Osteocalcina/metabolismo , Osteogênese/fisiologia , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/genética , Regulação para Cima/genética , Microtomografia por Raio-X
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J Bone Miner Res ; 25(8): 1736-47, 2010 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20200977

RESUMO

The neuropeptide Y (NPY) system has been implicated in the regulation of bone homeostasis and osteoblast activity, but the mechanism behind this is unclear. Here we show that Y1 receptor signaling is directly involved in the differentiation of mesenchymal progenitor cells isolated from bone tissue, as well as the activity of mature osteoblasts. Importantly, the mRNA levels of two key osteogenic transcription factors, runx2 and osterix, as well as the adipogenic transcription factor PPAR-gamma, were increased in long bones of Y1(-/-) mice compared with wild-type mice. In vitro, bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) isolated from Y1(-/-) mice formed a greater number of mineralized nodules under osteogenic conditions and a greater number of adipocytes under adipogenic conditions than controls. In addition, both the number and size of fibroblast colony-forming units formed in vitro by purified osteoprogenitor cells were increased in the absence of the Y1 receptors, suggestive of enhanced proliferation and osteogenesis. Furthermore, the ability of two specific populations of mesenchymal progenitor cells isolated from bone tissue, an immature mesenchymal stem cell population and a more committed osteoprogenitor cell population, to differentiate into osteoblasts and adipocytes in vitro was enhanced in the absence of Y1 receptor signaling. Finally, Y1 receptor deletion also enhanced the mineral-producing ability of mature osteoblasts, as shown by increased in vitro mineralization by BMSCs isolated from osteoblast-specific Y1(-/-) mice. Together these data demonstrate that the NPY system, via the Y1 receptor, directly inhibits the differentiation of mesenchymal progenitor cells as well as the activity of mature osteoblasts, constituting a likely mechanism for the high-bone-mass phenotype evident in Y1(-/-) mice.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Osteoblastos/citologia , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/metabolismo , Adipócitos/citologia , Adipogenia , Animais , Células da Medula Óssea/citologia , Osso e Ossos/metabolismo , Calcificação Fisiológica , Contagem de Células , Ensaio de Unidades Formadoras de Colônias , Feminino , Deleção de Genes , Masculino , Camundongos , Neuropeptídeo Y/deficiência , Neuropeptídeo Y/metabolismo , Osteogênese/genética , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/deficiência , Células Estromais/citologia , Células Estromais/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo , Regulação para Cima/genética
6.
J Neurochem ; 105(3): 641-52, 2008 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18088353

RESUMO

While the regenerative capacity of the olfactory neuroepithelium has been well studied less is known about the molecular events controlling precursor cell activity. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is expressed at high levels in the olfactory system, and NPY has been shown to play a role in neuroregeneration of the brain. In this study, we show that the numbers of olfactory neurospheres derived from NPY, NPY/peptide YY, and Y1 receptor knockout mice are decreased compared with wild type (WT) controls. Furthermore, flow cytometric analysis of isolated horizontal basal cells, globose basal cells, and glandular cells showed that only glandular cells derived from WT mice, but not from NPY and Y1 receptor knockout mice, formed secondary neurospheres suggesting a critical role for NPY signaling in this process. Interestingly, olfactory function tests revealed that olfaction in Y1 knockout mice is impaired compared with those of WT mice, probably because of the reduced number of olfactory neurons formed. Together these results indicate that NPY and the Y1 receptor are required for the normal proliferation of adult olfactory precursors and olfactory function.


Assuntos
Proliferação de Células , Neuropeptídeo Y/metabolismo , Mucosa Olfatória/metabolismo , Neurônios Receptores Olfatórios/metabolismo , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/fisiologia , Células-Tronco/metabolismo , Fatores Etários , Animais , Diferenciação Celular/genética , Linhagem da Célula/genética , Forma Celular/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Regeneração Nervosa/genética , Plasticidade Neuronal/genética , Neuropeptídeo Y/genética , Mucosa Olfatória/citologia , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/genética , Transdução de Sinais/genética , Esferoides Celulares
7.
Stem Cells ; 25(3): 621-7, 2007 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17110620

RESUMO

Many forms of deafness result from degeneration of the sensory cells for hearing, the hair cells in the cochlea. Stem cells offer a potential cell-based therapy for the treatment of deafness. Here, we investigate whether adult olfactory precursor cells can differentiate into hair cells in culture. Precursor cells were isolated from mouse olfactory neuroepithelium, were sphere-forming, showed proliferative capacity, and contained cells expressing neuronal and non-neuronal proteins. To induce differentiation, precursor cells were cocultured with cochlear cells and/or cochlear supernatant. Differentiated precursor cells were immunopositive for specific hair cell markers, including myosin VIIa, FM1-43, calretinin, phalloidin, and espin, and resembled hair cells anatomically and immunocytochemically in culture. The results demonstrate for the first time that adult olfactory precursor cells can differentiate into hair cell-like cells, thus providing a potential autotransplantation therapy for hearing loss.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Cóclea/citologia , Células Ciliadas Auditivas/citologia , Mucosa Olfatória/citologia , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos CBA
8.
J Neurochem ; 93(3): 560-70, 2005 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15836615

RESUMO

Adult dentate neurogenesis is important for certain types of hippocampal-dependent learning and also appears to be important for the maintenance of normal mood and the behavioural effects of antidepressants. Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a peptide neurotransmitter released by interneurons in the dentate gyrus, has important effects on mood, anxiety-related behaviour and learning and memory. We report that adult NPY receptor knock-out mice have significantly reduced cell proliferation and significantly fewer immature doublecortin-positive neurons in the dentate gyrus. We also show that the neuroproliferative effect of NPY is dentate specific, is Y1-receptor mediated and involves extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 activation. NPY did not exhibit any effect on cell survival in vitro but constitutive loss of the Y1 receptor in vivo resulted in greater survival of newly generated neurons and an unchanged total number of dentate granule cells. These results show that NPY stimulates neuronal precursor proliferation in the dentate gyrus and suggest that NPY-releasing interneurons may modulate dentate neurogenesis.


Assuntos
Proliferação de Células , Giro Denteado/fisiologia , Neurônios/fisiologia , Neuropeptídeo Y/fisiologia , Células-Tronco/fisiologia , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Células Cultivadas , Giro Denteado/citologia , Proteína Duplacortina , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Neurônios/citologia , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/deficiência , Receptores de Neuropeptídeo Y/genética , Células-Tronco/citologia
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