Temporal dynamics of hippocampal neurogenesis in chronic neurodegeneration
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Temporal dynamics of hippocampal neurogenesis in chronic neurodegeneration. / Gomez-Nicola, Diego; Suzzi, Stefano; Vargas-Caballero, Mariana; Fransen, Nina L; Al-Malki, Hussain; Cebrian-Silla, Arantxa; Garcia-Verdugo, Jose Manuel; Riecken, Kristoffer; Fehse, Boris; Perry, V Hugh.
In: BRAIN, Vol. 137, No. Pt 8, 01.08.2014, p. 2312-28.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Temporal dynamics of hippocampal neurogenesis in chronic neurodegeneration
AU - Gomez-Nicola, Diego
AU - Suzzi, Stefano
AU - Vargas-Caballero, Mariana
AU - Fransen, Nina L
AU - Al-Malki, Hussain
AU - Cebrian-Silla, Arantxa
AU - Garcia-Verdugo, Jose Manuel
AU - Riecken, Kristoffer
AU - Fehse, Boris
AU - Perry, V Hugh
N1 - © The Author (2014). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain.
PY - 2014/8/1
Y1 - 2014/8/1
N2 - The study of neurogenesis during chronic neurodegeneration is crucial in order to understand the intrinsic repair mechanisms of the brain, and key to designing therapeutic strategies. In this study, using an experimental model of progressive chronic neurodegeneration, murine prion disease, we define the temporal dynamics of the generation, maturation and integration of new neurons in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, using dual pulse-chase, multicolour γ-retroviral tracing, transmission electron microscopy and patch-clamp. We found increased neurogenesis during the progression of prion disease, which partially counteracts the effects of chronic neurodegeneration, as evidenced by blocking neurogenesis with cytosine arabinoside, and helps to preserve the hippocampal function. Evidence obtained from human post-mortem samples, of both variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Alzheimer's disease patients, also suggests increased neurogenic activity. These results open a new avenue into the exploration of the effects and regulation of neurogenesis during chronic neurodegeneration, and offer a new model to reproduce the changes observed in human neurodegenerative diseases.
AB - The study of neurogenesis during chronic neurodegeneration is crucial in order to understand the intrinsic repair mechanisms of the brain, and key to designing therapeutic strategies. In this study, using an experimental model of progressive chronic neurodegeneration, murine prion disease, we define the temporal dynamics of the generation, maturation and integration of new neurons in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, using dual pulse-chase, multicolour γ-retroviral tracing, transmission electron microscopy and patch-clamp. We found increased neurogenesis during the progression of prion disease, which partially counteracts the effects of chronic neurodegeneration, as evidenced by blocking neurogenesis with cytosine arabinoside, and helps to preserve the hippocampal function. Evidence obtained from human post-mortem samples, of both variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Alzheimer's disease patients, also suggests increased neurogenic activity. These results open a new avenue into the exploration of the effects and regulation of neurogenesis during chronic neurodegeneration, and offer a new model to reproduce the changes observed in human neurodegenerative diseases.
U2 - 10.1093/brain/awu155
DO - 10.1093/brain/awu155
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24941947
VL - 137
SP - 2312
EP - 2328
JO - BRAIN
JF - BRAIN
SN - 0006-8950
IS - Pt 8
ER -