Inhibition of c-Jun phosphorylation reduces axonal outgrowth of adult rat nodose ganglia and dorsal root ganglia sensory neurons.
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Summary, in English
The role of c-Jun activation for survival and regeneration of sensory neurons is unclear. Here we report that c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)-mediated c-Jun activation is important for axonal outgrowth of sensory neurons in rat nodose and dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Peripheral severance of the vagus or the sciatic nerve resulted in a massive and rapid, but transient increase of the activated JNK (p-JNK) in neuronal nuclei, followed by c-Jun phosphorylation and activating transcription factor-3 (ATF3) induction. JNK inhibition by the selective JNK inhibitors SP600125 and (D)-JNKI1 did not affect neuronal survival in explanted or dissociated ganglia, but dramatically reduced axonal outgrowth, c-Jun activation, and ATF3 induction. Using retrograde labeling, we demonstrated that activated c-Jun (p-c-Jun) and ATF3 were associated with regenerative neurons. Taken together, our results suggest that JNK-mediated c-Jun activation is one of the first cell body reactions in response to nerve injury and that this activation and subsequent ATF3 induction are associated with axonal outgrowth.
Publishing year
2004
Language
English
Pages
267-279
Publication/Series
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
Volume
27
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Surgery
Status
Published
Project
- Nerve regeneration - signal transduktion mechanisms, timing and alternatives to nerve grafts
Research group
- Hand Surgery, Malmö
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1044-7431