PUBLICATION
Upregulation of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) during the Early Stage of Optic Nerve Regeneration in Zebrafish
- Authors
- Ogai, K., Kuwana, A., Hisano, S., Nagashima, M., Koriyama, Y., Sugitani, K., Mawatari, K., Nakashima, H., Kato, S.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-140828-3
- Date
- 2014
- Source
- PLoS One 9: e106010 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Nagashima, Mikiko
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Diffusion
- GAP-43 Protein/genetics
- GAP-43 Protein/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Janus Kinase 1/genetics
- Janus Kinase 1/metabolism
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/genetics*
- Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/metabolism
- Morpholinos/genetics
- Morpholinos/metabolism
- Nerve Regeneration/genetics*
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/genetics
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/metabolism
- Optic Nerve/metabolism
- Optic Nerve/pathology
- Optic Nerve Injuries/genetics*
- Optic Nerve Injuries/metabolism
- Optic Nerve Injuries/pathology
- Optic Nerve Injuries/rehabilitation
- Recovery of Function/physiology
- Retinal Ganglion Cells/metabolism*
- Retinal Ganglion Cells/pathology
- STAT3 Transcription Factor/genetics*
- STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Time Factors
- Tissue Culture Techniques
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Zebrafish Proteins/genetics*
- Zebrafish Proteins/metabolism
- PubMed
- 25162623 Full text @ PLoS One
Citation
Ogai, K., Kuwana, A., Hisano, S., Nagashima, M., Koriyama, Y., Sugitani, K., Mawatari, K., Nakashima, H., Kato, S. (2014) Upregulation of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) during the Early Stage of Optic Nerve Regeneration in Zebrafish. PLoS One. 9:e106010.
Abstract
Fish retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) can regenerate their axons after optic nerve injury, whereas mammalian RGCs normally fail to do so. Interleukin 6 (IL-6)-type cytokines are involved in cell differentiation, proliferation, survival, and axon regrowth; thus, they may play a role in the regeneration of zebrafish RGCs after injury. In this study, we assessed the expression of IL-6-type cytokines and found that one of them, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), is upregulated in zebrafish RGCs at 3 days post-injury (dpi). We then demonstrated the activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a downstream target of LIF, at 3-5 dpi. To determine the function of LIF, we performed a LIF knockdown experiment using LIF-specific antisense morpholino oligonucleotides (LIF MOs). LIF MOs, which were introduced into zebrafish RGCs via a severed optic nerve, reduced the expression of LIF and abrogated the activation of STAT3 in RGCs after injury. These results suggest that upregulated LIF drives Janus kinase (Jak)/STAT3 signaling in zebrafish RGCs after nerve injury. In addition, the LIF knockdown impaired axon sprouting in retinal explant culture in vitro; reduced the expression of a regeneration-associated molecule, growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43); and delayed functional recovery after optic nerve injury in vivo. In this study, we comprehensively demonstrate the beneficial role of LIF in optic nerve regeneration and functional recovery in adult zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping