Serotonin Promotes Development and Regeneration of Spinal Motor Neurons in Zebrafish

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Beitragende

  • Antón Barreiro-Iglesias - , University of Edinburgh, University of Santiago de Compostela (Autor:in)
  • Karolina S. Mysiak - , University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)
  • Angela L. Scott - , University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)
  • Michell M. Reimer - , Adulte Regeneration von Oligodendrozyten nach ZNS Verletzung (NFoG), University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)
  • Yujie Yang - , University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)
  • Catherina G. Becker - , University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Becker - , University of Edinburgh (Autor:in)

Abstract

In contrast to mammals, zebrafish regenerate spinal motor neurons. During regeneration, developmental signals are re-deployed. Here, we show that, during development, diffuse serotonin promotes spinal motor neuron generation from pMN progenitor cells, leaving interneuron numbers unchanged. Pharmacological manipulations and receptor knockdown indicate that serotonin acts at least in part via 5-HT1A receptors. In adults, serotonin is supplied to the spinal cord mainly (90%) by descending axons from the brain. After a spinal lesion, serotonergic axons degenerate caudal to the lesion but sprout rostral to it. Toxin-mediated ablation of serotonergic axons also rostral to the lesion impaired regeneration of motor neurons only there. Conversely, intraperitoneal serotonin injections doubled numbers of new motor neurons and proliferating pMN-like progenitors caudal to the lesion. Regeneration of spinal-intrinsic serotonergic interneurons was unaltered by these manipulations. Hence, serotonin selectively promotes the development and adult regeneration of motor neurons in zebrafish.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)924-932
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftCell reports
Jahrgang13
Ausgabenummer5
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 3 Nov. 2015
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 26565906