Objectives To study the role and associated potential molecular mechanism of osteopontin/insulin-like growth factor 1 (OPN/IGF1) in the corticospinal tract (CST) regeneration. Methods A total of 28 adult C57BL/6 mice (6-8 weeks old) were randomized into the experimental group (injection of AAV-OPN/IGF1, n=14) and control group (injection of AAV-PLAP, n=14) after training of single pellet retrieval. After received the unilateral pyramidotomy surgery, animals received AAV-OPN/IGF1 or AAV-PLAP at the injury site. Further, we employed the movement behaviour test to evaluate spinal motor recovery at 2-week intervals till 12-week after surgery. The protein kinase Cγ (PKCγ) staining in the dorsal funiculus of the cervical spinal cord indicated surgical efficiency. Lastly, we examined the axon sprouting and expression levels of ribosomal protein S6 kinase (pS6)and insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGFR) in neurons using immunohistochemical staining to study the potential mechanism of OPN/IGF1 to promote axon prouting. Results After evaluating PKCγ staining to indicate surgery effectiveness, a total of ten mice were in the experimental group and eight in the control group. In the mouse unilateral pyramidotomy model, OPN/IGF1 has not much effect on the recovery of motor function compared with the control group. After the overexpression of OPN/IGF1 on cortical neurons, sprouting of the spared CST was increased by the elevated expression of pS6 and IGFR, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions OPN/IGF1 promotes the sprouting of the CST by increasing the expression of neuronal IGFR and pS6.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |