Subependymal Zone-Derived Oligodendroblasts Respond to Focal Demyelination but Fail to Generate Myelin in Young and Aged Mice

Autor: Kazanis, I, Evans, KA, Andreopoulou, E, Dimitriou, C, Koutsakis, C, Karadottir, RT, Franklin, RJM
Přispěvatelé: Kazanis, Ilias [0000-0003-1035-0584], Karadottir, Thora [0000-0001-9675-2722], Franklin, Robin [0000-0001-6522-2104], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Stem Cell Reports
Stem Cell Reports, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 685-700 (2017)
ISSN: 2213-6711
Popis: Summary Two populations of oligodendrogenic progenitors co-exist within the corpus callosum (CC) of the adult mouse. Local, parenchymal oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (pOPCs) and progenitors generated in the subependymal zone (SEZ) cytogenic niche. pOPCs are committed perinatally and retain their numbers through self-renewing divisions, while SEZ-derived cells are relatively “young,” being constantly born from neural stem cells. We compared the behavior of these populations, labeling SEZ-derived cells using hGFAP:CreErt2 mice, within the homeostatic and regenerating CC of the young-adult and aging brain. We found that SEZ-derived oligodendroglial progenitors have limited self-renewing potential and are therefore not bona fide OPCs but rather “oligodendroblasts” more similar to the neuroblasts of the neurogenic output of the SEZ. In the aged CC their mitotic activity is much reduced, although they still act as a “fast-response element” to focal demyelination. In contrast to pOPCs, they fail to generate mature myelinating oligodendrocytes at all ages studied.
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Highlights • SEZ-derived cells in the CC are oligodendroblasts and not OPCs • Oligodendroblasts have limited self-renewal capacity and do not make myelin • Oligodendroblasts respond rapidly after demyelination • Aging does not affect the oligodendroblast-pOPC balance
Franklin, Kazanis, and colleagues compare the two oligodendrogenic pathways that co-exist in the corpus callosum. They demonstrate that, irrespective of age, adult neural stem cells generate oligodendroblasts; i.e., progenitors with limited self-renewal capacity that respond rapidly to focal demyelination but eventually fail to generate new myelin, which are different to parenchymal oligodendrocyte progenitor cells that drive remyelination.
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