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. 2023 Nov;71(11):2573-2590.
doi: 10.1002/glia.24440. Epub 2023 Jul 17.

Dynamics of reactive astrocytes fosters tissue regeneration after cuprizone-induced demyelination

Lara-Jasmin Schröder  1   2   3 , Felix Mulenge  2 , Andreas Pavlou  2 , Thomas Skripuletz  1 , Martin Stangel  1   3 , Viktoria Gudi  1 , Ulrich Kalinke  2   3   4
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Dynamics of reactive astrocytes fosters tissue regeneration after cuprizone-induced demyelination

Lara-Jasmin Schröder et al. Glia. 2023 Nov.

Abstract

Demyelination in the central nervous system (CNS) is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and others. Here, we studied astrocytes during de- and remyelination in the cuprizone mouse model. To this end, we exploited the ribosomal tagging (RiboTag) technology that is based on Cre-mediated cell type-selective HA-tagging of ribosomes. Analyses were performed in the corpus callosum of GFAP-Cre+/- Rpl22HA/wt mice 5 weeks after cuprizone feeding, at the peak of demyelination, and 0.5 and 2 weeks after cuprizone withdrawal, when remyelination and tissue repair is initiated. After 5 weeks of cuprizone feeding, reactive astrocytes showed inflammatory signatures with enhanced expression of genes that modulate leukocyte migration (Tlr2, Cd86, Parp14) and they produced the chemokine CXCL10, as verified by histology. Furthermore, demyelination-induced reactive astrocytes expressed numerous ligands including Cx3cl1, Csf1, Il34, and Gas6 that act on homeostatic as well as activated microglia and thus potentially mediate activation and recruitment of microglia and enhancement of their phagocytotic activity. During early remyelination, HA-tagged cells displayed reduced inflammatory response signatures, as indicated by shutdown of CXCL10 production, and enhanced expression of osteopontin (SPP1) as well as of factors that are relevant for tissue remodeling (Timp1), regeneration and axonal repair. During late remyelination, the signatures shifted towards resolving inflammation by active suppression of lymphocyte activation and differentiation and support of glia cell differentiation. In conclusion, we detected highly dynamic astroglial transcriptomic signatures in the cuprizone model, which reflects excessive communication among glia cells and highlights different astrocyte functions during neurodegeneration and regeneration.

Keywords: RiboTag; astrocyte; cuprizone; demyelination; multiple sclerosis; remyelination.

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