Neurons in the central nervous system （CNS） of adult mammals have a weak intrinsic regenerative capacity, which is one contributing factor to the failure of axonal regeneration. Finding the means to elevate the rege...Neurons in the central nervous system （CNS） of adult mammals have a weak intrinsic regenerative capacity, which is one contributing factor to the failure of axonal regeneration. Finding the means to elevate the regenerative capacity of axotomised neurons is one requirement for successful regeneration. Forty-five years ago, it was reported that crushing of the sciatic nerves of adult mice two weeks before cutting the nerves accelerated the regrowth of their axons （McQuarrie and Grafstein, 1973）. The nerve injury two weeks before triggered the regeneration machinery in the injured neurons, leading to faster axonal regrowth after a subsequent lesion. Later it was found that a lesion to a peripheral nerve also strongly enhanced the regeneration of the central branches of the appropriate primary sensory neurons （Richardson and Issa, 1984）. This phenomenon is termed preconditioning lesion （or conditioning lesion if the central branches of the sensory neurons are injured after a concomitant in- jury to their peripheral branches）.展开更多
In multiple sclerosis(MS),human endogenous retrovirus W family(HERV-W)envelope protein,pHERV-W ENV,limits remyelination and induces microglia-mediated neurodegeneration.To better understand its role,we examined the so...In multiple sclerosis(MS),human endogenous retrovirus W family(HERV-W)envelope protein,pHERV-W ENV,limits remyelination and induces microglia-mediated neurodegeneration.To better understand its role,we examined the soluble pHERV-W antigen from MS brain lesions detected by specific antibodies.Physico-chemical and antigenic characteristics confirmed differences between pHERV-W ENV and syncytin-1.pHERV-W ENV monomers and trimers remained associated with membranes,while hexamers self-assembled from monomers into a soluble macrostructure involving sulfatides in MS brain.Extracellular hexamers are stabilized by internal hydrophobic bonds and external hydrophilic moieties.HERV-W studies in MS also suggest that this diffusible antigen may correspond to a previously described highmolecular-weight neurotoxic factor secreted by MS B-cells and thus represents a major agonist in MS pathogenesis.Adapted methods are now needed to identify encoding HERV provirus(es)in affected cells DNA.The properties and origin of MS brain pHERV-W ENV soluble antigen will allow a better understanding of the role of HERVs in MS pathogenesis.The present results anyhow pave the way to an accurate detection of the different forms of pHERV-W ENV antigen with appropriate conditions that remained unseen until now.展开更多
文摘Neurons in the central nervous system （CNS） of adult mammals have a weak intrinsic regenerative capacity, which is one contributing factor to the failure of axonal regeneration. Finding the means to elevate the regenerative capacity of axotomised neurons is one requirement for successful regeneration. Forty-five years ago, it was reported that crushing of the sciatic nerves of adult mice two weeks before cutting the nerves accelerated the regrowth of their axons （McQuarrie and Grafstein, 1973）. The nerve injury two weeks before triggered the regeneration machinery in the injured neurons, leading to faster axonal regrowth after a subsequent lesion. Later it was found that a lesion to a peripheral nerve also strongly enhanced the regeneration of the central branches of the appropriate primary sensory neurons （Richardson and Issa, 1984）. This phenomenon is termed preconditioning lesion （or conditioning lesion if the central branches of the sensory neurons are injured after a concomitant in- jury to their peripheral branches）.
文摘In multiple sclerosis(MS),human endogenous retrovirus W family(HERV-W)envelope protein,pHERV-W ENV,limits remyelination and induces microglia-mediated neurodegeneration.To better understand its role,we examined the soluble pHERV-W antigen from MS brain lesions detected by specific antibodies.Physico-chemical and antigenic characteristics confirmed differences between pHERV-W ENV and syncytin-1.pHERV-W ENV monomers and trimers remained associated with membranes,while hexamers self-assembled from monomers into a soluble macrostructure involving sulfatides in MS brain.Extracellular hexamers are stabilized by internal hydrophobic bonds and external hydrophilic moieties.HERV-W studies in MS also suggest that this diffusible antigen may correspond to a previously described highmolecular-weight neurotoxic factor secreted by MS B-cells and thus represents a major agonist in MS pathogenesis.Adapted methods are now needed to identify encoding HERV provirus(es)in affected cells DNA.The properties and origin of MS brain pHERV-W ENV soluble antigen will allow a better understanding of the role of HERVs in MS pathogenesis.The present results anyhow pave the way to an accurate detection of the different forms of pHERV-W ENV antigen with appropriate conditions that remained unseen until now.
