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Myelin-stimulated macrophages release neurotrophic factors for adult dorsal root ganglion neurons in culture

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    Our previous study demonstrated that cultured macrophages release neurotrophic factors spontaneously. In a histological study of Wallerian degeneration, macrophages phagocytosed myelin debris and expressed activated markers.

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    To investigate the role of myelin-stimulated macrophages on neurite regeneration, we prepared conditioned media from cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages which had phagocytosed a myelin fraction. This conditioned media enhanced both neurone survival and neurite regeneration of adult dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons compare to conditioned media from macrophage cultures without myelin.

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    The production of the neurotrophic supernatant was dose-dependent on myelin fraction and specific for myelin because supernatants from macrophages incubated with LPS (lipopolysaccharide), MDP (N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine) or latex beads were not neurotrophic.

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    The neurotrophic factors from myelin-stimulated macrophages were different from spontaneously released macrophage factors as they differed in heat-sensitivity.

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    These results suggest that myelin-stimulated macrophages contribute to axon regeneration after Wallerian degeneration.

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  1. Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawaku, 236, Yokohama, Japan

    Naoshi Hikawa & Toshifumi Takenaka

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Hikawa, N., Takenaka, T. Myelin-stimulated macrophages release neurotrophic factors for adult dorsal root ganglion neurons in culture. Cell Mol Neurobiol 16, 517–528 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02150231

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