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Transneuronal delivery of hyper-interleukin-6 enables functional recovery after severe spinal cord injury in mice

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  • Marco Leibinger

    (Ruhr University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150)

  • Charlotte Zeitler

    (Ruhr University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150)

  • Philipp Gobrecht

    (Ruhr University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150)

  • Anastasia Andreadaki

    (Ruhr University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150)

  • Günter Gisselmann

    (Ruhr University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150)

  • Dietmar Fischer

    (Ruhr University of Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150)

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often causes severe and permanent disabilities due to the regenerative failure of severed axons. Here we report significant locomotor recovery of both hindlimbs after a complete spinal cord crush. This is achieved by the unilateral transduction of cortical motoneurons with an AAV expressing hyper-IL-6 (hIL-6), a potent designer cytokine stimulating JAK/STAT3 signaling and axon regeneration. We find collaterals of these AAV-transduced motoneurons projecting to serotonergic neurons in both sides of the raphe nuclei. Hence, the transduction of cortical neurons facilitates the axonal transport and release of hIL-6 at innervated neurons in the brain stem. Therefore, this transneuronal delivery of hIL-6 promotes the regeneration of corticospinal and raphespinal fibers after injury, with the latter being essential for hIL-6-induced functional recovery. Thus, transneuronal delivery enables regenerative stimulation of neurons in the deep brain stem that are otherwise challenging to access, yet highly relevant for functional recovery after SCI.

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  • Marco Leibinger & Charlotte Zeitler & Philipp Gobrecht & Anastasia Andreadaki & Günter Gisselmann & Dietmar Fischer, 2021. "Transneuronal delivery of hyper-interleukin-6 enables functional recovery after severe spinal cord injury in mice," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-20112-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20112-4
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    1. Chun-Xiao Huang & Yacong Zhao & Jie Mao & Zhen Wang & Lulu Xu & Jianwei Cheng & Na N. Guan & Jianren Song, 2021. "An injury-induced serotonergic neuron subpopulation contributes to axon regrowth and function restoration after spinal cord injury in zebrafish," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-13, December.

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