Differential Response in Novel Stem Cell Niches of the Brain after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury

Journal of Neurotrauma
Aditi FalnikarAngelo C Lepore

Abstract

Populations of neural stem cells (NSCs) reside in a number of defined niches in the adult central nervous system (CNS) where they continually give rise to mature cell types throughout life, including newly born neurons. In addition to the prototypical niches of the subventricular zone (SVZ) and subgranular zone (SGZ) of the hippocampal dentate gyrus, novel stem cell niches that are also neurogenic have recently been identified in multiple midline structures, including circumventricular organs (CVOs) of the brain. These resident NSCs serve as a homeostatic source of new neurons and glial cells under intact physiological conditions. Importantly, they may also have the potential for reparative processes in pathological states such as traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). As the response in these novel CVO stem cell niches has been characterized after stroke but not following SCI or TBI, we quantitatively assessed cell proliferation and the neuronal and glial lineage fate of resident NSCs in three CVO nuclei-area postrema (AP), median eminence (ME), and subfornical organ (SFO) -in rat models of cervical contusion-type SCI and controlled cortical impact (CCI)-induced TBI. Using bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)...Continue Reading

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