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Activation of the Melanocortin-4 receptor signaling by α-MSH stimulates nerve-dependent mouse digit regeneration
- Source :
- Cell Regeneration, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background Expression of Mc4r in peripheral organs indicates it has broader roles in organ homeostasis and regeneration. However, the expression and function of Mc4r in the mouse limb and digit has not been fully investigated. Our previous work showed that Mc4r−/− mice fail to regenerate the digit, but whether activation of MC4R signaling could rescue digit regeneration, or stimulate proximal digit regeneration is not clear. Results We analyzed the expression dynamics of Mc4r in the embryonic and postnatal mouse limb and digit using the Mc4r-gfp mice. We found that Mc4r-GFP is mainly expressed in the limb nerves, and in the limb muscles that are undergoing secondary myogenesis. Expression of Mc4r-GFP in the adult mouse digit is restricted to the nail matrix. We also examined the effect of α-MSH on mouse digit regeneration. We found that administration of α-MSH in the Mc4r+/− mice rescue the delayed regeneration of distal digit tip. α-MSH could rescue distal digit regeneration in denervated hindlimbs. In addition, α-MSH could stimulate regeneration of the proximally amputated digit, which is non-regenerative. Conclusions Mc4r expression in the mouse limb and digit is closely related to nerve tissues, and α-MSH/MC4R signaling has a neurotrophic role in mouse digit tip regeneration.
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
Digit regeneration
QH301-705.5
MC4R
03 medical and health sciences
R5-920
0302 clinical medicine
α-MSH
Biology (General)
030304 developmental biology
Denervation
0303 health sciences
biology
Distal
Myogenesis
Regeneration (biology)
Proximal
Cell Biology
Mc4r-gfp
Numerical digit
Cell biology
Melanocortin 4 receptor
biology.protein
Stem cell
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Homeostasis
Developmental Biology
Neurotrophin
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20459769
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cell regeneration (London, England)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....85c0957ca06badc912136a59b391b939