Direct reprogramming of astrocytes to neurons leads to functional recovery after stroke
Livingston, J.; Lee, T.; Daniele, E.; Phillips, C.; Krassikova, A.; Enbar, T.; Kortebi, I.; Bang, K. W. A.; Donville, B.; Ibragimov, O.; Sachewsky, N.; Morshead, C.; Faiz, M.
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Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability with few treatment options for stroke survivors. Astrocyte reprogramming to neurons enables the targeted in vivo generation of new cells at the site of injury and represents a novel approach for brain repair. A number of studies have demonstrated successful conversion of astrocytes to neurons in various models of brain injury and disease; however, the impact of this strategy on tissue and functional outcome following stroke is not well established. Using AAV delivery of the transcription factor NeuroD1, we reprogrammed astrocytes 7 days after endothelin-1 induced cortical stroke, and studied the long-term cellular and functional outcomes. We found that by 63 days post-stroke, 20% of neurons in the perilesional cortex were reprogrammed. Furthermore, reprogrammed neurons had matured into regionally appropriate neuronal subtypes. Importantly, this treatment was associated with improved functional outcome using the foot fault test and gait analysis. Together, our findings indicate that in vivo reprogramming is a promising regenerative approach for stroke repair.
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