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Contribution of Notch/Wnt signaling modulation in reactive astrocyte reparative response after brain injury

Delgado-Garcia, L. M.; Benincasa, J. C.; Courbassier, N. R.; Ribeiro, T. N.; Porcionatto, M. A.

2022-12-20 neuroscience
10.1101/2022.12.20.521209 bioRxiv
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After a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), the neural network activates a reparative response seeking to restore homeostasis. Astrocyte reactivation is an essential component of this response. The injury creates a temporal microenvironment where neurogenic signaling molecules regulate cell fate decisions of neocortical neural progenitors. Likewise, astrocyte reactivation triggers a transcriptional-proliferative program where neurogenic signaling molecules play crucial roles. However, precise molecular mechanisms are context-specific and are not fully understood. Here we studied cellular and molecular aspects of reactive astrocytes response after Notch-Wnt neurogenic signaling modulation. Our results provide new evidence of cortical Notch-Wnt signaling activation after TBI. Reactive astrocytes in the core of Notch signaling showed a differential aggregated distribution. In vitro, Notch inhibition promoted a neural precursor profile and might increase the number of cells committed in a proliferative response. Finally, we found an indirect co-regulation of Wnt-Shh signaling in BHLH-Notch target genes and a Notch-supportive effect in Wnt-Shh signaling activation.

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