Asian Spine J.
2015 Feb;9(1):7-13. 10.4184/asj.2015.9.1.7.
Expression of Hyaluronidase-4 in a Rat Spinal Cord Hemisection Model
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- 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan. okutetsu@kanazawa-med.ac.jp
- 2Department of Physiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan.
- 3Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Japan.
- KMID: 2270187
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4184/asj.2015.9.1.7
Abstract
- STUDY DESIGN: Examination of hyaluronidase-4 (Hyal-4) expression in a rat spinal cord hemisection model.
PURPOSE: To determine the status of Hyal-4 expression after hemisection of the spinal cord, and the relationship between its expression and that of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs).
OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: CSPGs are expressed at the site of spinal cord injury and inhibit axon regeneration. Administration of exogenous chrondroitinase ABC (ChABC), derived from bacteria, digested CSPGs and promoted axonal regrowth. Using a rat hemisection model, we have demonstrated peak CSPGs levels at by 3 weeks after injury but then decreased spontaneously. Could there be an endogenous enzyme similar to ChABC in the spinal cord? It has been suggested that Hyal-4 is involved in CSPG degradation.
METHODS
A rat hemisection model was prepared and spinal cord frozen sections were prepared at 4 days and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 weeks post-cordotomy and stained for CSPGs and Hyal-4 and subjected to Western blotting.
RESULTS
CSPGs appeared at the injury site at 4 days after hemisection, reached a peak after 3 weeks, and then decreased. Hyal-4 was observed around the injury site from 4 days after cordotomy and increased until after 5-6 weeks. Double staining showed Hyal-4 around CSPGs. Western blotting identified a band corresponding to Hyal-4 from 4 days after hemisection.
CONCLUSIONS
Hyal-4 was expressed in a rat hemisection model in areas surrounding CSPGs, and as its peak was delayed compared with that of CSPGs. These results suggest the involvement of Hyal-4 in the digestion of CSPGs.
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