Myelinating Schwann cells and Netrin-1 control intra-nervous vascularization of the developing mouse sciatic nerve
- Collège de France, France
- Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, France
Abstract
Peripheral nerves are vascularized by a dense network of blood vessels to guarantee their complex function. Despite the crucial role of vascularization to ensure nerve homeostasis and regeneration, the mechanisms governing nerve invasion by blood vessels remain poorly understood. We found, in mice, that the sciatic nerve invasion by blood vessels begins around embryonic day 16 and continues until birth. Interestingly, intra-nervous blood vessel density significantly decreases during post-natal period, starting from P10. We show that, while the axon guidance molecule Netrin-1 promotes nerve invasion by blood vessels via the endothelial receptor UNC5B during embryogenesis, myelinated Schwann cells negatively control intra-nervous vascularization during postnatal period.
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Ligue Contre le Cancer
- Sonia Taïb Taïb
Fondation du Collège de France
- Sonia Taïb Taïb
- Isabelle Brunet
LabEx Memolife
- Sonia Taïb Taïb
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© 2022, Taïb et al.
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Myelinating Schwann cells and Netrin-1 control intra-nervous vascularization of the developing mouse sciatic nerve
eLife 11:e64773.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.64773
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