Optogenetic control of nerve growth
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Park, Seongjun
Koppes, Ryan
Jia, Xiaoting
Achyuta, Anil Kumar H.
McLaughlin, Bryan L.
Froriep, Ulrich Paul
Anikeeva, Polina Olegovna
Date Issued
May 2015
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Scientific Reports
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Nature Publishing Group
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Park, Seongjun, Ryan A. Koppes, Ulrich P. Froriep, Xiaoting Jia, Anil Kumar H. Achyuta, Bryan L. McLaughlin, and Polina Anikeeva. “Optogenetic Control of Nerve Growth.” Scientific Reports 5 (May 18, 2015): 9669.
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Abstract
Due to the limited regenerative ability of neural tissue, a diverse set of biochemical and biophysical cues for increasing nerve growth has been investigated, including neurotrophic factors, topography, and electrical stimulation. In this report, we explore optogenetic control of neurite growth as a cell-specific alternative to electrical stimulation. By investigating a broad range of optical stimulation parameters on dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) expressing channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), we identified conditions that enhance neurite outgrowth by three-fold as compared to unstimulated or wild-type (WT) controls. Furthermore, optogenetic stimulation of ChR2 expressing DRGs induces directional outgrowth in WT DRGs co-cultured within a 10 mm vicinity of the optically sensitive ganglia. This observed enhancement and polarization of neurite growth was accompanied by an increased expression of neural growth and brain derived neurotrophic factors (NGF, BDNF). This work highlights the potential for implementing optogenetics to drive nerve growth in specific cell populations.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics
Simons Center for the Social Brain (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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https://doi.org/10.1038/srep09669
