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; ... Show more Show less
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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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2015-05Department
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)Journal
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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2045-2322