title: Co-transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells from mucosa and bulb origin enhances functional recovery after peripheral nerve lesion.
abstract: Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) represent an interesting candidate for cell therapy and could be obtained from olfactory mucosa (OM-OECs) or olfactory bulbs (OB-OECs). Recent reports suggest that, depending on their origin, OECs display different functional properties. We show here the complementary and additive effects of co-transplanting OM-OECs and OB-OECs after lesion of a peripheral nerve. For this, a selective motor denervation of the laryngeal muscles was performed by a section/anastomosis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). Two months after surgery, recovery of the laryngeal movements and synkinesis phenonema were analyzed by videolaryngoscopy. To complete these assessments, measure of latency and potential duration were determined by electrophysiological recordings and myelinated nerve fiber profiles were defined based on toluidine blue staining. To explain some of the mechanisms involved, tracking of GFP positive OECs was performed. It appears that transplantation of OM-OECs or OB-OECs displayed opposite abilities to improve functional recovery. Indeed, OM-OECs increased recuperation of laryngeal muscles activities without appropriate functional recovery. In contrast, OB-OECs induced some functional recovery by enhancing axonal regrowth. Importantly, co-transplantation of OM-OECs and OB-OECs supported a major functional recovery, with reduction of synkinesis phenomena. This study is the first which clearly demonstrates the complementary and additive properties of OECs obtained from olfactory mucosa and olfactory bulb to improve functional recovery after transplantation in a nerve lesion model.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Surgery Laboratory, Groupe de Recherche sur le Handicap Ventilatoire (GRHV), UPRES EA 3830, Institut de Recherche et d'Innovation Biomédicale de Haute Normandie (IRIB), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rouen, Rouen, France. nicolas_guerout_76@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guérout
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paviot
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bon-Mardion
authors.forename: Célia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duclos
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Genty
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jean
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Boyer
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004576:Electromyography; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000166:cytology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D009831:Olfactory Mucosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; D051381:Rats; D020426:Sciatic Neuropathy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*