title: Gene expression profiling of the rat sciatic nerve in early Wallerian degeneration after injury.
abstract: Wallerian degeneration is an important area of research in modern neuroscience. A large number of genes are differentially regulated in the various stages of Wallerian degeneration, especially during the early response. In this study, we analyzed gene expression in early Wallerian degeneration of the distal nerve stump at 0, 0.5, 1, 6, 12 and 24 hours after rat sciatic nerve injury using gene chip microarrays. We screened for differentially-expressed genes and gene expression patterns. We examined the data for Gene Ontology, and explored the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Pathway. This allowed us to identify key regulatory factors and recurrent network motifs. We identified 1 546 differentially-expressed genes and 21 distinct patterns of gene expression in early Wallerian degeneration, and an enrichment of genes associated with the immune response, acute inflammation, apoptosis, cell adhesion, ion transport and the extracellular matrix. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis revealed components involved in the Jak-STAT, ErbB, transforming growth factor-β, T cell receptor and calcium signaling pathways. Key factors included interleukin-6, interleukin-1, integrin, c-sarcoma, carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecules, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand, matrix metalloproteinase, BH3 interacting domain death agonist, baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 3 and Rac. The data were validated with real-time quantitative PCR. This study provides a global view of gene expression profiles in early Wallerian degeneration of the rat sciatic nerve. Our findings provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying early Wallerian degeneration, and the regulation of nerve degeneration and regeneration.
authors: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu Province, China ; School of Life Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors: Dengbing
authors: D
authors: Yao
authors: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors: Meiyuan
authors: M
authors: Li
authors: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors: Dingding
authors: D
authors: Shen
authors: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors: Fei
authors: F
authors: Ding
authors: Key Laboratory of People's Liberation Army, Institute of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors: Shibi
authors: S
authors: Lu
authors: Key Laboratory of People's Liberation Army, Institute of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
authors: Qin
authors: Q
authors: Zhao
authors: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors: Xiaosong
authors: X
authors: Gu
keywords: Wallerian degeneration; expression profiling; microarrays; neural regeneration; rats; sciatic nerve
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