Cooperative interactions of stem and niche cells during skeletal muscle regeneration: role of IL-6 signaling

Adult skeletal muscle has a remarkable capacity of self-repairing after damage. The cellular communication processes and mediator molecules in the regenerative microenvironment that control muscle stem cell functions are poorly characterized. Muscle resident fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) are r...

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Autor: Guerra Badell, Joana
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:CBUC, CESCA
Repositorio:TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red
OAI Identifier:oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/482050
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10803/482050
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Skeletal muscle regeneration
Muscle stem cells
Mesenchymal fibro/adipogenic progenitors
Neutrophils
Interleukin-6
Regeneració del múscul esquelètic
Cèl·lules mare musculars
Progenitors mesenquimals fibro/adipogènics
Neutròfils
Interleucina-6
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Sumario:Adult skeletal muscle has a remarkable capacity of self-repairing after damage. The cellular communication processes and mediator molecules in the regenerative microenvironment that control muscle stem cell functions are poorly characterized. Muscle resident fibro/adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) are responsible of the fibrotic and adipose degeneration of muscle in pathological situations. In contrast with this function, here we demonstrate that blood-infiltrating neutrophils cooperate with FAPs to promote muscle regeneration after injury. By cell-type specific gene deletion and transplantation experiments, here we show the requirement of the soluble form of interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor released by neutrophils and FAP-derived IL-6 to activate IL-6 trans-signaling for efficient muscle stem cell proliferative and regenerative functions. Exploitation of this physiological mechanism may be of therapeutic importance in pathologies coursing with poor regeneration of skeletal muscle.