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. 2017 Jul;54(5):3554-3564.
doi: 10.1007/s12035-016-9913-3. Epub 2016 May 18.

AMPK Negatively Regulates Peripheral Myelination via Activation of c-Jun

Xiaoyu Liu  1 , Su Peng  1 , Yahong Zhao  1 , Tingting Zhao  1 , Meihong Wang  1 , Lan Luo  2 , Yumin Yang  3 , Cheng Sun  4
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AMPK Negatively Regulates Peripheral Myelination via Activation of c-Jun

Xiaoyu Liu et al. Mol Neurobiol. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

The process of Schwann cells (SCs) forming a sheath around axons is termed as myelination, which plays a pivotal role for proper physiological function in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The molecular mechanisms regulating SC myelination in the PNS remain to be elucidated. Here, we show that AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in sciatic nerves was gradually decreased during the PNS myelination process. Pharmacological interventions showed that activation of AMPK by AICAR attenuated myelin gene expression in SCs, whereas inhibition of AMPK by Compound C (ComC) or AMPKα1 knockdown stimulated myelin gene expression. Following experiments revealed that c-Jun, a negative modulator of PNS myelination, was activated by AMPK in SCs. The application of ComC in newborn rats markedly downregulated c-Jun expression in sciatic nerves. The lipid and protein synthesis in sciatic nerves was greatly potentiated by ComC. As a consequence, myelin gene expression in sciatic nerves, as well as myelin sheath thickness, were promoted in the ComC-treated rats. All together, our data identify that AMPK is an important negative regulator of Schwann cell myelination in the PNS, and this regulation role may rely on c-Jun activation.

Keywords: AICAR; AMPK; Compound C; Myelination; Schwann cells; c-Jun.

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