Proteomic analysis of trans-hemispheric motor cortex reorganization following contralateral C7 nerve transfer

作     者：Yin Yuan Xiu-yue Xu Jie Lao Xin Zhao 

作者机构：Department of Hand SurgeryHuashan HospitalFudan UniversityShanghaiChina Key Laboratory of Hand ReconstructionMinistry of HealthShanghaiChina Shanghai Key Laboratory of Peripheral Nerve&MicrosurgeryShanghaiChina 

出 版 物：《Neural Regeneration Research》 (中国神经再生研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第13卷第2期

页      面：331-339页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100204[医学-神经病学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Neurotrauma Society Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 

主　　题：nerve regeneration brachial plexus brain plasticity contralateral C,q cortex reorganization isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation proteomics nerve transfer neurofilament light Thy-1 neural regeneration 

摘      要：Nerve transfer is the most common treatment for total brachial plexus avulsion injury. After nerve transfer, the movement of the injured limb may be activated by certain movements of the healthy limb at the early stage of recovery, i.e., trans-hemispheric reorganization. Pre- vious studies have focused on functional magnetic resonance imaging and changes in brain-derived neurotrophic factor and growth asso- ciated protein 43, but there have been no proteomics studies. In this study, we designed a rat model of total brachial plexus avulsion injury involving contralateral C7 nerve transfer. Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation and western blot assay were then used to screen differentially expressed proteins in bilateral motor cortices. We found that most differentially expressed proteins in both cortices of upper limb were associated with nervous system development and function （including neuron differentiation and development, axonogenesis, and guidance）, microtubule and cytoskeleton organization, synapse plasticity, and transmission of nerve impulses. Two key differentially expressed proteins, neurofilament light （NFL） and Thy-1, were identified. In contralateral cortex, the NFL level was upregulated 2 weeks after transfer and downregulated at 1 and 5 months. The Thy-1 level was upregulated from 1 to 5 months. In the affected cortex, the NFL level increased gradually from 1 to 5 months. Western blot results of key differentially expressed proteins were consistent with the proteom- ic findings. These results indicate that NFL and Thy-1 play an important role in trans-hemispheric organization following total brachial plexus root avulsion and contralateral C7 nerve transfer.