PMID- 28347639 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171212 LR - 20180309 IS - 1872-7484 (Electronic) IS - 1566-0702 (Linking) VI - 205 DP - 2017 Jul TI - Neurite outgrowth in cultured mouse pelvic ganglia - Effects of neurotrophins and bladder tissue. PG - 41-49 LID - S1566-0702(16)30185-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.autneu.2017.03.004 [doi] AB - Neurotrophic factors regulate survival and growth of neurons. The urinary bladder is innervated via both sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons located in the major pelvic ganglion. The aim of the present study was to characterize the effects of the neurotrophins nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin 3 (NT-3) on the sprouting rate of sympathetic and parasympathetic neurites from the female mouse ganglion. The pelvic ganglion was dissected out and attached to a petri dish and cultured in vitro. All three factors (BDNF, NT-3 and NGF) stimulated neurite outgrowth of both sympathetic and parasympathetic neurites although BDNF and NT-3 had a higher stimulatory effect on parasympathetic ganglion cells. The neurotrophin receptors TrkA, TrkB and TrkC were all expressed in neurons of the ganglia. Co-culture of ganglia with urinary bladder tissue, but not diaphragm tissue, increased the sprouting rate of neurites. Active forms of BDNF and NT-3 were detected in urinary bladder tissue using western blotting whereas tissue from the diaphragm expressed NGF. Neurite outgrowth from the pelvic ganglion was inhibited by a TrkB receptor antagonist. We therefore suggest that the urinary bladder releases trophic factors, including BDNF and NT-3, which regulate neurite outgrowth via activation of neuronal Trk-receptors. These findings could influence future strategies for developing pharmaceuticals to improve re-innervation due to bladder pathologies. CI - Copyright (c) 2017. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Ekman, Mari AU - Ekman M AD - Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: mari.ekman@med.lu.se. FAU - Zhu, Baoyi AU - Zhu B AD - Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Urology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guang Dong, China. FAU - Sward, Karl AU - Sward K AD - Department of Experimental Medical Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. FAU - Uvelius, Bengt AU - Uvelius B AD - Department of Urology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170318 PL - Netherlands TA - Auton Neurosci JT - Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical JID - 100909359 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Neurotrophin 3) RN - 9061-61-4 (Nerve Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/administration & dosage/*metabolism MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Diaphragm/innervation MH - Female MH - Ganglia, Autonomic/cytology/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Nerve Growth Factor/administration & dosage/*metabolism MH - Neuronal Outgrowth/drug effects/*physiology MH - Neurotrophin 3/administration & dosage/*metabolism MH - Parasympathetic Nervous System/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Pelvis MH - Prostate/innervation MH - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Sympathetic Nervous System/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Urinary Bladder/*innervation OTO - NOTNLM OT - BNDF OT - NGF OT - NT-3 OT - Parasympathetic OT - Sympathetic OT - Trk receptors EDAT- 2017/03/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/13 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/03/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1566-0702(16)30185-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.autneu.2017.03.004 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Auton Neurosci. 2017 Jul;205:41-49. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2017.03.004. Epub 2017 Mar 18.