Evidence for direct axonal toxicity in vincristine neuropathy

There is a long-standing debate concerning the localization of the primary insult that results in distal axonal degeneration, or 'dying back' neuropathy. To address this question, we created an in vitro model of vincristine neuropathy in rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG). DRGs were grown in compartmentalized chambers, allowing for isolated exposure of the cell body or the axon to vincristine. Initial dose-finding studies identified a dose of vincristine that showed differential effects on cell death when delivered to either the cell body or the axonal compartment. At this dose of 0.05 microM, exposure of the cell bodies had no effect on the growth of axons, whereas addition of vincristine to the axonal compartment caused axonal shortening without affecting the growth of unexposed 'sister' axons. Toxicity was seen only with exposure of the growing axonal tips. These data support localized axonal toxicity as a cause of distal axonal degeneration due to vincristine.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of the peripheral nervous system : JPNS - 11(2006), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 211-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Silva, Angelica [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qingbo [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Minsheng [VerfasserIn]
Ravula, Surendra K [VerfasserIn]
Glass, Jonathan D [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

5J49Q6B70F
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Vincristine

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.10.2006

Date Revised 18.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM16497847X