Participation of L-Lactate and Its Receptor HCAR1/GPR81 in Neurovisual Development

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Title: Participation of L-Lactate and Its Receptor HCAR1/GPR81 in Neurovisual Development
Authors: Samuel Laroche, Aurélie Stil, Philippe Germain, Hosni Cherif, Sylvain Chemtob, Jean-François Bouchard
Source: Cells, Vol 10, Iss 7, p 1640 (2021)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2021.
Publication Year: 2021
Collection: LCC:Cytology
Subject Terms: lactate, GPR81, HCAR1, retinal ganglion cells, growth cone, dLGN, Cytology, QH573-671
More Details: During the development of the retina and the nervous system, high levels of energy are required by the axons of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) to grow towards their brain targets. This energy demand leads to an increase of glycolysis and L-lactate concentrations in the retina. L-lactate is known to be the endogenous ligand of the GPR81 receptor. However, the role of L-lactate and its receptor in the development of the nervous system has not been studied in depth. In the present study, we used immunohistochemistry to show that GPR81 is localized in different retinal layers during development, but is predominantly expressed in the RGC of the adult rodent. Treatment of retinal explants with L-lactate or the exogenous GPR81 agonist 3,5-DHBA altered RGC growth cone (GC) morphology (increasing in size and number of filopodia) and promoted RGC axon growth. These GPR81-mediated modifications of GC morphology and axon growth were mediated by protein kinases A and C, but were absent in explants from gpr81−/− transgenic mice. Living gpr81−/− mice showed a decrease in ipsilateral projections of RGCs to the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN). In conclusion, present results suggest that L-lactate and its receptor GPR81 play an important role in the development of the visual nervous system.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2073-4409
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/7/1640; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells10071640
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/993978f8d0c64938ab697c93a10ca283
Accession Number: edsdoj.993978f8d0c64938ab697c93a10ca283
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:20734409
DOI:10.3390/cells10071640
Published in:Cells
Language:English