作者: Shawn Choe , Christopher W. Bond , Daniel A. Harrington , Samuel I. Stupp , Kevin T. McVary
DOI: 10.1016/J.NANO.2016.08.032
关键词: Smoothened Receptor 、 Smoothened 、 Materials science 、 Sonic Hedgehog Protein 、 Internal medicine 、 Patched 、 Axoplasmic transport 、 Cell biology 、 Regeneration (biology) 、 Sonic hedgehog 、 Endocrinology 、 PTCH1
摘要: Erectile dysfunction (ED) has high impact on quality of life in prostatectomy, diabetic and aging patients. An underlying mechanism is cavernous nerve (CN) injury, which causes ED up to 80% prostatectomy We examine how sonic hedgehog (SHH) treatment with innovative peptide amphiphile nanofiber hydrogels (PA), promotes CN regeneration after injury. SHH its receptors patched (PTCH1) smoothened (SMO) are localized PG neurons glia. SMO undergoes anterograde transport signal downstream targets. With crush degenerate undergo apoptosis. protein decreases, localization changes the neuronal cell surface, stops. taken at injury site retrograde neurons, allowing occur, remain intact. prevents degeneration, maintains neuronal, glial target signaling, significant as a regenerative therapy.