We have studied the regulation of the expression of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) mRNA in neonatal and adult rat muscle spindles after denervation and after denervation followed by reinnervation. Denervation of the intrafusal fibres did not result in an upregulation of the NT-3 mRNA expression but decreased this expression below the detection limit of the in situ hybridization method. Reinnervation of intrafusal fibres restored the NT-3 mRNA expression. The results suggest that the expression of NT-3 mRNA in postnatal muscle spindles is controlled by neuronal factors. The intrafusal fibre derived NT-3 may act as an instructive, feedback messenger for innervating neurons and may play a role in stabilizing and maintaining functional neuromuscular connections. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
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BodineFowler SC, 1997, MUSCLE NERVE, V20, P29, DOI 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199701)20:1<29::AID-MUS4>3.0.CO