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Gault N, Szele FG. Immunohistochemical evidence for adult human neurogenesis in health and disease. WIREs Mech Dis 2021; 13:e1526. [PMID: 34730290 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Postnatal and adult neurogenesis in the subventricular zone and subgranular zone of animals such as rodents and non-human primates has been observed with many different technical approaches. Since most techniques used in animals cannot be used in humans, the majority of human neurogenesis studies rely on postmortem immunohistochemistry. This technique is difficult in human tissue, due to poor and variable preservation of antigens and samples. Nevertheless, a survey of the literature reveals that most published studies provide evidence for childhood and adult neurogenesis in the human brain stem cell niches. There are some conflicting results even when assessing the same markers and when using the same antibodies. Focusing on immunohistochemical studies on post-mortem human sections, we discuss the relative robustness of the literature on adult neurogenesis. We also discuss the response of the subventricular and subgranular zones to human disease, showing that the two niches can respond differently and that the stage of disease impacts neurogenesis levels. Thus, we highlight strong evidence for adult human neurogenesis, discuss other work that did not find it, describe obstacles in analysis, and offer other approaches to evaluate the neurogenic potential of the subventricular and subgranular zones of Homo sapiens. This article is categorized under: Neurological Diseases > Stem Cells and Development Reproductive System Diseases > Stem Cells and Development.
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Bott CJ, Winckler B. Intermediate filaments in developing neurons: Beyond structure. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2020; 77:110-128. [PMID: 31970897 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Neuronal development relies on a highly choreographed progression of dynamic cellular processes by which newborn neurons migrate, extend axons and dendrites, innervate their targets, and make functional synapses. Many of these dynamic processes require coordinated changes in morphology, powered by the cell's cytoskeleton. Intermediate filaments (IFs) are the third major cytoskeletal elements in vertebrate cells, but are rarely considered when it comes to understanding axon and dendrite growth, pathfinding and synapse formation. In this review, we first introduce the many new and exciting concepts of IF function, discovered mostly in non-neuronal cells. These roles include dynamic rearrangements, crosstalk with microtubules and actin filaments, mechano-sensing and -transduction, and regulation of signaling cascades. We then discuss the understudied roles of neuronally expressed IFs, with a particular focus on IFs expressed during development, such as nestin, vimentin and α-internexin. Lastly, we illustrate how signaling modulation by the unconventional IF nestin shapes neuronal morphogenesis in unexpected and novel ways. Even though the first IF knockout mice were made over 20 years ago, the study of the cell biological functions of IFs in the brain still has much room for exciting new discoveries.
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- Christopher J Bott
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Bott CJ, Johnson CG, Yap CC, Dwyer ND, Litwa KA, Winckler B. Nestin in immature embryonic neurons affects axon growth cone morphology and Semaphorin3a sensitivity. Mol Biol Cell 2019; 30:1214-1229. [PMID: 30840538 PMCID: PMC6724523 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-06-0361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Correct wiring in the neocortex requires that responses to an individual guidance cue vary among neurons in the same location, and within the same neuron over time. Nestin is an atypical intermediate filament expressed strongly in neural progenitors and is thus used widely as a progenitor marker. Here we show a subpopulation of embryonic cortical neurons that transiently express nestin in their axons. Nestin expression is thus not restricted to neural progenitors, but persists for 2-3 d at lower levels in newborn neurons. We found that nestin-expressing neurons have smaller growth cones, suggesting that nestin affects cytoskeletal dynamics. Nestin, unlike other intermediate filament subtypes, regulates cdk5 kinase by binding the cdk5 activator p35. Cdk5 activity is induced by the repulsive guidance cue Semaphorin3a (Sema3a), leading to axonal growth cone collapse in vitro. Therefore, we tested whether nestin-expressing neurons showed altered responses to Sema3a. We find that nestin-expressing newborn neurons are more sensitive to Sema3a in a roscovitine-sensitive manner, whereas nestin knockdown results in lowered sensitivity to Sema3a. We propose that nestin functions in immature neurons to modulate cdk5 downstream of the Sema3a response. Thus, the transient expression of nestin could allow temporal and/or spatial modulation of a neuron's response to Sema3a, particularly during early axon guidance.
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- C. J. Bott
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908
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Prominence of nestin-expressing Schwann cells in bone marrow of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes with severe fibrosis. Int J Hematol 2019; 109:309-318. [PMID: 30632058 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-018-02576-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nestin-expressing stromal cells (NESCs) and Schwann cells in the bone marrow (BM) play crucial roles as a niche for normal hematopoietic stem cells in mice. It has been reported that both types of cells are decreased in myeloproliferative neoplasms in patients and also in a mouse model, whereas an increase in NESCs was reported in acute myeloid leukemia. It is thus of interest whether and how these BM stromal cells are structured in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Here, we focused on NESCs and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-expressing cells in the BM of MDS patients. We found a marked increase of NESCs in MDS with fibrosis (MDS-F) at a high frequency (9/19; 47.4%), but not in MDS without fibrosis (0/26; 0%). Intriguingly, in eight of the nine (88.9%) MDS-F cases with elevated NESCs, a majority of NESCs also expressed GFAP, with an additional increase in GFAP single-positive cells. Furthermore, in seven of them, we found a prominent structure characterized by neurofilament heavy chain staining surrounded by NESCs with GFAP expression. This structure may represent peripheral nerve axons surrounded by Schwann cells, and could be relevant to the pathophysiology of MDS-F.
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Hall JM, Gomez-Pinilla F, Savage LM. Nerve Growth Factor Is Responsible for Exercise-Induced Recovery of Septohippocampal Cholinergic Structure and Function. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:773. [PMID: 30443202 PMCID: PMC6222249 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Exercise has been shown to improve or rescue cognitive functioning in both humans and rodents, and the augmented actions of neurotrophins within the hippocampus and associated regions play a significant role in the improved neural plasticity. The septohippocampal circuit is modified by exercise. Beyond an enhancement of spatial working memory and a rescue of hippocampal activity-dependent acetylcholine (ACh) efflux, the re-emergence of the cholinergic/nestin neuronal phenotype within the medial septum/diagonal band (MS/dB) is observed following exercise (Hall and Savage, 2016). To determine which neurotrophin, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) or nerve growth factor (NGF), is critical for exercise-induced cholinergic improvements, control and amnestic rats had either NGF or BDNF sequestered by TrkA-IgG or TrkB-IgG coated microbeads placed within the dorsal hippocampus. Hippocampal ACh release within the hippocampus during spontaneous alternation was measured and MS/dB cholinergic neuronal phenotypes were assessed. Sequestering NGF, but not BDNF, abolished the exercise-induced recovery of spatial working memory and ACh efflux. Furthermore, the re-emergence of the cholinergic/nestin neuronal phenotype within the MS/dB following exercise was also selectively dependent on the actions of NGF. Thus, exercise-induced enhancement of NGF within the septohippocampal pathway represents a key avenue for aiding failing septo-hippocampal functioning and therefore has significant potential for the recovery of memory and cognition in several neurological disorders.
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- Joseph M Hall
- Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, United States
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Hall JM, Savage LM. Exercise leads to the re-emergence of the cholinergic/nestin neuronal phenotype within the medial septum/diagonal band and subsequent rescue of both hippocampal ACh efflux and spatial behavior. Exp Neurol 2016; 278:62-75. [PMID: 26836322 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2016.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Exercise has been shown to improve cognitive functioning in a range of species, presumably through an increase in neurotrophins throughout the brain, but in particular the hippocampus. The current study assessed the ability of exercise to restore septohippocampal cholinergic functioning in the pyrithiamine-induced thiamine deficiency (PTD) rat model of the amnestic disorder Korsakoff Syndrome. After voluntary wheel running or sedentary control conditions (stationary wheel attached to the home cage), PTD and control rats were behaviorally tested with concurrent in vivo microdialysis, at one of two time points: 24-h or 2-weeks post-exercise. It was found that only after the 2-week adaption period did exercise lead to an interrelated sequence of events in PTD rats that included: (1) restored spatial working memory; (2) rescued behaviorally-stimulated hippocampal acetylcholine efflux; and (3) within the medial septum/diagonal band, the re-emergence of the cholinergic (choline acetyltransferase [ChAT+]) phenotype, with the greatest change occurring in the ChAT+/nestin+ neurons. Furthermore, in control rats, exercise followed by a 2-week adaption period improved hippocampal acetylcholine efflux and increased the number of neurons co-expressing the ChAT and nestin phenotype. These findings demonstrate a novel mechanism by which exercise can modulate the mature cholinergic/nestin neuronal phenotype leading to improved neurotransmitter function as well as enhanced learning and memory.
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- Joseph M Hall
- Department of Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Binghamton University, State University of New York, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Binghamton University, State University of New York, United States.
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Nogueira AB, Sogayar MC, Colquhoun A, Siqueira SA, Nogueira AB, Marchiori PE, Teixeira MJ. Existence of a potential neurogenic system in the adult human brain. J Transl Med 2014; 12:75. [PMID: 24655332 PMCID: PMC3998109 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-12-75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Prevailingly, adult mammalian neurogenesis is thought to occur in discrete, separate locations known as neurogenic niches that are best characterized in the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the dentate gyrus and in the subventricular zone (SVZ). The existence of adult human neurogenic niches is controversial. Methods The existence of neurogenic niches was investigated with neurogenesis marker immunostaining in histologically normal human brains obtained from autopsies. Twenty-eight adult temporal lobes, specimens from limbic structures and the hypothalamus of one newborn and one adult were examined. Results The neural stem cell marker nestin stained circumventricular organ cells and the immature neuronal marker doublecortin (DCX) stained hypothalamic and limbic structures adjacent to circumventricular organs; both markers stained a continuous structure running from the hypothalamus to the hippocampus. The cell proliferation marker Ki-67 was detected predominately in structures that form the septo-hypothalamic continuum. Nestin-expressing cells were located in the fimbria-fornix at the insertion of the choroid plexus; ependymal cells in this structure expressed the putative neural stem cell marker CD133. From the choroidal fissure in the temporal lobe, a nestin-positive cell layer spread throughout the SVZ and subpial zone. In the subpial zone, a branch of this layer reached the hippocampal sulcus and ended in the SGZ (principally in the newborn) and in the subiculum (principally in the adults). Another branch of the nestin-positive cell layer in the subpial zone returned to the optic chiasm. DCX staining was detected in the periventricular and middle hypothalamus and more densely from the mammillary body to the subiculum through the fimbria-fornix, thus running through the principal neuronal pathway from the hippocampus to the hypothalamus. The column of the fornix forms part of this pathway and appears to coincide with the zone previously identified as the human rostral migratory stream. Partial co-labeling with DCX and the neuronal marker βIII-tubulin was also observed. Conclusions Collectively, these findings suggest the existence of an adult human neurogenic system that rises from the circumventricular organs and follows, at minimum, the circuitry of the hypothalamus and limbic system.
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- Adriano Barreto Nogueira
- Division of Neurosurgery Clinic, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr, Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, 05403-900 São Paulo, Brazil.
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Guo KH, Li DP, Gu HY, Jie-Xu, Yao ZB. Postnatal development of nestin positive neurons in rat basal forebrain: different onset and topography with choline acetyltransferase and parvalbumin expression. Int J Dev Neurosci 2014; 35:72-9. [PMID: 24657285 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 03/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Our previous studies identified a sub-population of cholinergic neurons which express nestin in the rostral part of the basal forebrain (BF) in normal adult rats. In the present study, the postnatal developmental patterns of nestin, choline acetyl transferase (ChAT) and parvalbumin (PV) positive neurons were explored by means of immunohistochemistry combined with immunofluorescence double label methods. Compared with early onset of ChAT expression (from P1) and delayed onset of PV expression (from P16), nestin positive activity was detected in the BF from P9 and co-expressed by parts of the ChAT positive neurons within the same region during the whole postnatal development process. However, ChAT and PV were not coexpressed by the neurons within the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca (MS-DBB) of BF. These results might imply a composite of separate development patterns displayed by different subpopulations of cholinergic neurons (nestin positive cholinergic neurons and nestin negative cholinergic neurons) within this region. Moreover, the topographic distribution of nestin, ChAT and PV positive neurons also showed different characteristics. In summary, our present study revealed a remarkable timing and topographic difference on the postnatal development of the nestin expression within the MS-DBB of BF compared with ChAT and PV expression. It is further suggested that nestin is re-expressed by cholinergic neurons in the BF after differentiation but not persisted from neuronal precursor cells.
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- Kai-Hua Guo
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China; Department of Anatomy, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
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Zhao Y, Guo K, Li D, Yuan Q, Yao Z. Special function of nestin(+) neurons in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca in adult rats. Neural Regen Res 2014; 9:308-17. [PMID: 25206817 PMCID: PMC4146154 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.128229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Nestin(+) neurons have been shown to express choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca in adult rats. This study explored the projection of nestin(+) neurons to the olfactory bulb and the time course of nestin(+) neurons in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca in adult rats during injury recovery after olfactory nerve transection. This study observed that all nestin(+) neurons were double-labeled with ChAT in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca. Approximately 53.6% of nestin(+) neurons were projected to the olfactory bulb and co-labeled with fast blue. A large number of nestin(+) neurons were not present in each region of the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca. Nestin(+) neurons in the medial septum and vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca showed obvious compensatory function. The number of nestin(+) neurons decreased to a minimum later than nestin(-)/ChAT(+) neurons in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca. The results suggest that nestin(+) cholinergic neurons may have a closer connection to olfactory bulb neurons. Nestin(+) cholinergic neurons may have a stronger tolerance to injury than Nestin(-)/ChAT(+) neurons. The difference between nestin(+) and nestin(-)/ChAT(+) neurons during the recovery process requires further investigations.
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- Yuhong Zhao
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Sattarova EA, Sinitsyna OI, Vasyunina EA, Duzhak AB, Kolosova NG, Zharkov DO, Nevinsky GA. Age-dependent guanine oxidation in DNA of different brain regions of Wistar rats and prematurely aging OXYS rats. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1830:3542-52. [PMID: 23403132 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oxidative damage to the cell, including the formation of 8-oxoG, has been regarded as a significant factor in carcinogenesis and aging. An inbred prematurely aging rat strain (OXYS) is characterized by high sensitivity to oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation, DNA rearrangements, and pathological conditions paralleling several human degenerative diseases including learning and memory deterioration. METHODS We have used monoclonal antibodies against a common pre-mutagenic base lesion 8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG) and 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1) in combination with indirect immunofluorescence microscopy and image analysis to follow the relative amounts and distribution of 8-oxoG and OGG1 in various cells of different brain regions from OXYS and control Wistar rats. RESULTS It was shown that 8-oxoG increased with age in mature neurons, nestin- and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive cells of hippocampus and frontal cortex in both strains of rats, with OXYS rats always displaying statistically significantly higher levels of oxidative DNA damage than Wistar rats. The relative content of 8-oxoG and OGG1 in nestin- and GFAP-positive cells was higher than in mature neurons in both Wistar and OXYS rats. However, there was no significant interstrain difference in the content of OGG1 for all types of cells and brain regions analyzed, and no difference in the relative content of 8-oxoG between different brain regions. CONCLUSIONS Oxidation of guanine may play an important role in the development of age-associated decrease in memory and learning capability of OXYS rats. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The findings are important for validation of the OXYS rat strain as a model of mammalian aging.
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- Evgeniya A Sattarova
- SB RAS Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Lambert KG. The parental brain: Transformations and adaptations. Physiol Behav 2012; 107:792-800. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Hahn YK, Podhaizer EM, Hauser KF, Knapp PE. HIV-1 alters neural and glial progenitor cell dynamics in the central nervous system: coordinated response to opiates during maturation. Glia 2012; 60:1871-87. [PMID: 22865725 DOI: 10.1002/glia.22403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HANDs) are common sequelae of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, even when viral titers are well controlled by antiretroviral therapy. Evidence in patients and animal models suggests that neurologic deficits are increased during chronic opiate exposure. We have hypothesized that central nervous system (CNS) progenitor cells in both adult and developing CNS are affected by HIV infection and that opiates exacerbate these effects. To examine this question, neural progenitors were exposed to HIV-1 Tat(1-86) in the developing brain of inducible transgenic mice and in vitro. We examined whether Tat affected the proliferation or balance of progenitor populations expressing nestin, Sox2, and Olig2. Disease relevance was further tested by exposing human-derived progenitors to supernatant from HIV-1 infected monocytes. Studies concentrated on striatum, a region preferentially targeted by HIV and opiates. Results were similar among experimental paradigms. Tat or HIV exposure reduced the proliferation of undifferentiated (Sox2(+)) progenitors and oligodendroglial (Olig2(+)) progenitors. Coexposure to morphine exacerbated the effects of Tat or HIV-1(SF162) supernatant, but partially reversed HIV-1(IIIB) supernatant effects. Populations of Sox2(+) and Olig2(+) cells were also reduced by Tat exposure, although progenitor survival was unaffected. In rare instances, p24 immunolabeling was detected in viable human progenitors by confocal imaging. The vulnerability of progenitors is likely to distort the dynamic balance among neuron/glial populations as the brain matures, perhaps contributing to reports that neurologic disease is especially prevalent in pediatric HIV patients. Pediatric disease is atypical in developed regions but remains a serious concern in resource-limited areas where infection occurs commonly at birth and through breast feeding.
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- Yun Kyung Hahn
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0709, USA
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Lee JH, Park HS, Shin JM, Chun MH, Oh SJ. Nestin expressing progenitor cells during establishment of the neural retina and its vasculature. Anat Cell Biol 2012; 45:38-46. [PMID: 22536550 PMCID: PMC3328739 DOI: 10.5115/acb.2012.45.1.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 03/09/2012] [Accepted: 03/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In order to test if nestin is a useful marker for various types of progenitor cells, we explored nestin expression in the retina during development. Nestin expression was co-evaluated with bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling and Griffonia simplicifolia isolectin B4 (GSIB4) histochemistry. Nestin immunoreactivity appears in cell soma of dividing neural progenitor cells and their leading processes in retinas from embryonic day (E) 13 to E20, in accordance with a BrdU-labeled pattern. At postnatal day (P) 5, it is restricted to the end feet of Müller cells. BrdU-labeled nuclei were mainly in the inner part of the inner nuclear layer in postnatal neonates. The retinal vessels demarcated with GSIB4-positive endothelial cells were first distributed in the nerve fiber layer from P3. Afterward the vascular branches sprouted and penetrated deeply into the retina. The endothelial cells positive for GSIB4 and the pericytes in the microvessels were additionally immunoreactive for nestin. Interestingly, the presumed migrating microglial cells showing only GSIB4 reactivity preceded the microvessels throughout the neuroblast layer during vascular sprouting and extension. These findings may suggest that nestin expression represents the proliferation and movement potential of the neural progenitor cells as well as the progenitor cells of the endothelial cell and the pericyte during retinal development. Thus, Müller glial cells might be potential neural progenitor cells of the retina, and the retinal microvasculature established by both the endothelial and the pericyte progenitor cells via vasculogenesis along microglia migrating routes sustains its angiogenic potential.
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- Jong-Hyun Lee
- Department of Anatomy, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Arai H, Ikota H, Sugawara KI, Nobusawa S, Hirato J, Nakazato Y. Nestin expression in brain tumors: its utility for pathological diagnosis and correlation with the prognosis of high-grade gliomas. Brain Tumor Pathol 2012; 29:160-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10014-012-0081-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Zhu J, Gu H, Yao Z, Zou J, Guo K, Li D, Gao T. The nestin-expressing and non-expressing neurons in rat basal forebrain display different electrophysiological properties and project to hippocampus. BMC Neurosci 2011; 12:129. [PMID: 22185478 PMCID: PMC3282673 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-12-129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Nestin-immunoreactive (nestin-ir) neurons have been identified in the medial septal/diagonal band complex (MS/DBB) of adult rat and human, but the significance of nestin expression in functional neurons is not clear. This study investigated electrophysiological properties and neurochemical phenotypes of nestin-expressing (nestin+) neurons using whole-cell recording combined with single-cell RT-PCR to explore the significance of nestin expression in functional MS/DBB neurons. The retrograde labelling and immunofluorescence were used to investigate the nestin+ neuron related circuit in the septo-hippocampal pathway. Results The results of single-cell RT-PCR showed that 87.5% (35/40) of nestin+ cells expressed choline acetyltransferase mRNA (ChAT+), only 44.3% (35/79) of ChAT+ cells expressed nestin mRNA. Furthermore, none of the nestin+ cells expressed glutamic acid decarboxylases 67 (GAD67) or vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUT) mRNA. All of the recorded nestin+ cells were excitable and demonstrated slow-firing properties, which were distinctive from those of GAD67 or VGLUT mRNA-positive neurons. These results show that the MS/DBB cholinergic neurons could be divided into nestin-expressing cholinergic neurons (NEChs) and nestin non-expressing cholinergic neurons (NNChs). Interestingly, NEChs had higher excitability and received stronger spontaneous excitatory synaptic inputs than NNChs. Retrograde labelling combined with choline acetyltransferase and nestin immunofluorescence showed that both of the NEChs and NNChs projected to hippocampus. Conclusions These results suggest that there are two parallel cholinergic septo-hippocampal pathways that may have different functions. The significance of nestin expressing in functional neurons has been discussed.
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- Jianhua Zhu
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Franssen CL, Bardi M, Shea EA, Hampton JE, Franssen RA, Kinsley CH, Lambert KG. Fatherhood alters behavioural and neural responsiveness in a spatial task. J Neuroendocrinol 2011; 23:1177-87. [PMID: 21933288 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02225.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The hormones and experiences of pregnancy, parturition and lactation have been shown to dramatically remodel the female rat's hippocampus, potentially enhancing behaviours critical for meeting the increased demands of motherhood. Previous work in our laboratory has also suggested that pup exposure, apart from pregnancy and lactation, constitutes an important influence on ancillary maternal behaviour (e.g. foraging behaviour). In the present study, we press the parental model further by examining the effect of pup exposure on the hippocampus of males from a biparental mouse species, the California mice (Peromyscus californicus). Males were either Fathers (i.e. first-time fathers housed with a female from mating until 7 days after parturition), pup-exposed virgins (PEV; i.e. sexually naïve males briefly exposed to pups daily for 7 days) or Virgins (i.e. never exposed to females or pups). A dry-land maze (DLM), as used for assessing spatial learning, was employed to determine the foraging abilities of the males. The results indicated that, on the most challenging day of testing (i.e. acquisition day), California mouse Fathers demonstrated superior memory for the task compared to PEVs and Virgins. In addition to the behavioural data, significantly more fos-immunoreactivity was observed in the CA1, CA3 and dentate gyrus regions of the hippocampi of Fathers than PEVs or Virgins in response to the probe trial. Additionally, a trend for altered performance on the DLM was observed in the PEVs on the last day of testing, which was accompanied by the highest levels of nestin-immunoreactivity, an indicant of neuroplasticity, of the three groups. In summary, these data suggest that, in accordance with previous observations of maternal rats, the paternal brain is similarly influenced by parental experience, as demonstrated by accompanying modifications to relevant neurobiological and behavioural responses.
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- C L Franssen
- Department of Psychology, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005, USA
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Hendrickson ML, Rao AJ, Demerdash ONA, Kalil RE. Expression of nestin by neural cells in the adult rat and human brain. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18535. [PMID: 21490921 PMCID: PMC3072400 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Neurons and glial cells in the developing brain arise from neural progenitor cells (NPCs). Nestin, an intermediate filament protein, is thought to be expressed exclusively by NPCs in the normal brain, and is replaced by the expression of proteins specific for neurons or glia in differentiated cells. Nestin expressing NPCs are found in the adult brain in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricle and the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the dentate gyrus. While significant attention has been paid to studying NPCs in the SVZ and SGZ in the adult brain, relatively little attention has been paid to determining whether nestin-expressing neural cells (NECs) exist outside of the SVZ and SGZ. We therefore stained sections immunocytochemically from the adult rat and human brain for NECs, observed four distinct classes of these cells, and present here the first comprehensive report on these cells. Class I cells are among the smallest neural cells in the brain and are widely distributed. Class II cells are located in the walls of the aqueduct and third ventricle. Class IV cells are found throughout the forebrain and typically reside immediately adjacent to a neuron. Class III cells are observed only in the basal forebrain and closely related areas such as the hippocampus and corpus striatum. Class III cells resemble neurons structurally and co-express markers associated exclusively with neurons. Cell proliferation experiments demonstrate that Class III cells are not recently born. Instead, these cells appear to be mature neurons in the adult brain that express nestin. Neurons that express nestin are not supposed to exist in the brain at any stage of development. That these unique neurons are found only in brain regions involved in higher order cognitive function suggests that they may be remodeling their cytoskeleton in supporting the neural plasticity required for these functions.
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- Michael L Hendrickson
- W.M. Keck Laboratory for Biological Imaging, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Stem cell marker nestin is expressed in plasma cells of multiple myeloma patients. Leuk Res 2011; 35:1008-13. [PMID: 21440298 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2011.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nestin is considered to be a characteristic marker of multipotent proliferative precursors found in some embryonic and fetal tissues. Its expression might be a suitable diagnostic and prognostic indicator of malignancy and a potential marker of cancer stem cells in solid tumors. Unexpectedly, nestin protein was detected in mature CD138(+)CD38(+) plasma cells of multiple myeloma patients and statistical analysis confirmed significant differences between myeloma patients and control group without hematological malignancy. Our results represent the first evidence of nestin expression in multiple myeloma. Further studies are required to elucidate the role of this protein in multiple myeloma.
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Van Den Berge SA, Middeldorp J, Zhang CE, Curtis MA, Leonard BW, Mastroeni D, Voorn P, Van De Berg WDJ, Huitinga I, Hol EM. Longterm quiescent cells in the aged human subventricular neurogenic system specifically express GFAP-delta. Aging Cell 2010; 9:313-26. [PMID: 20121722 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2010.00556.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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A main neurogenic niche in the adult human brain is the subventricular zone (SVZ). Recent data suggest that the progenitors that are born in the human SVZ migrate via the rostral migratory stream (RMS) towards the olfactory bulb (OB), similar to what has been observed in other mammals. A subpopulation of astrocytes in the SVZ specifically expresses an assembly-compromised isoform of the intermediate filament protein glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP-delta). To further define the phenotype of these GFAP-delta expressing cells and to determine whether these cells are present throughout the human subventricular neurogenic system, we analysed SVZ, RMS and OB sections of 14 aged brain donors (ages 74-93). GFAP-delta was expressed in the SVZ along the ventricle, in the RMS and in the OB. The GFAP-delta cells in the SVZ co-expressed the neural stem cell (NSC) marker nestin and the cell proliferation markers proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and Mcm2. Furthermore, BrdU retention was found in GFAP-delta positive cells in the SVZ. In the RMS, GFAP-delta was expressed in the glial net surrounding the neuroblasts. In the OB, GFAP-delta positive cells co-expressed PCNA. We also showed that GFAP-delta cells are present in neurosphere cultures that were derived from SVZ precursors, isolated postmortem from four brain donors (ages 63-91). Taken together, our findings show that GFAP-delta is expressed in an astrocytic subpopulation in the SVZ, the RMS and the OB. Importantly, we provide the first evidence that GFAP-delta is specifically expressed in longterm quiescent cells in the human SVZ, which are reminiscent of NSCs.
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A tumor-specific cellular environment at the brain invasion border of adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas. Virchows Arch 2010; 456:287-300. [DOI: 10.1007/s00428-009-0873-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2009] [Revised: 11/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Glia activation induced by peripheral administration of aluminum oxide nanoparticles in rat brains. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2009; 5:473-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2008] [Revised: 12/21/2008] [Accepted: 01/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Naritsuka H, Sakai K, Hashikawa T, Mori K, Yamaguchi M. Perisomatic-targeting granule cells in the mouse olfactory bulb. J Comp Neurol 2009; 515:409-26. [PMID: 19459218 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Inhibitory interneurons in the hippocampus and neocortex are differentiated into several morphological and functional subtypes that innervate distinct subcellular domains of principal neurons. In the olfactory bulb (OB), odor information is processed by local neuronal circuits that include the major inhibitory interneuron, granule cells (GCs). All GCs reported to date target their inhibitory output synapses mainly to dendrites of mitral cells (MCs) and tufted cells (TCs) in the external plexiform layer (EPL). Here we identified a novel type of GC that targets output synapses selectively to the perisomatic region of MCs. In the OB of adult transgenic mice expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the control of nestin gene regulatory regions, we observed cells in the granule cell layer (GCL) that have GC-like morphology and strongly express GFP (referred to as type S cells). Type S cells expressed NeuN and GAD67, molecular markers for GCs. Intracellular labeling of type S cells revealed that their dendrites did not enter the EPL, but formed branches and spines within the GCL, internal plexiform layer, and mitral cell layer. Type S cells typically had huge spines at the ends of the apical dendrites. Some of the terminal spines attached to the perisomatic region of MCs and formed dendrosomatic reciprocal synapses with a presumed granule-to-mitral inhibitory synapse and a mitral-to-granule excitatory synapse. These findings indicate the morphological differentiation of GCs into dendritic-targeting and perisomatic-targeting subsets, and suggest the functional differentiation of the GC subsets in the processing of odor information in the OB.
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Leonard BW, Mastroeni D, Grover A, Liu Q, Yang K, Gao M, Wu J, Pootrakul D, van den Berge SA, Hol EM, Rogers J. Subventricular zone neural progenitors from rapid brain autopsies of elderly subjects with and without neurodegenerative disease. J Comp Neurol 2009; 515:269-94. [PMID: 19425077 PMCID: PMC2757160 DOI: 10.1002/cne.22040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In mice and in young adult humans, the subventricular zone (SVZ) contains multipotent, dividing astrocytes, some of which, when cultured, produce neurospheres that differentiate into neurons and glia. It is unknown whether the SVZ of very old humans has this capacity. Here, we report that neural stem/progenitor cells can also be cultured from rapid autopsy samples of SVZ from elderly human subjects, including patients with age-related neurologic disorders. Histological sections of SVZ from these cases showed a glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)-positive ribbon of astrocytes similar to the astrocyte ribbon in human periventricular white matter biopsies that is reported to be a rich source of neural progenitors. Cultures of the SVZ contained 1) neurospheres with a core of Musashi-1-, nestin-, and nucleostemin-immunopositive cells as well as more differentiated GFAP-positive astrocytes; 2) SMI-311-, MAP2a/b-, and beta-tubulin(III)-positive neurons; and 3) galactocerebroside-positive oligodendrocytes. Neurospheres continued to generate differentiated progeny for months after primary culturing, in some cases nearly 2 years postinitial plating. Patch clamp studies of differentiated SVZ cells expressing neuron-specific antigens revealed voltage-dependent, tetrodotoxin-sensitive, inward Na+ currents and voltage-dependent, delayed, slowly inactivating K+ currents, electrophysiologic characteristics of neurons. A subpopulation of these cells also exhibited responses consistent with the kinetics and pharmacology of the h-current. However, although these cells displayed some aspects of neuronal function, they remained immature, insofar as they did not fire action potentials. These studies suggest that human neural progenitor activity may remain viable throughout much of the life span, even in the face of severe neurodegenerative disease.
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- Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ 85351, U.S.A
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- Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, U.S.A
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- Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, U.S.A
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- Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, U.S.A
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- Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ 85013, U.S.A
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, an institute of the NetherlandsRoyal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BAAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, an institute of the NetherlandsRoyal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BAAmsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, AZ 85351, U.S.A
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Balasubramaniam B, Carter DA, Mayer EJ, Dick AD. Microglia derived IL-6 suppresses neurosphere generation from adult human retinal cell suspensions. Exp Eye Res 2009; 89:757-66. [PMID: 19596318 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2009.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2009] [Revised: 06/22/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Following retinal degeneration or inflammation that disrupts tissue architecture, there is limited evidence of tissue regeneration, despite evidence of cells with progenitor properties in the adult human retina at all ages. With the prospect of tissue/cell transplantation, redressing homeostasis whilst overcoming glial barrier or gliosis remains key to successful graft versus host integration and functional recovery. Activated human retinal microglia (MG) secrete cytokines, including IL-6, which may suppress neurogenesis or cellular (photoreceptor) replacement. To investigate this hypothesis, adult human retinal explants were cultured in cytokine-conditioned media (TNFalpha, TGFbeta, LPS/IFNgamma) to activate microglia in situ. Following culture of retinal explants for 4 days, supernatant conditioned by resulting migrated microglia was collected after a further 3 days and fed to retinal cell suspensions (RCS). Neurosphere (NS) generation and survival analysis was performed after 7 and 14 days in culture, with or without addition of conditioned media and with or without concomitant IL-6 neutralisation. Neurosphere phenotype was analysed by immunohistochemistry and cell morphology. Migratory MG from retinal explants were activated (iNOS-positive) and expressed CD45, CD11b, and CD11c. LPS/IFNgamma-activated MG conditioned media (MG-CM) contained significant levels of IL-6 (1265 +/- 143) pg/ml, which inhibited neurosphere generation within RCS in the presence of optimal neurosphere generating N2-FGF2 culture medium. Neutralising IL-6 activity reinstated NS generation and the differentiation capacity was maintained in the spheres that formed. Even in the presence of high levels of IL-6, those few NS that did form demonstrated a capacity to differentiate. The data supports activated MG-derived IL-6 influence retinal cell turnover.
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- Balini Balasubramaniam
- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences South Bristol, University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH), Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LX, UK.
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Geha S, Pallud J, Junier MP, Devaux B, Leonard N, Chassoux F, Chneiweiss H, Daumas-Duport C, Varlet P. NG2+/Olig2+ cells are the major cycle-related cell population of the adult human normal brain. Brain Pathol 2009; 20:399-411. [PMID: 19486010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2009.00295.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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A persistent cycling cell population in the normal adult human brain is well established. Neural stem cells or neural progenitors have been identified in the subventricular zone and the dentate gyrus subgranular layer (SGL), two areas of persistent neurogenesis. Cycling cells in other human normal brain areas, however, remains to be established. Here, we determined the distribution and identity of these cells in the cortex, the white matter and the hippocampal formation of adult patients with and without chronic temporal lobe epilepsy using immunohistochemistry for the cell cycle markers Ki-67 (Mib-1) and minichromosome maintenance protein 2. Rare proliferative neuronal precursors expressing the neuronal antigen neuronal nuclei were restricted to the SGL. In contrast, the oligodendrocyte progenitor cell markers Olig2 and the surface antigen NG2 were expressed by the vast majority of cycling cells scattered throughout the cortex and white matter of both control and epileptic patients. Most of these cycling cells were in early G1 phase, and were significantly more numerous in epileptic than in non-epileptic patients. These results provide evidence for a persistent gliogenesis in the human cortex and white matter that is enhanced in an epileptic environment.
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- Sameh Geha
- Department of Neuropathology, Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris, France
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Jin Z, Liu L, Bian W, Chen Y, Xu G, Cheng L, Jing N. Different transcription factors regulate nestin gene expression during P19 cell neural differentiation and central nervous system development. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:8160-73. [PMID: 19147497 PMCID: PMC2658109 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m805632200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Nestin is a molecular marker for neural progenitor cells. Rat and human nestin genes possess a central nervous system-specific enhancer within their second introns. However, the transcription factors that bind to the nestin enhancer have not been fully elucidated. Here, we show that the second intron of the mouse nestin gene is sufficient to drive reporter gene expression in the developing nervous system. The core sequence of this central nervous system-specific enhancer localizes to the 3' 320-bp region. The cis-elements for Sox and POU family transcription factors and the hormone-responsive element are essential for nestin expression during embryonic carcinoma P19 cell neural differentiation and in the developing chick neural tube. Interestingly, different transcription factors bind to the nestin enhancer at different stages of P19 cell neural differentiation and central nervous system development. Sox2 and SF1 may mediate basal nestin expression in undifferentiated P19EC cells, whereas Sox2, Brn1, and Brn2 bind to the enhancer in P19 neural progenitor cells. Similarly, in vivo, Oct1 binds to the nestin enhancer in embryonic day 8.5 (E8.5) mouse embryos, and Oct1, Brn1, and Brn2 bind to this enhancer in E10.5 and E12.5 mouse embryos. Our studies therefore suggest a temporal coordination of transcription factors in determining nestin gene expression.
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- Zhigang Jin
- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Snethen H, Love S, Scolding N. Disease-responsive neural precursor cells are present in multiple sclerosis lesions. Regen Med 2009; 3:835-47. [PMID: 18947307 DOI: 10.2217/17460751.3.6.835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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AIMS Spontaneous tissue repair occurs in multiple sclerosis (MS), but the origin of remyelinating cells remains obscure. Here we explore the hypothesis that endogenous neural precursors are involved in MS disease processes. MATERIALS & METHODS We studied postmortem brain and spinal cord samples from MS patients using immunocytochemical techniques. RESULTS We show that cells co-positive for nestin and musashi-1 are not merely present in lesions, but found in markedly increased numbers (up to fivefold). Small numbers of nestin-positive cells show direct evidence of proliferation, co-staining for Ki67; some also coexpress glial fibrillary acidic protein or oligodendrocyte progenitor markers (NG-2 or PDGF-alpha receptor), or the early neuronal marker doublecortin, consistent with transition from neural precursors. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that endogenous neural precursors react to disease processes in MS.
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- Heidi Snethen
- Department of Neurology, University of Bristol Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol BS161LE, UK
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Li D, Wang J, Yew DT, Lucy Forster E, Yao Z. Age-related alterations of Nestin-immunoreactive neurons in rat basal forebrain with aged memory deficit. Neurochem Int 2008; 53:270-7. [PMID: 18805450 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2008.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 08/07/2008] [Accepted: 08/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Age-related and aged memory deficit changes in Nestin-immunoreactive (Nestin-IR) neurons were studied following recent evidence of distinct Nestin-IR neurons within adult rat basal forebrain. Morris water maze task assessed spatial learning capacity of 3- and 24-month rats (aged-impaired and aged-unimpaired groups). Nestin-IR neuron distributional and morphological features were investigated by immunohistochemistry and positive neuronal number calculation. Nestin-IR neuron number declined with aging, especially aged-impaired. Significant negative correlations existed between average escape latencies and Nestin-IR neuron number in medial septum-diagonal band of Broca (MS-DBB). Correlations of rostral portion [medial septum (MS) and vertical limb diagonal band (vDB)] were higher than caudal portion [horizontal limb diagonal band (hDB)]. Aged-impaired showed reduced complexity of Nestin-IR neuron dendrite arborization and dendritic length. Nestin-IR astrocyte-like cells appeared scattered among Nestin-IR neurons on some aged-impaired slices. In conclusion, aged-impaired rats showed worse cognitive spatial performance and less Nestin-IR neuronal number compared to aged-unimpaired. Nestin-IR neuronal loss and morphological changes are some pathological characteristics of rat aged basal forebrain and may be important in neurobiological mechanisms of brain aging and aged memory deficit.
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- Dongpei Li
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Repiblic of China.
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Siebzehnrubl FA, Blumcke I. Neurogenesis in the human hippocampus and its relevance to temporal lobe epilepsies. Epilepsia 2008; 49 Suppl 5:55-65. [PMID: 18522601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Ample evidence points to the dentate gyrus as anatomical region for persistent neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain. This has been confirmed in a variety of animal models under physiological as well as pathophysiological conditions. Notwithstanding, similar experiments are difficult to perform in humans. Postmortem studies demonstrated persisting neurogenesis in the elderly human brain. In addition, neural precursor cells can be isolated from surgical specimens obtained from patients with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and propagated or differentiated into neuronal and glial lineages. It remains a controversial issue, whether epileptic seizures have an effect on or even increase hippocampal neurogenesis in humans. Recent data support the notion that seizures induce neurogenesis in young patients, whereas the capacity of neuronal recruitment and proliferation decreases with age. Animal models of TLE further indicate that these newly generated neurons integrate into epileptogenic networks and contribute to increased seizure susceptibility. However, pathomorphological disturbances within the epileptic hippocampus, such as granule cell dispersion (GCD), may not directly result from compromised neurogenesis. Still, the majority of adult TLE patients present with significant dentate granule cell loss at an end stage of the disease, which relates to severe memory and learning disabilities. In conclusion, surgical specimens obtained from TLE patients represent an important tool to study mechanisms of stem cell recruitment, proliferation and differentiation in the human brain. In addition, increasing availability of surgical specimens opens new avenues to systematically explore disease pathomechanisms in chronic epilepsies.
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Dell'Albani P. Stem cell markers in gliomas. Neurochem Res 2008; 33:2407-15. [PMID: 18493853 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9723-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Gliomas are the most common tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) and a frequent cause of mental impairment and death. Treatment of malignant gliomas is often palliative because of their infiltrating nature and high recurrence. Genetic events that lead to brain tumours are mostly unknown. A growing body of evidence suggests that gliomas may rise from cancer stem cells (CSC) sharing with neural stem cells (NSC) the capacity of cell renewal and multipotency. Accordingly, a population of cells called "side population" (SP), which has been isolated from gliomas on the basis of their ability to extrude fluorescent dyes, behaves as stem cells and is resistant to chemotherapeutic treatments. This review will focus on the expression of the stem cell markers nestin and CD133 in glioma cancer stem cells. In addition, the possible role of Platelet Derived Growth Factor receptor type alpha (PDGFR-alpha) and Notch signalling in normal development and tumourigenesis of gliomas are also discussed. Future work elucidating the mechanisms that control normal development will help to identify new cancer stem cell-related genes. The identification of important markers and the elucidation of signalling pathways involved in survival, proliferation and differentiation of CSCs appear to be fundamental for developing an effective therapy of brain tumours.
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- Paola Dell'Albani
- Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council (CNR), V.le Regina Margherita, 6, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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Lyck L, Dalmau I, Chemnitz J, Finsen B, Schrøder HD. Immunohistochemical markers for quantitative studies of neurons and glia in human neocortex. J Histochem Cytochem 2008; 56:201-21. [PMID: 17998570 PMCID: PMC2324185 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.7a7187.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Reproducible visualization of neurons and glia in human brain is essential for quantitative studies of the cellular changes in neurological disease. However, immunohistochemistry in human brain specimens is often compromised because of prolonged fixation. To select cell lineage-specific antibodies for quantitative studies of neurons and the major types of glia, we used 29 different antibodies, different epitope retrieval methods, and different detection systems to stain tissue arrays of formalin-fixed human brain. The screening pointed at CD45/leukocyte common antigen (LCA), CD68(KP1), 2',3' cyclic nucleotide phosphatase (CNPase), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), HLA-DR, Ki67, neuronal nuclei (NeuN), p25alpha-antigen, and S100beta as candidates for future cell counting purposes, because these markers visualized specific neuronal and glial cell bodies. However, significant negative correlation between staining result and formalin fixation was observed by blinded scoring of staining for CD45/LCA, CNPase, GFAP, and NeuN in brain specimens fixed by immersion and stored up to 10 years in 4% formalin solution at room temperature, independent of donor sex and postmortem interval. In contrast, improved preservation of NeuN and CNPase staining, and full preservation of GFAP and CD45/LCA staining in tissue fixed by perfusion and stored for up to 3 years in 0.1% paraformaldehyde solution at 4C, indicated that immunohistochemistry can be performed in well-preserved biobank material.
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- Lise Lyck
- Medical Biotechnology Centre, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Schwartz L, Civitello L, Dunn-Pirio A, Ryschkewitsch S, Berry E, Cavert W, Kinzel N, Lawrence DMP, Hazra R, Major EO. Evidence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection of nestin-positive neural progenitors in archival pediatric brain tissue. J Neurovirol 2007; 13:274-83. [PMID: 17613718 DOI: 10.1080/13550280701344975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) central nervous system (CNS) infection in children is associated with impaired brain growth and neurodevelopmental delays. Neural progenitors are critical for neurogenesis. Human multipotential neural progenitors grown in culture are permissive for HIV-1 infection, but it is not known if infection of these cells occurs in vivo. Brain tissue from pre-highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) era pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients was examined for evidence of HIV-1 infection of nestin-positive neural progenitors by in situ hybridization; or after laser microdissection harvest, DNA extraction, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). HIV-1 or viral DNA was identified in nestin-positive cells in four of seven HIV-1-infected children, suggesting in vivo infection of neural progenitors.
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- Lynnae Schwartz
- Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1296, USA.
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Ma YH, Mentlein R, Knerlich F, Kruse ML, Mehdorn HM, Held-Feindt J. Expression of stem cell markers in human astrocytomas of different WHO grades. J Neurooncol 2007; 86:31-45. [PMID: 17611714 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-007-9439-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2007] [Accepted: 06/11/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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According to new hypotheses astrocytomas/gliomas either arise from or attract neural stem cells. Biological markers, particularly antigenic markers, have played a significant role for the characterization of these tumour stem cells (TSCc). Because these studies have been performed with single experimental samples mostly from gliomas, we investigated the expression of the stem cell markers CD133/Prominin, Nestin, Sox-2, Musashi-1, CXCR4, Flt-4/VEGFR-3 and CD105/Endoglin in 72 astrocytomas of different WHO-grades and compared it to normal adult human brain. Expression of their mRNA was quantified by quantitative RT-PCR, of their protein by counting immunopositive cells. In contrast to normal brain, tumour samples showed a high variability for the expression of all markers. However, their mean expression was significantly increased in astrocytomas, but this depended on the WHO grade only for CD133, Nestin, Sox-2 and Musashi-1. Confocal microscopy revealed that these markers mostly could be co-stained with glial fibrillary acidic protein, a marker for astoglial cells, but less frequently with the proliferation marker Ki-67/MIB-1. These markers sometimes, but not necessarily could be co-stained with each other in complex patterns. Our results show that most astrocytomas contain considerable portions of cells expressing stem cell markers. It appears that some of these cells originate from tumour genesis (supporting the stem cell hypothesis) while others are attracted by the tumours. Further functional markers are required to differentiate these TSC-types.
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- Yue-Hui Ma
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Schittenhelmstr. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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Hilbig A, Barbosa-Coutinho LM, Toscani N, Ribeiro MDC, da Cunha BSC. Expression of nestin and vimentin in gliomatosis cerebri. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2007; 64:781-6. [PMID: 17057885 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000500015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2006] [Accepted: 06/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is a rare form of CNS neoplasia in which there is diffuse involvement of the nervous tissue with or without the presence of tumor mass. The origin of the tumor is unknown, nor whether it represents a disease with diffuse onset or infiltration from a neoplastic focus. Here we studied the histopathologic characteristics of 6 cases with a diagnosis of GC and performed an immunohistochemical analysis using glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), synaptophysin, nestin and vimentin. Most tumor cells were negative for GFAP, even though there were foci of positivity for this marker in all cases. We detected the presence of many positive cells for nestin and vimentin in all studied samples. The presence of these cells may indicate origin of the tumor from undifferentiated cells with a high degree of mobility.
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- Arlete Hilbig
- Department of Morphological Sciences, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre, UFRGS, Rua Sarmento Leite 245, 90050-170 Porto Alegre RS, Brazil.
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Wang S, Yao Z, Wang J, Ai Y, Li D, Zhang Y, Mao J, Gu H, Ruan Y, Mao J. Evidence for a distinct group of nestin-immunoreactive neurons within the basal forebrain of adult rats. Neuroscience 2006; 142:1209-19. [PMID: 16997483 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.07.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Revised: 07/05/2006] [Accepted: 07/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nestin is an intermediate filament protein serving as a marker for neuroprogenitor and stem cells. Here we report that a cluster of previously unrecognized nestin immunoreactive (nestin-ir) neurons was located in the medial septum-diagonal band of Broca (MS-DBB) of the basal forebrain in adult rats. Nestin-ir neurons were exclusively located in the MS-DBB and intermingled with choline acetyltransferase-ir (ChAT-ir), parvalbumin-ir (PV-ir), or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-diaphorase reactive (NADPHd-reactive) neurons. However, there was no colocalization between nestin-ir and PV-ir in single neurons in MS-DBB; only about 35% of nestin-ir neurons were ChAT-ir, and 8%-12% of nestin-ir neurons were NADPHd-reactive. Morphologically, nestin-ir neurons showed a larger size of somata than that of ChAT-ir or PV-ir neurons and the distribution of nestin-ir neurons spread across the rostro-caudal extent of the MS-DBB. Moreover, retrograde tracing revealed that a significant portion of these nestin-ir neurons projected to the thalamus and hippocampus. These results, for the first time, provide strong evidence that there exists a cluster of previously unrecognized nestin-ir neurons in MS-DBB of the basal forebrain in adult rats and that these nestin-ir neurons are distinguishable from ChAT-ir, PV-ir, and NADPHd-reactive neurons.
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- S Wang
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan Medical College, Sun Yat-Sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, 510080 PR China
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Bozanić D, Bocina I, Saraga-Babić M. Involvement of cytoskelatal proteins and growth factor receptors during development of the human eye. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 211:367-77. [PMID: 16586110 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-006-0087-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The spatial and temporal distribution of nestin, cytokeratins (CKs), vimentin, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), neurofilaments (NFs), beta-tubulin as well as fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) and platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta (PDGF-Rbeta) were investigated in the developing human eye in eight conceptuses of 5-9 postovulatory weeks using immunostaining. Nestin was found in the neuroglial precursors and the radial glial fibres of the optic nerve. In the pigmented retina, nestin was present only in the 5th week, while at later stages (6-9th week), co-expression of CKs and vimentin was seen. Nestin, CKs, vimentin, and GFAP were observed in the precursors to various cell types in the neural retina. Additionally, their expression was also apparent in the lens epithelium, showing its gradual fading following the lens fibre elongation. They appeared in the mesenchymal cells of the cornea, the choroid, the sclera, and the corpus vitreum, too. In the corneal epithelium, co-expression of nestin and CKs was detected. NFs and beta-tubulin were confined to the differentiating retinal neuroblasts. Growth factor receptors were seen in the retina, the lens epithelium while less intensely in the lens fibres, the corneal epithelium, and the mesenchymal cells. During the early eye development (5-9th week), IFs expressing normal pattern of distribution as well as acting in concert might contribute to the normal developmental processes occurring in certain parts of the human eye. Additionally, NFs and beta-tubulin seem to have an important role in the retinal ganglion cell differentiation, while FGFRs and PDGF-Rbeta may regulate the cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival in various parts of the developing eye.
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- Darka Bozanić
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Medical School, University of Split, PAK, KB Split, Spincićeva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia.
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Veselska R, Kuglik P, Cejpek P, Svachova H, Neradil J, Loja T, Relichova J. Nestin expression in the cell lines derived from glioblastoma multiforme. BMC Cancer 2006; 6:32. [PMID: 16457706 PMCID: PMC1403792 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Nestin is a protein belonging to class VI of intermediate filaments that is produced in stem/progenitor cells in the mammalian CNS during development and is consecutively replaced by other intermediate filament proteins (neurofilaments, GFAP). Down-regulated nestin may be re-expressed in the adult organism under certain pathological conditions (brain injury, ischemia, inflammation, neoplastic transformation). Our work focused on a detailed study of the nestin cytoskeleton in cell lines derived from glioblastoma multiforme, because re-expression of nestin together with down-regulation of GFAP has been previously reported in this type of brain tumor. Methods Two cell lines were derived from the tumor tissue of patients treated for glioblastoma multiforme. Nestin and other cytoskeletal proteins were visualized using imunocytochemical methods: indirect immunofluorescence and immunogold-labelling. Results Using epifluorescence and confocal microscopy, we described the morphology of nestin-positive intermediate filaments in glioblastoma cells of both primary cultures and the derived cell lines, as well as the reorganization of nestin during mitosis. Our most important result came through transmission electron microscopy and provided clear evidence that nestin is present in the cell nucleus. Conclusion Detailed information concerning the pattern of the nestin cytoskeleton in glioblastoma cell lines and especially the demonstration of nestin in the nucleus represent an important background for further studies of nestin re-expression in relationship to tumor malignancy and invasive potential.
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- Renata Veselska
- Cell Culture Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Science, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cell Culture Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cell Culture Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cell Culture Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics, Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Science, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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Kruglyakova EP, Khovryakov AV, Shikhanov NP, Maccann GM, Vael' I, Kruglyakov PP, Sosunov AA. Nestin-Expressing Cells in the Human Hippocampus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 35:891-7. [PMID: 16270168 DOI: 10.1007/s11055-005-0141-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2003] [Revised: 07/10/2004] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nestin, a protein of the intermediate filament family, is typical of undifferentiated neural stem and progenitor cells. The present report describes studies of nestin expression in the hippocampus of patients with epilepsy and identifies five types of nestin-immunopositive cells differing in terms of their morphological phenotype and immunological characteristics. These were cells with the phenotype of radial glial cells, bipolar cells, small dendritic cells, cells of the subependymal zone, and astrocyte-like cells. Two types of cell - radial gliocytes of the dentate fascia and NG2-immunopositive bipolar cells - can be regarded as neural precursors of different levels of commitment.
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- E P Kruglyakova
- Department of Cytology, Histology, and Embryology, Mordovskii State University, Saransk, Russia
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Scorza CA, Arida RM, Cavalheiro EA, Naffah-Mazzacoratti MG, Scorza FA. Expression of nestin in the hippocampal formation of rats submitted to the pilocarpine model of epilepsy. Neurosci Res 2005; 51:285-91. [PMID: 15710492 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2004.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2004] [Revised: 11/29/2004] [Accepted: 12/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Nestin is an embryonic intermediate filament component protein, transiently expressed by the immediate precursor cells of neurons and glia, during brain development. We studied the nestin distribution in the hippocampal formation of rats submitted to pilocarpine model of epilepsy. Animals were studied during the acute, silent and chronic phases. Rats from control and acute groups presented absence of nestin-immunoreactivity (IR) in the hippocampal cells. In contrast, cells from this region presented strong nestin IR during the silent phase (3 and 7 days after status epilepticus (SE) onset), disappearing 14 days after SE. Nestin IR cells were scattered expressed in all hippocampal formation during the chronic phase. Almost all nestin IR cells exhibited glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), which seems to revert to a more primitive glial form, as part of an adaptive response, transiently re-expressing phenotypic features typical of earlier stages of glial development. The re-expression of this developmental protein in the damaged cerebral tissue suggests that nestin may play an important role in the reconstruction of the glial cytoskeleton and/or remodeling events occurring in the pilocarpine model of epilepsy. Understanding how astrocytes influence network function in the injured hippocampus may, therefore, provide insight into epileptogenic mechanisms.
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- C A Scorza
- Laboratório de Neurologia Experimental, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Differentiation of embryonic stem cells transfected byibeB gene. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2005. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02897456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mayer EJ, Carter DA, Ren Y, Hughes EH, Rice CM, Halfpenny CA, Scolding NJ, Dick AD. Neural progenitor cells from postmortem adult human retina. Br J Ophthalmol 2005; 89:102-6. [PMID: 15615756 PMCID: PMC1772454 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.057687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Given the presence of neural progenitor cells (NPC) in the retina of other species capable of differentiating into multiple neural components, the authors report the presence of NPC in the adult human retina. A resident population of NPC suggests that the retina may constitutively replace neurons, photoreceptors, and glia. METHODS Adult human postmortem retinal explants and cell suspensions were used to generate cells in tissue culture that display the features of NPC. The phenotype of cells and differentiation into neurons was determined by immunocytochemistry. Dividing cells were labelled with 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) and neurospheres were generated and passaged. RESULTS Cells labelled with nestin, neurofilament M (NFM), rhodopsin, or glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) grew out from explant cultures. BrdU labelling of these cells occurred only with basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2). Dissociated retina and pars plana generated primary neurospheres. From primary neurospheres, NPC were passaged to generate secondary neurospheres, neurons, photoreceptors, and glia. BrdU labelling identified dividing cells from neurospheres that differentiated to express NFM and rhodopsin. CONCLUSION The adult human retina contains NPC and may have the potential to replace neurons and photoreceptors. This has implications for the pathogenesis and treatment of retinal disorders and degenerations, including glaucoma, and those disorders associated with retinal scarring.
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- E J Mayer
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LX, UK
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Kamath SG, Chen N, Enkemann SA, Sanchez-Ramos J. Transcriptional profile of NeuroD expression in a human fetal astroglial cell line. Gene Expr 2005; 12:123-36. [PMID: 15892453 PMCID: PMC6009111 DOI: 10.3727/000000005783992133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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NeuroD1, a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein family, is a transcription factor that plays a pivotal role in terminal differentiation of neural progenitors. The primary objective was to generate an early transcriptional profile triggered by NeuroD1 to guide future studies on mechanisms of neuronal differentiation. The human NeuroD1 coding region was amplified from human fetal brain RNA using specific primers and cloned into a CMV expression vector (CT-GFP-TOPO/pcDNA3.1). Transfection of a fetal glial cell line with this construct resulted in expression of NeuroD1 in 13-15% of the cells. Markers typical of early neuronal development were observed by immunocytochemical staining in a small proportion of transfected cells. To enrich the population of NeuroD1-expressing cells, fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) was used to purify and collect the NeuroD1/GFP+ cells. Total RNA was extracted from the pair of cultures (NeuroD1/GFP vs. control plasmid/GFP) and processed for gene expression studies. A final gene list was composed from those probe sets that were either increased or decreased in the NeuroD1-expressing cells in three independent experiments (p < 0.001). Each gene was investigated further for possible roles in neurogenesis and a subset of 177 genes was chosen based on the following characteristics: a) genes that are potential NeuroD1 dimerization partners, b) genes that modulate other bHLH transcription factors, c) genes related to development, and d) genes associated with neural induction, outgrowth, and terminal differentiation. DNA microarray analysis of NeuroD1 expression in an astroglial cell line produced a "snapshot" transcriptional profile that will be useful in deciphering the complex molecular code that specifies a neuronal fate.
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- Siddharth G Kamath
- Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
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Hagimura N, Tsuzuki K, Iino M, Takatsuru Y, Yoshida Y, Kishi S, Ozawa S. Predominant expression of GluR2 among the AMPA receptor subunits in neuronal progenitor cells of the rat hippocampus. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2004; 152:213-23. [PMID: 15351509 DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cells derived from the hippocampus of embryonic day 18 (E18) rats were cultured in B27-supplemented Neurobasal medium without serum. We found the presence of numerous small cells with round or elliptical somata and fine processes in this primary culture. These cells were first detectable on culture day 8 and gradually increased in number that reached the maximum on approximately day 14. They incorporated bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) and expressed nestin, a marker of stem cells and progenitor cells. Furthermore, nearly a half of these cells also expressed neuron-specific beta tubulin. On the other hand, they did not express O4 and glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP), markers of oligodendrocytes and astrocytes, respectively. Thus, these small cells are most likely to be neuronal progenitor cells. The whole-cell patch clamp studies revealed that these cells expressed voltage-gated Na+, Ca2+ and K+ channels. With regard to ligand-gated channels, these cells were sensitive to alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA), but not to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). The current-voltage relationship of the AMPA-induced current was slightly outwardly rectifying, suggesting that the AMPA receptors contained the GluR2 subunit in their oligomeric assemblies. The single-cell reverse transcription (RT)-PCR analysis revealed that GluR2 is predominant over the other AMPA receptor subunits in these cells. Furthermore, GluR2 was expressed mainly in the flip form.
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- Norikazu Hagimura
- Department of Neurophysiology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
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Kronenberg G, Reuter K, Steiner B, Brandt MD, Jessberger S, Yamaguchi M, Kempermann G. Subpopulations of proliferating cells of the adult hippocampus respond differently to physiologic neurogenic stimuli. J Comp Neurol 2004; 467:455-63. [PMID: 14624480 DOI: 10.1002/cne.10945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 493] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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To study how adult hippocampal neurogenesis might originate from the proliferation of stem or progenitor cells in vivo, we have used transgenic mice expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) under the nestin promoter to identify these cells. Having described an astrocyte-like type 1 cell with low proliferative activity, a characteristic morphology, vascular end feet, and passive electrophysiological properties, we focused here on the large population of nestin-GFP-expressing type 2 cells, which lack all these features. Type 2 cells were highly proliferative and showed signs suggestive of their involvement in the neuronal lineage. They could be subclassified by the absence (type 2a) or presence (type 2b) of a coexpression of the early neuronal marker doublecortin. A third type of proliferating cells was doublecortin positive but nestin-GFP negative (type 3). We believe that type 2a, 2b, and 3 cells mirror a marker progression during earliest neuronal development. This view is supported by the increasing coexpression of the early granule cell-specific marker Prox-1. The low proliferative activity of type 1 cells showed little change over time or under "neurogenic interventions," such as a challenge by environmental complexity (ENR) or voluntary physical activity (RUN). However, RUN led to a significant increase of type 2 cells labeled with the proliferation marker bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). ENR did not cause increased cell proliferation or an increased number of BrdU-labeled type 2 cells, but both ENR and RUN resulted in more newly generated cells lacking nestin-GFP immunoreactivity and expressing Prox-1. These findings allow us to break down what was broadly perceived as "proliferation" in earlier experiments into the relative contribution of several cell types, representing the earliest steps of neuronal development.
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- Golo Kronenberg
- Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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Neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the adult mammalian hippocampus has been proven in a series of studies, but the differentiation process toward newborn neurons is still unclear. In addition to the immunohistochemical study, electrophysiological membrane recordings of precursor cells could provide an alternative view to address this differentiation process. In this study, we performed green fluorescent protein (GFP)-guided selective recordings of nestin-positive progenitor cells in adult dentate gyrus by means of nestin-promoter GFP transgenic mice, because nestin is a typical marker for precursor cells in the adult dentate gyrus. The patch-clamp recordings clearly demonstrated the presence of two distinct subpopulations (type I and type II) of nestin-positive cells. Type I cells had a lower input resistance value of 77.1 M(Omega) (geometric mean), and their radial processes were stained with anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein antibody. On the other hand, type II nestin-positive cells had a higher input resistance value of 2110 MOmega and expressed voltage-dependent sodium current. In most cases, type II cells were stained with anti-polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule. Taken together with a bromodeoxyuridine pulse-chase analysis, our results may reflect a rapid and dynamic cell conversion of nestin-positive progenitor, from type I to type II, at an early stage of adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus.
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Mayer EJ, Hughes EH, Carter DA, Dick AD. Nestin positive cells in adult human retina and in epiretinal membranes. Br J Ophthalmol 2003; 87:1154-8. [PMID: 12928287 PMCID: PMC1771825 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.9.1154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Nestin is an intermediate filament marker for neural progenitor cells. The authors aimed to identify nestin positive cells in adult human retina and within surgically removed epiretinal membranes. METHODS Adult human retina and epiretinal membranes were studied. Tissue was fixed and processed for semithin sections or whole mount preparations for immunohistochemical detection of nestin and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression. RESULTS Nestin positive cells are most prominent at the ora serrata, possess fibrillary processes, small amounts of perinuclear cytoplasm, and are arranged radially within or superficially on the retina. In the posterior retina, speckled cytoplasmic nestin staining is seen around the nuclei of neurons. In the peripapillary retina most of the cells in the retinal ganglion cell layer are nestin positive. These cells appear to represent nestin positive neurons. Speckled cells are also seen in the myelinated portion of the optic nerve. In epiretinal membranes patches of elongated nestin positive cells were found. These cells were also positive for GFAP. CONCLUSIONS Some neurons and glia in the adult human retina are nestin positive. Their pattern in anterior retina suggests an analogy with the ciliary marginal zone found in many other species. The role of these cells in pathological responses to retinal disease is suggested by the presence of large numbers of ectopic nestin positive cells in epiretinal membranes. The authors hypothesise that nestin positive cells represent a population of progenitor cells from normal adult human retina that differentiate to make up retinal scar tissue.
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- E J Mayer
- University Division of Ophthalmology, University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol BS1 2LX, UK
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Abstract
The current study examines nestin expression after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), the role of different blood components in nestin upregulation, and the possibility that low doses of thrombin that induce tolerance to brain injury (thrombin preconditioning) might also induce nestin expression. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats received an intracaudate injection of either whole blood, thrombin (1 or 5 U) or red blood cells (RBCs). Animals were sacrificed for single and double labeling immunohistochemistry to identify which cells express nestin, and for Western blotting to quantify nestin expression. By immunohistochemistry, nestin immunoreactivity was present in large numbers of astrocytes, surrounding the hematoma from day 3 to 1 week after ICH. After 2 weeks, nestin immunoreactivity was co-localized with a neuronal marker (neuronal specific enolase). By Western blot analysis, nestin was strongly expressed at day 3 (P<0.01) and 1 week (P<0.01), and expression persisted for at least 1 month (P<0.05). Intracerebral injection of thrombin or lysed RBCs resulted in a marked increase in nestin expression. Interestingly, injection of a low dose of thrombin that induces brain tolerance also upregulated nestin. The ICH-induced nestin expression in astrocytes may reflect an early response of these cells to injury, while the delayed expression in neurons might be a part of the adaptative response to injury perhaps leading to recovery of function. Nestin induction by a low dose of thrombin suggests that specific receptor-mediated pathways are involved in inducing nestin expression and that nestin may play a role in thrombin preconditioning.
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Affiliation(s)
- Takehiro Nakamura
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, 5550 Kresge I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0532, USA
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