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Dahab M, Ben-Dhaou C, Cherif-Feildel M, Moftah M, Hussein HK, Moyse E, Salam SA. Neural stem cells characterization in the vagal complex of adult ovine brain: A combined neurosphere assay/RTqPCR approach. Res Vet Sci 2023; 164:105025. [PMID: 37804666 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.105025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Neural stem cells are the effectors of adult neurogenesis, which occurs in discrete restricted areas of adult mammalian brain. In ovine species, like in rodents, in vivo incorporation of labeled DNA precursor led to characterize neurogenic proliferation in the subventricular zone and progeny migration and differentiation into the olfactory bulb. The present study addresses directly the existence of neural stem cells in the neurogenic niche of the vagal centre (area postrema) by in vitro neurosphere assay and RT-qPCR of specific markers on ex-vivo adult tissue explants, comparatively with the canonical neurogenic niche: the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the forebrain. Explants defined from the neuroanatomical patterns of in vivo BrdU incorporation yielded expandable and self-renewing spheres from both SVZ and AP. Within SVZ though, the density of sphere-forming cells was higher in ventral SVZ (SVZ-V) than in its latero-dorsal (SVZ-D) and lateral (SVZ-L) regions, which differs from the distributions of neural stem cells in mouse and swine brains. Consistently, RT-qPCR of the biomarker of neural stem cells, Sox2, yields highest expression in SVZ-V ahead of SVZ-D, SVZ-L and AP. These results are discussed with regard to previously published dynamics of adult ovine neurogenesis in vivo, and in light of corresponding features in other mammalian species. This confirms existence of neurogenetic plasticity in the vagal complex of adult mammals.
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- Mahmoud Dahab
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21151, Egypt; Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, 07747 Jena, Germany; University of Tours, Centre INRAe of Tours, Unit 85 PRC (Physiology of Reproduction and Behavior), 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- University of Tours, Centre INRAe of Tours, Unit 85 PRC (Physiology of Reproduction and Behavior), 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- University of Tours, Centre INRAe of Tours, Unit 85 PRC (Physiology of Reproduction and Behavior), 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21151, Egypt
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- University of Tours, Centre INRAe of Tours, Unit 85 PRC (Physiology of Reproduction and Behavior), 37380 Nouzilly, France.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21151, Egypt
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Gadau SD. Tubulin post-translational modifications in developing dog primary neurons obtained with methods according to the 3Rs principles. Res Vet Sci 2018; 122:56-63. [PMID: 30458355 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Microtubules play a crucial role during neuronal morphogenesis regulating many functions. In the study of these phenomena in vitro cellular models have been employed, mainly resorting to housed experimental animals. Among alternative models in neurobiological study, recently dog caught particular attention. In fact, the complexity of the canine brain, the life long span and the neurodegenerative pathologies render the dog a species more close to humans than rodents. Lately, growing interest in the limitation of the use of experimental animals, has stimulated the search for alternative experimental protocols. Starting from fetal dog brain, obtained by alternative way of sampling, we set neuronal primary cultures. Through immunofluorescence, we examined the presence and the cellular distribution of tubulin post-translational modifications as tyrosinated and acetylated α-tubulin, as markers of dynamic and stable microtubule respectively. In addition, we evaluated the pattern of two associated proteins which may slide on these two tubulin modifications, i.e. CLIP-170 and Kinesin-1. A clear positivity for tyrosinated and acetylated α-tubulin, was found. As far as the motor proteins are concerned, we detected a prevalence of CLIP-170 compared to kinesin-1 with a better overlapping between tyrosinated α-tubulin and CLIP-170. Our findings highlighted some original data about the role of the microtubular network during early phases of canine neuronal morphogenesis. In addition, the experimental protocol underlined the utility of this alternative model that allows to bypass both the scarcity of commercial canine neuronal cell lines and the need to resort to experimental dogs, respecting the 3Rs principles (reduction, refinement, and replacement).
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- Sergio Domenico Gadau
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100, Italy.
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Mediano DR, Sanz-Rubio D, Ranera B, Bolea R, Martín-Burriel I. The potential of mesenchymal stem cell in prion research. Zoonoses Public Health 2014; 62:165-78. [PMID: 24854140 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Scrapie and bovine spongiform encephalopathy are fatal neurodegenerative diseases caused by the accumulation of a misfolded protein (PrP(res)), the pathological form of the cellular prion protein (PrP(C)). For the last decades, prion research has greatly progressed, but many questions need to be solved about prion replication mechanisms, cell toxicity, differences in genetic susceptibility, species barrier or the nature of prion strains. These studies can be developed in murine models of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, although development of cell models for prion replication and sample titration could reduce economic and timing costs and also serve for basic research and treatment testing. Some murine cell lines can replicate scrapie strains previously adapted in mice and very few show the toxic effects of prion accumulation. Brain cell primary cultures can be more accurate models but are difficult to develop in naturally susceptible species like humans or domestic ruminants. Stem cells can be differentiated into neuron-like cells and be infected by prions. However, the use of embryo stem cells causes ethical problems in humans. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from many adult tissues, including bone marrow, adipose tissue or even peripheral blood. These cells differentiate into neuronal cells, express PrP(C) and can be infected by prions in vitro. In addition, in the last years, these cells are being used to develop therapies for many diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. We review here the use of cell models in prion research with a special interest in the potential use of MSCs.
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- D R Mediano
- Facultad de Veterinaria, Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Mura E, Suman M, Montelli S, Peruffo A, Cozzi B, Farina V. Characterization of an established endothelial cell line from primary cultures of fetal sheep hypothalamus. Res Vet Sci 2012. [PMID: 23186802 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Immortalized cell lines from fetal brain are an experimental model for studying the in vitro molecular pathways regulating neural cell differentiation and the development of neural networks. The procedures are described to obtain an established cell line from the 90-day old fetal sheep hypothalamus. Viral oncogene LT-SV40 transformation was used to isolate a stable cell line (ENOS-01) that was characterized immunocytochemically. Immortalized cells can be classified as an endothelial cell line of hypothalamic microvasculature. Furthermore, mRNA expression and immunocytochemical of estrogen receptors α and β were also evaluated. Since it is known that cerebral vessels are directly targeted by sex steroids, our established cell line represents an alternative system to study estradiol/receptor interactions during brain development. Our in vitro model can provide a tool to investigate the complex relationships among the cell types forming the blood-brain barrier, which is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of sheep transmissible neurological diseases.
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- E Mura
- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Safety, University of Padova, viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy.
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Qu ZQ, Zhou Y, Zeng YS, Lin YK, Li Y, Zhong ZQ, Chan WY. Protective effects of a Rhodiola crenulata extract and salidroside on hippocampal neurogenesis against streptozotocin-induced neural injury in the rat. PLoS One 2012; 7:e29641. [PMID: 22235318 PMCID: PMC3250459 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Previously we have demonstrated that a Rhodiola crenulata extract (RCE), containing a potent antioxidant salidroside, promotes neurogenesis in the hippocampus of depressive rats. The current study was designed to further investigate the protective effect of the RCE on neurogenesis in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) induced by an intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin (STZ), and to determine whether this neuroprotective effect is induced by the antioxidative activity of salidroside. Our results showed that pretreatment with the RCE significantly improved the impaired neurogenesis and simultaneously reduced the oxidative stress in the hippocampus of AD rats. In vitro studies revealed that (1) exposure of neural stem cells (NSCs) from the hippocampus to STZ strikingly increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, induced cell death and perturbed cell proliferation and differentiation, (2) hydrogen peroxide induced similar cellular activities as STZ, (3) pre-incubation of STZ-treated NSCs with catalase, an antioxidant, suppressed all these cellular activities induced by STZ, and (4) likewise, pre-incubation of STZ-treated NSCs with salidroside, also an antioxidant, suppressed all these activities as catalase: reduction of ROS levels and NSC death with simultaneous increases in proliferation and differentiation. Our findings indicated that the RCE improved the impaired hippocampal neurogenesis in the rat model of AD through protecting NSCs by its main ingredient salidroside which scavenged intracellular ROS.
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- Ze-qiang Qu
- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Histology and Embryology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Over the past 20 years, the conception of brain development has radically changed from a fixed and limited hierarchical process to a more plastic and continuous one. Most surprising, the field has learned that postnatal neurogenesis is not just a seasonal phenomenon in songbirds but a process that occurs across species and seasons. Astrocytes, whose primary role in the central nervous system was thought to be strictly supportive, have emerged as a heterogeneous population, a subset of which is the neural stem cell. Postnatal neurogenesis persists in specialized niches within the rostral subventricular zone and hippocampal dentate gyrus and, for a limited period, within the white matter tracts and external granular layer of the cerebellum. These specialized microenvironments are influenced by factors in the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and local extracellular matrix. This article reviews the current understanding of adult neurogenesis, which is conserved across many vertebrate species, underscoring the value of animal models in past and present studies of human neurogenesis and neurogenic disease.
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- R. M. Walton
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Baghbaderani BA, Behie LA, Mukhida K, Hong M, Mendez I. New bioengineering insights into human neural precursor cell expansion in culture. Biotechnol Prog 2011; 27:776-87. [PMID: 21485037 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Understanding initial cell growth, interactions associated with the process of expansion of human neural precursor cells (hNPCs), and cellular events pre- and postdifferentiation are important for developing bioprocessing protocols to reproducibly generate multipotent cells that can be used in basic research or the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Herein, we report the in vitro responses of telencephalon hNPCs grown in a serum-free growth medium using time-lapse live imaging as well as cell-surface marker, aggregate size, and immunocytochemical analyses. Time-lapse analysis of hNPC initial expansion indicated that cell-surface attachment in stationary culture and the frequency of cell-cell interaction in suspension conditions are important for subsequent aggregate formation and hNPC growth. In the absence of cell-surface attachment in low-attachment stationary culture, large aggregates of cells were formed and expansion was adversely affected. The majority of the telencephalon hNPCs expressed CD29, CD90, and CD44 (cell surface markers involved in cell-ECM and cell-cell interactions to regulate biological functions such as proliferation), suggesting that cell-surface attachment and cell-cell interactions play a significant role in the subsequent formation of cell aggregates and the expansion of hNPCs. Before differentiation, about 90% of the cells stained positive for nestin and expressed two neural precursor cells surface markers (CD133 and CD24). Upon withdrawal of growth cytokines, hNPCs first underwent cell division and then differentiated preferentially towards a neuronal rather than a glial phenotype. This study provides key information regarding human NPC behavior under different culture conditions and favorable culture conditions that are important in establishing reproducible hNPC expansion protocols.
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- Behnam A Baghbaderani
- Pharmaceutical Production Research Facility, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta T2N 1N4
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Matsuda K, Kobayashi S, Kameyama KI, Sato M, Koiwa M, Sakoda Y, Taniyama H. Non-cytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus infection inhibits differentiation of bovine neural stem/progenitor cells into astrocytes in vitro. J Vet Med Sci 2010; 72:903-7. [PMID: 20215715 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) causes fetal brain malformations in ruminants when the fetuses are infected transplacentally in mid-pregnancy. In both cytopathic and non-cytopatic virus infections, viral lytic infection in actively replicating cells and interruption of vascular integrity have been suggested as the pathogenesis, but functional disturbance of infected neural developing cells has been unclear. In this study, we examined the effect of infection with non-cytopathic BVDV2 on the differentiation of neural stem/precursor cells isolated from the bovine fetus. In the process of differentiation to three types of neural cells, neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes, virus infection significantly and selectively inhibited the differentiation of neural stem/precursor cells into the astrocytic lineage. This inhibition is possibly important for the pathogenesis of congenital brain malformations associated with non-cytopathic BVDV infection.
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- Kazuya Matsuda
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Mizutani E, Ohta H, Kishigami S, Van Thuan N, Hikichi T, Wakayama S, Kosaka M, Sato E, Wakayama T. Developmental ability of cloned embryos from neural stem cells. Reproduction 2007; 132:849-57. [PMID: 17127745 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.01010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The success rate is generally higher when cloning mice from embryonic stem (ES) cell nuclei than from somatic cell nuclei, suggesting that the embryonic nature or the undifferentiated state of the donor cell increases cloning efficiency. We assessed the developmental ability of cloned embryos derived from cultured neural stem cell (NSC) nuclei and compared the success rate with that of embryos cloned from other donor cells such as differentiated NSCs, cumulus cells, Sertoli cells and ES cells in the mouse. The transfer of two-cell cloned embryos derived from cultured NSC nuclei into surrogate mothers produced five live cloned mice. However, the success rate (0.5%) was higher in embryos cloned from cultured NSC nuclei than from differentiated NSCs (0%), but lower than that obtained by cloning mice from other cell nuclei (2.2-3.5%). Although the in vitro developmental potential to the two-cell stage of the cloned embryos derived from NSC nuclei (73%) was similar to that of the cloned embryos derived from other somatic cell nuclei (e.g., 85% in Sertoli cells and 75% in cumulus cells), the developmental rate to the morula-blastocyst stage was only 7%. This rate is remarkably lower than that produced from other somatic cells (e.g., 50% in Sertoli cells and 54% in cumulus cells). These results indicate that the undifferentiated state of neural cells does not enhance the cloning efficiency in mice and that the arrest point for in vitro development of cloned embryos depends on the donor cell type.
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- Eiji Mizutani
- Laboratory for Genomic Reprogramming, Center for Developmental Biology, RIKEN, Kobe, Japan.
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Eucher JN, Uemura E, Sakaguchi DS, Greenlee MHW. Amyloid-beta peptide affects viability but not differentiation of embryonic and adult rat hippocampal progenitor cells. Exp Neurol 2007; 203:486-92. [PMID: 17112517 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2006.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2006] [Revised: 08/23/2006] [Accepted: 09/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The neurological deficits that are characteristic of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are ultimately a result of neuronal loss in distinct anatomical regions of the brain. This neuronal loss is thought to be due, in large part to the presence of the neurotoxic beta-amyloid (Abeta) deposits, that are characteristic of the AD brain. Transplantation therapy, in which neural stem cells (NSCs) or neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are introduced into damaged regions of the brain and induced to differentiate into replacement neurons, has been proposed as a possible therapeutic approach to treat AD. However, in the AD brain Abeta plaques, which remain in the area of neuronal degeneration, may affect the viability or differentiation potential of transplanted NSCs. Currently there is contradictory evidence concerning the effect of Abeta on NSCs. To further investigate the effect of Abeta on NSCs, we compared the mitochondrial function, proliferation and cellular differentiation of two populations of hippocampal NSCs (embryonic and adult derived) after Abeta exposure. Our results highlight the heterogeneity between different populations of NSCs even when derived from the same brain region. Our data also demonstrate that while mitochondrial function of NSCs is affected by Abeta, their proliferation and differentiation are not significantly influenced. Considered with previous studies, our results suggest that while NSCs do respond to the presence of Abeta, proliferation and differentiation of certain populations are not affected. Further study of the differences between susceptible vs. resistant populations of NSCs may provide crucial clues for the development of effective therapies to combat AD.
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- James N Eucher
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Wang JH, Hung CH, Young TH. Proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells on lysine–alanine sequential polymer substrates. Biomaterials 2006; 27:3441-50. [PMID: 16516286 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2005] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to explore the phenotypic potential of embryonic rat cerebral cortical stem cells by inducing differentiation on lysine-alanine sequential (LAS) polymer substrates at neurosphere level. LAS polymer is a heterologous polymer of lysine and alanine and has been demonstrated to enhance axon growth of neurons in a serum-free medium in vitro. It was found that very few cells migrated outside of the neurospheres but extremely long processes extended from differentiated cells could form a network between remote neurospheres when cells were cultured on LAS substrates at a low density of 120 neurospheres/cm(2) in the serum-free medium. On the contrary, when the neurosphere density was increased to 360 neurospheres/cm(2), many neurosphere-forming cells migrated out from their original aggregate and exhibited short processes morphology. Furthermore, when serum was added to the culture system, the neurosphere-forming cells could be induced into an extensive cellular substratum of protoplasmic cells upon which process-bearing cells spread. Clearly, neurospheres could exhibit different behaviors on LAS substrates according to the complex environmental conditions. Here, we proposed that neurospheres would change their social communication and adopt different strategies to communicate with other neurospheres when they detected each other's presence. Therefore, the mediation of cell behavior on LAS substrates by communication between neurospheres should be taken into account.
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- Jyh-Horng Wang
- Department of Orthopedic surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Kay GW, Oswald MJ, Palmer DN. The development and characterisation of complex ovine neuron cultures from fresh and frozen foetal neurons. J Neurosci Methods 2006; 155:98-108. [PMID: 16487596 PMCID: PMC1525139 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2005] [Revised: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 01/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cultures of ovine cerebral and cerebellar neurons from mid-term sheep foetal brains, 9-15 weeks old, have been established for the first time. These foetal brains are relatively mature, being at similar stages of development as peri and post-natal rodent brains. Cultures were routinely maintained for 3-4 weeks, and longer. Nearly all the cells from the younger foetuses adhered as neurons. The proportion of glial cells increased with age, as did the risk of cultures being overtaken by glial cells. Cultured neurons were bipolar, tripolar and multipolar, similar to the morphologies of neurons in vivo. Older foetuses also yield more complex neurons, notably giant cells. Other properties of the cultured neurons also mimic in vivo observations, including neurite beading, complexity in neurotransmitter class (GABAergic and glutamatergic) and calcium binding protein (calbindin and calretinin) content. Single cell divisions of neurons were observed in younger cultures by time-lapse photography and the occurrence of telophase nuclei. The advantage of the high yield of genetically identical cells obtained from a single sheep foetus, 150 million, was extended by cryopreservation of neurons after snap freezing, and later culture. These cultures showed the same characteristics as cultures from the freshly plated cells.
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- * Correspondence to: Dr D N Palmer, Agricultural and Life Sciences Division, PO Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand, Tel.: +64-3-325-2811, Fax : +64-3-325-3851, E-mail:
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Niku M, Ekman A, Pessa-Morikawa T, Iivanainen A. Identification of major cell types in paraffin sections of bovine tissues. BMC Vet Res 2006; 2:5. [PMID: 16441877 PMCID: PMC1402288 DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2005] [Accepted: 01/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Identification of cell types in bovine tissue sections is complicated by the limited availability of anti-bovine antibodies, and by antigen retrieval treatments required for formalin-fixed tissue samples. We have evaluated an antibody and lectin panel for identifying major cell types in paraffin-embedded bovine tissue sections, and report optimized pretreatments for these markers. Results We selected 31 useful antibodies and lectins which can be used to identify cell types of epithelia, connective tissue, muscle, and nervous tissue, as well as cell proliferation and apoptosis. Conclusion The panel of markers allows the identification of all major cell types in paraffin-embedded cattle tissue sections by immunohistochemistry or lectin histochemistry. Heat-induced epitope retrieval methods are required for most antibodies.
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- Mikael Niku
- Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Shih DTB, Lee DC, Chen SC, Tsai RY, Huang CT, Tsai CC, Shen EY, Chiu WT. Isolation and characterization of neurogenic mesenchymal stem cells in human scalp tissue. Stem Cells 2005; 23:1012-20. [PMID: 15941858 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2004-0125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Recent studies have shown that adult tissues contain stem/ progenitor cells capable of not only generating mature cells of their tissue of origin but also transdifferentiating themselves into other tissue cells. Murine skin-derived precursor cells, for example, have been described as unique, nonmesenchymal-like stem cells capable of mesodermal and ectodermal neurogenic differentiation. Human-derived skin precursors are less well characterized. In this study, the isolation and characterization of adherent, mesenchymal stem cell-like cells from human scalp tissue (hSCPs) are described. hSCPs initially isolated by both medium-selection (ms-hSCPs) and single-cell (c-hSCPs) methods were cultured in medium containing epidermal growth factor and fibroblast growth factor-beta. Cultured ms-hSCPs and c-hSCPs demonstrated a consistent growth rate, continuously replicated in cell culture, and displayed a stable phenotype indistinguishable from each other. Both hSCPs expressed surface antigen profile (CDw90, SH2, SH4, CD105, CD166, CD44, CD49d-e, and HLA class I) similar to that of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs). The growth kinetics, surface epitopes, and differentiation potential of c-hSCP cells were characterized and compared with BM-MSCs. In addition to differentiation along the osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic lineages, hSCPs can effectively differentiate into neuronal precursors evident by neurogenic gene expression of glial fibrillary acid protein, NCAM, neuron filament-M, and microtubule-associated protein 2 transcripts. Therefore, hSCPs may potentially be a better alternative of BM-MSCs for neural repairing, in addition to their other mesenchymal regenerative capacity. Our study suggests that hSCPs may provide an alternative adult stem cell resource that may be useful for regenerative tissue repair and autotransplantations.
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- Daniel Tzu-bi Shih
- Center for Stem Cell Research, Wan-Fang Hospital and Graduate Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan 110.
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Qiu G, Seiler MJ, Arai S, Aramant RB, Sadda SR. Alternative culture conditions for isolation and expansion of retinal progenitor cells. Curr Eye Res 2004; 28:327-36. [PMID: 15287369 DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.28.5.327.28679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate different in vitro model systems for retinal progenitor cell (RPC) isolation and expansion. METHODS RPCs were isolated from embryonic day (E) 17 Long Evans rat retinas. Three different culture media: (1) modified serum free defined media (2) serum-containing media and (3) embryonic stem cell (ES)-conditioned media were used for RPC isolation and long term expansion. Expression of various cellular markers and cell morphologies were compared among the three culture systems at different passages by immunostaining and confocal microscopy. RESULTS All three culture systems could maintain RPCs as nestin-positive cells (78-87%) after long-term in vitro expansion. However, RPCs appeared to proliferate faster in the serum-free culture system. The ES-conditioned media provided the best RPC survival. Cells appeared smaller at early passages compared with later passages. This morphology change occurred at P9-P10 in the serum-free medium, and at P5-P6 in the other two culture systems. CONCLUSIONS The serum-free medium may be superior for preventing RPC differentiation during expansion.
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- G Qiu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Doheny Retina Institute, Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033-3699, USA
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Chen SS, Revoltella RP, Papini S, Michelini M, Fitzgerald W, Zimmerberg J, Margolis L. Multilineage differentiation of rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells in three-dimensional culture systems. Stem Cells 2004; 21:281-95. [PMID: 12743323 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.21-3-281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
In the course of normal embryogenesis, embryonic stem (ES) cells differentiate along different lineages in the context of complex three-dimensional (3D) tissue structures. In order to study this phenomenon in vitro under controlled conditions, 3D culture systems are necessary. Here, we studied in vitro differentiation of rhesus monkey ES cells in 3D collagen matrixes (collagen gels and porous collagen sponges). Differentiation of ES cells in these 3D systems was different from that in monolayers. ES cells differentiated in collagen matrixes into neural, epithelial, and endothelial lineages. The abilities of ES cells to form various structures in two chemically similar but topologically different matrixes were different. In particular, in collagen gels ES cells formed gland-like circular structures, whereas in collagen sponges ES cells were scattered through the matrix or formed aggregates. Soluble factors produced by feeder cells or added to the culture medium facilitated ES cell differentiation into particular lineages. Coculture with fibroblasts in collagen gel facilitated ES cell differentiation into cells of a neural lineage expressing nestin, neural cell adhesion molecule, and class III beta-tubulin. In collagen sponges, keratinocytes facilitated ES cell differentiation into cells of an endothelial lineage expressing factor VIII. Exogenous granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor further enhanced endothelial differentiation. Thus, both soluble factors and the type of extracellular matrix seem to be critical in directing differentiation of ES cells and the formation of tissue-like structures. Three-dimensional culture systems are a valuable tool for studying the mechanisms of these phenomena.
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Affiliation(s)
- Silvia S Chen
- NASA/NIH Center for Three Dimensional Tissue Culture, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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