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D'Aloia A, Pastori V, Blasa S, Campioni G, Peri F, Sacco E, Ceriani M, Lecchi M, Costa B. A new advanced cellular model of functional cholinergic-like neurons developed by reprogramming the human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell line. Cell Death Discov 2024; 10:24. [PMID: 38216593 PMCID: PMC10786877 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01790-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024] Open
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Modeling human neuronal properties in physiological and pathological conditions is essential to identify novel potential drugs and to explore pathological mechanisms of neurological diseases. For this purpose, we generated a three-dimensional (3D) neuronal culture, by employing the readily available human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell line, and a new differentiation protocol. The entire differentiation process occurred in a matrix and lasted 47 days, with 7 days of pre-differentiation phase and 40 days of differentiation, and allowed the development of a 3D culture in conditions consistent with the physiological environment. Neurons in the culture were electrically active, were able to establish functional networks, and showed features of cholinergic neurons. Hence here we provide an easily accessible, reproducible, and suitable culture method that might empower studies on synaptic function, vesicle trafficking, and metabolism, which sustain neuronal activity and cerebral circuits. Moreover, this novel differentiation protocol could represent a promising cellular tool to study physiological cellular processes, such as migration, differentiation, maturation, and to develop novel therapeutic approaches.
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- Alessia D'Aloia
- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
- SYSBIO-ISBE-IT, Europe, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
- SYSBIO-ISBE-IT, Europe, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Inter-University Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching & Research, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Inter-University Center for the Promotion of the 3Rs Principles in Teaching & Research, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 2, 20126, Milano, Italy
- Milan Center for Neuroscience (NeuroMI), University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
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Cui ZK, Li SY, Liao K, Wang ZJ, Guo YL, Tang LS, Tang SB, Ma JH, Chen JS. Characteristics of neural growth and cryopreservation of the dorsal root ganglion using three-dimensional collagen hydrogel culture versus conventional culture. Neural Regen Res 2021; 16:1856-1864. [PMID: 33510093 PMCID: PMC8328787 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.306097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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In vertebrates, most somatosensory pathways begin with the activation of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. The development of an appropriate DRG culture method is a prerequisite for establishing in vitro peripheral nerve disease models and for screening therapeutic drugs. In this study, we compared the changes in morphology, molecular biology, and transcriptomics of chicken embryo DRG cultured on tissue culture plates (T-DRG) versus three-dimensional collagen hydrogels (C-DRG). Our results showed that after 7 days of culture, the transcriptomics of T-DRG and C-DRG were quite different. The upregulated genes in C-DRG were mainly related to neurogenesis, axon guidance, and synaptic plasticity, whereas the downregulated genes in C-DRG were mainly related to cell proliferation and cell division. In addition, the genes related to cycles/pathways such as the synaptic vesicle cycle, cyclic adenosine monophosphate signaling pathway, and calcium signaling pathway were activated, while those related to cell-cycle pathways were downregulated. Furthermore, neurogenesis- and myelination-related genes were highly expressed in C-DRG, while epithelial–mesenchymal transition-, apoptosis-, and cell division-related genes were suppressed. Morphological results indicated that the numbers of branches, junctions, and end-point voxels per C-DRG were significantly greater than those per T-DRG. Furthermore, cells were scattered in T-DRG and more concentrated in C-DRG, with a higher ratio of 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU)-positive cells in T-DRG compared with C-DRG. C-DRG also had higher S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) and lower α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression than T-DRG, and contained fewer terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells after 48 hours of serum starvation. After cryopreservation, C-DRG maintained more intact morphological characteristics, and had higher viability and less TUNEL-positive cells than T-DRG. Furthermore, newly formed nerve bundles were able to grow along the existing Schwann cells in C-DRG. These results suggest that C-DRG may be a promising in vitro culture model, with better nerve growth and anti-apoptotic ability, quiescent Schwann cells, and higher viability. Results from this study provide a reference for the construction, storage, and transportation of tissue-engineered nerves. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, China (approval No. 2020-IRB16), on March 15, 2020.
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- Ze-Kai Cui
- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Aier Eye Institute; Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical College, Jinan University; Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
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- Aier Eye Institute; Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province; CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University; Aier Eye Institute, Changsha, Hunan Province; Imaging and Functional Center, Guangzhou Aier Eye Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Aier Eye Institute; Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province; Institute of Ophthalmology, Medical College, Jinan University; Department of Ophthalmology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University; Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Mobini S, Song YH, McCrary MW, Schmidt CE. Advances in ex vivo models and lab-on-a-chip devices for neural tissue engineering. Biomaterials 2019; 198:146-166. [PMID: 29880219 PMCID: PMC6957334 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The technologies related to ex vivo models and lab-on-a-chip devices for studying the regeneration of brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve tissues are essential tools for neural tissue engineering and regenerative medicine research. The need for ex vivo systems, lab-on-a-chip technologies and disease models for neural tissue engineering applications are emerging to overcome the shortages and drawbacks of traditional in vitro systems and animal models. Ex vivo models have evolved from traditional 2D cell culture models to 3D tissue-engineered scaffold systems, bioreactors, and recently organoid test beds. In addition to ex vivo model systems, we discuss lab-on-a-chip devices and technologies specifically for neural tissue engineering applications. Finally, we review current commercial products that mimic diseased and normal neural tissues, and discuss the future directions in this field.
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- Sahba Mobini
- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Jakobsson A, Ottosson M, Zalis MC, O'Carroll D, Johansson UE, Johansson F. Three-dimensional functional human neuronal networks in uncompressed low-density electrospun fiber scaffolds. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2017; 13:1563-1573. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2016.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Englund-Johansson U, Netanyah E, Johansson F. Tailor-Made Electrospun Culture Scaffolds Control Human Neural Progenitor Cell Behavior—Studies on Cellular Migration and Phenotypic Differentiation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.4236/jbnb.2017.81001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ganapathy K, Sowmithra S, Bhonde R, Datta I. By Changing Dimensionality, Sequential Culturing of Midbrain Cells, rather than Two-Dimensional Culture, Generates a Neuron-Glia Ratio Closer to in vivo Adult Midbrain. Cells Tissues Organs 2016; 201:445-463. [PMID: 27423741 DOI: 10.1159/000446424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The neuron-glia ratio is of prime importance for maintaining the physiological homeostasis of neuronal and glial cells, and especially crucial for dopaminergic neurons because a reduction in glial density has been reported in postmortem reports of brains affected by Parkinson's disease. We thus aimed at developing an in vitro midbrain culture which would replicate a similar neuron-glia ratio to that in in vivo adult midbrain while containing a similar number of dopaminergic neurons. A sequential culture technique was adopted to achieve this. Neural progenitors (NPs) were generated by the hanging-drop method and propagated as 3D neurospheres followed by the derivation of outgrowth from these neurospheres on a chosen extracellular matrix. The highest proliferation was observed in neurospheres from day in vitro (DIV) 5 through MTT and FACS analysis of Ki67 expression. FACS analysis using annexin/propidium iodide showed an increase in the apoptotic population from DIV 8. DIV 5 neurospheres were therefore selected for deriving the differentiated outgrowth of midbrain on a poly-L-lysine-coated surface. Quantitative RT-PCR showed comparable gene expressions of the mature neuronal marker β-tubulin III, glial marker GFAP and dopaminergic marker tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) as compared to in vivo adult rat midbrain. The FACS analysis showed a similar neuron-glia ratio obtained by the sequential culture in comparison to adult rat midbrain. The yield of β-tubulin III and TH was distinctly higher in the sequential culture in comparison to 2D culture, which showed a higher yield of GFAP immunopositive cells. Functional characterization indicated that both the constitutive and inducible (KCl and ATP) release of dopamine was distinctly higher in the sequential culture than the 2D culture. Thus, the sequential culture technique succeeded in the initial enrichment of NPs in 3D neurospheres, which in turn resulted in an optimal attainment of the neuron-glia ratio on outgrowth culture from these neurospheres.
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Bang S, Na S, Jang JM, Kim J, Jeon NL. Engineering-Aligned 3D Neural Circuit in Microfluidic Device. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:159-66. [PMID: 26332914 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The brain is one of the most important and complex organs in the human body. Although various neural network models have been proposed for in vitro 3D neuronal networks, it has been difficult to mimic functional and structural complexity of the in vitro neural circuit. Here, a microfluidic model of a simplified 3D neural circuit is reported. First, the microfluidic device is filled with Matrigel and continuous flow is delivered across the device during gelation. The fluidic flow aligns the extracellular matrix (ECM) components along the flow direction. Following the alignment of ECM fibers, neurites of primary rat cortical neurons are grown into the Matrigel at the average speed of 250 μm d(-1) and form axon bundles approximately 1500 μm in length at 6 days in vitro (DIV). Additionally, neural networks are developed from presynaptic to postsynaptic neurons at 14 DIV. The establishment of aligned 3D neural circuits is confirmed with the immunostaining of PSD-95 and synaptophysin and the observation of calcium signal transmission.
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- Seokyoung Bang
- Division of WCU (World Class University) Multiscale Mechanical Design, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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- Division of WCU (World Class University) Multiscale Mechanical Design, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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- Center for Functional Connectomics, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 136-791, South Korea
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- Division of WCU (World Class University) Multiscale Mechanical Design, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Advanced Machinery and Design, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-744, South Korea
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Barbosa DJ, Capela JP, de Lourdes Bastos M, Carvalho F. In vitro models for neurotoxicology research. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2015; 4:801-842. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tx00043a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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The nervous system has a highly complex organization, including many cell types with multiple functions, with an intricate anatomy and unique structural and functional characteristics; the study of its (dys)functionality following exposure to xenobiotics, neurotoxicology, constitutes an important issue in neurosciences.
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- Daniel José Barbosa
- REQUIMTE (Rede de Química e Tecnologia)
- Laboratório de Toxicologia
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
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- REQUIMTE (Rede de Química e Tecnologia)
- Laboratório de Toxicologia
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
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- REQUIMTE (Rede de Química e Tecnologia)
- Laboratório de Toxicologia
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
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- REQUIMTE (Rede de Química e Tecnologia)
- Laboratório de Toxicologia
- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas
- Faculdade de Farmácia
- Universidade do Porto
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MicroRNA profiling reveals unique miRNA signatures in IGF-1 treated embryonic striatal stem cell fate decisions in striatal neurogenesis in vitro. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:503162. [PMID: 25254208 PMCID: PMC4165568 DOI: 10.1155/2014/503162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The striatum is considered to be the central processing unit of the basal ganglia in locomotor activity and cognitive function of the brain. IGF-1 could act as a control switch for the long-term proliferation and survival of EGF+bFGF-responsive cultured embryonic striatal stem cell (ESSC), while LIF imposes a negative impact on cell proliferation. The IGF-1-treated ESSCs also showed elevated hTERT expression with demonstration of self-renewal and trilineage commitment (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons). In order to decipher the underlying regulatory microRNA (miRNA)s in IGF-1/LIF-treated ESSC-derived neurogenesis, we performed in-depth miRNA profiling at 12 days in vitro and analyzed the candidates using the Partek Genome Suite software. The annotated miRNA fingerprints delineated the differential expressions of miR-143, miR-433, and miR-503 specific to IGF-1 treatment. Similarly, the LIF-treated ESSCs demonstrated specific expression of miR-326, miR-181, and miR-22, as they were nonsignificant in IGF-treated ESSCs. To elucidate the possible downstream pathways, we performed in silico mapping of the said miRNAs into ingenuity pathway analysis. Our findings revealed the important mRNA targets of the miRNAs and suggested specific interactomes. The above studies introduced a new genre of miRNAs for ESSC-based neuroregenerative therapeutic applications.
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Tieng V, Stoppini L, Villy S, Fathi M, Dubois-Dauphin M, Krause KH. Engineering of Midbrain Organoids Containing Long-Lived Dopaminergic Neurons. Stem Cells Dev 2014; 23:1535-47. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2013.0442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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- Vannary Tieng
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University Medical Center, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Hepia, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Toxicology (SCAHT), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetic and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Genetic and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University Medical Center, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, University Medical Center, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Genetic and Laboratory Medicine, Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Layer PG, Araki M, Vogel-Höpker A. New concepts for reconstruction of retinal and pigment epithelial tissues. EXPERT REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1586/eop.10.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Supeno NE, Pati S, Hadi RA, Ghani ARI, Mustafa Z, Abdullah JM, Idris FM, Han X, Jaafar H. IGF-1 acts as controlling switch for long-term proliferation and maintenance of EGF/FGF-responsive striatal neural stem cells. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10:522-31. [PMID: 23532711 PMCID: PMC3607237 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Long-term maintenance of neural stem cells in vitro is crucial for their stage specific roles in neurogenesis. To have an in-depth understanding of optimal conditional microenvironmental niche for long-term maintenance of neural stem cells (NSCs), we imposed different combinatorial treatment of growth factors to EGF/FGF-responsive cells. We hypothesized, that IGF-1-treatment can provide an optimal niche for long-term maintenance and proliferation of EGF/FGF-responsive NSCs. OBJECTIVE This study was performed to investigate the cellular morphology and growth of rat embryonic striatal tissue derived-NSCs in long-term culture under the influence of different combinatorial effects of certain growth factors, such as EGF, bFGF, LIF and IGF-1. METHODS The NSCs were harvested and cultured from striatal tissue of 18 days old rat embryos. We have generated neurospheres from these NSCs and cultured them till passage 7 (28 days in vitro) under four different conditional microenvironments: (A) without growth factor, (B) EGF/bFGF, (C) EGF/bFGF/LIF, (D) EGF/bFGF/IGF-1 and (E) EGF/bFGF/LIF/IGF-1. Isolated NSCs were characterised by Immunoflouroscence for nestin expression. The cell growth and proliferation was evaluated at different time intervals (P1, P3, P5 & P7), assessing the metabolic activity based cell proliferation. Apoptosis was studied in each of these groups by In situ cell death assay. RESULTS Our results demonstrated certain important findings relevant to long-term culture and maintenance of striatal NSC-derived neurospheres. This suggested that IGF-1 can induce enhanced cell proliferation during early stages of neurogenesis, impose long-term maintenance (up to passage 7) to cultured NSCs and enhance survival efficiency in vitro, in the presence of EGF and FGF. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the hypothesis that the enforcement of IGF-1 treatment to the EGF/FGF-responsive NSCs, can lead to enhanced cell proliferation during early stages of neurogenesis, and an extended life span in vitro. This information will be beneficial for improving future therapeutic implication of NSCs, by addressing improved in vitro production of NSCs.
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- Nor Entan Supeno
- Department of Neurosciences, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Morrison B, Cullen DK, LaPlaca M. In Vitro Models for Biomechanical Studies of Neural Tissues. NEURAL TISSUE BIOMECHANICS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/8415_2011_79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Podrygajlo G, Wiegreffe C, Scaal M, Bicker G. Integration of human model neurons (NT2) into embryonic chick nervous system. Dev Dyn 2010; 239:496-504. [PMID: 20034101 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Postmitotic neurons were generated from the human NT2 teratocarcinoma cell line in a novel cell aggregate differentiation procedure. Approximately a third of the differentiated neurons expressed cell markers related to cholinergic neurotransmission. To examine whether this human cell model system can be directed toward a motoneuronal fate, postmitotic neurons were co-cultured with mouse myotubes. Outgrowing neuronal processes established close contact with the myotubes and formed neuromuscular junction-like structures that bound alpha-bungarotoxin. To determine how grafted precursor cells and neurons respond to embryonic nerve tissue, NT2 cells at different stages of neural development were injected into chick embryo neural tube and brain. Grafted NT2 neurons populated both parts of the nervous system, sometimes migrating away from the site of injection. The neural tube appeared to be more permissive for neurite extensions than the brain. Moreover, extending neurites of spinal grafts were approaching the ventral roots, thus resembling motoneuronal projections.
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- Grzegorz Podrygajlo
- Division of Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Vereyken EJF, Fluitsma DM, Bolijn MJ, Dijkstra CD, Teunissen CE. Anin vitromodel for de- and remyelination using lysophosphatidyl choline in rodent whole brain spheroid cultures. Glia 2009; 57:1326-40. [DOI: 10.1002/glia.20852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Podrygajlo G, Tegenge MA, Gierse A, Paquet-Durand F, Tan S, Bicker G, Stern M. Cellular phenotypes of human model neurons (NT2) after differentiation in aggregate culture. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 336:439-52. [PMID: 19377856 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0783-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The well-characterized human teratocarcinoma line Ntera2 (NT2) can be differentiated into mature neurons. We have significantly shortened the time-consuming process for generating postmitotic neurons to approximately 4 weeks by introducing a differentiation protocol for free-floating cell aggregates and a subsequent purification step. Here, we characterize the neurochemical phenotypes of the neurons derived from this cell aggregate method. During differentiation, the NT2 cells lose immunoreactivity for vimentin and nestin filaments, which are characteristic for the immature state of neuronal precursors. Instead, they acquire typical neuronal markers such as beta-tubulin type III, microtubule-associated protein 2, and phosphorylated tau, but no astrocyte markers such as glial fibrillary acidic protein. They grow neural processes that express punctate immunoreactivity for synapsin and synaptotagmin suggesting the formation of presynaptic structures. Despite their common clonal origin, neurons cultured for 2-4 weeks in vitro comprise a heterogeneous population expressing several neurotransmitter phenotypes. Approximately 40% of the neurons display glutamatergic markers. A minority of neurons is immunoreactive for serotonin, gamma-amino-butyric acid, and its synthesizing enzyme glutamic acid decarboxylase. We have found no evidence for a dopaminergic phenotype. Subgroups of NT2 neurons respond to the application of nitric oxide donors with the synthesis of cGMP. A major subset shows immunoreactivity to the cholinergic markers choline acetyl-transferase, vesicular acetylcholine transporter, and the non-phosphorylated form of neurofilament H, all indicative of motor neurons. The NT2 system may thus be well suited for research related to motor neuron diseases.
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- Grzegorz Podrygajlo
- Division of Cell Biology, Institute of Physiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bischofsholer Damm 15, 30173, Hannover, Germany
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Ryu HL, Lee SY, Park K, Kim C, Jin BK, Min CK. Differentiation of Rat Neural Stem Cells Following Transplantation in the Brain of Huntington's Disease Rat Model. Exp Neurobiol 2009. [DOI: 10.5607/en.2009.18.1.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Hwa Lee Ryu
- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Brain Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Brain Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Brain Diseases Research Center, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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Rieke M, Gottwald E, Weibezahn KF, Layer PG. Tissue reconstruction in 3D-spheroids from rodent retina in a motion-free, bioreactor-based microstructure. LAB ON A CHIP 2008; 8:2206-2213. [PMID: 19023488 DOI: 10.1039/b806988c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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While conventional rotation culture-based retinal spheroids are most useful to study basic processes of retinogenesis and tissue regeneration, they are less appropriate for an easy and inexpensive mass production of histotypic 3-dimensional tissue spheroids, which will be of utmost importance for future bioengineering, e.g. for replacement of animal experimentation. Here we compared conventionally reaggregated spheroids derived from dissociated retinal cells from neonatal gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) with spheroids cultured on a novel microscaffold cell chip (called cf-chip) in a motion-free bioreactor. Reaggregation and developmental processes leading to tissue formation, e.g. proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation were observed during the first 10 days in vitro (div). Remarkably, in each cf-chip micro-chamber, only one spheroid developed. In both culture systems, sphere sizes and proliferation rates were almost identical. However, apoptosis was only comparably high up to 5 div, but then became negligible in the cf-chip, while it up-rose again in the conventional culture. In both systems, immunohistochemical characterisation revealed the presence of Müller glia cells, of ganglion, amacrine, bipolar and horizontal cells at a highly comparable arrangement. In both systems, photoreceptors were detected only in spheroids from P3 retinae. Benefits of the chip-based 3D cell culture were a reliable sphere production at enhanced viability, the feasibility of single sphere observation during cultivation time, a high reproducibility and easy control of culture conditions. Further development of this approach should allow high-throughput systems not only for retinal but also other types of histotypic spheroids, to become suitable for environmental monitoring and biomedical diagnostics.
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- Matthias Rieke
- Institute of Zoology, Darmstadt University of Technology, Schnittspahnstrasse 13, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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Santra M, Liu XS, Santra S, Zhang J, Zhang RL, Zhang ZG, Chopp M. Ectopic expression of doublecortin protects adult rat progenitor cells and human glioma cells from severe oxygen and glucose deprivation. Neuroscience 2006; 142:739-52. [PMID: 16962712 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2006.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2006] [Revised: 06/23/2006] [Accepted: 06/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Doublecortin (DCX) is a microtubule-associated protein expressed in migrating neuroblasts. DCX expression is increased in subventricular zone (SVZ) cells migrating to the boundary of an ischemic lesion after induction of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in adult rats and mice. We tested the hypothesis that DCX, in addition to being a marker of migrating neuroblasts, serves to protect neuroblasts from conditions of stress, such as oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD). Using gene transfer technology, we overexpressed DCX in rat SVZ and U-87 human glioma cells. The cells remained viable against severe OGD, up to 32 h exhibiting 1% apoptosis compared with 100% apoptosis in control. In addition, these genetically modified cells upregulated expression of E-, VE- and N-cadherin, molecules that promote endothelial survival signals via the VE-cadherin/vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2/phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3-K)/AKT/beta-catenin pathway and inactivate the proapoptotic factor Bad. DCX overexpression also significantly increased cell migration in SVZ tissue explants and U-87 cells and significantly upregulated microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP2) and nestin protein levels in SVZ and U-87 cells compared with wild-type control cells. Knocking down DCX expression in DCX overexpressing SVZ and U-87 cells with DCX small interfering RNA (siRNA), confirmed the specificity of DCX on cell survival against OGD, and the DCX induced upregulation of E-, VE- and N-cadherin, MAP2 and nestin. In NIH3T3 cells, DCX overexpression had no effect on cell survival against OGD, and indicating that the protective effects of DCX was restricted to brain cells e.g. SVZ and U-87 cells. Our data suggest a novel and an important role for DCX as a protective agent for migrating neuroblasts and tumor cells.
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- M Santra
- Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Health Sciences Center, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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Savarese TM, Jang T, Low HP, Salmonsen R, Litofsky NS, Matuasevic Z, Ross AH, Recht LD. Isolation of immortalized, INK4a/ARF-deficient cells from the subventricular zone after in utero N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea exposure. J Neurosurg 2005; 102:98-108. [PMID: 15658102 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.1.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Brain tumors, including gliomas, develop several months after rats are exposed in utero to N-ethyl-N-nitroso-urea (ENU). Although pathological changes cannot be detected until these animals are several weeks old, the process that eventually leads to glioma formation must begin soon after exposure given the rapid clearance of the carcinogen and the observation that transformation of brain cells isolated soon after exposure occasionally occurs. This model can therefore potentially provide useful insights about the early events that precede overt glioma formation. The authors hypothesized that future glioma cells arise from stem/progenitor cells residing in or near the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the brain. METHODS Cells obtained from the SVZ or corpus striatum in ENU-exposed and control rats were cultured in an epidermal growth factor (EGF)-containing, chemically defined medium. Usually, rat SVZ cells cultured in this manner (neurospheres) are nestin-positive, undifferentiated, and EGF-dependent and undergo cell senescence. Consistent with these prior observations, control SVZ cells undergo senescence by the 12th to 15th doubling (20 of 20 cultures). In contrast, three of 15 cultures of cells derived from the SVZs of individual ENU-treated rats continue to proliferate for more than 60 cell passages. Each of these nestin-expressing immortalized cell lines harbored a common homozygous deletion spanning the INK4a/ARF locus and was unable to differentiate into neural lineages after exposure to specific in vitro stimuli. Nevertheless, unlike the rat C6 glioma cell line, these immortalized cell lines demonstrate EGF dependence and low clonogenicity in soft agar and did not form tumors after intracranial transplantation. CONCLUSIONS Data in this study indicated that immortalized cells may represent glioma precursors that reside in the area of the SVZ after ENU exposure that may serve as a reservoir for further genetic and epigenetic hits that could eventually result in a full glioma phenotype.
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- Todd M Savarese
- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Berglund CMD, Aarum J, Haeberlein SLB, Nyengaard JR, Hökfelt T, Sandberg K, Näslund J, Persson MAA. Characterization of long-term mouse brain aggregating cultures: Evidence for maintenance of neural precursor cells. J Comp Neurol 2004; 474:246-60. [PMID: 15164425 DOI: 10.1002/cne.20153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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An extensive characterization of fetal mouse brain cell aggregates has been performed using immunohistochemical and stereological methods. Single cell suspensions from mechanically dissociated cortex and hippocampus were cultured in serum-free, B27-supplemented medium under constant gyratory agitation for up to 56 days. Three-dimensional aggregates started to form immediately after seeding and reached a final average size of 500 microm in diameter. Among the cell types identified, neurons were the most abundant cells in the aggregates, followed by astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes. Western blotting for synaptophysin and immunostaining for neurotransmitter-related molecules indicated the presence of well-defined phenotypic characteristics of the neurons in this culture system, suggesting functionality. Proliferating cells, many with neural precursor cell properties, were seen throughout the culture period and could be isolated from the aggregates even after 2 months in culture. Neural precursor cells were isolated from the aggregates after more than 1 month in culture; these cells were successfully differentiated into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. The aggregate culture system may provide a versatile tool for molecular dissection of processes identified in mouse models, including transgenic animals and manipulation of neural precursor cells.
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- C Mikaela D Berglund
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Donner LR, Teshima I. Peripheral medulloepithelioma: an immunohistochemical, ultrastructural, and cytogenetic study of a rare, chemotherapy-sensitive, pediatric tumor. Am J Surg Pathol 2003; 27:1008-12. [PMID: 12826895 DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200307000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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A case of peripheral medulloepithelioma, a rapidly growing tumor involving the pelvic cavity of a 12-year-old girl, is presented. The diagnosis was supported by expression of vimentin, nestin, alpha-internexin, neurofilaments, and microtubule-associated protein 5 and by characteristic ultrastructure that included absence of cilia or microvilli. Trisomy of chromosomes 2 and 8 was the only detectable chromosomal abnormality. Combination chemotherapy resulted in complete remission. Because some of these rare tumors are sensitive to chemotherapy, their recognition and separation from other neuroectodermal tumors are advisable for better understanding of their biology and determination of optimal treatment.
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- Ludvik R Donner
- Department of Pathology, Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Temple Texas 76508, USA.
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Willbold E, Huhn J, Korf HW, Voisin P, Layer PG. Light-dark and circadian melatonin rhythms are established de novo in re-aggregates of the embryonic chicken retina. Dev Neurosci 2003; 24:504-11. [PMID: 12697988 DOI: 10.1159/000069361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2002] [Accepted: 09/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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A central function of chicken photoreceptors is the rhythmic synthesis of the neurohormone melatonin; however, it is unclear how they can achieve--already before hatching (i.e. without light exposure)--a circadian pacemaker system. Here we studied melatonin synthesis and secretion in rosetted spheroids, which are de novo histotypic spheres, re-aggregated from dissociated retinal cells of chicken embryos. Spheroids were cultured during a 12-hour light/12-hour dark cycle. Shortly after the onset of photoreceptor differentiation in spheroids near day 5 in culture, melatonin secretion set in and, by day 8 in culture, showed distinct dark-light oscillations, with high values during the dark and lower ones during the light period. Concomitantly, expression of two key enzymes of melatonin synthesis, arylalkylamine-N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) and hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) was detected by northern blot analysis from day 6 onwards, increasing until day 8. Only HIOMT, but not AA-NAT levels were 2- to 3-fold higher at the end of the light compared with the dark phase. Even under permanent darkness, a slight melatonin oscillation was revealed after 6 days. In conclusion, photoreceptors in de novo regenerated retinal spheroids become light-responsive, establish appropriate pathways for melatonin synthesis and secrete more melatonin in the dark. The underlying circadian pacemaker seems to depend on photoreceptor differentiation, not on previous light-dark entrainment.
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- Elmar Willbold
- Institut für Zoologie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany.
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Li Y, Kniss DA, Lasky LC, Yang ST. Culturing and differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells in a three-dimensional fibrous matrix. Cytotechnology 2003; 41:23-35. [PMID: 19002959 PMCID: PMC3449760 DOI: 10.1023/a:1024283521966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Embryonic stem (ES) cells have indefinite self-renewal ability and pluripotency, and can provide a novel cell source for tissue engineering applications. In this study, a murine CCE ES cell line was used to derive hematopoietic cells in a 3-D fibrous matrix. The 3-D matrix was found to maintain the phenotypes of undifferentiated ES cells as indicated by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and stage specific embryonic antigen-1 (SSEA-1) expression. In hematopoietic differentiation, cells from 3-D culture exhibited similar cell cycle distribution and SSEA-1 expression to those in the initial cell population. The Oct-4 expression was significantly down-regulated, which indicated the occurrence of differentiation, although the level was slightly higher than that in Petri dish culture. The expression of c-kit, cell surface marker for hematopoietic progenitor, was higher in the 3-D culture, suggesting a better-directed hematopoietic differentiation. Cells in the 3-D matrix tended to form large aggregates associated with fibers. For large-scale processes, a perfusion bioreactor can be used for both maintenance and differentiation cultures. As compared to the static culture, a higher growth rate and final cell density were resulted from the perfusion bioreactor due to better control of the reactor environment. At the same time, the differentiation capacity of ES cells was preserved in the perfusion culture. The ES cell culture in the fibrous matrix thus can be used as a 3-D model system to study effects of extracellular environment and associated physico-chemical parameters on ES cell maintenance and differentiation.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 USA
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- Laboratory of Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 USA
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Kubu CJ, Orimoto K, Morrison SJ, Weinmaster G, Anderson DJ, Verdi JM. Developmental changes in Notch1 and numb expression mediated by local cell-cell interactions underlie progressively increasing delta sensitivity in neural crest stem cells. Dev Biol 2002; 244:199-214. [PMID: 11900468 DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2002.0568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Neural stem cells become progressively less neurogenic and more gliogenic with development. Here, we show that between E10.5 and E14.5, neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) become increasingly sensitive to the Notch ligand Delta-Fc, a progliogenic and anti-neurogenic signal. This transition is correlated with a 20- to 30-fold increase in the relative ratio of expression of Notch and Numb (a putative inhibitor of Notch signaling). Misexpression experiments suggest that these changes contribute causally to increased Delta sensitivity. Moreover, such changes can occur in NCSCs cultured at clonal density in the absence of other cell types. However, they require local cell-cell interactions within developing clones. Delta-Fc mimics the effect of such cell-cell interactions to increase Notch and decrease Numb expression in isolated NCSCs. Thus, Delta-mediated feedback interactions between NCSCs, coupled with positive feedback control of Notch sensitivity within individual cells, may underlie developmental changes in the ligand-sensitivity of these cells.
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- Chris J Kubu
- Laboratory of Neural Stem Cell Biology, John P. Robarts Research Institute, 100 Perth Drive, London Ontario, N6A5K8, Canada
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Layer PG, Robitzki A, Rothermel A, Willbold E. Of layers and spheres: the reaggregate approach in tissue engineering. Trends Neurosci 2002; 25:131-4. [PMID: 11852139 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-2236(00)02036-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The reaggregate approach involves the regeneration of histotypical three-dimensional spheres from dispersed cells of a given tissue in suspension culture. Reaggregated spheres are used as tumour, genetic, toxicological, biohybrid and neurosphere models, and often replace animal experimentation. A particularly instructive example is the use of reaggregation to regenerate complete laminar tissue from avian embryonic retina. By revealing constraints of layered tissue formation, such retinal spheres could be instrumental for regenerative medicine, including stem cell-based tissue engineering.
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- Paul G Layer
- Darmstadt University of Technology, Faculty of Biology, Developmental Biology & Neurogenetics, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
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Carere A, Stammati A, Zucco F. In vitro toxicology methods: impact on regulation from technical and scientific advancements. Toxicol Lett 2002; 127:153-60. [PMID: 12052653 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(01)00495-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The impressive advancement of technologies in biomedical research, and particularly in the area of in vitro experimental models, has opened up new possibilities related to co-cultures, micromass or stem cell cultures. Engineered cells to study specific targets and/or mechanisms are also available. Moreover, a very subtle approach in the study of toxicological effects is represented by the very recent genomics and proteomics techniques. New mechanistically based methods could be established from all these approaches, which, once validated, could enter the regulatory procedure. So far, in toxicology, only a few in vitro tests are accepted for regulatory purposes, such as those related to corrosion, phototoxicity and absorption. Many others are in the pre-validation or validation phase. An area where in vitro tests play a key role is the genetic toxicology. In this context, the most recent testing strategies and test methods will be presented, with particular attention to the recently updated guidelines for food additives by the EU Scientific Committee on Food. An improvement in the implementation of validated methods could arise from a better coordination on the matter at national and international levels, the harmonisation of different legislations, and a strict control of the national rules in order to make them up-to-date with respect to validated methods.
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- A Carere
- Comparative Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Layer PG, Rothermel A, Willbold E. From stem cells towards neural layers: a lesson from re-aggregated embryonic retinal cells. Neuroreport 2001; 12:A39-46. [PMID: 11388446 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200105250-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cells from dissociated embryonic avian retinae have the capacity to re-aggregate in rotation culture and form cellular spheres reconstituting a complete arrangement of all retinal layers. This exquisite phenomenon is based upon in vitro proliferation of multipotent precursor stem cells and spatial organization of their differentiating descendants. The addition of soluble factors from cultured retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) or radial glial cells is essential to revert inside-out spheres (rosetted retinal spheres) into correctly laminated outside-out spheres (stratified spheres). Such complete restoration of a laminated brain tissue by cell re-aggregation has been achieved only for the embryonic avian retina, but not the mammalian retina, nor for other brain parts. This review summarises the history of the re-aggregation approach, presents avian retinal re-aggregate models, and analyses roles of the RPE and Müller cells for successful retinal tissue regeneration. It is predicted that these results will become biomedically relevant, as stem cell biology will soon open ways to produce large amounts of human retinal precursors.
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- P G Layer
- Darmstadt University of Technology, Department of Developmental Biology and Neurogenetics, Germany
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