Polymer-encapsulated PC12 cells: long-term survival and associated reduction in lesion-induced rotational behavior.
Intrastriatal implantation of a dopaminergic cell line surrounded by a permeable, thermoplastic membrane was investigated as a method of long-term dopamine (DA) delivery within the central nervous system (CNS). An increase in DA release from PC12 cell-loaded capsules maintained in vitro was associated with an increase in mitotic activity of the encapsulated cell line. A significant reduction in apomorphine-induced rotational behavior was observed after PC12 cell-containing capsules were implanted into unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesioned rats, which was sustained for 24 wk. Four wk after implantation, microdialysis studies revealed the presence of DA near PC12 cell-containing capsules, which was comparable to extracellular striatal levels of unlesioned controls. Extracellular striatal DA was undetectable by microdialysis in lesioned animals near empty polymer capsules. Histological analysis after 24 wk in vivo demonstrated that encapsulated PC12 cells survived, continued to express tyrosine hydroxylase, and that encapsulation prevented tumorigenesis. The data suggested that the release of a diffusible substance, most likely DA, from an implant is sufficient to exert a long-term functional influence upon 6-OHDA unilaterally lesioned rats and that capsules containing DA-secreting cells may be an effective method of long-term DA delivery in the CNS.
Section of Artificial Organs, Biomaterials and Cellular Technology, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
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Tresco
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Winn
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Tan
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Jaeger
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Greene
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Aebischer
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001704:Biopolymers; D002214:Capsules; D002455:Cell Division; D002470:Cell Survival; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D016627:Oxidopamine; D016716:PC12 Cells; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001704:Biopolymers; D002214:Capsules; C086656:polyacrylonitrile-polyvinylchloride; D016627:Oxidopamine; D011143:Polyvinyl Chloride; D004298:Dopamine