title: Interleukin-6 and leukemia inhibitory factor promote the survival of acetylcholinesterase-positive neurons in culture from embryonic rat spinal cord.
abstract: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) promoted the survival of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-positive neurons in culture from embryonic E15 rat spinal cord. Half of the AChE-positive neurons died during 3-7 days in culture in the absence of IL-6 and LIF. However, IL-6 at a concentration of 5 ng/ml completely prevented the death of AChE-positive neurons. LIF at a concentration of 5 U/ml also stimulated the survival of neurons, although to a lesser extent than IL-6. IL-6 and LIF also increased the numbers of process-bearing neuron-like cells in culture. The dose-dependencies of IL-6 and LIF with regard to the survival of total neuron-like cells were different from those for AChE-positive neurons.
authors.affiliation: Division of Protein Biosynthesis, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kushima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006131:Growth Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000494:pharmacology*; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats / Q000196:embryology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology
chemical_list: D006131:Growth Inhibitors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D053605:Leukemia Inhibitory Factor; D008222:Lymphokines; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase