title: Characterization and transplantation of two neuronal cell lines with dopaminergic properties.
abstract: Immortalized rat mesencephalic cells (1RB3AN27) produced dopamine (DA) at a level that was higher than produced by undifferentiated or differentiated murine neuroblastoma cells (NBP2) in culture. Treatment of 1RB3AN27 and NBP2 cells with a cAMP stimulating agent increased tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity and the intensity of immunostaining for the DA transporter protein (DAT). 1RB3AN27 cells were labelled with primary antibodies to neuron specific enolase (NSE) and nestin and exhibited very little or no labeling with anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). 1RB3AN27 cells exhibited beta- and alpha-adrenoreceptors, and prostaglandin E1 receptors, all of which were linked to adenylate cyclase (AC). Dopamine receptor (D1) and cholinergic muscarinic receptors linked to AC were not detectable. The levels of PKC alpha and PKC beta isoforms were higher than those of PKC gamma and PKC delta in 1RB3AN27 cells. The 1RB3AN27 cells were more effective in reducing the rate of methamphetamine-induced turning in rats with unilateral 6-OHDA lesion of the nigrostriatal system than differentiated NBP2 cells. The grafted 1RB3AN27 were viable as determined by DiI labelling, but they did not divide and did not produce T-antigen protein; however, when these grafted cells were cultured in vitro, they resumed production of T-antigen and proliferated after the primary glia cells and neurons of host brain died due to maturation and subsequent degeneration. Examination of H&E stained sections of the grafted sites revealed no evidence of infiltration of inflammatory cells in the grafted area suggesting that these cells were not immunogenic. They also did not form tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edwards-Prasad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kentroti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vernadakis
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Freed
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002087:Butyrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D020148:Butyric Acid; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D017690:Cell Transplantation; D002999:Clone Cells; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D064231:Nestin; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D016627:Oxidopamine; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000378:metabolism; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002087:Butyrates; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C577485:Nes protein, mouse; C577486:Nes protein, rat; D064231:Nestin; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; C493215:Slc6a3 protein, mouse; C493216:Slc6a3 protein, rat; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D020148:Butyric Acid; D008694:Methamphetamine; D003994:Bucladesine; D016627:Oxidopamine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; C497259:Prkcd protein, mouse; C497260:Prkcd protein, rat; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D064546:Protein Kinase C beta; D051745:Protein Kinase C-delta; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D004298:Dopamine