Chromaffin cell survival from both young and old donors is enhanced by co-grafts of polymer-encapsulated human NGF-secreting cells.
Following polymer-encapsulation, human nerve growth factor-secreting baby hamster kidney fibroblasts (BHK-hNGF) were implanted into the striatum of hemiparkinsonian rats together with unencapsulated adrenal medullary chromaffin cells from either young (2 weeks) or old (12 months) donor rats. Animals receiving both BHK-hNGF cells and chromaffin cells exhibited significant decreases (39-56%) in apomorphine-induced rotational behaviour which was equivalent regardless of the age of the donor tissue. Histological analysis revealed that while survival of chromaffin cells without hNGF support was poor, co-grafts of adrenal medulla and BHK/hNGF cells increased chromaffin cell survival by 20 times. Again, this effect was independent of the age of the donor tissue. Retrieved capsules contained numerous viable encapsulated BHK-hNGF cells which continued to release hNGF. These results further indicate the potential use of intrastriatal implantation of encapsulated hNGF-secreting cells for augmenting the survival of co-grafted chromaffin cells as well as promoting the functional recovery of hemiparkinsonian rats.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D016380:Brain Tissue Transplantation; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D017690:Cell Transplantation; D019439:Chromaffin Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
D009414:Nerve Growth Factors