title: Neurotrophic function of conditioned medium from human amniotic epithelial cells.
abstract: Human amniotic epithelial cells (HAEC) may have pluripotent function because they are formed from the epiblast cells at the 8th day of fertilization. Previously, we reported that HAEC have the capacity to synthesize and release acetylcholine and catecholamine associated with the binding sites of catecholamine receptors. We show the neurotrophic function of a conditioned medium from HAEC using cultured cortical neurons of E18 rats. Extensive analyses with various techniques demonstrated that HAEC and immortalized HAEC synthesize and release brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) and nerve growth factor (NGF). Other neurotrophic factors were not detected in a cultured medium of HAEC by enzyme immunoassay. Various neurotrophic factors or growth factors did not show neurotrophic effects on E18 rat neuron except for EGF. Because EGF was not detected in the conditioned medium of HAEC, these data indicate an unidentified neurotrophic factor presently that is synthesized and released from HAEC. The amniotic membrane may have a significant role in supplying neurotrophic factors to the amniotic fluid as well as neurotransmitters, suggesting an important function to the early stages of neural development in the embryo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Inherited Metabolic Disease, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inanaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hurukawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Araie
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakuragawa
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020933:Neurotrophin 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D005904:Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D020933:Neurotrophin 3; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor