title: Control of cell survival and proliferation of postnatal PSA-NCAM(+) progenitors.
abstract: In the present work, we studied the effects of several growth factors on survival and proliferation of freshly isolated neural progenitors expressing the polysialylated form of neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM). Cells were obtained from postnatal day 2 rat forebrain, using isolation method. We found that (1) insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) exerts a powerful survival effect by inhibiting apoptotic cell death, (2) epidermal growth factor (EGF) strongly increases cell proliferation, (3) the combination of IGF-1 plus EGF promotes cellular expansion, (4) basic fibroblast growth factor displays only a weak mitogenic effect, and (5) platelet-derived growth factor-AA (PDGF-AA) has no effect on cell survival and proliferation. These results suggest that the postnatal PSA-NCAM(+) progenitors characterized in the present work may represent a transitional stage, between the embryonic EGF-responsive neural progenitors and the postnatal PSA-NCAM(+) progenitors already described that are PDGF-responsive. For these "early PSA-NCAM(+) progenitors," insulin-like growth factor 1 and EGF seem to play a pivotal role in the control of cell death and cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U 488, 80, rue du Général Leclerc, 94276, Bicêtre, France. gagonat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gago
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Avellana-Adalid
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baron-Van Evercooren
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schumacher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015415:Biomarkers; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004347:Drug Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D039842:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D012794:Sialic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015415:Biomarkers; D006133:Growth Substances; D039842:Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D012794:Sialic Acids; C103469:polysialyl neural cell adhesion molecule; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I