Neurospheres induced from bone marrow stromal cells are multipotent for differentiation into neuron, astrocyte, and oligodendrocyte phenotypes.
Bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) can be expanded rapidly in vitro and have the potential to be differentiated into neuronal, glial and endodermal cell types. However, induction for differentiation does not always have stable result. We present a new method for efficient induction and acquisition of neural progenitors, neuronal- and glial-like cells from MSCs. We demonstrate that rat MSCs can be induced to neurospheres and most cells are positive for nestin, which is an early marker of neuronal progenitors. In addition, we had success in proliferation of these neurospheres with undifferentiated characteristics and finally we could obtain large numbers of neuronal and glial phenotypes. Many of the cells expressed beta-tubulin III when they were cultivated with our method. MSCs can become a valuable cell source as an autograft for clinical application involving regeneration of the central nervous system.
Suzuki
Hidenori
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. hsuzuki@sanyou-dr.jp
Taguchi
Toshihiko
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Tanaka
Hiroshi
H
Kataoka
Hideo
H
Li
Zhenglin
Z
Muramatsu
Keiichi
K
Gondo
Toshikazu
T
Kawai
Shinya
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D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000166:cytology*; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology*