title: Neural progenitor cells promote corticospinal axon growth in organotypic co-cultures.
abstract: The CNS is limited in regeneration following injury in adult mammals. Recent studies show that the transplantation of the neuronal progenitor cells is useful in promoting regeneration. However, the mechanisms of action of the transplanted neural progenitor cells have not been clarified. In this study, we used organotypic co-cultures with neonatal brain cortex and spinal cord as an in vitro assay system for assessing the factors that regulate corticospinal axonal growth. Our results show that the transplantation of neural progenitor cells enhanced corticospinal axon growth in these co-cultures. In addition, neural progenitor cell conditioned medium also significantly promoted axonal growth. These findings strongly suggest that factors derived from neural progenitor cells participate in the effect on axonal growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima734-8551, Japan. nahkamei@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naosuke
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001369:Axons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002232:Carbocyanines / Q000378:metabolism; D002452:Cell Count / Q000379:methods; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D049108:Cell Enlargement / Q000187:drug effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D018920:Coculture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned / Q000494:pharmacology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique / Q000379:methods; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D064231:Nestin; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009836:Oligodendroglia / Q000378:metabolism; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: C035005:3,3'-dihexadecylindocarbocyanine; D002232:Carbocyanines; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D007381:Intermediate Filament Proteins; C489787:MAP2 protein, rat; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C577486:Nes protein, rat; D064231:Nestin; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins