title: Stromal cell derived factor-1 acutely promotes neural progenitor cell proliferation in vitro by a mechanism involving the ERK1/2 and PI-3K signal pathways.
abstract: Stromal cell derived factor-1 (SDF-1), a member of the chemotactic cytokine family, has attracted attention in recent years. It participates in diverse processes such as the regulation of neuronal migration and activation of CD4+ T cells; it is also a co-receptor for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1). Here, we show that the proliferation of neural progenitor cells dissociated from rat cortex and cultured in vitro with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is stimulated by SDF-1. PD98059 and wortmannin, which are, respectively, specific inhibitors of the extracellular regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI-3K) signal pathways, markedly attenuate this stimulation of proliferation. These findings indicate that SDF-1 acutely promotes the proliferation of NPCs in vitro involving the ERK1/2 and PI-3 kinase pathways, suggesting that it plays a basic role in the development of neural progenitors.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Xiangping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Huancong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Zuoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC / Q000494:pharmacology*; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects*; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000196:embryology; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C515255:CXCL12 protein, human; D054377:Chemokine CXCL12; D019743:Chemokines, CXC; C486264:Cxcr4 protein, rat; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D019950:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; D048052:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3