简介：Parthenogeneticembryonicstemcellshavepluripotentdifferentiationpotentials,akintofertilizedembryo-derivedembryonicstemcells.Theaimofthisstudywastocomparetheneuronaldifferentiationpotentialofparthenogeneticandfertilizedembryo-derivedembryonicstemcells.Beforedifferentiation,karyotypeanalysiswasperformed,withnormalkaryotypesdetectedinbothparthenogeneticandfertilizedembryo-derivedembryonicstemcells.SexchromosomeswereidentifiedasXX.Immunocytochemistryandquantitativereal-timePCRdetectedhighexpressionofthepluripotentgene,Oct4,atboththemRNAandproteinlevels,indicatingpluripotentdifferentiationpotentialofthetwoembryonicstemcellsubtypes.Embryonicstemcellswereinducedwithretinoicacidtoformembryoidbodies,andthendispersedintosinglecells.SinglecellsweredifferentiatedinN2differentiationmediumfor9days.Immunocytochemistryshowedparthenogeneticandfertilizedembryo-derivedembryonicstemcellsbothexpresstheneuronalcellmarkersnestin,βIII-tubulinandmyelinbasicprotein.Quantitativereal-timePCRfoundexpressionofneurogenesisrelatedgenes(Sox-1,Nestin,GABA,Pax6,Zic5andPitx1)inbothtypesofembryonicstemcells,andOct4expressionwassignificantlydecreased.NestinandPax6expressioninparthenogeneticembryonicstemcellswassignificantlyhigherthanthatinfertilizedembryo-derivedembryonicstemcells.Thus,ourexperimentalfindingsindicatethatparthenogeneticembryonicstemcellshavestrongerneuronaldifferentiationpotentialthanfertilizedembryo-derivedembryonicstemcells.

简介：目的研究创伤性脑损伤（traumaticbraininjury，TBI）后抑制Toll样受体4（Toll-likereceptor4，TLR4）与小鼠海马区髓样分化因子88（myeloiddifferentiationprimaryresponsegene88,MYD88）mRNA表达变化以及对小鼠行为变化的关系。方法采用Mamarou自由落体方法建立小鼠TBI模型，腹腔注射TLR4抑制剂CLI-095，采用实时定量聚合酶链（real-timepolymerasechainreaction,RT-PCR）反应及矿场实验，高架十字实验，Morris水迷宫方法检测创伤72h后海马区MYD88表达变化情况及行为学变化特征。结果模型建立并抑制TLR4后，72h海马区MYD88mRNA表达量较仅腹腔注射溶剂减少（P〈0．05），但处理组及对照组MYD88mRNA表达量均高于假损伤组（P〈0．05）。矿场实验，高架十字实验，Morris水迷宫检测TBI后小鼠出现运动水平下降，抑制TLR4后有所好转（P〈0．05），但仍低于假损伤组（P〈0．05）。结论TBI影响小鼠行为水平，抑制TLR4可下调MYD88mRNA表达，并可对小鼠神经功能恢复发挥一定作用，可能是神经损伤修复的关键因素之一。

简介：BACKGROUND:Culturesfrommultipleportionsofumbilicalcordbloodmesenchymalstemcellshavebeenshowntoundergomorerapidproliferationandattachmentthansingleportions.OBJECTIVE:Toobservegrowthofbasicfibroblastgrowthfactor(bFGF)-inducedculturesofhumanamnion-derivedmesenchymalstemcells(AMSCs)anddifferentiationintoneuronal-likecells.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:Comparativeobservation.ThestudywasperformedattheLaboratoryofMicrobiologyandImmunology,BasicMedicalSchoolofZhengzhouUniversityfromJanuarytoMay2008.METHODS:Amniafromfull-term,uterine-incisiondeliveryweredonatedby12healthywomen.AMSCswereobtainedbycellseparationandculturetechniques,andwerepassagedandinducedbybFGF.Fromthethirdpassage,atotalof1mLAMSCs,atadensityof1.0×10~4/mL,wasseparatelyharvestedfromsixsamples,whichservedasgroupA.Atotalof1mLAMSCs,atadensityof1.0×10~4/mL,washarvestedseparatelyfromtheremainingsixsamples,whichservedasgroupB.Atotalof0.5mLfromthesixsamplesofgroupAand0.5mLfromthesixsamplesofgroupBwerecombinedtoformgroupC.MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Differencesincellquantityamongthethreegroupswerecomparedbycellquantificationand3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide(MTT)analysis.Expressionofaglialcellmarker,neuron-specificenolase,andnestinwasdetectedinthethreegroupsbyimmunocytochemistry.RESULTS:CellquantificationandMTTanalysisoflivecells,aswellasAMSCabsorbance,weresignificantlygreateringroupCcomparedwithgroupsAandBat18daysofculture(P<0.05),andnosignificantdifferencewasobservedbetweengroupsAandB.Glialfibrillaryacidicprotein,neuron-specificenolase,andnestinwereexpressedinallgroupsfollowingbFGFinduction.CONCLUSION:MixedAMSCculturespromotedproliferation,andbFGF-inducedAMSCsdifferentiatedintoneuronal-likecells.

简介：BACKGROUND:Ithasbeendemonstratedthattransforminggrowthfactor-β(TGF-β)andbrain-derivedneurotrophicfactor(BDNF)caninducestemcelldifferentiationintoneuron-likecells.OBJECTIVE:ToinvestigatetheefficacyofTGF-βandBDNFatinducingthedifferentiationofadultratbonemarrowstromalcells(BMSCs)intoneuron-likecells,bothincombinationoralone.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:AcomparativeobservationexperimentwasperformedattheDepartmentofOrthopedics,FirstAffiliatedHospitalofLiaoningMedicalUniversitybetweenOctober2007andJanuary2008.MATERIALS:TGF-βandBDNFwerepurchasedfromSigma,USA;mouseanti-ratneuronspecificenolase,neurofilamentandglialfibrillaryacidicproteinwerepurchasedfromBeijingHMHLBiochemLtd.,China.METHODS:BMSCswereisolatedfromratsaged4weeksandincubatedwithTGF-β(1μg/L)and/orBDNF(50μg/mL).MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Expressionofneuron-specificenolase,neurofilamentandglialfibrillaryacidicproteinweredeterminedbyimmunocytochemistry.RESULTS:BMSCsdifferentiatedintoneuron-likecellsfollowinginductionofTGF-βandBDNF,andexpressedbothneuron-specificenolaseandneurofilament.ThepercentofpositivecellswassignificantlygreaterinthecombinationgroupthanthoseinducedwithTGF-βorBDNFalone(P<0.01).CONCLUSION:TreatmentofBMSCswithacombinationofTGF-βandBDNFinduceddifferentiationintoneuron-likecells,withtheinductionbeingsignificantlygreaterthanwithTGF-βorBDNFalone.

简介：BACKGROUND:Alpha-actinin(α-actinin)playsakeyroleinneuronalgrowthconemigrationduringdirectionaldifferentiationfromneuralstemcells(NSCs)toneurons.OBJECTIVE:Todetectinsitumicrodistributionandquantitativeexpressionofα-actininduringdirectionaldifferentiationofNSCstoneuronsinthetemporallobecerebralcortexofneonatalrats.DESIGN,TIMEANDSETTING:BetweenJanuary2006andDecember2008,cultureanddirectionaldifferentiationofNSCswereperformedatDepartmentofHistologyandEmbryology,PreclinicalMedicalCollege,ChinaMedicalUniversity.ImmuneelectronmicroscopywasperformedatDepartmentofHistologyandEmbryologyandDepartmentofElectronMicrology,PreclinicalMedicalCollege,ChinaMedicalUniversity.SpectrumanalysiswasperformedatLaboratoryofElectronMicroscopy,MentalResearchInstitute,ChineseAcademyofSciences.MATERIALS:Basicfibroblastgrowthfactor,epidermalgrowthfactor,brain-derivednervegrowthfactor,type-1insulinlikegrowthfactor,andα-actininantibodywereprovidedbyGibcoBRL,USA;rabbit-anti-ratnestinmonoclonalantibody,rabbit-anti-ratneuronspecificenolasepolyclonalantibody,andEDAX-9100energydispersiveX-rayanalysiswereprovidedbyPHILIPSCompany,Netherlands.METHODS:NSCs,followingprimaryandpassageculture,weredifferentiatedwithserumculturemedium(DMEM/F_(12)+10%fetalbovineserum+2ng/mLbrain-derivednervegrowthfactor+2ng/mLtype-1insulinlikegrowthfactor).MAINOUTCOMEMEASURES:Expressionofα-actinininneuron-likecellswasquantitativelyandqualitativelydetectedwithimmunocytochemistryusingenergydispersiveX-rayanalysis.RESULTS:Immunocytochemistry,combinedwithelectronmicroscopy,indicatedthatpositiveα-actininexpressionwaslikeaspheroidparticlewithhighelectrondensity.Inaddition,theexpressionwasgraduallyconcentratedfromthenuclearedgetothecytoplasmandexpandedintodevelopingneurites,duringdifferentiationofneuralstemcellstoneurons.Conversely,energydispersive