SURVIVAL AND DIFFERENTIATION OF EMBRYONIC NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS FOLLOWING TRANSPLANTATION INTO THE LATERAL VENTRICLE OF RATS / 解剖学报

Objective The aim of the study was to observe the survival and differentiation of embryonic neuroepithelial cells in lateral ventricle of rats after transplantation. Methods Embryonic rats(E12d) were obtained from the pregnant Sprague\|Dawley rats;neuroepithelial cells were dissociated from embryonic neural tube and treated with 0^25% trypsin,then transplanted into the lateral ventricle of father rat.The hosts were anesthetized and transcardially perfused with PBS followed by 4% paraformaldehyde fixative by 10?d,14?d,21?d and 28?d transplantation respectively.Coronal sections of the brain were cut with in cryostat microtome.Using the techniques of histology staining,Nissl staining and immunocytochemistry, survival of neuroepithelial cells transplant and neuro\|specific enolase (NSE) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression of some stem cells were examined. Results Some grafts were found survival which attached to the ventricle by day 10.Some grafts could migrate into the third ventricle and grew into a mass of cells.Some stem cells were able to differentiate into pyramidal cells.By immunocytochemistry,a mass of NSE\|positive cells and GFAP\|positive cells could be detected in the core of graft region.Around intracerebral grafts,some astrocytes showed immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein.Conclusion\ These findings demonstrate that embryonic stem cells dissociated from neural tube can survive and differentiate into neurons and astrocytes.

The effects of laminin on the characteristics and differentiation of neuronal cells from epidermal growth factor-responsive neuroepithelial cells

Many extracellular matrix molecules are expressed in the embryonic nervous system and there is some evidence that they are important regulators of neural development. Of these molecules, laminin appears to be the most potent, affecting virtually all neurons of the peripheral and central nervous system. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of laminin on the proliferation and differentiation of cultured neuroepithelial cells taken from fetal rat forebrains (embryonic day 17-19). The results are summarized as follows. 1) Neuroepithelial cells cultivated in epidermal growth factors containing serum-free medium subsequently differentiated into neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes. 2) Neuronal cells derived from neuroepithelial cells were immunoreactive for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or substance P, but were not for serotonin and tyrosine hydroxylase. 3) In western blot analysis, the phosphorylated neurofilament content in neuronal cells was higher in culture on laminin than in culture on poly-L-lysine (PLL). 4) The proliferation rate of GABAergic neurons was higher in culture on laminin than in culture on PLL. These results suggest that GABAergic and substance P-ergic neurons can be differentiated from neuroepithelial cells and that laminin promotes the differentiation of neuronal cells from neuroepithelial cells and the increased proliferation rate of GABAergic cells.

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE THERAPY OF PARKINSON DISEASE BY NEUROEPITHELIAL CELL TRANSPLANTATION INTO RAT BRAIN / 解剖学报

Objective Embryonic neuroepithelial cells (NEC) were transplanted into the brains of Parkinson disease rats, the survival and differentiation of NEC were investigated. Methods Embryonic rats (E11) were obtained from the pregnant Wistar rats. Neuroepithelial cells were dissociated from embryonic neural tube and treated with 0