AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE DIRECT DIFFERENTIATION OF MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL INDUCED BY STRIATAL ASTROCYTE / 解剖学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the inductive effect of striatal tissue on mouse embryonic stem cells and further analyse the cell source and inductive pattern of this inductive effect. Methods We employed striatal extracts、conditioned medium of striatal astrocytes and conditioned medium of striatal neurons to induce embryonic stem cell to differentiate directly. The differentiated cells were evaluated by morphological observation and TH immunocytochemical staining method. We also performed a quantitative analysis of the results. Results Striatal extracts and conditioned medium of striatal astrocytes had obvious inductive effect on embryonic stem cell.Percentages of three groups were 15%,15.2% and 3% respectively. Conclusions The astrocytes in striatum might have an inductive effect on dopaminergic neuronal differentiation of embryonic stem cells.The determination of inductive factor will be our next research aim.;