Motor neurons derived from ALS-related mouse iPS cells recapitulate pathological features of ALS
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
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: e276-2016.
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ABSTRACT
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a late-onset progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain. Mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) are known to induce ALS. Although many research models have been developed, the exact pathological mechanism of ALS remains unknown. The recently developed induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell technology is expected to illuminate the pathological mechanisms and new means of treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. To determine the pathological mechanism of ALS, we generated mouse iPS (miPS) cells from experimental ALS transgenic mice and control mice and characterized the cells using molecular biological methods. The generated miPS cells expressed many pluripotent genes and differentiated into three germ layers in vitro and in vivo. Motor neurons derived from ALS-related miPS cells recapitulated the pathological features of ALS. The ALS-model motor neurons showed SOD1 aggregates, as well as decreased cell survival rate and neurite length compared with wild-type motor neurons. Our study will be helpful in revealing the mechanism of motor neuronal cell death in ALS.
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Assunto principal:
Medula Espinal
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Superóxido Dismutase
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Técnicas In Vitro
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Encéfalo
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Camundongos Transgênicos
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Sobrevivência Celular
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Neuritos
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Morte Celular
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Doenças Neurodegenerativas
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Células-Tronco Pluripotentes Induzidas
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Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2016
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