L型多聚赖氨酸和D型多聚赖氨酸对神经细胞分化的影响

目的:比较L型多聚赖氨酸(L-PL)和D型多聚赖氨酸(D-PL)浸泡的玻片培养小鼠大脑皮层神经元细胞对其分化的影响。方法:取昆明白小鼠的大脑皮层细胞,分别用L-PL和D-PL进行培养,统计和比较细胞的分化比率、突起数量以及突起生长长度。结果:L-PL和D-PL培养的神经细胞第1、2天的分化率比较差异具有统计学意义(P0.05),而突起数和突起长度比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。当L-PL、D-PL的浓度分别为20μL/m L、5μL/mL时,其对1、2天细胞的分化产生显著影响,并且D型多聚赖氨酸培养的细胞分化率高于L型。500、100、20μg/m L的L-PL中,100μg/ml L-PL培养细胞的分化率最高,而125、25、5μg/m L的D型多聚赖氨酸培养细胞分化率比较差异虽然无统计学意义,但25μg/ml D-PL培养神经细胞的分化率总体趋势高于其他浓度。D-PL所形成的粒径大小与L-PL不同,且D-PL的总体趋势稍大于L-PL。结论:L型多聚赖氨酸和D型多聚赖氨酸会在神经细胞生长早期对分化率产生影响,但不影响突起数和突起长度。     

All-trans-retinoid acid induces the differentiation of encapsulated mouse embryonic stem cells into GABAergic neurons

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent cells that can differentiate into all three main germ layers: endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm. Although a number of methods have been developed to differentiate ES cells into neuronal phenotypes such as sensory and motor neurons, the efficient generation of GABAergic interneurons from ES cells still presents an ongoing challenge. Because the main output of inhibitory GABAergic interneurons is the gamma-aminobutyric-acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter whose controlled homeostasis is required for normal brain function, the efficient generation in culture of functional interneurons may have future implications on the treatment of neurological disorders such as epilepsy, autism, and schizophrenia. The goal of this work was to examine the generation of GABAergic neurons from mouse ES cells by comparing an embryoid body-based methodology versus a hydrogel-based encapsulation protocol that involves the use of all-trans-retinoid acid (RA). We observed that (1) there was a 2-fold increase in neuronal differentiation in encapsulated versus non-encapsulated cells and (2) there was an increase in the specificity for interneuronal differentiation in encapsulated cells, as assessed by mRNA expression and electrophysiology approaches. Furthermore, our results indicate that most of the neurons obtained from encapsulated mouse ES cells are GABA-positive (∼87%). Thus, these results suggest that combining encapsulation of ES cells and RA treatment provide a more efficient and scalable differentiation strategy for the generation in culture of functional GABAergic interneurons. This technology may have implications for future cell replacement therapies and the treatment of CNS disorders.