重组人胶质细胞源性神经营养因子的生物学活性研究

从人星形胶质细胞瘤BT-325细胞中克隆胶质细胞源性神经营养因子(GDNF) cDNA序列.以大肠杆菌作为表达系统,GDNF蛋白在大肠杆菌JM103中获得了高效表达;表达产物经纯化、复性后,以8日龄鸡胚背根节（DRG）、14日龄胎鼠脊髓前角运动神经元以及新生大鼠大脑皮层胶质细胞作为实验材料,研究了GDNF的生物学活性,结果表明： rhGDNF可有效地促进DRG突起的生长,rhGDNF对体外培养的运动神经元表现出明显的促突起生长作用,并可显著提高体外培养运动神经元的存活率,rhGDNF 对体外培养的胶质细胞具有促增殖作用.     

大鼠脊髓匀浆上清诱导骨髓间充质干细胞分化为神经元样细胞的实验研究

目的:观察大鼠脊髓匀浆上清诱导骨髓间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs)形成的神经元样细胞形态特征.方法:通过贴壁法培养分离大鼠骨髓MSCs,体外扩增纯化后加入正常大鼠脊髓匀浆上清诱导72h,倒置显微镜下观察诱导前后细胞的形态结构.激光共聚焦显微镜观测钙离子细胞形态和荧光强度变化,免疫细胞化学方法鉴定诱导后细胞的表型特征.结果:倒置显微镜下可见MSCs呈纺锤形和多角形,核居中,有1-2个核仁,诱导后细胞呈神经元样,细胞伸出较长的轴突样和树突样突起.免疫细胞化学法显示NSE(神经元特异性烯醇化酶)、NF(神经丝蛋白)阳性,GFAP(神经胶质细胞酸性蛋白)阴性.共聚焦显微镜扫描脊髓匀浆上清诱导前细胞形态呈细长的梭形,细胞核不明显,胞体染色强,突起染色弱,荧光像素值低;诱导后,细胞呈现神经元样形态,胞体大,有多个突起,胞体及各突起染色强,荧光像素值高.结论:大鼠脊髓匀浆上清液可在体外诱导骨髓间充质干细胞分化为神经元样细胞.     

神经妥乐平体外诱导大鼠骨髓基质细胞分化为神经元样细胞

目的探索神经妥乐平(NT)体外诱导大鼠骨髓基质细胞(bone marrow stromal cells,rMSCs)分化为神经元样细胞的可行性,以期为临床应用MSCs治疗神经系统疾病奠定基础。方法取一月龄SD大鼠骨髓,分离出MSCs进行培养、扩增、纯化。用NT诱导MSCs分化为神经元样细胞。用神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)、神经胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)免疫细胞化学染色鉴定阳性细胞。结果MSCs经诱导后胞体变圆,伸出细长突起,呈神经元样形态。免疫组化鉴定显示(31.50±7.32)%的细胞表达NSE阳性,(45.30±9.38)%的细胞表达GFAP阳性。结论MSCs在体外可被NT诱导分化为神经元样细胞。     

当归对宫内低氧新生大鼠海马神经元与神经胶质细胞的影响及其机制

目的:探讨宫内低氧对新生大鼠海马CA3区神经元与神经胶质细胞的影响及血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)在低氧后的表达与当归的干预作用。方法:将大鼠随机分为对照组、低氧组和当归组分别受孕,取新生鼠脑组织制片后做神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)mRNA、胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)mRNA、血管内皮生长因子(VEGF)mRNA原位杂交。结果:当归能显著增大低氧新生鼠海马CA3区NSE mRNA和VEGF mRNA原位杂交阳性细胞IOD值,减小GFAP mRNA原位杂交阳性细胞IOD值。结论:当归注射液可增加低氧所致的新生大鼠海马CA3区神经元的数量,减弱该区神经胶质细胞的增生,其机制可能是进一步上调低氧后VEGFmRNA的表达。     

GDNF对体外运动神经元和感觉神经元的影响

目的:探讨胶质细胞源性神经营养因子(GDNF)对正常胎鼠脊髓运动神经元(SMN)和背根神经节神经元(DRG)生长活性的作用.方法:建立大鼠胚胎SMN和DRG单细胞培养体系,观察1 μg/L、10 μg/L、50 μg/L和100 μg/L GDNF对SMN和DRG存活及突起生长的影响.结果: GDNF组培养的SMN和DRG存活数目明显增加,神经元突起长度比对照组明显增长,且具有剂量依赖趋势.结论: GDNF对正常大鼠胚胎发育期运动神经元和感觉神经元具有神经营养作用.     

体外培养大鼠海马细胞白细胞介素—1的表达及缺氧的影响

采用免疫组化方法,观察了体外培养大鼠海马细胞对人重组白细胞介素1β（rhIL-βH）抗血清的免疫反应以及缺氧的影响,结果可见,体外培养的大鼠海马神经元和神经胶质细胞对抗rhIL-1β抗血清均呈弱性免疫染色反应,缺氧后免疫染色反应明显增强,经图像分析表明,缺氧后神经元和神经胶质细胞的平均光密度均较缺氧前增加,尤以缺氧2h增加最明显,继续缺氧4－12h,神经元和神经胶质细胞的平均光密度又逐渐减弱,以上结果表明,大鼠海马脑区存在抗rhIL-1β抗血清的免疫反应细胞;缺氧使对抗rhIL-1β抗血清的免疫染色反应增强,提示IL－1β与脑缺氧损伤的调控有关。     

体外培养大鼠海马细胞白细胞介素－1的表达及缺氧的影响

采用免疫组化方法,观察了体外培养大鼠海马细胞对人重组白细胞介素１β（ｒｈＩＬ－１β）抗血清的免疫反应以及缺氧的影响。结果可见,体外培养的大鼠海马神经元和神经胶质细胞对抗ｒｈＩＬ－１β抗血清均呈弱阳性免疫染色反应,缺氧后免疫染色反应明显增强。经图像分析表明,缺氧后神经元和神经胶质细胞的平均光密度均较缺氧前增加,尤以缺氧２ｈ时增加最明显,继续缺氧４─１２ｈ,神经元和神经胶质细胞的平均光密度又逐渐减弱。以上结果表明,大鼠海马脑区存在抗ｒｈＩＬ－１β抗血清的免疫反应细胞;缺氧使对抗ｒｈＩＬ－１β抗血清的免疫染色反应增强,提示ＩＬ－１β与脑缺氧损伤的调控有关。     

脑啡肽增强胶质细胞的神经营养作用与NO生成减少有关

本文在ＳＤ大鼠大脑皮层胶质细胞神经元共培养模式上,以神经元存活、突起生长、生长相关蛋白４３（ｇｒｏｗｔｈａｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄｐｒｏｔｅｉｎ４３,ＧＡＰ４３）ｍＲＮＡ的表达为指标,观察了脑啡肽对胶质细胞神经营养作用的影响,并对其机理作了初步探讨。结果表明,经脑啡肽处理的胶质细胞能使神经元的存活计数增加２８％（Ｐ＜００５）,单个神经元突起总长度增加１１％（Ｐ＜００５）,最长突起长度增加１６％（Ｐ＜００５）,ＧＡＰ４３ｍＲＮＡ的表达增加２６％（Ｐ＜００５）。然后又观察了脑啡肽（１０－６～１０－１２ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）对培养胶质细胞生成一氧化氮（ＮＯ）的影响。结果表明,浓度为１０－８,１０－１０ｍｏｌ／Ｌ的脑啡肽能明显抑制其生成（Ｐ＜００５）。结果提示,脑啡肽可能增强胶质细胞的神经营养作用,其机制之一可能是通过抑制胶质细胞ＮＯ的生成。     

大鼠大脑皮质星形胶质细胞条件培养液促进小脑皮质神经元的生长

本研究从大鼠大脑皮质分离、纯化星形胶质细胞,再经培养后收集星形胶质细胞的无血清条件培养液。用盖玻片培养法与快速自动比色微量分析法研究了星形胶质细胞条件培养液对小脑皮质神经元生存以及神经元活力的影响。发现星形胶质细胞条件培养液能够明显提高小脑皮质神经元的体外存活率,增强神经元的活力。表明星形胶质细胞具有神经营养性作用。     

肿瘤坏死因子-α对大鼠中脑神经干细胞分化和寡突胶质细胞增殖的影响

为观察肿瘤坏死因子对神经干细胞(NSCs)分化的影响,本研究应用体外扩增的新生大鼠中脑NSCs,使用免疫组织化学技术,观察了肿瘤坏死因子—α(TNF—α)对NSCs分化及其后代细胞的影响。结果显示：(1)TNF—α可提高中脑NSCs后代中神经元和寡突胶质细胞所占的比例;(2)TNF—α可明显诱导由NSCs分化的寡突胶质细胞增殖,但对星形胶质细胞的增殖作用不明显。上述观察结果提示TNF—α对NSCs的应用具有重要影响。     

Identification of a neurite outgrowth-promoting domain of laminin using synthetic peptides

We have identified a synthetic peptide derived from the B2-chain of mouse laminin, Arg-Asn-Ile-Ala-Glu-Ile-Ile-Lys-Asp-Ile (p20), which stimulates the neurite outgrowth-promoting activity of the native molecule. In organotypic cultures, neurons from newborn mouse brain or embryonic peripheral nervous system responded by extensive neurite outgrowth for native laminin or the peptide p20 in the culture medium. If rat cerebellar neurons were grown on laminin, 1-5 microM (1-5 micrograms/ml) of peptide p20 in the culture medium competed with laminin and inhibited neuronal attachment and neurite outgrowth, whereas higher concentrations (greater than 50 microM; greater than 50 micrograms/ml) had a specific neurotoxic effect. When peptide p20 was used as the culture substratum, neurite outgrowth in cerebellar cultures was up to 60% of that seen on native laminin. Our results indicate that a neurite outgrowth-promoting domain of laminin is located in the alpha-helical region of the B2-chain, and is active for both central and peripheral neurons.     

Neurite outgrowth from cultured CNS neurons is promoted by inhibitors of protein and RNA synthesis

We examined the effects of changes caused by the blocking of protein and RNA synthesis on neurite outgrowth from neurons of the central nervous system (CNS) in primary culture. Exposure to cycloheximide and actinomycin-D led to dramatic increases in the length of neurites in cultures of neurons from various rat or chick CNS regions. Inhibitor-induced neurite outgrowth was observed (1) from dopaminergic neurons in mixed cultures of the rat substantia nigra or (2) in pure cultures of rat and chick neurons grown on a polyornithine/laminin substratum. These results suggest that neurite outgrowth from CNS neurons is kept restricted, at least in culture, by the continuous production of a labile neurite-inhibiting protein intrinsic to the neurons, which rapidly decays following inhibition of protein or RNA synthesis. 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Role of Cdc42 in neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells and cerebellar granule neurons

Inactivation of Rho GTPases inhibited the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells. The role of Cdc42 in neurite outgrowth was then studied by selective inhibition of Cdc42 signals. Overexpression of ACK42, Cdc42 binding domain of ACK-1, inhibited NGF-induced neurite outgrowth in PC12 cells. ACK42 also inhibited the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells induced by constitutively activated mutant of Cdc42, but not Rac. These results suggest that Cdc42 plays an important role in mediating NGF-induced neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells. Inhibition of neurite outgrowth was also demonstrated using a cell permeable chimeric protein, penetratin-ACK42. A dominant negative mutant of Rac, RacN17 inhibited Cdc42-induced neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells suggesting that Rac acts downstream of Cdc42. Further studies, using primary-cultures of rat cerebellar granule neurons, showed that Cdc42 is also involved in the neurite outgrowth of cerebellar granule neurons. Both penetratin-ACK42 and Clostridium difficile toxin B, which inactivates all members of Rho GTPases strongly inhibited the neurite outgrowth of cerebellar granule neurons. These results show that Cdc42 plays a similar and essential role in the development of neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells and cerebellar granule neurons. These results provide evidence that Cdc42 produces signals that are essential for the neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells and cerebellar granule neurons. These authors contributed equally     

Core Protein of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan Promotes Neurite Outgrowth from Cultured Neocortical Neurons

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CS-PG) was purified from rat brain and examined for its effect on neurite outgrowth in primary cultures of embryonic rat neocortical neurons. Neurite outgrowth was increased in culture wells coated with CS-PG. The core protein and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) prepared from the CS-PG were also examined for neurite-promoting activity. The activity was observed in culture wells coated with the core protein but not with GAG. These results suggest that CS-PG stimulates neurite outgrowth from the cultured neurons via its core protein.     

N-cadherin specifies first asymmetry in developing neurons

The precise polarization and orientation of developing neurons is essential for the correct wiring of the brain. In pyramidal excitatory neurons, polarization begins with the sprouting of opposite neurites, which later define directed migration and axo-dendritic domains. We here show that endogenous N-cadherin concentrates at one pole of the newborn neuron, from where the first neurite subsequently emerges. Ectopic N-cadherin is sufficient to favour the place of appearance of the first neurite. The Golgi and centrosome move towards this newly formed morphological pole in a second step, which is regulated by PI3K and the actin/microtubule cytoskeleton. Moreover, loss of function experiments in vivo showed that developing neurons with a non-functional N-cadherin misorient their cell axis. These results show that polarization of N-cadherin in the immediate post-mitotic stage is an early and crucial mechanism in neuronal polarity.     

Calyculin A-induced neurite retraction is critically dependent on actomyosin activation but not on polymerization state of microtubules

Calyculin A (CL-A), a toxin isolated from the marine sponge Discodermia calyx, is a strong inhibitor of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A). Although CL-A is known to induce rapid neurite retraction in developing neurons, the cytoskeletal dynamics of this retraction have remained unclear. Here, we investigated the cytoskeletal dynamics during CL-A-induced neurite retraction in cultured rat hippocampal neurons, using fluorescence microscopy as well as polarized light microscopy, which can visualize the polymerization state of the cytoskeleton in living cells. We observed that MTs were bent while maintaining their polymerization state during the neurite retraction. In addition, we also found that CL-A still induced neurite retraction when MTs were depolymerized by nocodazole or stabilized by paclitaxel. These results imply a mechanism other than depolymerization of MTs for CL-A-induced neurite retraction. Our pharmacological studies showed that blebbistatin and cytochalasin D, an inhibitor of myosin II and a depolymerizer of actin, strongly inhibited CL-A-induced neurite retraction. Based on all these findings, we propose that CL-A generates strong contractile forces by actomyosin to induce rapid neurite retraction independently from MT depolymerization.     

Suppressor of Cytokine Signalling 2 (SOCS2) Regulates Numbers of Mature Newborn Adult Hippocampal Neurons and Their Dendritic Spine Maturation

Overexpression of suppressor of cytokine signalling 2 (SOCS2) has been shown to promote hippocampal neurogenesis in vivo and promote neurite outgrowth of neurons in vitro. In the adult mouse brain, SOCS2 is most highly expressed in the hippocampal CA3 region and at lower levels in the dentate gyrus, an expression pattern that suggests a role in adult neurogenesis. Herein we examine generation of neuroblasts and their maturation into more mature neurons in SOCS2 null (SOCS2KO) mice. EdU was administered for 7 days to label proliferative neural precursor cells. The number of EdU-labelled doublecortin⁺ neuroblasts and NeuN⁺ mature neurons they generated was examined at day 8 and day 35, respectively. While no effect of SOCS2 deletion was observed in neuroblast generation, it reduced the numbers of EdU-labelled mature newborn neurons at 35 days. As SOCS2 regulates neurite outgrowth and dentate granule neurons project to the CA3 region, alterations in dendritic arborisation or spine formation may have correlated with the decreased numbers of EdU-labelled newborn neurons. SOCS2KO mice were crossed with Nes-CreER^T2/mTmG mice, in which membrane eGFP is inducibly expressed in neural precursor cells and their progeny, and the dendrite and dendritic spine morphology of newborn neurons were examined at 35 days. SOCS2 deletion had no effect on total dendrite length, number of dendritic segments, number of branch points or total dendritic spine density but increased the number of mature “mushroom” spines. Our results suggest that endogenous SOCS2 regulates numbers of EdU-labelled mature newborn adult hippocampal neurons, possibly by mediating their survival and that this may be via a mechanism regulating dendritic spine maturation.     

P4-ATPase ATP8A2 acts in synergy with CDC50A to enhance neurite outgrowth

P(4)-ATPases are lipid flippases that transport phospholipids across cellular membranes, playing vital roles in cell function. In humans, the disruption of the P(4)-ATPase ATP8A2 gene causes a severe neurological phenotype. Here, we found that Atp8a2 mRNA was highly expressed in PC12 cells, hippocampal neurons and the brain. Overexpression of ATP8A2 increased the length of neurite outgrowth in NGF-induced PC12 cells and in primary cultures of rat hippocampal neurons. Inducing the loss of function of CDC50A in hippocampal neurons via RNA interference reduced neurite outgrowth, and the co-overexpression of CDC50A and ATP8A2 in PC12 cells enhanced NGF-induced neurite outgrowth. These results indicate that ATP8A2, acting in synergy with CDC50A, performs an important role in neurite outgrowth in neurons.     

Target-derived astroglia regulate axonal outgrowth in a region-specific manner.

The potential neuroanatomical specificity of astrocyte influence on neurite outgrowth was studied using an in vitro coculture system in which neurons from embryonic rat spinal cord or hippocampus were grown for 4 days in the presence of, but not in direct contact with, astrocytes derived either from the same region (homotopic coculture) or from different regions (heterotopic coculture) of the rat central nervous system. The results showed that axonal outgrowth was greatly enhanced in heterotopic cocultures in which spinal cord or hippocampal neurons were grown with astrocytes derived from their appropriate CNS target regions. This effect was remarkably specific, because the astroglia harvested from spinal or hippocampal target regions were not effective in promoting axon growth of nonafferent neuronal populations. Dendritic outgrowth was similar under all coculture conditions. These data suggest that diffusible signals, produced by astrocytes, can regulate neurite extension in vitro in a neuroanatomically specific manner and that axons are more sensitive than dendrites to the regional astrocyte environment.     

Effects of docosahexaenoic acid on the survival and neurite outgrowth of rat cortical neurons in primary cultures

Effects of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on survival and neurite outgrowth were investigated in primary cultures of rat cortical neurons. Cell cultures were prepared from cortex on embryonic day 18 (E-18) for treatment with a series of DHA concentrations (12.5, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 200 microM). Docosahexaenoic acid (25-50 microM) significantly enhanced neuronal viability, but lower concentration of DHA (12.5 microM) did not show an obvious effect. In contrast, higher concentrations of DHA (100-200 microM) exerted the significant opposite effects by decreasing neuronal viability. Furthermore, treatment with 25 microM DHA significantly prevented the neurons from death after different culture days in vitro (DIV). Moreover, measurements from the cultures exposed to 25 microM DHA immediately after plating showed significant increases in the percentage of cells with neurites, the mean number of neurite branches, the total neuritic length per cell and the length of the longest neurite in each cell after 24 and 48 h in vitro (HIV). The DHA-treated neurons had greater growth-associated protein-43 (GAP-43) immunoactivity and higher phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) contents, but lower phosphatidylcholine (PC) content than control neurons. The significant increased DHA contents were also observed in both PE and PS in the treated neurons. These findings suggest that optimal DHA (25 microM) may have positive effects on the survival and the neurite outgrowth of the cultured fetal rat cortical neurons, and the effects probably are related to DHA-stimulating neuron-specific protein synthesis and its enhancing the discrete phospholipid (PL) content through enrichment of DHA in the PL species.