成年转基因小鼠嗅鞘细胞的培养、纯化及生物学特性

已有多项研究表明,嗅鞘细胞具有修复中枢及外周神经损伤的潜能。我们选用了表达增强型绿色荧光蛋白(enhancedgreenfluorescentprotein,eGFP)的成年小鼠,分离其双侧嗅球嗅神经纤维层及嗅小球层细胞,体外原代培养并予以纯化。同时结合共聚焦、相差显微镜,细胞增殖分析及免疫组织化学鉴定等技术,对其生物学活性进行研究。结果表明:(1)原代培养转基因成年小鼠嗅球嗅鞘细胞(Olfactoryensheathingcells,OECs)15d后,主要存在两种不同形态和免疫组织化学特征的细胞。一种是带有长突起的双极或多极OECs,表达P75~(NIR)(P75lowaffinityneurotrophicreceptor)S100和胶质原纤维酸性蛋白(glialfibrillaryacidicprotein,GFAP)。另一种则是对Thy1.1抗体免疫反应阳性,呈扁平或内皮样形态的成纤维细胞。(2)根据不同类型细胞在未覆层的培养器皿上贴壁速度的差异,我们建立了一种简单易行、不需任何抗体或昂贵仪器的细胞纯化方法,获得了大量高纯度的OECs。(3)在连续纯化培养22d后,OECs仍能保持较高的增殖活性。本实验支持和丰富了OECs发育的相关理论,为进一步体内移植修复CNS损伤提供了理想的材料。     

嗅球成鞘细胞的分离培养与鉴定

目的:探讨一种获取高纯度嗅球成鞘细胞(olfactory ensheathing cells,OECs)的方法.方法:从新生SD大鼠(3d)嗅球中迅速分离嗅神经层和嗅颗粒层,采用酶消化法分离细胞,差速贴壁法纯化细胞,接种于多聚赖氨酸包被的培养板内培养2d,采用NGFRp75和S100蛋白双标免疫组化、以Hoechst33342复染鉴定OECs的纯度.结果:OECs的纯度为(95.64±2.76)%.结论:本法是一种相对简便易行且经济、稳定、有效的OECs分离方法.     

成年大鼠嗅鞘细胞与嗅觉神经成纤维细胞的原代培养及鉴定

目的 建立一种原代提取嗅鞘细胞与嗅觉神经成纤维细胞混合培养的方法.方法 自2.5月龄SD大鼠嗅球最外两层分离嗅鞘细胞和嗅觉神经成纤维细胞进行混合培养,并不进行纯化,分别于7 d、10 d、14 d行免疫细胞化学鉴定,并计算各个时间点嗅鞘细胞的纯度.结果 体外培养的嗅鞘细胞主要呈两极或多极状,而嗅觉神经成纤维细胞则成扁平的像成纤维细胞的形态,免疫细胞化学结果显示嗅鞘细胞呈p75 NGFR阳性,嗅觉神经成纤维细胞呈fibronectin阳性,两种细胞都呈vimentin阳性,在7 d、10 d、14 d各个时间点嗅鞘细胞分别占混合培养的34.1%、25.6%、8.6%.结论 从成年大鼠嗅球最外两层分离的培养中主要包含嗅鞘细胞和嗅觉神经成纤维细胞,嗅鞘细胞在混合培养中所占的比例随培养时间的延长而逐渐降低.     

嗅神经鞘细胞的培养纯化及体外生长特性

采用原代培养的方法,从2,5月成年大鼠的嗅球分离培养嗅神经鞘细胞（OECs),培养6天后,用阿糖胞苷（Ara-C)抑制,差速贴壁,Forskolin和BPE营养物质处理,根据P75蛋白免疫细胞化学染色和形态学特征分析了所得细胞的纯度,同时对不同培养时期的OECs 的形态进行观察和纯化后的活力测定。实验结果显示：（1）这种纯化方法简单,经济,快捷,所得的OECS纯度可达95％以上,并且随培养时间延长,细胞仍保持较高的纯度。（2）在培养早期2天到5天主要以巨噬细胞状,多极状,不规则状为主,培养中期7天到20天主要以扁平的双极,三极为主。晚期20天以后呈现双极,三极形态,其起上有许多细小的棘突。93）其中以培养早中期细胞的活力较好,培养20天以后,细胞活力较差,本研究为以OECs 作为移植材料对促进神经再生的研究获得丰富的细胞来源奠定了基础。     

自组装IKVAV多肽纳米纤维支架凝胶及其对嗅鞘细胞的作用

旨在观察自组装IKVAV多肽纳米纤维支架凝胶对鼠嗅鞘细胞(OECs)的作用。通过调整IKVAV溶液pH值并加入培养液触发多肽自组装为支架凝胶, 用原子力显微镜检测IKVAV分子可以自组装成编织状纳米纤维(直径为3~5 nm)。采用原代分离培养方法获得OECs单细胞悬液后, 使用差速贴壁法两次纯化OECs且在第12天通过免疫染色计数OECs纯度为85%。将IKVAV多肽纳米纤维支架凝胶与OECs复合培养, 倒置显微镜下观察OECs生长良好, Calcein-AM/PI活、死细胞染色表明活细胞数达95%。CCK-8法间接细胞计数证实IKVAV多肽可促进OECs的黏附, 对OECs增殖没有影响。由此可见IKVAV多肽可以自组装成纳米纤维支架凝胶且对OECs有良好的生物相容性及黏附作用, 可作为神经组织工程支架材料。     

离体培养嗅鞘细胞促进新生大鼠螺旋神经节细胞的存活

本文旨在探索离体实验中的嗅鞘细胞(olfactory ensheathing cells,OECs)有无促进耳蜗听觉传入神经元——螺旋神经节细胞(spiral ganglion cells,SGCs)存活作用及其可能机制。取成年大鼠嗅球和新生大鼠蜗轴组织块进行OECs与SGCs的培养,采用差速贴壁法纯化培养OECs。实验分OECs与SGCs共培养组和SGCs单独培养组。倒置相差显微镜下观察OECs和SGCs生长状态,神经营养因子受体p75免疫组织化学法鉴定OECs,神经元特异性标志物βIII-tubulin标记SGCs。为了研究OECs与SGCs共培养体系中,前者促进后者存活的可能机制,共培养组中分别加入脑源性神经生长因子(BDNF,500pg/mL)和BDNF抗体(IgY型,50μg/mL),对照组为未加任何处理的共培养组,然后检查各培养组中SGCs存活数量和存活时间。结果显示,OECs贴壁培养7d后形成一细胞单层,在OECs与SGCs共培养体系中,SGCs在OECs形成的细胞单层的表面生长,并伸出长突起,呈现典型的双极神经元形态;在培养的前6天内,随着培养时间的增加,两组中的SGCs都较接种前减少,但共培养组中SGCs存活数量明显高于SGCs单独培养组(P0.01);单独培养组的SGCs数量在培养的第6天出现大幅度减少,在培养的第9天几乎没有生长;共培养组的SGCs数量未见明显变化(P0.05);共培养中加入BDNF对OECs促进SGCs存活无明显影响,而加入BDNF抗体(IgY)后存活的SGCs减少(P0.01)。本研究结果提示,OECs与SGCs共培养能够促进新生大鼠SGCs存活和突起生长,延长存活时间,OECs分泌BDNF可能是促进SGCs存活的机制之一。     

嗅鞘细胞的不同纯化方法及结果

培养的嗅鞘细胞的最终纯度受到多种因素的影响,如嗅鞘细胞的取材来源、分离方法等等;对培养的嗅鞘细胞进行纯化可获得高纯度的嗅鞘细胞。纯化嗅鞘细胞的方法有许多种,主要有单纯差速贴壁法、免疫吸附法、化学药物抑制法、无血清饥饿法等,现在的实验研究更趋向于以上2-3种方法联合应用对嗅鞘细胞进行纯化,这些联合纯化方案主要是在采用单纯差速贴壁方法的基础上再次运用其他一种或几种方法进行嗅鞘细胞的纯化。就获取的嗅鞘细胞的最终纯度而言,许多方法取得了可观的效果。但不同的纯化方法各有利弊,除了价格不同外,不同的纯化方法对嗅鞘细胞的生物活性造成不同程度的影响。因此在选择纯化方法时,应综合考虑各方面因素,根据研究目的和实际需要选择合理的方案进行纯化。本文通过查阅各数据库中与嗅鞘细胞的分离培养及纯化有关的文献和其他相关书籍,来探讨纯化嗅鞘细胞的不同方法以及这些纯化方法对嗅鞘细胞最终纯度的影响。     

cAMP介导血清引起的嗅鞘细胞形态变化

嗅鞘细胞是一类兼有星形胶质细胞和雪旺细胞特性的胶质细胞。培养的嗅鞘细胞存在两种能相互转化的形态亚型,然而转化的分子机制并不清楚。本研究旨在建立一种研究离体培养嗅鞘细胞形态转化的方法,基于该方法研究其相互转化的机制。采用原代培养大鼠嗅鞘细胞和免疫细胞化学技术,观察在有、无血清培养或给予双丁酰-环核苷酸(dB-cAMP)药物条件下嗅鞘细胞形态,并统计雪旺样和星形样嗅鞘细胞亚型的比例。结果显示:(1)在无血清培养条件下,(95.2±3.7)%嗅鞘细胞呈雪旺样形态,(4.8±3.7)%呈星形样形态;而在10%血清培养条件下,(42.5±10.4)%嗅鞘细胞呈雪旺样形态,(57.5±10.4)%呈星形样形态,随后换回无血清条件下培养24h,(94.8±5.0)%嗅鞘细胞呈雪旺样形态,(5.2±5.0)%呈星形样形态。(2)有无血清的培养条件并不影响嗅鞘细胞标记物p-75和S-100的表达。(3)在正常(10%)血清培养情况下,cAMP类似物dB-cAMP抑制F肌动蛋白应力纤维(F-actin stress fibers)和黏着斑(focal adhesion)形成,抑制血清引起的嗅鞘细胞形态变化,雪旺样细胞比例增加,并...     

C1型尼曼-匹克氏症小鼠嗅球胶质细胞的活性变化

本文观察Npc1基因突变对于小鼠嗅球神经胶质细胞活性的影响,探讨C1型尼曼-匹克氏症的病理机制。提取鼠尾基因组DNA,采用PCR检测基因型;采用免疫荧光组织化学染色观察出生后30 d的小鼠嗅球中小胶质细胞和星形胶质细胞的活性反应;采用免疫印迹方法检测嗅球中Neu N、神经丝蛋白(neurofilament,NF)、双皮质素(Doublecortin,DCX)、CD68和GFAP的蛋白表达情况。结果显示,Npc1基因突变导致小鼠嗅球中CD68和GFAP蛋白表达显著上调,小胶质细胞和星形胶质细胞的活性明显增强;磷酸化NF的表达也明显增加,而DCX的表达量显著下调。以上结果提示,Npc1基因突变在早期能够引起小鼠嗅球发生一些变化。     

甘丙肽对嗅成鞘细胞三种神经营养因子mRNA表达的影响

实验从新生大鼠嗅球中分离出嗅成鞘细胞,进行体外培养。运用半定量RT—PCR方法检测甘丙肽对体外培养的嗅成鞘细胞中三种神经营养因子（LIF、CNTF和GDNF）mRNA表达的影响。实验以甘油醛-3-磷酸脱氢酶（G3PDH）作为内参照。结果显示：体外培养的嗅成鞘细胞表达此三种神经营养因子的mRNA;当甘丙肽作用于细胞3d后,嗅成鞘细胞中LIF和GDNF表达量明显降低,而CNTF的表达量则没有发生明显变化。     

Fibroblasts Isolated from Human Middle Turbinate Mucosa Cause Neural Progenitor Cells to Differentiate into Glial Lineage Cells

Transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) is a potential therapy for repair of spinal cord injury (SCI). Autologous transplantation of OECs has been reported in clinical trials. However, it is still controversial whether purified OECs or olfactory mucosa containing OECs, fibroblasts and other cells should be used for transplantation. OECs and fibroblasts were isolated from olfactory mucosa of the middle turbinate from seven patients. The percentage of OECs with p75^NTR+ and GFAP⁺ ranged from 9.2% to 73.2%. Fibroblasts were purified and co-cultured with normal human neural progenitors (NHNPs). Based on immunocytochemical labeling, NHNPs were induced into glial lineage cells when they were co-cultured with the mucosal fibroblasts. These results demonstrate that OECs can be isolated from the mucosa of the middle turbinate bone as well as from the dorsal nasal septum and superior turbinates, which are the typical sites for harvesting OECs. Transplantation of olfactory mucosa containing fibroblasts into the central nervous system (CNS) needs to be further investigated before translation to clinical application.     

Olfactory ensheathing cells: their role in central nervous system repair

The olfactory system is an unusual tissue in that it can support neurogenesis throughout life; permitting the in-growth and synapse formation of olfactory receptor axons into the central nervous system (CNS) environment of the olfactory bulb. It is thought that this unusual property is in part due to the olfactory glial cells, termed olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs), but also due to neuronal stem cells. These glial cells originate from the olfactory placode and possess many properties in common with the glial cells from the peripheral nervous system (PNS), Schwann cells. Recent data has suggested that olfactory ensheathing cells are a distinct glial cell type and possess properties, which might make them more suitable for transplant-mediated repair of central nervous system injury models. This paper reviews the biological properties of these cells and illustrates their use in central nervous system repair.     

Purification and in vitro characterization of adult canine olfactory ensheathing cells

Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are known to promote neural repair under experimental conditions. The experimental focus has so far been almost entirely on rodent OECs (rOECs), and hence whether human OECs (humOECs) display similar properties is unclear. Studies on larger mammals as an "intermediate" model may be helpful for translating the experimental evidence gathered so far into novel therapeutic strategies. In the present study, we purified adult canine OECs (caOECs) from the olfactory bulb and analyzed their in vitro properties with respect to antigen expression, proliferation, and differentiation. Secondary caOECs shared the expression of marker molecules and the reactivity toward growth factors, with rOECs and humOECs. CaOECs were positively immunostained for the low affinity neurotrophin receptor p75, GFAP, and O4 and proliferated in response to fibroblast growth factor-2 and heregulin-1beta. No decline in proliferation was noted at higher passages (>8). The effects of forskolin, which neither increased proliferation nor stimulated the expression of O4, were clearly different from those on rOECs. Moreover, caOECs displayed their typical spindle-shaped morphology only upon growth factor/forskolin addition, whereas mitotically quiescent caOECs had a flattened morphology. Thus, caOECs can readily be purified from adult canine olfactory bulb and expanded by using established OEC mitogens. The behavior of caOECs toward forskolin suggests that caOECs and humOECs share a number of properties amd implies the presence of common intracellular signalling pathways. CaOECs therefore represent a suitable model system relevant for humOECs in neural repair studies.     

Cell surface expression of 27C7 by neonatal rat olfactory ensheathing cells in situ and in vitro is independent of axonal contact

Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are Schwann cell-like glial cells of the olfactory system that promote neural regeneration after transplantation into the injured central nervous system. Compared to the closely related Schwann cells, however, the biological characterization of OECs has remained fragmentary. This is due to the fact that the expression of OEC-specific markers is subject to complex regulation and that intricate ultrastructural analysis is essential to determine their localization. The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75^NTR) as the prototype OEC marker, for example, is only expressed by a minor population of neonatal rat OECs in situ. The major population carries O4-positive axonal fragments on their surface after dissociation and up-regulates p75^NTR during culturing (Wewetzer et al. in Glia 49:577–587, 2005). In the present study, we investigated whether the cell surface determinant 27C7, defined by a monoclonal antibody to Schwann cells, is also expressed by neonatal rat OECs in situ and in vitro. Primary cell suspensions of the olfactory bulb displayed 27C7 expression of both p75^NTR-negative and p75^NTR-positive OECs, while immature oligodendrocytes and astrocytes were devoid of any 27C7 labeling. This together with the finding that the intrafascicular OECs of the olfactory nerves in the mucosa expressed 27C7 but not p75^NTR, suggests that 27C7 was expressed by the entire OEC population in situ. Maintenance of OECs in the absence of olfactory neurons in organotypic slice culture up-regulated p75^NTR but did not alter 27C7 expression. It is concluded that 27C7 unlike p75^NTR is constitutively expressed by OECs and may, therefore, be a useful marker for characterization of neonatal OECs in situ and in vitro.     

Clonal In Vitro Analysis of Neurotrophin Receptor p75-Immunofluorescent Cells Reveals Phenotypic Plasticity of Primary Rat Olfactory Ensheathing Cells

Clonal in vitro analysis represents a powerful tool for studying cellular differentiation. In the present study, microscope-assisted single cell transfer was combined with immunofluorescence to establish clonal cultures of identified primary rat olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs). During development, OECs originate from the neural crest, a transient population of multipotent cells. Since only neural crest cells have been analyzed at clonal density, it remained unclear whether OECs may retain multipotent features. Neurotrophin receptor p75 (p75^NTR)-immunolabelled rat OECs were seeded at clonal density under visual control using a semiautomated cell selection and transfer device (Quixell?) and emerging clones were analyzed with regard to proliferation and antigenic expression. We demonstrate that OECs from neonatal (P1) and 7 day-old (P7) but not from adult rats formed clones in the presence of OEC- and astrocyte-conditioned media (OEC-CM, A-CM). Cloning efficiency but not in vitro growth of OECs was independent of age but increased upon treatment with OEC-CM. Interestingly, about 75 % of P1 compared to 27 % of P7 OEC clones lost p75^NTR expression during 2 weeks in vitro and acquired immunoreactivity for Thy-1. The observation that primary OECs from P1 lost expression of p75^NTR at clonal density and initiated expression of the fibroblast marker Thy-1 may suggest that their developmental potential is greater than previously anticipated. Since microscope-assisted selection of immunofluorescent cells combined with semiautomated transfer guarantees monoclonality in a single step and affords selection of cells according to fluorescent label and/or morphological criteria it may be relevant for a variety of other cell types.     

Defining the morphological phenotype: 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNPase) is a novel marker for in situ detection of canine but not rat olfactory ensheathing cells

Olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) are the non-myelinating glial cells of the olfactory nerves and bulb. The fragmentary characterization of OECs in situ during normal development may be due to their small size requiring intricate ultrastructural analysis and to the fact that available markers for in situ detection are either expressed only by OEC subpopulations or lost during development. In the present study, we searched for markers with stable expression in OECs and investigated the spatiotemporal distribution of CNPase, an early oligodendrocyte/Schwann cell marker, in comparison with the prototype marker p75^NTR. Anti-CNPase antibodies labeled canine but not rat OECs in situ, while Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes were positive in both species. CNPase immunoreactivity in the dog was confined to all OECs throughout the postnatal development and associated with the entire cell body, including its finest processes, while p75^NTR was mainly detected in perineural cells and only in some neonatal OECs. Adult olfactory bulb slices displayed CNPase expression after 4 and 10 days, while p75^NTR was detectable only after 10 days in vitro. Finally, treatment of purified adult canine OECs with fibroblast growth factor-2 significantly reduced CNPase expression at the protein and mRNA level. Taken together, we conclude that CNPase but not p75^NTR is a stable marker suitable for in situ visualization of OECs that will facilitate their light-microscopic characterization and challenge our general view of OEC marker expression in situ. The fact that canine but not rat OECs expressed CNPase supports the idea that glia from large animals differs substantially from rodents.