Glutathione Induces Neuronal Differentiation in Rat Bone Marrow Stromal Cells |
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Authors: | Jun-ichi Sagara Nobuo Makino |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center for Medical Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan;(2) Center for Humanities and Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami Ibaraki, 300-0394, Japan |
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Abstract: | It has been reported that rat bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) are differentiated into neuronal cells by administration of 2-mercaptoethanol [Woodbury et al (2000) J Neurosci Res 61:364–370]. In this study, we examined the effects of various sulfhydryl (SH) compounds on the differentiation of BMSCs obtained from rat femurs. Neuronal differentiation was detected morphologically and immunocytochemically. It was found that the cells treated with reduced glutathione (GSH) apparently differentiated into neurons, showing extensive processes, and expressing neuron-specific enolase and microtubule-associated protein 2. Glutathione monoethyl ester (GEE), which increased the cellular GSH content, showed no effect on the expression of neuronal markers. It is concluded that the neural differentiation of BMSCs occurs by the administration of GSH. It was suggested that extracellular and not intracellular GSH have effects on the induction of the neuronal differentiation of BMSCs. |
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Keywords: | Bone marrow stromal cells Neuronal differentiation Glutathione Sulfhydryl compounds |
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