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EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
卷 170, 期 2, 页码 317-325出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/exnr.2001.7706
关键词
precursor cells; human; dopamine neurons; mesencephalon; cytokines; glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor; differentiation; Parkinson's disease
We report on generation of dopamine neurons from long-term cultures of human fetal mesencephalic precursor cells. These CNS precursor cells were successfully expanded in vitro using the mitogens epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2). Incubation of these cultures in 3% atmospheric oxygen resulted in higher cellular yields than room air. Following incubation in differentiation media containing interleukin (IL)-1b (IL-1b), IL-11, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), up to 1% of the precursor cells converted into cells immunoreactive for tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a marker for dopamine neurons. The TH immunoreactive cells exhibited morphological and functional properties characteristic of dopamine neurons in culture. These precursor cells might serve as a useful source of human dopamine neurons for studying the development and degeneration of human dopamine neurons and may further serve as a continuous, on-demand source of cells for therapeutic transplantation in patients with Parkinson's disease. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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