期刊
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
卷 317, 期 1, 页码 70-81出版社
ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.07.011
关键词
Neural stem cells; CNS; Engraftment; Gap junctions; Striatum; Interactions; Rescue; Organotypic culture
资金
- Swedish Research Council [04-5718, 06-5898, 09-3724]
- Stockholm County Council
- Karolinska Institutet
- M&M Wallenberg Freemason Children s House Swedish Medical Association
- National Heart Foundation
- Lung Foundation
Gap-junctional intercellular communication between grafted neural stem cells (NSCs) and host cells seem to be essential for many of the beneficial effects associated with NSC engraftment Utilizing murine NSCs (mNSCs) grafted Into an organotypic ex vivo model system for striatal tissue we examined the prerequisites for formation of gap-junctional couplings between graft and host cells at different time points following implantation We utilized flow cytometry (to quantify the proportion of connexin (Cx) 26 and 43 expressing cells) immunohistochemistry (for localization of the gap-junctional proteins in graft and host cells) dye-transfer studies with and without pharmacological gap-junctional blockers (assaying the functionality of the formed gap-junctional couplings) and proliferation assays (to estimate the role of gap junctions for NSC well-being) to this end Immunohistochemical staining and dye-transfer studies revealed that the NSCs already form functional gap junctions prior to engraftment thereby creating a substrate for subsequent graft and host communication The expression of Cx43 by grafted NSCs was decreased by neurotrophin-3 overexpression in NSCs and culturing of grafted tissue in serum-free Neurobasal B27 medium Cx43 expression in NSC-derived cells also changed significantly following engraftment In host cells the expression of Cx43 peaked following traumatic stimulation and then declined within two weeks suggesting a window of opportunity for successful host cell rescue by NSC engraftment Further investigation of the dynamic changes in gap junction expression in graft and host cells and the associated variations in intercellular communication between implanted and endogenous cells might help to understand and control the early positive and negative effects evident following neural stem cell transplantation and thereby optimize the outcome of future clinical NSC transplantation therapies (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc All rights reserved
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