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Rat cerebral cortical neurons in primary culture release a mitogen specific for early (G D3 + /04 − ) oligodendroglial progenitors
Author(s) -
Hardy R.,
Reynolds Richard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of neuroscience research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.72
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1097-4547
pISSN - 0360-4012
DOI - 10.1002/jnr.490340510
Subject(s) - progenitor cell , primary culture , neuroscience , microbiology and biotechnology , primary (astronomy) , progenitor , chemistry , biology , cell culture , stem cell , physics , genetics , astronomy
Abstract The development of cells of the oligodendroglial lineage, from immature progenitor to myelinating cells, occurs largely in a neuronal environment, yet little is known about specific interactions between these 2 cell types. We have tested the effects of medium conditioned by cultures of rat cerebral cortical neurons (CCM), cerebellar granule interneurons (GCM), and a dorsal root ganglion derived cell line (NDCM) on cells of the oligodendroglial lineage in culture. Different stages of the lineage were defined using the cell surface antigens G D3 , 04, and GalC. CCM and NDCM were mitogenic for the early G D3 + /04 − oligodendroglial progenitor, whereas GCM was mitogenic for the later G D3 + /04 + stage. Neutralising antibodies to PDGF and bFGF were able to eliminate the mitogenic activity of NDCM and GCM, respectively, but did not abolish the mitogenic effect of CCM. We have demonstrated that neurons in primary culture from distinct CNS regions exert diffent influences on cells of the oligodendroglial lineage, and specifically that cortical neurons release an unknown mitogen for G D3 + /04 − oligodendroglial progenitors. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.