Neural stem cells induce bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells to generate neural stem-like cells via juxtacrine and paracrine interactions

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 2005 · Experimental Cell Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.08.015· OSTI ID:20717675

Alexanian, Arshak R ^[1]

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1. Neuroscience Research Labs, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, VAMC, 5000 W. National Ave. 151, Milwaukee, WI 53295 (United States)

Several recent reports suggest that there is far more plasticity that previously believed in the developmental potential of bone-marrow-derived cells (BMCs) that can be induced by extracellular developmental signals of other lineages whose nature is still largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) co-cultured with mouse proliferating or fixed (by paraformaldehyde or methanol) neural stem cells (NSCs) generate neural stem cell-like cells with a higher expression of Sox-2 and nestin when grown in NS-A medium supplemented with N2, NSC conditioned medium (NSCcm) and bFGF. These neurally induced MSCs eventually differentiate into {beta}-III-tubulin and GFAP expressing cells with neuronal and glial morphology when grown an additional week in Neurobasal/B27 without bFGF. We conclude that juxtacrine interaction between NSCs and MSCs combined with soluble factors released from NSCs are important for generation of neural-like cells from bone-marrow-derived adherent MSCs.

• OSTI ID: 20717675
• Journal Information: Experimental Cell Research, Journal Name: Experimental Cell Research Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 310; ISSN 0014-4827; ISSN ECREAL
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
BONE MARROW
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MICE
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NERVE CELLS
STEM CELLS
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