Generation of functionally mature neurons from a telomerase-immortalized human glial progenitor cell line

作     者：Yun Bai Xiaoyan Zhang Aili Lu Juniun Xiao Li Shen 

作者机构：Department of Cell Biology School of Basic Medical Sciences Peking University Health Science Center Beijing 100191 China 

出 版 物：《Neural Regeneration Research》 (中国神经再生研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第4卷第2期

页      面：106-110页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 07[理学] 071006[理学-神经生物学] 100204[医学-神经病学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by:the National Natural Science Foundation of China No.30600167 

主　　题：telomerase immortalization human glial progenitor cells neuronal differentiation 

摘      要：BACKGROUND： It has long been thought that neurons and glial cells are produced from distinct progenitor pools, but recent studies suggest that the glial progenitor cell in the subventricular zone can generate neurons in the adult rodent brain. OBJECTIVE： To investigate the ability of a telomerase-immortalized human glial progenitor cell line to differentiate into functionally mature neurons. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING： The cellular and molecular biology experiment was performed at the Cell Biology Laboratory in the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, between July 2007 and May 2008. MATERIALS： A telomerase reverse transcriptase immortalized human glial progenitor cell line, was established in our laboratory. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP was purchased from Sigma （USA）. Specific antibodies against glial fibrillary acidic protein, ~ -tubulin-Ⅲand A2B5 were purchased from Chemicon, USA. Polyclonal antibodies against nestin and MAP2ab were obtained from Neomarker, USA. METHODS： The telomerase immortalized human glial progenitor cell line was passaged and maintained in growth medium consisting of DMEM/F12 （1：1） with N2 supplement （1%, v/v）, L-Glutamine （2 mmol/L）, epidermal growth factor （20 ng/mL）, basic fibroblast growth factor （20 ng/mL） and 3% fetal bovine serum. Neuronal differentiation was induced by the addition of 1 mmol/L dibutyryl cyclic AMP and 10% fetal bovine serum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES： Neuronal differentiation was evaluated by RT-PCR, quantitative PCR, immunofluorescence staining, Western blot analysis and electrophysiology. RESULTS： After dibutyryl cyclic AMP induction in the telomerase immortalized human glial progenitor cells, the expression of neuronal-specific marker mRNAs and proteins increased significantly. Concurrently, an apparent fast inward Na^＋ current was evoked in the cells after induction. CONCLUSION： This study suggests that some human glial progenitor ceils are indeed capable of generating functionall