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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
The implementation of neural stem cell lines as a source material for brain tissue transplants is currently limited by the ability to induce specific neurochemical phenotypes in these cells. Here, we show that coordinated induction of a ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic phenotype in an immortalized multipotent neural stem cell line can be achieved in vitro. This process requires both the overexpression of the nuclear receptor Nurr1 and factors derived from local type 1 astrocytes. Over 80% of cells obtained by this method demonstrate a phenotype indistinguishable from that of endogenous dopaminergic neurons. Moreover, this procedure yields an unlimited number of cells that can engraft in vivo and that may constitute a useful source material for neuronal replacement in Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1087-0156
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
653-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Corpus Striatum, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Mesencephalon, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 2, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Parkinson Disease, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Transgenes, pubmed-meshheading:10404157-Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Induction of a midbrain dopaminergic phenotype in Nurr1-overexpressing neural stem cells by type 1 astrocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't