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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
Neural precursor cells derived from the developing human brain were expanded in vitro under the influence of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) and epidermal growth hormone (EGF), and were then transplanted into different regions of the neonatal rat brain. Four weeks later neurons were seen to have developed from human embryonic precursors, using a human-specific antibody to tau (htau). There were morphological differences between implanted neurons developing in the hippocampus, striatum and neocortex, which were confirmed by cell volume measurements, although no specific neurochemical phenotypes were identified. Htau-positive fibres were seen to project extensively along fibre pathways appropriate for the site of neuronal integration. This study demonstrates that, following cell division in vitro, neurons differentiating from human precursor cell populations retain the ability to respond appropriately to regional determinants present in the neonatal rat brain. This is important for the application of such cells in CNS repair strategies, in particular neural transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2405-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Astrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Brain Tissue Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Cell Movement, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Fetal Tissue Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Fetus, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10947819-tau Proteins
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
The morphological development of neurons derived from EGF- and FGF-2-driven human CNS precursors depends on their site of integration in the neonatal rat brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Cambridge, UK. aer23@hermes.cam.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't