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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
Stem cells isolated from adult tissues may be useful for autologous cell therapy in the nervous system. In the present study we tested the ability of multipotent stem cells isolated from adult muscle to survive and respond to migratory and differentiating cues when transplanted into the adult subventricular zone (SVZ). Prior to transplantation the cells were grown as spheres that expressed doublecortin, nestin, and betaIII-tubulin, as well as the mRNAs for the receptor EphA4 and the ligands ephrin B1, ephrin B2, but not ephrin B3. Four weeks after transplantation into the anterior part of the SVZ in adult rats, surviving cells were observed along the ventricular wall, in the SVZ, and in the posterior rostral migratory stream (RMS). None of these cells stained for betaIII-tubulin or doublecortin, which are molecules expressed by migrating neuroblasts, and none were present in the more rostral regions of the RMS or the olfactory bulb. However, most surviving transplanted cells were integrated into the wall of the lateral ventricle and expressed vimentin, a marker also expressed by ependymocytes. No tumors were observed 4 weeks posttransplantation. Our results suggest that multipotent stem cells isolated from adult muscle, which can be easily and safely isolated from patients and rapidly expanded ex vivo, may provide autologous vectors for the local delivery of secreted factors to the ventricles or nearby regions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9967
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
491
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
96-108
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Transplantation of multipotent cells extracted from adult skeletal muscles into the subventricular zone of adult rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural