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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
Despite recent progress in the neural stem cell biology, their cellular characteristics have not been described well. We investigated various characteristics of neural stem cells (NSCs) in vivo during CNS development, using FACS to identify the NSCs. We first examined stage-dependent changes in the physical parameters, using forward scatter (FSC) and side scatter (SSC) profiles, of NSCs from the developing striatum, where they appear to be active throughout the life of mammals. NSCs were divided into several fractions according to their FSC/SSC profile. With development, their number decreased in the FSC(high) fractions but increased in the FSC(low)/SSC(high) fraction, whereas NSCs were significantly concentrated in the fraction containing the largest cells (about 20 microm in diameter) at any stage, which were mostly the cells with the highest nestin-enhancer activity. Furthermore, we demonstrated that, at all stages examined, the "side population" (SP), defined as the Hoechst 33342 low/negative fraction, which is known to be a stem cell-enriched population in bone marrow, was also enriched for Notch1-positive immature neural cells (about 60%) from the developing striatum. However, these immature SP cells were not detected in the large-cell fraction, however, but were concentrated instead in the FSC(low/mid) fractions. FACS analysis showed that SP cells from adults were included to some extent in the CD24(low)/PNA(low) fraction, where NSCs were greatly concentrated. Collectively, the characteristics of NSCs were not uniform and changed developmentally.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0360-4012
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
837-47
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Cell Size, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Indicators and Reagents, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Intermediate Filament Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Luminescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:12205677-Stem Cells
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Flow cytometric analysis of neural stem cells in the developing and adult mouse brain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't