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Isolation, Culture, and Differentiation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Osteoclast Progenitors from Mice
Published on: January 6, 2018
[Differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells into neuron like cells]
Chang-Qi Li1, Dan Liu, Xiao-Qiong Wu
1Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
Objective:
To investigate the differentiation of the rat bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) into neuron like cells which express glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT).
Methods:
BMSCs of rats were flushed out with DMEM from femurs marrow and separated, and then planted in plastic flask. After being expanded and purified, the BMSCs were differentiated into neuron-like cells. Neurofilament (NF-200), microassociate protein-2 (MAP-2), neuron-specific nuclear protein (NeuN), nestin, gial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), GAD and ChAT were detected by immunohisitochemistry.
Results:
The induced BMSCs exhibited neuronal morphological characteristics, and the expressions of NF-200, MAP-2, NeuN and nestin were positive, but the expression of GFAP was negative. About (3 +/- 0.8)% of the induced BMSCs expressed GAD, and (5 +/- 0.3)% expressed ChAT.
Conclusion:
BMSCs can differentiate into neuron like cells, and express GAD and ChAT partially.
