Prenatally compromised neurons respond to brain-derived neurotrophic factor treatment in vitro
Prenatally compromised neurons respond to brain-derived neurotrophic factor treatment in vitro
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DOI:
10.1097/01.wnr.0000233104.51149.9c
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发表时间:
2006-09-18
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1.7
通讯作者:
Rees, Sandra M.
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作者:
Briscoe, Todd A.;Tolcos, Mary;Rees, Sandra M.
Prenatal hypoxia affects neuronal survival and process outgrowth. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which influences neural growth, is decreased in these conditions. We tested whether addition of brain-derived neurotrophic factor enhances growth of neurons cultured from guinea pig fetuses (n=7) compromised by chronic placental insufficiency from 30-52 days gestation (term similar to 67 days). Cultures were prepared from the olfactory bulb, hippocampus and cerebellum. Compared with controls (n=7), chronic placental insufficiency resulted in reduced total neurite length in olfactory bulb cultures. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor treatment for 5 days increased the total olfactory neurite length and somal size and number of primary neurites in all cultures from both control and compromised animals. Thus, brain-derived neurotrophic factor can influence the growth of compromised fetal neurons supporting its therapeutic use following chronic placental insufficiency.