IGF-I and bFGF improve dopamine neuron survival and behavioral outcome in parkinsonian rats receiving cultured human fetal tissue strands
IGF-I and bFGF improve dopamine neuron survival and behavioral outcome in parkinsonian rats receiving cultured human fetal tissue strands
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DOI:
10.1006/exnr.2000.7593
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发表时间:
2001-03-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Freed, CR
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作者:
Clarkson, ED;Zawada, WM;Freed, CR
To promote dopamine cell survival in human fetal tissue strands transplanted into immunosuppressed 6-OHDA-lesioned rats, we have preincubated tissue in insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I, 150 ng/ml) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF, 15 ng/ml) in vitro for 2 weeks. Growth factor treatment did not affect the rate of homovanillic acid production in vitro but increased overall dopamine neuron survival in animals after transplant from 1240 +/- 250 to 2380 +/- 440 neurons (P < 0.05). Animals in the growth factor-treated group had a significantly greater reduction in methamphetamine-induced rotation (66%) compared to control transplants (30%, P < 0.05). We conclude that in vitro preincubation of human fetal tissue strands with IGF-I and bFGF improves dopamine cell survival and the behavioral outcome of transplants. (C) 2001 Academic Press.