Bone marrow stromal cells produce nerve growth factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factors

Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) have attracted interest through their possible use for cell therapy in neurological diseases. Recent reports demonstrated that these cells are able to migrate and have potential for neuronal differentiation after transplantation into brain parenchyma. The objective o...

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Published in:Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2004-04, Vol.316 (3), p.753-754
Main Authors: Garcı́a, Rocı́o, Aguiar, Jorge, Alberti, Esteban, de la Cuétara, Karelys, Pavón, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bone Marrow Cells - metabolism
Cells, Cultured
GDNF
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Guanidines - pharmacology
Male
Nerve Growth Factor - biosynthesis
Nerve Growth Factors - biosynthesis
NGF
Phenols - pharmacology
Rat bone marrow stromal cells
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RT-PCR
Solutions - pharmacology
Stromal Cells - metabolism
Temperature
Time Factors
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Summary:Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) have attracted interest through their possible use for cell therapy in neurological diseases. Recent reports demonstrated that these cells are able to migrate and have potential for neuronal differentiation after transplantation into brain parenchyma. The objective of this work was determine whether rat BMSC express NGF and GDNF, in order to study its potential application for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. BMSC were harvested from male rats and cultured in DMEM supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum. At passage 6 the total RNA was isolated using TriZol reactive. RT-PCRs to evaluate the expression of NGF and GDNF using specific primers were carried out. Our results indicate that rat BMSC have potential to produce NGF and GDNF. We have not found any report in favor of GDNF or NGF production from rat BMSC.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.02.111