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Survival and long distance migration of brain-derived precursor cells transplanted to adult rat retina

Blixt Wojciechowski, Anita LU ; Englund Johansson, Ulrica LU ; Lundberg, Cecilia LU orcid and Warfvinge, Karin LU orcid (2004) In Stem Cells 22(1). p.27-38
Abstract
Neural precursor cells transplanted to adult retina can integrate into the host. This is especially true when the neural precursor rat cell line RN33B is used. This cell line carries the reporter genes LacZ and green fluorescent protein (GFP). In grafted rat eyes, RN33B cells are localized from one eccentricity to the other of the host retina. In the present study, whole-mounted retinas were analyzed to obtain a more appropriate evaluation of the amount of transgene-expressing cells and the migratory capacity of these cells 3 and 8 weeks post-transplantation. Quantification was made of the number of beta-galactosidase- and GFP-expressing cells with a semiautomatized stereological cell counting system. With the same system, delineation of... (More)
Neural precursor cells transplanted to adult retina can integrate into the host. This is especially true when the neural precursor rat cell line RN33B is used. This cell line carries the reporter genes LacZ and green fluorescent protein (GFP). In grafted rat eyes, RN33B cells are localized from one eccentricity to the other of the host retina. In the present study, whole-mounted retinas were analyzed to obtain a more appropriate evaluation of the amount of transgene-expressing cells and the migratory capacity of these cells 3 and 8 weeks post-transplantation. Quantification was made of the number of beta-galactosidase- and GFP-expressing cells with a semiautomatized stereological cell counting system. With the same system, delineation of the distribution area of the grafted cells was also performed. At 3 weeks, 68% of the grafted eyes contained marker-expressing cells, whereas at 8 weeks only 35% of the eyes contained such cells. Counting of marker-expressing cells demonstrated a lower number of transgene-expressing cells at 3 weeks compared with 8 weeks post-transplantation. The distribution pattern of marker gene-expressing cells revealed cells occupying up to 21% at 3 weeks and up to 68% at 8 weeks of the entire host retina post-grafting. The precursor cells survived well in the adult retina although the most striking feature of the RN33B cell line was its extraordinary migratory capacity. This capability could be useful if precursor cells are used to deliver necessary genes or gene products that need to be distributed over a large diseased area. (Less)
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markers, cell, subretinal transplantation, brain-derived precursor cells, RN33B, whole-mounted retina, migration
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Stem Cells
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Oxford University Press
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  abstract     = {{Neural precursor cells transplanted to adult retina can integrate into the host. This is especially true when the neural precursor rat cell line RN33B is used. This cell line carries the reporter genes LacZ and green fluorescent protein (GFP). In grafted rat eyes, RN33B cells are localized from one eccentricity to the other of the host retina. In the present study, whole-mounted retinas were analyzed to obtain a more appropriate evaluation of the amount of transgene-expressing cells and the migratory capacity of these cells 3 and 8 weeks post-transplantation. Quantification was made of the number of beta-galactosidase- and GFP-expressing cells with a semiautomatized stereological cell counting system. With the same system, delineation of the distribution area of the grafted cells was also performed. At 3 weeks, 68% of the grafted eyes contained marker-expressing cells, whereas at 8 weeks only 35% of the eyes contained such cells. Counting of marker-expressing cells demonstrated a lower number of transgene-expressing cells at 3 weeks compared with 8 weeks post-transplantation. The distribution pattern of marker gene-expressing cells revealed cells occupying up to 21% at 3 weeks and up to 68% at 8 weeks of the entire host retina post-grafting. The precursor cells survived well in the adult retina although the most striking feature of the RN33B cell line was its extraordinary migratory capacity. This capability could be useful if precursor cells are used to deliver necessary genes or gene products that need to be distributed over a large diseased area.}},
  author       = {{Blixt Wojciechowski, Anita and Englund Johansson, Ulrica and Lundberg, Cecilia and Warfvinge, Karin}},
  issn         = {{1549-4918}},
  keywords     = {{markers; cell; subretinal transplantation; brain-derived precursor cells; RN33B; whole-mounted retina; migration}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{27--38}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Stem Cells}},
  title        = {{Survival and long distance migration of brain-derived precursor cells transplanted to adult rat retina}},
  url          = {{http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/cgi/content/abstract/22/1/27}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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