ISOLATED GROWTH CONES STIMULATE PROLIFERATION OF CULTURED SCHWANN-CELLS

被引:5
作者
DENT, EW [1 ]
IDA, JA [1 ]
YOSHINO, JE [1 ]
机构
[1] COLGATE UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,PROGRAM NEUROSCI,HAMILTON,NY 13346
关键词
HEPARITINASE; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONATION;
D O I
10.1002/glia.440050204
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
A growth cone-enriched fraction was prepared from 3-4 day rat cerebra. Examination of the growth cone fraction by electron microscopy revealed numerous structures circular in appearance that contain a number of features common to neuronal growth cones in vivo. The isolated growth cones stimulated a dose-dependent incorporation of [H-3]-thymidine into cultured Schwann cells in a manner similar to that observed with an axolemma-enriched fraction prepared from adult rat brainstem. The mitogenic activities of both the growth cone fraction and axolemma-enriched fraction were decreased 50% and 20%, respectively, by treatment with heparitinase I. The mitogen for Schwann cells present in the isolated growth cones appears to be similar to that found in axolemma-enriched fractions prepared from adult rats.
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页码:105 / 111
页数:7
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