astrocyte;
bone marrow;
brain;
fluorescent in situ hybridization;
ischemia;
transplantation;
D O I:
10.1097/00001756-199904260-00025
中图分类号:
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号:
071006 ;
摘要:
BONE marrow progenitor cells have been shown to contribute to a small proportion of cells in nonhematopoietic tissues including the brain. In the acute unilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion model in spontaneously hypertensive rats following male-to-female bone marrow transplantation, we present data suggesting that 55% more marrow-derived cells, in general, and 161% more GFAP-positive astrocytes, in particular, migrate preferentially to the ischemic cortex than to the contralateral non-ischemic hemisphere. In addition to their biological significance, our findings could have therapeutic implications. Marrow-derived progenitor cells could potentially be used as vehicles for ex vivo gene transfer to the brain.