Prevention of apoptotic motoneuron death in vitro by neurotrophins and muscle extract

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Kaal, ECA [1 ]
Joosten, EAJ [1 ]
Bar, PR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV UTRECHT,NEUROL RES LAB,AZU,DEPT NEUROL,NL-3508 GA UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/S0197-0186(96)00148-9
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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In this study, it is shown that rat motoneurons in culture are highly dependent on trophic support and die in the absence of such support via active cell death, or apoptosis. This apoptotic death occurs in their 'in vitro' life (within 24 h) and can be partially prevented by treating the cultures with neurotrophic substances. The most effective support comes from an extract prepared from embryonic chick muscle: without muscle extract, no healthy, neurite-bearing motoneurons are present, but with 0.3 and 1.2% muscle extract, their numbers increase dose-dependently. Neurotrophins, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4), cannot replace muscle extract and keep motoneurons alive on their own, but in the presence of muscle extract (0.3%) they have a significant effect on survival (increase up to four times, compared to 0.3% muscle extract). At the same time, they prevent apoptotic cell death. Selective motoneuron death has been implicated in the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite strong evidence that motoneurons in ALS die via apoptosis, this has not been shown unequivocally in post mortem material. This study shows that motoneurons are very sensitive to conditions that initiate apoptosis, and that cell death can be prevented to a large degree with relatively low concentrations of neurotrophic factors. In view of the fact that several patient trials with neurotrophic factors already are underway, studies with motoneurons in culture may prove important in understanding the mechanism of cell death and the efficacy of drugs such as neurotrophic factors, but also other types of drug. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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