STIMULATION OF CULTURED IRIDOPHORES BY AMPHIBIAN VENTRAL CONDITIONED MEDIUM

被引:21
作者
BAGNARA, JT
FUKUZAWA, T
机构
[1] Department of Anatomy, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
来源
PIGMENT CELL RESEARCH | 1990年 / 3卷 / 05期
关键词
IRIDOPHORES; CONDITIONED MEDIUM; NEURAL CREST PATTERN FORMATION;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0749.1990.tb00296.x
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
That the ventral integument of adult frogs (Rana pipiens) contains factor(s) that stimulate iridophore expression (adhesion, morphologic appearance, proliferation) was demonstrated on iridophores derived from tadpoles of R. pipiens and Pachymedusa dacnicolor, and maintained in primary culture in a growth medium based upon Leibovitz's L-15. Experimental growth medium (VCM) conditioned by a one-hour exposure to pieces of ventral skin of adult R. pipiens induced iridophores to assume a broad and stellate appearance, to form confluent sheets, and to proliferate over a nine-day period. Iridophores in control medium assumed long thin profiles, detached easily, and exhibited no signs of proliferation. Unknown cells containing reflecting platelets and unusual other organelles appeared uniquely in chromatophore cultures of P. dacnicolor in VCM. The intense stimulation of iridophore expression in VCM is consistent with the known inhibitory effect of this medium on melanization and with its purported role in the determination of dorsal/ventral pigment patterns of amphibians. The results are discussed in terms of a prevailing theory about pigment cell origins and development.
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