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Graft derived cells with double nuclei in the penumbral region of experimental brain trauma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16377084     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recent in vitro studies showed that stem cells might fuse with mature cells or each other; however, there is no in vivo evidence for this phenomenon in the cerebral cortex. Our goal was to find evidence for cell fusion in a model of traumatic brain injury followed by grafting of embryonic cortical cells. Cold lesion protocol was applied to induce lesion of the motor cortex in adult male rats. Six days later we grafted a suspension of freshly isolated rat brain cortical cells of early embryonic stage (E14) into the penumbra area of the lesion. The grafted cell nuclei were labelled with bromodeoxyuridine (BrDU). Six days after transplantation 4,328 BrDU positive cells were observed in nine animals. 89.5% of these cells had cytoplasmic staining probably representing dead or phagocyted grafted cells. Ten percent of surviving BrDU positive cells had only one BrDU positive nucleus and negative cytoplasm, while 0.5% had two distinct nuclei, one was unlabelled and one was BrDU positive. These cells were similar in appearance and size to the astrocytes in the vicinity and expressed the astocyte specific glial fibrillaly acidic protein. Thus, these cells showed a possible sign of cell fusion in the penumbral region of the injured brain.
Authors:
Eszter M Horváth; Zsombor Lacza; Attila Csordás; Csaba Szabó; Márk Kollai; David W Busija
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2005-12-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience letters     Volume:  396     ISSN:  0304-3940     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci. Lett.     Publication Date:  2006 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-03-06     Completed Date:  2006-05-25     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7600130     Medline TA:  Neurosci Lett     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  182-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. horvath.eszter.maria@1997.aok.usn.hu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Brain Injuries* / pathology,  physiopathology,  surgery
Brain Tissue Transplantation / methods*
Bromodeoxyuridine / metabolism
Cell Count / methods
Cell Division / physiology*
Cell Nucleus* / metabolism
Cell Transplantation / methods*
Cerebral Cortex / cytology
Disease Models, Animal
Embryo, Mammalian
Female
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein / metabolism
Immunohistochemistry / methods
Indoles / diagnostic use
Intermediate Filament Proteins / metabolism
Male
Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
Neurofilament Proteins / metabolism
Pregnancy
Rats
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL30260/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL46558/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL50587/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein; 0/Indoles; 0/Intermediate Filament Proteins; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/Neurofilament Proteins; 0/nestin; 47165-04-8/DAPI; 59-14-3/Bromodeoxyuridine

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