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Schwann-like cells from human melanocytes and their fate in sciatic nerve injury.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21753712     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We induced human melanocyte dedifferentiation to Schwann cell-like cells in vitro by a combination of forskolin, neuregulin-β1, neurotrophin-3, platelet-derived growth factor-aa, basic fibroblast growth factor, laminin, and heparin. Cultured human melanocytes constitutively expressed neural cell and melanocyte markers but melanocyte-specific marker, including microphthalmia-associated transcription factor and tyrosinase, expression was selectively lost after induction. In the sciatic nerve injury site, the induced cells were engrafted and closely aligned to axons and P0-expressing myelin sheaths, whereas uninduced cells were not colocalized with axons and myelin sheaths and reexpressed melanocyte-specific tyrosinase activity in vivo. Human melanocytes lose their melanocyte phenotype and transdifferentiate into Schwann cells under specific induction conditions and display their Schwann cell phenotype after transplantation to injured sciatic nerve tissue.
Authors:
Guang Fan Chi; Dae-Wook Kim; Mei Hua Jiang; Kang Jun Yoon; Youngsook Son
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroreport     Volume:  22     ISSN:  1473-558X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuroreport     Publication Date:  2011 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-07-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9100935     Medline TA:  Neuroreport     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  603-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
aDepartment of Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kyung Hee University, Yong In, Korea bResearch Institute, Cell & Bio Inc., Seoul, Korea.
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