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The Journal of Neuroscience, September 15, 1998, 18(18):7361-7371
Cyclic AMP Elevation Is Sufficient to Promote the Survival of
Spinal Motor Neurons In Vitro
Martin G.
Hanson Jr1,
Shiliang
Shen1,
Anthony P.
Wiemelt2,
F. Arthur
McMorris2, and
Ben A.
Barres1
1 Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of
Neurobiology, Stanford, California 94305-5125, and
2 Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
The short-term survival of highly purified embryonic spinal motor
neurons (SMNs) in culture can be promoted by many peptide trophic
factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), ciliary
neurotrophic factor (CNTF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and hepatocyte growth factor
(HGF). We have asked whether these peptides are sufficient to promote
the long-term survival of purified E15 SMNs. Contrary to previous
reports, we find that when SMNs are cultured in serum-free medium
containing a single peptide trophic factor only approximately one-third
of the cells survive for 3 d in culture. When multiple factors are
combined, additive effects on survival are observed transiently, but by
7 d of culture the majority of SMNs has died. Surprisingly,
when cAMP levels are elevated, the majority of SMNs extend processes
and survive for 1 week in culture in the absence of peptide trophic
factors, even in low-density cultures. A combination of five peptide
trophic factors, together with cAMP elevation, promotes the long-term
survival of most of the SMNs in serum-free culture for 3 weeks. These
findings provide useful culture conditions for studying the properties
of SMNs and have implications for the treatment of motor neuron
diseases.
Key words:
rat; trophic factors; forskolin; IBMX; injury; regeneration; bone morphogenetic proteins
Copyright © 1998 Society for Neuroscience 0270-6474/98/18187361-11$05.00/0
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