Abstract
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulates neurogenesis. The present study investigated the direct effect of VEGF on the enhancement of proliferation and differentiation of the adult mouse subventricular zone (SVZ) neural progenitors in vitro. A high dose (500 ng/ml) of VEGF significantly downregulated endogenous VEGF receptors 1 and 2, which was associated with significantly reduced neural progenitor cell proliferation and enhancement of neuronal differentiation. A low dose (50 ng/ml) of VEGF significantly upregulated endogenous VEGF receptors 1 and 2 but did not increase proliferation and differentiation. These data suggest that exogenous VEGF has a biphasic effect on the expression of endogenous VEGF receptors, and the high dose of VEGF enhances adult neural progenitor cell differentiation into neurons.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Blotting, Northern
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Bromodeoxyuridine / metabolism
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Cell Count / methods
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Cells, Cultured
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects*
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Gene Expression Regulation / physiology
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Immunohistochemistry / methods
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Male
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Neurons / drug effects*
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Neurons / metabolism
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RNA, Messenger / metabolism
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Stem Cells / drug effects*
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Tubulin / metabolism
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / genetics
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / metabolism*
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / pharmacology*
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / genetics
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / metabolism
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / genetics
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 / metabolism
Substances
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RNA, Messenger
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Tubulin
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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beta3 tubulin, mouse
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2
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Bromodeoxyuridine