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Cultured olfactory ensheathing cells express nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, glia cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and their receptors

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posted on 2023-05-16, 13:08 authored by Woodhall, E, Adrian WestAdrian West, Meng Inn ChuahMeng Inn Chuah
In the primary olfactory pathway axons of olfactory neurons (ONs) are accompanied by ensheathing cells (ECs) as the fibres course towards the olfactory bulb. Ensheathing cells are thought to play an important role in promoting and guiding olfactory axons to their appropriate target. In recent years, studies have shown that transplants of ECs into lesions in the central nervous system (CNS) are able to stimulate the growth of axons and in some cases restore functional connections. In an attempt to identify a possible mechanism underlying EC support for olfactory nerve growth and CNS axonal regeneration, this study investigated the production of growth factors and expression of corresponding receptors by these cells. Three techniques immunohistochemistry, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to assess growth factor expression in cultured ECs. Immunohistochemistry showed that ECs expressed nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). ELISA confirmed the intracellular presence of NGF and BDNF and showed that, compared to BDNF, about seven times as much NGF was secreted by ECs. RT-PCR analysis demonstrated expression of mRNA for NGF, BDNF, GDNF and neurturin (NTN). In addition, ECs also expressed the receptors trkB, GFRα-1 and GFRα-2. The results of the experiments show that ECs express a number of growth factors and that BDNF in particular could act both in a paracrine and autocrine manner. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.

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Publication title

Molecular Brain Research

Volume

88

Issue

1-2

Pagination

203-213

ISSN

0169-328X

Department/School

Tasmanian School of Medicine

Publisher

Elsevier Science B.V.

Place of publication

Netherlands

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  • Restricted

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Clinical health not elsewhere classified

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