Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions
Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) of feline origin (cNPCs) have demonstrated utility in transplantation experiments, yet are difficult to grow in culture beyond the 1 month time frame. Here we use an enriched, serum-free base medium (Ultraculture) and report the successful long-term propagation of thes...
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| description | Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) of feline origin (cNPCs) have demonstrated utility in transplantation experiments, yet are difficult to grow in culture beyond the 1 month time frame. Here we use an enriched, serum-free base medium (Ultraculture) and report the successful long-term propagation of these cells. Primary cultures were derived from fetal brain tissue and passaged in DMEM/F12-based or Ultraculture-based proliferation media, both in the presence of EGF + bFGF. Cells in standard DMEM/F12-based medium ceased to proliferate by 1-month, whereas the cells in the Ultraculture-based medium continued to grow for at least 5 months (end of study) with no evidence of senescence. The Ultraculture-based cultures expressed lower levels of progenitor and lineage-associated markers under proliferation conditions but retained multipotency as evidenced by the ability to differentiate into neurons and glia following growth factor removal in the presence of FBS. Importantly, later passage cNPCs did not develop chromosomal aberrations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-029a9aadd52f408a82336cc6e2d3f7242025-02-03T05:59:53ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782012-01-01201210.1155/2012/108340108340Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture ConditionsJing Yang0Jinmei Wang1Ping Gu2X. Joann You3Henry Klassen4Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Research Laboratories, The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Research Laboratories, The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Research Laboratories, The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Research Laboratories, The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Research Laboratories, The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USANeural progenitor cells (NPCs) of feline origin (cNPCs) have demonstrated utility in transplantation experiments, yet are difficult to grow in culture beyond the 1 month time frame. Here we use an enriched, serum-free base medium (Ultraculture) and report the successful long-term propagation of these cells. Primary cultures were derived from fetal brain tissue and passaged in DMEM/F12-based or Ultraculture-based proliferation media, both in the presence of EGF + bFGF. Cells in standard DMEM/F12-based medium ceased to proliferate by 1-month, whereas the cells in the Ultraculture-based medium continued to grow for at least 5 months (end of study) with no evidence of senescence. The Ultraculture-based cultures expressed lower levels of progenitor and lineage-associated markers under proliferation conditions but retained multipotency as evidenced by the ability to differentiate into neurons and glia following growth factor removal in the presence of FBS. Importantly, later passage cNPCs did not develop chromosomal aberrations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108340 |
| spellingShingle | Jing Yang Jinmei Wang Ping Gu X. Joann You Henry Klassen Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions Stem Cells International |
| title | Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions |
| title_full | Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions |
| title_short | Feline Neural Progenitor Cells I: Long-Term Expansion under Defined Culture Conditions |
| title_sort | feline neural progenitor cells i long term expansion under defined culture conditions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108340 |
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