Effect of type-2 astrocytes on the viability of dorsal root ganglion neurons and length of neuronal processes
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Fan, CL, Wang, H, Chen, D et al. (2014). Effect of type-2 astrocytes on the viability of dorsal root ganglion neurons and length of neuronal processes
. 9(2), 119-128. 10.4103/1673-5374.125339
Fan, CL, Wang, H, Chen, D et al. (2014). Effect of type-2 astrocytes on the viability of dorsal root ganglion neurons and length of neuronal processes
. 9(2), 119-128. 10.4103/1673-5374.125339
The role of type-2 astrocytes in the repair of central nervous system injury remains poorly understood. In this study, using a relatively simple culture condition in vitro, type-2 astrocytes, differentiated from oligodendrocyte precursor cells by induction with bone morphogenetic protein- 4, were co-cultured with dorsal root ganglion neurons. We examined the effects of type-2 astrocytes differentiated from oligodendrocyte precursor cells on the survival and growth of dorsal root ganglion neurons. Results demonstrated that the number of dorsal root ganglion neurons was higher following co-culture of oligodendrocyte precursor cells and type-2 astrocytes than when cultured alone, but lower than that of neurons co-cultured with type-1 astrocytes. The length of the longest process and the length of all processes of a single neuron were shortest in neurons cultured alone, followed by neurons co-cultured with type-2 astrocytes, then neurons co-cultured with oligodendrocyte precursor cells, and longest in neurons co-cultured with type-1 astrocytes. These results indicate that co-culture with type-2 astrocytes can increase neuronal survival rate and process length. However, compared with type-1 astrocytes and oligodendrocyte precursor cells, the promotion effects of type-2 astrocytes on the growth of dorsal root ganglion neurons were weaker.
