WANG Li-yan,CAI Wen-qin,CHEN Peng-hui.Isolation and identification of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from neonatal rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(06):489-491.
WANG Li-yan,CAI Wen-qin,CHEN Peng-hui.Isolation and identification of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from neonatal rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(06):489-491.DOI:
Isolation and identification of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from neonatal rats
retrieve and purify oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs). Methods Primary OPCs were isolated from mixed glial cultures of newborn Sprague Dawley rat forebrains by using a selective detachment procedure
further purified by differential adhesion
and maintained in a chemical conditioned medium. The characteristic of OPCs was determined by both electrophysiological recording and immunostaining. Results Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that more than 90% of the isolated cells expressed the OPCs-specific marker NG
2
. OPCs exhibited a moderate input resistance
delayed rectifier K
+
currents (I
K
) that could be antagonized partly by TEA-Cl and CsCl
small tetr
odotoxin (TTX) sensitive Na
+
currents that failed to generate typical action potentials. Conclusion Isolation and purification by selective detachment and differential adhesion procedure are effective to obtain highly purified OPCs. OPCs