Wang Zhong,Chen Taibang,Wang Yongfei,Guo Qiaonan,Zhao Jianhua.Dendritic cell-induced neural stem cell survival via NT-3/TrkC signaling pathway[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(12):1188-1191.
Wang Zhong,Chen Taibang,Wang Yongfei,Guo Qiaonan,Zhao Jianhua.Dendritic cell-induced neural stem cell survival via NT-3/TrkC signaling pathway[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2013,35(12):1188-1191.DOI:
Objective To study the effect of dendritic cell (DC) on neural stem cell (NSC) survival when they were cocultured in vitro. Methods Primary DC and NSC isolated and purified from SD rats were cocultured by Transwell technique in vitro. The expression of neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) mRNA in DC was determined by qRT-PCR
and the apoptotic ratio of NSC was detected with flow cytometry. In addition
the expression of NT-3 specific receptor tropomyosin receptor kinase C (TrkC) in NSC was detected with immuno flourescence and Western blotting. Results
Compared with simple DC group
the expression of NT-3 significantly increased in the DC cocultured with NSC (
P
0.05). The survival of NSC markedly increased and the effect was selectively blocked by a NT-3 specific neutralizing antibody. In addition
the levels of expression and phosphorylation of NT-3 specific receptor TrkC significantly increased in NSC (
P
0.05)
and the increase could also be inhibited by the NT-3 specific neutralizing antibody. Conclusion Coculture of DC and NSC upregulates the expression of NT-3 in DC and promotes the survival of NSC in a NT-3/TrkC-dependent manner.