人胎儿中枢神经系统星形胶质细胞形态发育的观察

为观察人胎儿中枢神经系统星形胶质细胞形态发育。用胶质原纤维酸性蛋白抗体进行免疫组织化学染色。结果表明；１．以颈段脊髓，脑干，海马和小脑蚓部于胚胎２５周其ＧＦＡＰ染色强度，细胞密度接近出生时水平。而此时期大脑皮层Ａｓｔ密度约为出生时的四分之一。２．在同一胎龄ＣＮＳ的不同部位，ＧＦＡＰ阳性Ａｓｔ分布不均匀。３．Ａｓｔ不仅在毛细胞血管周围，而且在小血管周围密度大染色深，环绕血管呈辐射状排列。     

人脊髓GFAP阳性细胞和NF阳性神经元的关系

目的观察脊髓GFAP和NF阳性细胞的发育关系,为中枢移植供体胎龄的选择提供依据。方法意外死亡胎儿脊髓19例,用GFAP、NF多克隆抗体SP免疫组织化学染色,并行图像分析。结果NF阳性神经元染色强度渐增强;GFAP阳性细胞染色强度渐下降。NF阳性神经元密度在胚胎早期升高,晚期呈下降趋势,32周时下降明显;GFAP阳性细胞分布不均,白质内密度增加缓慢;灰质内密度增加迅速,32周时增加明显,后趋平缓。结论人胚脊髓发育过程中,神经细胞与星形胶质细胞的染色强度、密度的变化呈负相关。人中枢神经移植时以16周胎龄脊髓作供体较为适宜。     

大鼠生后中枢神经系统S100B和胶质纤维酸性蛋白表达的变化

目的 探讨SD大鼠生后中枢神经系统发育过程中S100B和胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)的表达变化.方法 24只雄性SD大鼠分为生后7d、14d、21d和成年4组,用免疫组织化学方法对脑、脊髓切片进行S100B、GFAP抗体染色,观察不同时间点不同部位中两种阳性细胞平均数.结果 生后7d到成年,前额皮质、海马、纹状体、黑质和脊髓S100B阳性标记的密度和数量逐渐减少,生后2～3周时渐趋于稳定;脑内GFAP阳性星形胶质细胞(AST)随年龄增大逐渐增多,突起增粗增长,生后21d GFAP阳性细胞数量已接近成年;相反,脊髓GFAP阳性标记数则随年龄增长呈现由多到少的趋势;海马CAl区生后各年龄段GFAP和S100B免疫荧光双标显示,生后1周至成年S100B阳性细胞的数量明显减少,尤以分子层明显;随年龄增长,双标阳性细胞的比例逐渐增高,多集中分布于锥体细胞层和多形层.结论 大鼠中枢神经系统中S100B和GFAP两种星形胶质细胞蛋白存在不同的表达模式;同时S100B和GFAP蛋白的表达在发育过程中可能受不同机制的调节,并可能代表星形胶质细胞的不同亚型.     

纤维蛋白支架促进神经干细胞向神经元分化并抑制星形胶质细胞增生

目的探讨纤维蛋白支架对神经干细胞和星形胶质细胞分化及增殖的影响。方法分别培养胚胎大鼠脊髓来源的神经干细胞和新生鼠脊髓神经胶质细胞,接种于纤维蛋白支架上,同时用多聚赖氨酸修饰的玻片作为对照。于体外培养不同时间后,用神经丝蛋白(NF200)对神经细胞进行免疫荧光染色,测量各复孔(n=4)内NF阳性细胞的突起长度,计算其平均值;用胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)对胶质细胞进行染色,各复孔(n=4)内统计5个不同视野的胶质细胞总数和GFAP阳性细胞数,计算GFAP阳性细胞相对数量的平均值。比较在纤维蛋白支架和玻片上神经干细胞分化、神经纤维延伸及神经胶质细胞增殖的差异。同时用免疫印迹技术对荧光染色结果进行验证。上述实验各重复3次。结果纤维蛋白支架组的NF阳性纤维明显长于对照组,GFAP阳性星形胶质细胞相对数量明显少于对照组,GFAP的表达水平明显低于对照组。结论纤维蛋白支架可促进神经干细胞向神经细胞分化,并有利于神经纤维的延伸而抑制星形胶质细胞的增殖和成熟。     

大鼠腰骶髓和延髓星形胶质细胞及神经元对慢性结肠炎的反应

目的探讨大鼠腰骶髓和延髓星形胶质细胞及神经元对慢性结肠炎的反应,及反应性星形胶质细胞和反应性神经元之间的关系.方法成年雄性SD大鼠,实验组（n=17）给予三硝基苯磺酸（TNBS）灌肠诱导结肠炎;对照组（n=16）给予生理盐水灌肠.免疫组织化学法显示大鼠腰骶髓和延髓内胶质原纤维酸性蛋白（GFAP）阳性星形胶质细胞和Fos阳性神经元.结果TNBS灌肠后,GFAP阳性星形胶质细胞主要分布在脊髓背角浅层（Ⅰ～Ⅱ层）、中间外侧核（Ⅴ层）、后连合核（Ⅹ层）和腹角外侧核（Ⅸ层）.Fos阳性神经元集中分布在背角深层（Ⅲ～Ⅳ,Ⅴ～Ⅵ层）.在延髓,两者均主要分布在由孤束核、中间网状带和腹外侧区组成的延髓内脏带（MVZ）.TNBS灌肠后3、7、14 d,脊髓中GFAP阳性细胞密度明显高于对照组（P＜0.05）.TNBS灌肠后3 d,延髓中GFAP阳性细胞密度明显高于对照组（P＜0.05）.TNBS灌肠后28 d,脊髓和延髓中GFAP阳性细胞密度下降,与对照组无显著性差异（P＞0.05）.结论结肠炎性刺激引起脊髓和延髓中星形胶质细胞激活.随着结肠炎的恢复,星形胶质细胞的反应性下降.在延髓内脏带,反应性星形胶质细胞与反应性神经元关系密切.     

大鼠脊髓发育过程中神经干细胞的分化

目的:研究正常大鼠脊髓发育过程中神经干细胞的分化规律。方法:应用免疫荧光染色技术,检测Nestin、NeuN、MAP2、GFAP、CNPase阳性细胞在大鼠胚胎期及生后脊髓内的分布及变化情况。结果:胚胎发育早期,脊髓中央管、灰质、白质均可检测到Nestin阳性细胞,生后Nestin阳性细胞数量逐渐减少。大鼠脊髓神经元的发生呈现明显的背腹模式,孕14d(E14)脊髓内可检测到NeuN阳性细胞,E16 NeuN阳性细胞逐渐增多,腹侧NeuN阳性细胞核体积较大,分布较稀疏,背侧神经元细胞核体积较小,分布较密集。MAP2染色结果与NeuN一致。胶质细胞的分化、成熟在生后初期进行,P4可检测到GFAP及CNPase阳性细胞,主要分布于脊髓白质内,P30在脊髓灰质内可检测到GFAP阳性细胞,细胞分支较多且短。结论:正常大鼠脊髓发育中神经干细胞的分化呈现一定规律性,向神经元方向化较早且呈明显的背腹模式,胶质细胞的分化较晚。     

大鼠创伤性脑损伤后星形胶质细胞的变化

目的：探讨大鼠创伤性脑损伤后星形胶质细胞的形态学变化及GFAP和NOS的表达情况。方法：采用大鼠自由落体脑损伤模型，伤后1、3、7d取脑切片，行Nissl染色以及GFAP免疫组化和NADPH—d组化单标记及双标记染色。结果：损伤区周围皮质GFAP阳性细胞胞体增大、突起增粗增长，GFAP阳性细胞数量与正常侧及对照组相比，伤后1d即有明显增加，伤后3d、7d数量持续增加；损伤侧海马CAI～3区和DG各层GFAP阳性细胞排列紊乱，胞体增大、突起增粗增长，GFAP阳性细胞数量与正常侧及对照组相比则无明显变化。损伤区周围皮质、损伤侧海马NOS阳性细胞数量明显增加。伤后3d损伤区周围皮质和损伤侧海马中GFAP与NOS双标细胞分别占GFAP阳性细胞的14．2％和13．4％左右。结论：大鼠创伤性脑损伤后大量的星形胶质细胞活化、GFAP表达增加并且部分转化为NOS阳性细胞，提示其参与了脑组织的损伤与修复过程。     

墨西哥钝口螈脊髓全切后胶质细胞的变化

背景：墨西哥钝口螈脊髓切断可以再生,再生过程伴随胶质细胞数目及分布的改变,研究墨西哥钝口螈脊髓全切后胶质细胞的变化,对进一步探讨其脊髓切断再生机制有重要意义。 目的：观察墨西哥钝口螈脊髓全切后小胶质细胞、星形胶质细胞及少突胶质细胞的变化。 方法：选用成年墨西哥钝口螈,分为脊髓全切组和对照组,利用免疫组织化学法观察脊髓全切后1,3和10 d的损伤脊髓及周围区cd11b标记的小胶质细胞、胶质细胞原纤维酸性蛋白标记的星形胶质细胞及髓鞘碱性蛋白标记的少突胶质细胞的变化。 结果与结论：脊髓全切后短期内cd11b染色阴性;脊髓损伤后胶质细胞原纤维酸性蛋白及髓鞘碱性蛋白阳性细胞染色强度,1 d组阳性细胞染色强度与对照组比较无显著差异,3及10 d组阳性细胞染色强度较对照组低。墨西哥钝口螈小胶质细胞染色阴性,可能存在不同于哺乳动物的标记蛋白;脊髓全切后3及10 d在损伤脊髓及周围区的胶质细胞原纤维酸性蛋白及髓鞘碱性蛋白阳性细胞染色强度较对照组低,提示钝口螈脊髓急性损伤早期未见星形胶质细胞及少突胶质细胞增生,无胶质瘢痕形成。     

星型胶质细胞在帕金森病大鼠中脑、脑室下区的分布和体外培养分化特征

目的:观察星形胶质细胞在帕金森病(Parkinson's disease,PD)模型大鼠脑室下区、中脑的分布并进行PD模型大鼠脑室下区星形胶质细胞的体外培养、纯化和鉴定。方法:采用免疫荧光方法观察胶原纤维酸性蛋白(glial fibrillary acidic protein,GFAP)在PD模型大鼠中脑、脑室下区的表达;取PD模型大鼠侧脑室下区细胞进行体外培养、传代、贴壁分化和免疫荧光法鉴定。结果:(1)GFAP阳性细胞在PD模型大鼠中脑病侧较健侧明显增生,且GFAP荧光定量强度值在病侧较健侧明显增大(P0.05);GFAP阳性细胞在侧脑室、第三脑室和第四脑室室周区、视上核、下丘脑室旁核外侧大细胞部、正中隆起大量分布;(2)PD模型大鼠侧脑室下区培养分化的细胞具有星形胶质细胞的典型形态,其中原浆性星形胶质细胞突起粗短,分支多;纤维性星形胶质细胞突起细长,分支较少。结论:(1)星形胶质细胞在PD模型大鼠中脑和脑室下区的分布有明显区域性,可能与病侧的病理性增生相关,与相应区域的生理活动、调节功能及有关;(2)取PD模型大鼠侧脑室下区进行体外培养、分化获得星形胶质细胞的实验方法可靠。     

大鼠脑缺血后反应性星形胶质细胞变化的实验研究

星形胶质细胞的活化是中枢神经损伤后的一种普遍现象 ,表现为星形胶质细胞胞体肥大、肿胀、突起增多延长、免疫组化染色 GFAP表达增强等。为探讨脑缺血后不同脑区反应性星形胶质细胞的变化特征 ,本实验建立 Wistar大鼠全脑缺血 30分钟再灌注的模型 ,采用胶质纤维酸性蛋白 (GFAP)单克隆抗体免疫组化方法观察了脑缺血再灌注 3d、5 d、7d后不同脑区内反应性星形胶质细胞的形态特征 ,结果显示如下 :(1)大脑皮质、室周区和小脑内GFAP阳性细胞胞体稍有增大、深染 ,突起增多、增粗、增长且散在分布 ;(2 )海马 CA1、CA2区可见突起短而粗、胞…     

Embryonic intermediate filament,nestin, expression following traumatic spinal cord injury in adult rats

Precursor cells in the ependyma of the lateral ventricles of adult mammalian brain have been reported in brain, and also in the spinal cord. The present study used antibody to the intermediate filament protein (nestin) as an immunohistochemical marker for neural stem cells and precursor cells in a rat model of spinal cord trauma. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=25) had a laminectomy at Thll-Thl2, and spinal cord contusion was created by compression with 30 g of force for 10 min. The rats were killed at 24 h, 1 week and 4 weeks after injury, and four levels of the spinal cord were examined: 5 mm and 10 mm, both rostral and caudal region to the injury center. Time- and region-dependent alterations of nestin immunoreactivity were analyzed. Revealed at 24 h post-injury, 5 mm rostral and caudal to the lesions, nestin expression was observed in ependymal cells and around the hemorrhagic and necrotic lesion located in dorsal spinal cord, peaking at 1 week after injury. Moreover, nestin expression was also observed in the white matter of ventral spinal cord, extending into arborizing processes centripetally from the pial surface toward the central canal. At 4 weeks after injury, nestin expression in ependyma decreased 10 mm from the injury site. But nestin expression in white matter increased dramatically with a 100-fold increase in nestin originating from the pial surface, and extension now to all the white matter. The latter was accompanied by glial fibrillary acidic protein positivity into very long arborizing processes, morphologically compatible with radial glia. The findings suggest two possible sources of precursor cells in adult mammalian spinal cord; ependyma of the central canal and subpial astrocytes. Subpial astrocytes may be associated with neural repair and regeneration after spinal cord injury.     

巢蛋白在不同发育阶段人胚胎脊髓中的表达变化

目的:研究人胚胎脊髓生长发育过程中巢蛋白(nestin)的变化趋势。方法:采用免疫组织化学方法对不同发育时期(3周～8个月)的人胚胎脊髓中巢蛋白(nestin)的表达及变化进行了研究。结果:Nestin阳性细胞在神经上皮贯穿整个发育过程,5周基板、翼板形成后即可见到阳性物,而边缘层6周出现。中央管、基板、翼板、边缘层内nestin阳性细胞达高峰的时间分别是6周、7周、8周、9周,而表达明显减少的时间分别是8周、9周、10周、11周。随着脊髓的发育成熟,灰、白质内nestin阳性产物逐渐减少,而中央管的阳性细胞数至3月后较为稳定。结论:在脊髓不同部位神经干细胞出现时间和达到高峰的时间均不同,提示在脊髓的不同部位神经干细胞增殖、分化并不同步。     

增殖性细胞核抗原和c-Fos蛋白参与调控人胚胎脊髓的发育

Objective To explore effects of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)and c-Fos protein on the early and middle embryonic development of the human spinal cord. Methods Using immunohistochemical method, the expression of PCNA and c-Fos were investigated in the central canal, anterior horn and posterior horn of spinal cord of 16 human embryos aged at the second to fourth month of gestation. Results At the second month of gestation, there were the positive PCNA immunohistochemical reaction in the central canal and alar plate of the spinal cord, but not in the basal plate. The c-Fos immunohistochemical positive reaction were localized in the epithelial cells of the central canal, alar plate and basal plate of the spinal cord. Following growth, the positive immunohistochemical staining for PCNA was also found in the epithelial cells of the central canal, anterior horn, and posterior horn of the spinal cord. The average intensity and cell number of the c-Fos immunohistochemical positive profiles decreased first, and then increased in spinal cord anterior horn (EM>P /EM><0.01), but no changes was found in the posterior horn of the spinal cord. Conclusion PCNA and c-Fos proteins may regulate the growth and development of the neuroepithelial cells of the neural tube of the human embryo.     

人脊髓内NF样阳性神经元的形态及分布

目的：观察不同胎龄胎儿脊髓神经丝蛋白(NF)阳性神经元的形态、分布和发育变化，为脊髓-脊髓移植选择适宜的胎龄提供形态学依据。方法：胎儿脊髓19例，SP免疫组化染色，图像分析。结果：脊髓侧角内NF阳性神经元由中央管向外迁移；前角神经元由外向内迁移。NF阳性神经元密度在胚胎早期逐渐升高，晚期呈下降趋势。NF阳性神经元在胎龄16周时，胞体呈圆形、卵圆形，突起少沙，胞核大，有偏极现象，至32周时胞体呈锥形、梭形、多角形；胞体逐渐增大，胞浆逐渐增多，胞核多位居中央；突起增多。结论：未发育成熟的神经元内也有NF的存在。脊髓内NF阳性神经元密度随胎龄增加而逐渐增加，形态逐渐成熟，提示人脊髓-脊髓移植时以16周胎龄作供体较为适宜。     

Proliferation and migration of glial precursor cells in the developing rat spinal cord

The mechanisms that control the production and differentiation of glial cells during development are difficult to unravel because of displacement of precursor cells from their sites of origin to their permanent location. The two main neuroglial cells in the rat spinal cord are oligodendrocytes and astrocytes. Considerable evidence supports the view that oligodendrocytes in the spinal cord are derived from a region of the ventral ventricular zone (VZ). Some astrocytes, at least, may arise from radial glia. In this study a 5-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation assay was used to identify proliferating cells and examine the location of proliferating glial precursor cells in the embryonic spinal cord at different times post BrdU incorporation. In this way the migration of proliferating cells into spinal cord white matter could be followed. At E14, most of the proliferating cells in the periventricular region were located dorsally and these cells were probably proliferating neuronal precursors. At E16 and E18, the majority of the proliferating cells in the periventricular region were located ventrally. In the white matter the number of proliferating cells increased as the animals increased in age and much of this proliferation occurred locally. BrdU labelling showed that glial precursor cells migrate from their ventral and dorsal VZ birth sites to peripheral regions of the cord. Furthermore although the majority of proliferating cells in the spinal cord at E16 and E18 were located in the ventral periventricular region, some proliferating cells remained in the dorsal VZ region of the cord.     

The determination of glial fibrillary acidic protein for the diagnosis and histogenetic study of central nervous system tumors: a study of 152 cases

Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) was purified from human spinal cord and cerebral white matter. GFAP was localized by an immuno-peroxidase method in normal adult and fetal human brains, rat brains, and 152 central nervous system (CNS) tumors. GFAP was found in reactive and normal astrocytes, immature cells of fetal brain at the 18th to 21st gestational weeks, and normal rat astrocytes. This GFAP staining was quite specific for glial tumors, including astrocytomas, glioblastomas, astroblastomas, and ependymomas. GFAP-positive cells were also found in oligodendrogliomas and choroid plexus papillomas, and they were interpreted as being astroglial or ependymal differentiations. Stromal cells in cerebellar hemangioblastomas were negative. However, engulfed astrocytes were found at the periphery of such tumors and often adjacent to the proliferate blood vessels. In meningiomas, neurinomas, metastatic carcinomas, pituitary adenomas and other non-glial tumors, GFAP-positive cells were not identified.     

Increased phospho-adducin immunoreactivity in a murine model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Adducins alpha, beta and gamma are proteins that link spectrin and actin in the regulation of cytoskeletal architecture and are substrates for protein kinase C and other signaling molecules. Previous studies have shown that expressions of phosphorylated adducin (phospho-adducin) and protein kinase C are increased in spinal cord tissue from patients who died with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disorder of motoneurons and other cells. However, the distribution of phospho-adducin immunoreactivity has not been described in the mammalian spinal cord. We have evaluated the distribution of immunoreactivity to serine/threonine-dependent phospho-adducin at a region corresponding to the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate-related domain of adducin in spinal cords of mice over-expressing mutant human superoxide dismutase, an animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and in control littermates. We find phospho-adducin immunoreactivity in control spinal cord in ependymal cells surrounding the central canal, neurons and astrocytes. Phospho-adducin immunoreactivity is localized to the cell bodies, dendrites and axons of some motoneurons, as well as to astrocytes in the gray and white matter. Spinal cords of mutant human superoxide dismutase mice having motoneuron loss exhibit significantly increased phospho-adducin immunoreactivity in ventral and dorsal horn spinal cord regions, but not in ependyma surrounding the central canal, compared with control animals. Increased phospho-adducin immunoreactivity localizes predominantly to astrocytes and likely increases as a consequence of the astrogliosis that occurs in the mutant human superoxide dismutase mouse with disease progression. These findings demonstrate increased immunoreactivity against phosphorylated adducin at the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate domain in a murine model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As adducin is a substrate for protein kinase C at the myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate domain, the increased phospho-adducin immunoreactivity is likely a consequence of protein kinase C activation in neurons and astrocytes of the spinal cord and evidence for aberrant phosphorylation events in mutant human superoxide dismutase mice that may affect neuron survival.     

Endogenous neural stem cells in central canal of adult rats acquired limited ability to differentiate into neurons following mild spinal cord injury

Endogenous neural stem cells in central canal of adult mammalian spinal cord exhibit stem cell properties following injury. In the present study, the endogenous neural stem cells were labeled with Dil to track the differentiation of cells after mild spinal cord injury (SCI). Compared with 1 and 14 days post mild injury, the number of endogenous neural stem cells significantly increased at the injured site of spinal cord on 3 and 7 days post-injury. Dil-labeled βIII-tublin and GFAP expressing cells could be detected on 7 days post-injury, which indicated that the endogenous neural stem cells in central canal of spinal cord differentiated into different type of neural cells, but there were more differentiated astrocytes than the neurons after injury. Furthermore, after injury the expression of inhibitory Notch1 and Hes1 mRNA began to increase at 6 hours and was evident at 12 and 24 hours, which maintained high levels up to 7 days post-injury. These results indicated that a mild SCI in rat is sufficient to induce endogenous neural stem cells proliferation and differentiation. However, the ability to differentiate into neurons is limited, which may be, at least in part, due to high expression of inhibitory Notch1 and Hes1 genes after injury.