Factors influencing astrocyte growth and development in defined media

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience - Tập 2 - Trang 575-584 - 1984
Angelika Michler-Stuke1, Joachim R. Wolff1, Jane E. Bottenstein2
1Department of Anatomy, University of Göttingen, Kreuzbergring 36, 3400 Göttingen, FRG
2Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX77550, U.S.A.

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AbstractA previously described serum‐free, defined medium (G2 medium) containing transferrin, selenium, hydrocortisone, biotin, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and fibronectin developed for the growth of human and rat derived glioma cells was investigated for its ability to support proliferation of astrocytes in primary cultures of neonatal rat cerebrum. These cells were able to grow in G2 medium. Enhanced proliferation and repeated subcultivation were obtained after adding insulin and/or epidermal growth factor (EGF) to the G2 medium at concentrations of 5 μg/ml and 10 ng/ml, respectively.In these modified media (called G4 and G5 medium) astrocytes showed a higher degree of morphological differentiation as compared to serum supplemented medium. Cell type specificity was determined by immunocytochemical staining of glial fibrillary acidic (GFA) protein, which could already be demonstrated 5 days after plating cells. G4 and G5 represent the first serum‐free defined media in which astrocytes proliferate and differentiate without preceding or intermediate contact to serum supplemented medium. Modification of the culture substratum by adding hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate A to G4 medium (G2 medium + insulin) enhanced proliferation of astroglial cells by a factor of about 1.5. In the presence of epidermal growth factor no response to the altered culture dish surface was observed and the addition of fibronectin, otherwise a stringent plating requirement, was no longer necessary.

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International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Tập 2

575-584

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