... Stem cells Stem cells have the remarkable potential to differentiate into specialized cells and thereby are key factors forthe development ofthe whole organism All types of stem cells share their ... source ofcells and the potential to derive thecell type of interest together with the possibility to enrich for genetic modifications during the dividing stem cell state 1.1.1 Human pluripotent ... available, and most cells in thecentralnervoussystem are post-mitotic, which renders them unsuitable for genetic modifications However, the use of patient -derived stem cell populations offers an unlimited...
... vectors for gene deliverytothenervoussystem has been limited by their ability to transfer genes only to dividing cells, although they are well suited for on-site deliveryto neural precursors for ... SURFACE MODIFICATION OF BACULOVIRUS DERIVED VECTORS FOR IMPROVED GENE DELIVERYTOTHECENTRALNERVOUSSYSTEM YANG YI (B Eng.) A THESIS SUBMITTED FORTHE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE ... each of which has the potential to become protonated The branched form of PEI has yielded significantly greater success in terms ofcell transfection, and is therefore the standard form of PEI for...
... selection of promoters The gene delivery vector that carries and transfers the gene into the nuclei of target cell is another key Chapter Introduction issue of gene therapy The tropism ofthe vector ... nontarget cells Neurons are the major functional cells in thenervous system, carrying out the fundamental tasks of receiving, conducting and transmitting signals Therapeutic protection of these cells ... increase the difficulty of gene delivery In sight of these considerations, special attention has to be paid tothe gene delivery system, especially tothe safety issue which is related tothe vector...
... Expression of PHM in the planarian eyes The planarian eye is composed of two types of cells, namely photoreceptor cells and pigmented cells [45] The pigment cells form an eye cup and the photorecepFEBS ... acquired the neuroendocrine vesicles equivalent to those seen in the present-day neurons of higher animals by the time ofthe emergence ofthe Plathelminthes in the evolutionary history The eye ofthe ... In the stalk region ofthe photoreceptor cells, neuropeptides may be synthesized and work to modulate the transmission of light stimulus To clarify the role ofthe amidated neuropeptides in the...
... around inflammatory foci in the spinal cord of rats with EAE, thus identifying potential determinants for trafficking of these cellstothe CNS These findings are discussed in relation totherapeutic ... form ofthe GSA/B4+ cells, indicating that these chemokine receptors are expressed by cellsofthe macrophage/microglia lineage, but not by T cells or astrocytes (Fig 4A, 4B, 4C) Distribution of ... phenotype of chemokine receptor mRNA expressing cells in MOG-EAE Cellular Cellular phenotype of chemokine receptor mRNA expressing cells in MOG-EAE High magnification bright-field photomicrographs of...
... in theCentralNervousSystemThe capacity to integrate information from a variety of external and internal sources epitomizes the cardinal role ofthe CNS, namely to optimize the needs ofthe ... Nonneuronal cells include the macroglia, microglia, thecellsofthe vascular elements (including the intracerebral vasculature as well as the cerebrospinal fluid-forming cellsofthe choroid ... receptors (in the retina, inner ear, olfactory epithelium, tongue, or skin) transmit first to primary relay cells, then to secondary relay cells, and finally tothe primary sensory fields ofthe cerebral...
... are planned that further reduce the dose of craniospinal radiation to 1,800 cGy, virtually no attention has been paid tothe possible contribution ofthe chemotherapy tothe cognitive decline ... were found to be toxic to neural progenitor cells even in low doses by Noble and colleagues [1] The greatest risk factor for radiation-induced cognitive decline is young age at the time of treatment ... instead For example, attempts to reduce the dose of radiation tothe brain and spinal cord from 3,600 centiGray (cGy) to 2,400 cGy led tothe development of a protocol in which reduced craniospinal...
... TUNEL+ cells (which are apoptotic cells) were very rare, but such cells were frequently found in the SVZ, DG and CC of animals receiving chemotherapy In the SVZ and DG, the majority of TUNEL+ cells ... exposure to 5-FU In the CC, the reduction in apparent division of Olig2+ cells was proportionate tothe overall reduction in all BrdU+ cells In the SVZ, there was an enhanced reduction of DCX+ cells ... contribute tothe effects of chemotherapy on cognition The ability of irradiation tothe CNS to suppress the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus has been suggested to be relevant tothe understanding...
... hippocampus and the corpus callosum), primarily in progenitor cells and oligodendrocytes To determine whether these findings resulted in functional impairment, they investigated the auditory brainstem ... used chemotherapy agents (carmustine, cisplatin and cytosine arabinoside) were more toxic to CNS progenitor cells and nondividing oligodendrocytes than to many cancer cell lines in vitro They also ... injury due to cancer treatment The knowledge gained from this and other studies will guide the development of translational clinical research to protect thenervoussystem from injury, to better...
... of nNOS and iNOS in the nonneurological control brain Both nNOS and iNOS immunoreactivity was recognized in the brain of control goats No inflammatory cells were found in the brain sections of ... substituted (Fig 1, D) These findings suggest that neuronal cells including neurons, choroid plexus cells and some neuroglial cells may constitutively express both iNOS and nNOS in the non-neurological ... and autoimmune disease ofthecentralnervoussystem Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A 1995, 92, 5312-5316 Johnson, G.C., Fales, W.H., Maddox, C.W and RamosVara, J.A Evaluation of laboratory test for confirming...
... presentation of primary angiitis ofthecentralnervoussystem Ann Rheum Dis 2008, 67:1732-1735 doi:10.1186/1477-7819-9-97 Cite this article as: You et al.: Isolated angiitis ofthecentralnervoussystem ... informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this Case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of ... (d) Page of non-tumoral texture was palpated by the surgeon, the lesion was subtotally resectted (Figure 2a) Intraoperative pathologic examination showed no tumor cells but inflammatory cells and...
... dependence of gold nanoparticle uptake into mammalian cells Nano Letters 2006, 6:662-668 28 Begley DJ: Deliveryoftherapeutic agents tothecentralnervous system: The problems and the possibilities ... known that the nanoparticles will interact with theproteins present in the biological system, i.e the material surrounding the nanoparticles are proteins present in thenervoussystemofthe cockroach ... surrounds the nanoparticles due to its negative surface charge In terms of defense mechanisms, when a foreign object enters the biological system, the response ofthe immune system is to block further...
... forthe treatment of AD Majority of them are prescribed to alleviate neuropsychiatric symptoms without targeting underlying pathological mechanism Hence, a lot of efforts have been put into the ... positively linked to AC, stimulation of A2A receptors by HENECA resulted into the increase in intracellular cAMP levels Similar tothe first part ofthe studies, NaHS inhibited the cAMP production ... 1.1 The trio of gasotransmitters In recent few decades, the scientific community has witnessed the rise of a whole new class of gaseous biological mediators in mammalian cellsThe size of this...
... therapy: gene delivery systems (vectors), regulatory elements and therapeutic genes The vectors refer tothe carriers of transgene into target cells, and they have been commonly divided into viral ... components to generate a safe and effective way forthedeliveryof genes into the patient and subsequent treatment ofthe disease by the transgene In the current stage of gene therapy, most efforts ... compared to other non-viral vectors Gene delivery using PEI involves condensation of DNA into compact particles, uptake into the cells, release from the endosomal compartment into the cytoplasm,...
... showing the arrangement of aCC/RP2 motor neurons within thecentralnervoussystemof stage-16 embryo FCS measurements were done on the upper and bottom membranes of aCC/RP2 motor neurons The bottom ... severe distortion tothe autocorrelation curves [77] Strong deformation ofthe ACF curves at large delay time, τ, due to instability ofthesystem such as movement, or slight displacement ofthe laser ... statistics, the variance is equal tothe mean value Therefore, the standard deviation (σ) is equal tothe square root ofthe mean value Although it is important to minimize the number of molecules...
... mixtures ofproteins and are stored in modified salivary glands at the back ofthe head These proteins can potentially be a mixture of neurotoxins (which attack thenervous system) , hemotoxins ... the brain, as this might be useful tothe understanding ofthe control of locomotion and pain responses The identification ofthe receptor(s), and the identification ofthe specific regions of ... chemical information via their forked tongues, which pick up scent particles and transfer them to a special sensory receptor (Jacobson's Organ) located in the roof of its mouth When the scent of a...
... Brodmann performed an extensive study ofthe microscopic anatomy the cytoarchitecture ofthe cerebral cortex and divided the cortex into 52 separate regions on the basis ofthe histology ofthe cortex ... part ofthe auditory brain stem pathway Neurons ofthe inferior colliculus project tothe thalamus, which then sends auditory information tothe cerebrum forthe conscious perception of sound The ... are the axons of these neurons The motor neuron that causes contraction ofthe big toe, for example, is located in the sacral spinal cord The axon that has to reach all the way tothe belly of...
... of foot faults (SOFFF) in the forelimbs is defined as the number of faults of right and left forelimbs, whereas the differentiation of forelimb foot faults (DOFFF) is the difference between the ... coloration of caspase III immunoreactivity along the ventricular lining ofcellsof ischemic rat having undergone neural stem cell transplant for four weeks, B: caspase III+ cells took theglial morphology ... related to modulation ofthe class I MHC, mediated by NSC -derived neurotrophins in the lesioned micro-environment ofthe CNS Materials and methods Culture of Neural stem cells Neural stem cells...
... generation of large quantities of stem cells difficult One ofthe most-well studied is the adult hematopoietic stem cells, which give rise to all the blood cells Hematopoietic stem cells are in ... to cancer gene therapy 21 1.3.5 Current status of gene therapy for glioma and breast cancer 22 1.4 Stem cells 1.4.1 Adult stem cells 1.4.1.1 Neural stem cells 1.4.2 Induced pluripotent stem cells ... the inability of vectors carrying the suicide gene to reach invasive tumor cells distant from the tumor bulk as well as inefficient spread ofthe vectors within the tumor With the discovery of...
... cells [32] Moreover, heme induces the expression ofthe a-globin gene in K562 human erythroleukemia cells [33] and the number of hemoglobin-producing cells in YN-1 cells [27,34] Conversely, the ... are required to address the role of heme degradation in the population of hemoglobin-positive cellsTothe best of our knowledge, there has been no report on the promoter function ofthe human HO-2 ... It is therefore of significance to study the regulation of HO-2 expression in human cells under hypoxia In the present study, we have analyzed the effect of hypoxia on the expression levels of HO-1...