Objective To prove that juxtacrine and paracrine signaling are essential in the culture of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) with Sertoli cell feeder layer in vitro. Methods Mice aged 7 d were chosen to harvest teste...Objective To prove that juxtacrine and paracrine signaling are essential in the culture of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) with Sertoli cell feeder layer in vitro. Methods Mice aged 7 d were chosen to harvest testes. A two-step enzyme digestion method was applied in testis suspension. The SSCs and Sertoli cells were separated by adherence distinguishing methods and biologically identified by immunofluorescence and Oil Red 0 staining methods. Flow cytometry was used to analyze purity of SSCs. Three groups were constructed according to different culture conditions. SSC and Sertoli cell co-culture group, SSC conditional culture group and SSC routine culture group. The conditional medium was collected from supernate of culture Sertoli cell in vitro and double-concentrated with DMEM/F12 and fetal bovine serum in a proportion of 4.5 : 4.5 : 1. The routine medium was DMEM/F12 containing 10% fetal bovine serum. Adherence rates were measured by Trypan blue staining. Absorbance of SSCs of each group was measured by MTT assay and proliferation curves shown to demonstrate proliferative features of SSCs. Proliferative features and colony formation were observed by inverted microscope. With 24 h difference in adherence rates, proliferations were compared and analyzed.Results The adherence rate of co-culture group was greater than that in the others(P〈0.05), with insignificant difference in conditional culture group and routine group (P〉0. 05). SSCs of co-culture group showed stable proliferation immediately following inoculation..4 stable colony formed within 7-10 d and maintained for 30 d. SSCs in conditional culture group and routine group decreased rapidly following transient proliferation. Conclusion The actions of SSCs in Sertoli cell cultures in vitro depended on both juxtacrine and paracrine signaling, Sertoli cell paraerine signaling was unable to promote SSC adherence and proliferation alone.展开更多
According to the definition of cytokine, the direction of signaling should be from cytokine to receptor. The counter receptor was presented. Membrane bound macrophage colony-stimulating factor (m-M-CSF) and its recept...According to the definition of cytokine, the direction of signaling should be from cytokine to receptor. The counter receptor was presented. Membrane bound macrophage colony-stimulating factor (m-M-CSF) and its receptor (M-CSF-R) were shown in human leukemic cell line J6-1 as autojuxtacrine mechanism. Soluble M-CSF receptor (sM-CSF-R), which was isolated from J6-1 cells membrane, was added into J6-1 cell culture. It was observed inhibition of J6-1 cell proliferation, decreasing of mitosis index and ratio of multinuclear cells, enlargement of cell diameter and volume, down regulation of numerous surface antigens. Dramatic change of intracellular pH was shown between several min to 20 min after treatment of sM-CSF-R. It suggested that some information was transmitted via m-M-CSF from sM-CSF-R. This counter signaling was not influenced by saccharification of m-M-CSF.展开更多
基金supported by Key Project Research Grant from Research Development Foundation of Health Bureau of Chongqing(No.2009-2-80)
文摘Objective To prove that juxtacrine and paracrine signaling are essential in the culture of spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) with Sertoli cell feeder layer in vitro. Methods Mice aged 7 d were chosen to harvest testes. A two-step enzyme digestion method was applied in testis suspension. The SSCs and Sertoli cells were separated by adherence distinguishing methods and biologically identified by immunofluorescence and Oil Red 0 staining methods. Flow cytometry was used to analyze purity of SSCs. Three groups were constructed according to different culture conditions. SSC and Sertoli cell co-culture group, SSC conditional culture group and SSC routine culture group. The conditional medium was collected from supernate of culture Sertoli cell in vitro and double-concentrated with DMEM/F12 and fetal bovine serum in a proportion of 4.5 : 4.5 : 1. The routine medium was DMEM/F12 containing 10% fetal bovine serum. Adherence rates were measured by Trypan blue staining. Absorbance of SSCs of each group was measured by MTT assay and proliferation curves shown to demonstrate proliferative features of SSCs. Proliferative features and colony formation were observed by inverted microscope. With 24 h difference in adherence rates, proliferations were compared and analyzed.Results The adherence rate of co-culture group was greater than that in the others(P〈0.05), with insignificant difference in conditional culture group and routine group (P〉0. 05). SSCs of co-culture group showed stable proliferation immediately following inoculation..4 stable colony formed within 7-10 d and maintained for 30 d. SSCs in conditional culture group and routine group decreased rapidly following transient proliferation. Conclusion The actions of SSCs in Sertoli cell cultures in vitro depended on both juxtacrine and paracrine signaling, Sertoli cell paraerine signaling was unable to promote SSC adherence and proliferation alone.
文摘According to the definition of cytokine, the direction of signaling should be from cytokine to receptor. The counter receptor was presented. Membrane bound macrophage colony-stimulating factor (m-M-CSF) and its receptor (M-CSF-R) were shown in human leukemic cell line J6-1 as autojuxtacrine mechanism. Soluble M-CSF receptor (sM-CSF-R), which was isolated from J6-1 cells membrane, was added into J6-1 cell culture. It was observed inhibition of J6-1 cell proliferation, decreasing of mitosis index and ratio of multinuclear cells, enlargement of cell diameter and volume, down regulation of numerous surface antigens. Dramatic change of intracellular pH was shown between several min to 20 min after treatment of sM-CSF-R. It suggested that some information was transmitted via m-M-CSF from sM-CSF-R. This counter signaling was not influenced by saccharification of m-M-CSF.