Early damage of sympathetic neurons after co-culture with macrophages : a model of neuronal injury in vitro

Since activated immune cells may damage peripheral nerves during inflammation, we developed a co-culture model that permits the direct study of macrophage-induced neuronal damage. Sympathetic neurons were enzymatically isolated from neonatal mice and co-cultured with increasing numbers of peritoneal macrophages for 24 h. This caused rapid neuronal cell death, reducing neuronal number by 24.1 +/- 4% with the addition of 11.5 x 10(3) macrophages, representing a ratio of 8 macrophages per neuron. Nuclear analysis showed that cell death occurred by both apoptosis and necrosis. These effects were not mimicked by addition of macrophage-conditioned medium, and were prevented by 10 microM dexamethasone. Although no appreciable neuronal death occurred beyond 24 h, the density of neurites was decreased between 1 and 2 days of co-culture (p < 0.05). There is, therefore, a rapid induction of cytotoxicity by macrophages after their addition to the neuronal cultures, followed by axonal damage without neuronal cell death.

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ErratumIn: Neuroreport 2000 Apr 7;11(5):inside back cov

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2000

Erschienen:

2000

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Neuroreport - 11(2000), 1 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 177-81

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Arantes, R M [VerfasserIn]
Lourenssen, S [VerfasserIn]
Machado, C R [VerfasserIn]
Blennerhassett, M G [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

7S5I7G3JQL
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Dexamethasone
Fluorescent Dyes
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.03.2000

Date Revised 18.07.2019

published: Print

ErratumIn: Neuroreport 2000 Apr 7;11(5):inside back cov

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM106118684