Abstract
Survival of neuronal progenitors (NPCs) is a critical determinant of the regenerative capacity of brain following cellular loss. Herein, we report for the first time, the increased spontaneous apoptosis of the first acute phase of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) derived neurospheres in vitro. Neuronal as well as oligodendroglial loss occurs during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). This loss is replenished spontaneously by the concomitant increase in the NPC proliferation evidenced by the presence of thin myelin sheaths in the remodeled lesions. However, remyelination depends upon the survival of NPCs and their lineage specific differentiation. We observed significant increase (P < 0.001) in number of BrdU (+) cells in ependymal subventricular zone (SVZ) in EAE rats. EAE derived NPCs showed remarkable increase in S-phase population which was indeed due to the decrease in G-phase progeny suggesting activation of neuronal progenitor cells (NPCs) from quiescence. However, EAE derived neurospheres showed limited survival in vitro which was mediated by the significantly (P < 0.01) depolarized mitochondria, elevated Caspase-3 (P < 0.001) and fragmentation of nuclear DNA evidenced by single cell gel electrophoresis. Our results suggest EAE induced spontaneous apoptosis of NPCs in vitro which may increase the possibility of early stage cell death in the negative regulation of the proliferative cell number and may explain the failure of regeneration in human multiple sclerosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1017-1026 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Neurochemical Research |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments Authors are thankful to Dr. G.N Qazi (Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard) for moral support during the course of this study. Mir Sajad is recipient of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from Indian Council of Medical Research (File no. 81/4/09-BM-Stem Cell), Ministry of Health, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
Keywords
- DNA fragmentation
- EAE
- NPC apoptosis
- Remyelination
- Ventricular proliferation