Primary Neurons in Culture and Neuronal Cell Lines for In Vitro Neurotoxicological Studies

Author(s):  
Gennaro Giordano ◽  
Lucio G. Costa
Neuron ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 757-766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen P. Squinto ◽  
Thomas H. Aldrich ◽  
Ronald M. Lindsay ◽  
Donna M. Morrissey ◽  
Nikos Panayotatos ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 1557-1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Dauber ◽  
Marina Cunha-Silva ◽  
Delanie B. Macedo ◽  
Vinicius N. Brito ◽  
Ana Paula Abreu ◽  
...  

Abstract Context: Central precocious puberty (CPP) results from premature activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis. Few genetic causes of CPP have been identified, with the most common being mutations in the paternally expressed imprinted gene MKRN3. Objective: To identify the genetic etiology of CPP in a large multigenerational family. Design: Linkage analysis followed by whole-genome sequencing was performed in a family with five female members with nonsyndromic CPP. Detailed phenotyping was performed at the time of initial diagnosis and long-term follow-up, and circulating levels of Delta-like 1 homolog (DLK1) were measured in affected individuals. Expression of DLK1 was measured in mouse hypothalamus and in kisspeptin-secreting neuronal cell lines in vitro. Setting: Endocrine clinic of an academic medical center. Patients: Patients with familial CPP were studied. Results: A complex defect of DLK1 (∼14-kb deletion and 269-bp duplication) was identified in this family. This deletion included the 5′ untranslated region and the first exon of DLK1, including the translational start site. Only family members who inherited the defect from their father have precocious puberty, consistent with the known imprinting of DLK1. The patients did not demonstrate additional features of the imprinted disorder Temple syndrome except for increased fat mass. Serum DLK1 levels were undetectable in all affected individuals. Dlk1 was expressed in mouse hypothalamus and in kisspeptin neuron-derived cell lines. Conclusion: We identified a genomic defect in DLK1 associated with isolated familial CPP. MKRN3 and DLK1 are both paternally expressed imprinted genes. These findings suggest a role of genomic imprinting in regulating the timing of human puberty.


Author(s):  
H. P. M. Vijverberg ◽  
M. Oortgiesen ◽  
T. Leinders ◽  
R. Zwart

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 7486
Author(s):  
Giovanna Casili ◽  
Marika Lanza ◽  
Michela Campolo ◽  
Rosalba Siracusa ◽  
Irene Paterniti ◽  
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Inflammation is a key element in the pathobiology of neurodegenerative diseases and sees the involvement of different neuronal and non-neuronal cells as players able to respond to inflammatory signals of immune origin. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is an endogenous potent anti-inflammatory agent, in which activity is regulated by N-acylethanolamine acid amidase (NAAA), that hydrolyzes saturated or monounsaturated fatty acid ethanolamides, such as PEA. In this research, an in vitro study was performed on different neuronal (SH-SY5Y) and non-neuronal cell lines (C6, BV-2, and Mo3.13) subjected to NAAA enzyme silencing and treated with PEA ultra-micronized (PEA-um) (1, 3, and 10 μM) to increase the amount of endogenous PEA available for counteract neuroinflammation provoked by stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (1 μg/mL) and interferon gamma (INF-γ )(100 U/mL). Cell viability was performed by MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) staining, suggesting a protective effect of PEA-um (3 and 10 μM) on all cell lines studied. Western Blot analysis for inflammatory markers (Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2)) was carried out in control and NAAA-silenced cells, highlighting how the concomitant treatment of the neuronal and non-neuronal cells with PEA-um after NAAA genic downregulation is satisfactory to counteract neuroinflammation. These in vitro findings support the protective role of endogenous PEA availability in the neuronal field, bringing interesting information for a translational point of view.


2004 ◽  
Vol 2004 (Fall) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert Schwach ◽  
M. Tschemmernegg ◽  
E. Schreiner ◽  
M. Windisch ◽  
R. Pfragner ◽  
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