Low extracellular calcium is sufficient for survival and proliferation of murine mesencephalic neural precursor cells

Cell and Tissue Research
Javorina MilosevicJohannes Schwarz

Abstract

Various media and Ca2+ concentrations are employed to culture neural progenitor cells (NPCs). We have therefore explored the effects of extracellular calcium concentrations on the survival, proliferation, spontaneous apoptosis and self-renewal capacity of mesencephalic NPCs grown adherently and as free-floating neurospheres. We employed EMEM supplemented with various concentrations of extracellular CaCl2 (0.1-1 mM). Raising the calcium concentration from 0.1 mM to 0.6 mM resulted in an increased number of NPCs growing as a monolayer and increased the protein yield of cells growing in neurospheres (24+/-3 microg total proteins in 0.1 mM Ca2+ medium vs. 316+/-34 microg proteins in 1 mM Ca2+ medium). Concentrations more than 0.6 mM did not result in a further improvement of proliferation or survival. Elimination of calcium from our control medium by 1 mM EGTA resulted in a decrease in cell number from 82+/-2 x 10(4) NPCs/ml observed in control medium to 62+/-2 x 10(4) NPCs/ml observed in calcium-free media. Protein yield dropped significantly in calcium-free media, accompanied by the decreased expression of the proliferation marker PCNA and the pro-survival marker Bcl-2. Two weeks of expansion as neurospheres caused spontaneous ce...Continue Reading

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Nov 23, 2010·Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation·Ashfaque A MemonBoe S Sorensen
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