Three-Dimensional Model of Dorsal Root Ganglion Explant as a Method of Studying Neurotrophic Factors in Regenerative Medicine.

ABSTRACT: Neurotrophiс factors play a key role in the development, differentiation, and survival of neurons and nerve regeneration. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of certain neurotrophic factors (NGF, BDNF, and GDNF) on axon growth and migration of Nestin-green fluorescent protein (GFP)-positive cells using a 3D model of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) explant culture in Matrigel. Our method generally represents a convenient model for assessing the effects of soluble factors and therapeutic agents on axon growth and nerve regeneration in R&D studies. By analyzing the DRG explants in ex vivo culture for 21 days, one can evaluate the parameters of neurite outgrowth and the rate of cell migration from the DRG explants into the Matrigel. For the current study, we used Nestin-GFP-expressing mic

SUBMITTER: Klimovich P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7175199 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature