Preparation and use of serum-free aggregating brain cell cultures for routine neurotoxicity screening

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serval:BIB_3E876168524E
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Titre
Preparation and use of serum-free aggregating brain cell cultures for routine neurotoxicity screening
Titre du livre
Cell culture techniques
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Honegger P., Zurich. M.-G. 
Editeur
Humana Press
Lieu d'édition
New York
ISBN
978-1-61779-076-8
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Editeur⸱rice scientifique
Aschner M., Suñol C., Bal-Price A.
Volume
56
Série
Neuromethods
Numéro de chapitre
5
Pages
105-128
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The nervous system is a frequent target of industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and environmental pollutants. To screen large numbers of compounds for their neurotoxic potential, in vitro systems are required which combine organ-specific traits with robustness and high reproducibility. These requirements are met by serum-free aggregating brain cell cultures derived from mechanically dissociated embryonic rat brain. The initial cell suspension, composed of neural stem cells, neural progenitor cells, immature postmitotic neurons, glioblasts, and microglial cells, is kept under continuous gyratory agitation. Spherical aggregates form spontaneously and are maintained in suspension culture for several weeks. Within the aggregates, the cells rearrange and mature, reproducing critical morphogenic events such as migration, proliferation, differentiation, synaptogenesis, and myelination. In addition to the spontaneous reconstitution of histotypic brain architecture, the cultures acquire organ-specific functionality as indicated by activity-dependent glucose consumption, spontaneous electrical activity, and brain-specific inflammatory responses. These three-dimensional primary cell cultures offer therefore a unique model for neurotoxicity testing both during development and at advanced cellular differentiation. The high number of aggregates available and the excellent reproducibility of the cultures facilitate routine test procedures. This chapter presents a detailed description of the preparation and maintenance of these cultures as well as their use for routine toxicity testing.
Mots-clé
Aggregating brain cell cultures, development, maturation, neurotoxicity, gliotoxicity, CNS, three-dimensional cell culture, organ toxicity, high content analysis
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