Lichtenauer, Urs and Shapiro, Igor and Sackmann, Simone and Drouin, Jacques and Scheele, Juergen and Maneck, Matthias and Klein, Christoph and Beuschlein, Felix (2012) The side population phenomenon enriches for designated adrenocortical progenitor cells in mice. JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, 215 (3). pp. 383-391. ISSN 0022-0795,
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Somatic adrenal stemcells are believed to reside in the periphery of the adrenal cortex throughout life for organ maintenance. Herein, we used the side population (SP) phenomenon to enrich for these progenitors, which made up to 0.01-0.64% of the total cell count. Microarray analysis revealed an expression profile of SP cells, which clearly differed from that of non-SP cells. However, a promising adrenal specific stem cell marker could not be identified. In vitro, SP cells could be maintained in long-term culture, whereas non-SP cells did not proliferate. After 4 weeks of culturing, immunohistochemistry revealed the expression of steroidogenic enzymes such as 3 beta-HSD, StAR, and P450SCC, suggesting spontaneous differentiation. Interestingly, the quantity of SP cells was significantly diminished in Pbx1 haploinsufficient mice, suggesting a stem cell deficit. By contrast, the subcapsular zone of ACTH-deficient Tpit(-/-) mice was significantly wider compared with wild-type adrenals (Tpit(-/-) 259 +/- 10.7 vs Tpit(+/-) 100 +/- 12.3%; P < 0.01). Accordingly, the number of SP cells in these mice was significantly higher (Tpit(-/-) 0.45 +/- 0.16 vs Tpit(+/-) 0.13 +/- 0.04%; P < 0.004). ACTH treatment of these animals reverted the subcapsular zone width and the SP fraction back to normal (130 +/- 10.2%; P = 0.33 and 0.09%), providing indirect evidence for a stem cell 'arrest' in Tpit(-/-) mice and the role of ACTH in adrenocortical stem cell modulation and differentiation. Journal of Endocrinology (2012) 215, 383-391
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COMPENSATORY ADRENAL GROWTH; STEM-CELLS; SONIC HEDGEHOG; TARGETED DISRUPTION; CANCER-CELLS; BONE-MARROW; ADULT HEART; DIFFERENTIATION; PROLIFERATION; REGENERATION; |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für experimentelle Medizin und Therapieverfahren |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 04 May 2020 06:28 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2020 06:28 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/17721 |
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