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Aim: To explore the mechanism of differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) into neurons in different micro-environments in vitro.
Methods: BMSCs were isolated from bone marrow of SD rats and cultured and expanded in vitro. After being identified by immunofluorescence staining, the BMSCs labeled with PKH67 were co-cultured with foetal brain neural cells in the same plate well or in two-layer Petri dish. 8 days later, the BMSCs were detected by immunofluorescence staining.
Results: After being co-cultured with foetal brain neural cells at the same time, some BMSCs differentiated into neurons. (32.72+/-2.56)% of the BMSCs expressed neuron-specific enolase (NSE) in the co-cultured group, which was obviously much more than that in control group (P <0.05). Only (4.87+/-0.79)% of the BMSCs expressed NSE when the BMSCs co-cultured with foetal brain neural cells in two-layer Petri dish, which had no difference with the control group (P>0.05). The number of differentiated BMSCs was less than that of the co-cultured group (P <0.05).
Conclusion: In vitro, the local microenvironment formed by neural cells can promote BMSCs to differentiate into neurons, and close contact between BMSCs and neural cells is an important condition that induce BMSC to differentiate into neurons.
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Alzheimers Res Ther
September 2025
Department of Neurology, Saarland University, Kirrberger Straße, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and animal models exhibit an altered gut microbiome that is associated with pathological changes in the brain. Intestinal miRNA enters bacteria and regulates bacterial metabolism and proliferation. This study aimed to investigate whether the manipulation of miRNA could alter the gut microbiome and AD pathologies.
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Department of Biology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Science for Life, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584CH, The Netherlands.
Background: Plant roots release root exudates to attract microbes that form root communities, which in turn promote plant health and growth. Root community assembly arises from millions of interactions between microbes and the plant, leading to robust and stable microbial networks. To manage the complexity of natural root microbiomes for research purposes, scientists have developed reductionist approaches using synthetic microbial inocula (SynComs).
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September 2025
Aging Biomarker Consortium (ABC), Beijing, China.
The global surge in the population of people 60 years and older, including that in China, challenges healthcare systems with rising age-related diseases. To address this demographic change, the Aging Biomarker Consortium (ABC) has launched the X-Age Project to develop a comprehensive aging evaluation system tailored to the Chinese population. Our goal is to identify robust biomarkers and construct composite aging clocks that capture biological age, defined as an individual's physiological and molecular state, across diverse Chinese cohorts.
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September 2025
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Medical Innovation Center and State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai East Hospital, National Stem Cell Translational Resource Center & Ministry of Education Stem Cell Resource Center, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Li
Primary microcephaly, a rare congenital condition characterized by reduced brain size, occurs due to impaired neurogenesis during brain development. Through whole-exome sequencing, we identified compound heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in CENTRIN 3 (CETN3) in a 5-year-old patient with primary microcephaly. As CETN3 has not been previously linked to microcephaly, we investigated its potential function in neurodevelopment in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebral organoids.
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September 2025
Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Neuronal development and function are orchestrated by a plethora of regulatory mechanisms that control the abundance, localization, interactions, and function of proteins. A key role in this regard is assumed by post-translational protein modifications (PTMs). While some PTM types, such as phosphorylation or ubiquitination, have been explored comprehensively, PTMs involving ubiquitin-like modifiers (Ubls) have remained comparably enigmatic (Ubls).
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