PC12 and THP-1 Cell Lines as Neuronal and Microglia Model in Neurobiological Research
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Screening for toxicity in pharmacological studies of newly synthesized drugs and discovered natural substances prior to in vivo testing;
- Studying the effect of drugs on tissues, cells and their organelles;
- Studying pathways and pathophysiological mechanisms involved in disease onset and progression;
- Production of specific proteins or cellular substances, which are not yet obtained in recombinant form;
- Microbiology and virology (mainly multiplication of intracellular pathogens).
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cell Lines
2.2. Coating Culture Plates with Type I Collagen
2.3. Culture Media
2.4. Used Harmful Compounds
2.5. Experimental Design
2.6. Immunofluorescence Staining For Doublecortin
2.7. MTT Assay
2.8. LDH Assay
2.9. DCF-DA Assay
2.10. Fast Halo Assay (FHA)
2.11. Length and Number of Neurites
2.12. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. PC12 Cell Line as Neurobiological Model
3.2. PC12 Cells and Amyloid β (25-35)
3.3. PC12 Cells and Lipopolysaccharide
3.4. Neuronal Features of PC12 Cells after Incubation with Aβ25-35 or LPS
3.5. THP-1 Cells as Microglia Model
3.6. THP-1 Cells and Amyloid β (25-35)
3.7. THP-1 Cells and Lipopolysaccharide
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Balon, K.; Wiatrak, B. PC12 and THP-1 Cell Lines as Neuronal and Microglia Model in Neurobiological Research. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093729
Balon K, Wiatrak B. PC12 and THP-1 Cell Lines as Neuronal and Microglia Model in Neurobiological Research. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(9):3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093729
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalon, Katarzyna, and Benita Wiatrak. 2021. "PC12 and THP-1 Cell Lines as Neuronal and Microglia Model in Neurobiological Research" Applied Sciences 11, no. 9: 3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093729
APA StyleBalon, K., & Wiatrak, B. (2021). PC12 and THP-1 Cell Lines as Neuronal and Microglia Model in Neurobiological Research. Applied Sciences, 11(9), 3729. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093729