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ArticleScientific reports2021

Optimisation of a PC12 cell-based in vitro stroke model for screening neuroprotective agents.

PinFen Chua, William K Lim

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

PinFen ChuaDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
William K LimDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. kslim@unimas.my.
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke causes death and disability globally but no neuroprotectant is approved for post-stroke neuronal injury. Neuroprotective compounds can be identified using oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) of neuronal cells as an in vitro stroke model. Nerve growth factor (NGF)-differentiated PC12 pheochromocytoma cells are frequently used. However, investigators often find their clonal variant undifferentiable and are uncertain of optimal culture conditions. Hence we studied 3 commonly used PC12 variants: PC12 Adh, PC12 from Riken Cell Bank (PC12 Riken) and Neuroscreen-1 (NS-1) cells. We found DMEM the optimal media for PC12 Riken and NS-1 cells. Using a novel serum-free media approach, we identified collagen IV as the preferred adhesive substrate for both cell lines. We found PC12 Adh cells cannot attach without serum and is unable to differentiate using NGF. NS-1 cells differentiated to a maximal 72.7 ± 5.2% %, with substantial basal differentiation. We optimised differentiated NS-1 cells for an in vitro stroke model using 3 h of OGD resulting in ~ 70% viable cells. We screened 5 reported neuroprotectants and provide the first report that serotonin is antiapoptotic in a stroke model and the 5-HT

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Models, Biological8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralinAnimalsApoptosisCell DifferentiationCell HypoxiaCell SurvivalCulture Media, Serum-FreeNeuroprotective AgentsPC12 CellsRatsSerotoninSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AgonistsStroke8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralinCulture Media, Serum-FreeNeuroprotective AgentsSerotoninSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor Agonists

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PMID33854099
PMCPMC8046774
OpenAlexW3155962291

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