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Spontaneously Immortalized Adult Rodent Schwann Cells as Valuable Tools for the Study of Peripheral Nerve Degeneration and Regeneration

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We have established spontaneously immortalized Schwann cell lines from normal adult mice and rats, as well as murine disease models. One of the normal mouse cell lines, IMS32, possesses some biological properties of mature Schwann cells and high proliferative activities. The IMS32 cells have been utilized to investigate the action mechanisms of various molecules involved in peripheral nerve regeneration [e.g., ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), sonic hedgehog, and galectin-1], and the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy, particularly the polyol pathway hyperactivity. The cell lines derived from murine disease models (e.g., lysosomal storage diseases, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, and neurofibromatosis) retain genomic and biochemical abnormalities, sufficiently representing the pathological features of the mutant mice. A normal rat cell line, IFRS1, retains the characteristic features of mature Schwann cells and the fundamental ability to myelinate axons in coculture with adult rat DRG neurons and PC12 cells. These Schwann cell lines can be valuable tools for exploring neuron–Schwann cell interactions, the pathobiology of axonal degeneration and regeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and novel therapeutic approaches against neurological disorders in patients with relevant diseases.

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Acknowledgments

The work of our laboratory reported in this review was supported by a Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan (grant number: 22500324), the Umehara Fund of the Yokohama Foundation for the Advancement of Medical Science, Japan, and grants from the Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Suzuken Memorial Foundation, and the Japan Diabetes Foundation. We thank Drs. Koichi Kato, Yasushi Kanazawa, Shizuka Takaku, Hiroko Yanagisawa, and Miwa Sango-Hirade for helpful suggestions; Emiko Kawakami, Kentaro Endo, and the late Kyoko Ajiki for technical assistance with our studies; Enago (www.enago.jp) for the English language review; and John Wiley and Sons for permission to reproduce the illustrations.

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  1. ALS/Neuropathy Project, Department of Sensory and Motor Systems, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan

    Kazunori Sango & Kazuhiko Watabe

  2. Laboratory of Peripheral Nerve Pathophysiology (ALS/Neuropathy Project), Department of Sensory and Motor Systems, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan

    Masami Tsukamoto

  3. Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan

    Masami Tsukamoto & Kazunori Utsunomiya

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    Kazunori Sango

  2. Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

    Junji Yamauchi

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Sango, K., Tsukamoto, M., Utsunomiya, K., Watabe, K. (2014). Spontaneously Immortalized Adult Rodent Schwann Cells as Valuable Tools for the Study of Peripheral Nerve Degeneration and Regeneration. In: Sango, K., Yamauchi, J. (eds) Schwann Cell Development and Pathology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54764-8_10

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