Application of aurintricarboxylic acid for the adherence of mouse P19 neurons and primary hippocampal neurons to noncoated surface in serum-free culture

Tsung Yih Lee, Wen Shin Chen, Yung An Huang, Ting Wei Liu, Eric Hwang, Ching-Ping Tseng*

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Abstract

Dissociated primary neuron culture has been the most widely used model systems for neuroscience research. Most of these primary neurons are cultured on adhesion matrix-coated surface to provide a proper environment for cell anchorage under serum-free conditions. In this study, we provide an alternative technique to promote the adhesions of these neurons using aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA), a nonpeptide compound, without surface manipulations. We first demonstrated that ATA could promote Chinese hamster ovary cell attachment and proliferation in serum-free medium in a dosage-dependent manner. We later showed that ATA significantly enhanced the attachment of the retinoic acid differentiated P19 mouse embryonal carcinoma (P19) neurons, with an optimal concentration around 30 μg/mL. A similar result was seen in primary hippocampal neurons, with an optimal ATA concentration around 15 μg/mL. Further morphological assessments revealed that the average neurite length and neuronal polarization were almost identical to that obtained using a conventional method with poly-L-lysine surface. The advantages of using the ATA treatment technique for immunochemical analysis are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1566-1574
Number of pages9
JournalBiotechnology Progress
Volume28
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012

Keywords

  • Aurintricarboxylic acid
  • Cell attachment reagent
  • Hippocampal neurons
  • P19 neuron cells
  • Serum-free medium

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