Ovarian stem cells: absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

被引：29

作者：

Bhartiya, Deepa ^{[1
]}

Sriraman, Kalpana ^{[1
]}

Parte, Seema ^{[1
]}

Patel, Hiren ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Inst Res Reprod Hlth, Stem Cell Biol Dept, Bombay 400012, Maharashtra, India

来源：

JOURNAL OF OVARIAN RESEARCH | 2013年 / 6卷

关键词：

Stem cells; Ovary; Cysts; Lineage tracing; VSELs; FOLLICLE-STIMULATING-HORMONE; BONE-MARROW; EXPRESSION; OOGENESIS; LINE; VASA;

D O I：

10.1186/1757-2215-6-65

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Background: Lei and Spradling in a recent study published in PNAS failed to detect 'germline cysts' by elegant studies using lineage tracing approach and thus concluded that adult mouse ovaries lack stem cells. They proposed that primordial follicle pool generated during fetal life is sufficient to sustain oogenesis and that there is no renewal of oocytes during adult life. Contrary to their results, we have reported presence of very small pluripotent, embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs), their immediate descendants (OGSCs) and germ cell 'cysts' or 'nests' (formed by rapid cell division and incomplete cytokinesis) in surface epithelial cell smears of adult sheep, monkey and human ovaries. Methods: In the present study, ovaries were collected from adult mouse (treated with 5 IU pregnant mare serum gonadotropin, PMSG) and sheep (from slaughter house) and testis from mouse treated with busulphan (25 mg/Kg). Ovarian surface epithelial (OSE) cells and testicular smears were studied for the presence of cysts. Sheep OSE smears were also used to show cytoplasmic continuity amongst the cyst cells studied by immunolocalization and confocal microscopy of stem cells specific markers OCT-4 and SSEA-4. Results: Cysts were observed and confocal microscopy imaging confirmed cytoplasmic continuity amongst the cells comprising the cysts. Conclusions: Cysts represent self-renewal and clonal expansion of stem cells with incomplete cytokinesis and are a hallmark feature of stem cells. We suggest the use of PMSG stimulated mouse ovaries and use of more primitive markers like OCT-4 or STELLA rather than MVH for lineage tracing studies to conclusively show presence of stem cells by lineage-tracing studies.

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