CELLULAR TEST SYSTEMS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF NEUROTOXIN POLYPEPTIDES
The present invention pertains to a method for the generation of neurotoxin-sensitive, neuronal differentiated cells comprising the steps of: a) cultivating tumor cells which are able to differentiate into neuronal cells in a culture medium under conditions and for a time which primes said tumor cel...
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Zusammenfassung: | The present invention pertains to a method for the generation of neurotoxin-sensitive, neuronal differentiated cells comprising the steps of: a) cultivating tumor cells which are able to differentiate into neuronal cells in a culture medium under conditions and for a time which primes said tumor cells for neuronal differentiation; and b) cultivating the tumor cells primed for neuronal differentiation of a) in a differentiation medium having an osmolality of 100 to 270 mOsm/kg, and comprising (i) B27 supplement and/or (ii) N2 supplement, for at least 3 days, thereby obtaining neurotoxin-sensitive,neuronal differentiatedcells. The invention further relates to neurotoxin-sensitive, neuronal differentiated cellsobtainable by the method of the invention. In addition, the invention encompasses a method for determining the activity of a neurotoxin polypeptide comprising the steps of: a) contacting the neurotoxin-sensitive, neuronal differentiated cells obtainable by the method of the invention with a neurotoxin polypeptide; b) cultivating the neurotoxin-sensitive, neuronal differentiated cells of step a) for 3 to 74 hours or 72 hours under conditions which allow for the neurotoxin polypeptide to exert its biological activity; and c) determining the activity of the neurotoxin polypeptide in the said cells after cultivation according to step b). Finally, the invention provides for a medium comprising Opti MEM, FBS, B27 supplement, and N2 supplement.
Cette invention concerne une méthode permettant de générer des cellules neuronales différenciées sensibles à une neurotoxine, ladite méthode comprenant les étapes consistant à : a) cultiver des cellules tumorales capables de se différencier en cellules neuronales dans un milieu de culture, dans des conditions et pendant une durée suffisantes pour amorcer ladite différenciation neuronale des cellules tumorales ; et b) cultiver les cellules tumorales amorcées pour la différenciation neuronale a) dans un milieu de différenciation ayant une osmolalité de 100 à 270 mOsm/kg, et comprenant (i) un milieu enrichi en B27 et/ou (ii) un milieu enrichi en N2, pendant au moins 3 jours, ce qui permet d'obtenir des cellules neuronales différenciées sensibles à une neurotoxine. L'invention concerne également des cellules neuronales différenciées sensibles à une neurotoxine obtenues par ladite méthode. L'invention concerne par ailleurs une méthode permettant de déterminer l'activité d'un polypeptide de neurotoxine, ladite méthode compren |
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