Objective To seek an optimal method for the separation,culture of mouse embryonic germ cells (EGCs) in vitro,and to observe the influence of Activated Schwann cells (ASCs)-derived neurotrophins on the differentiation capability of mouse EGCs into neurogenic cells.Methods The gonadal ridges and a few abdominal tissues of the 11-day postcoitum (dpc) mouse embryos were isolated and disaggregated by 0.125％ trypsin-0.02％ EDTA,followed by culture of the mouse EGCs on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) feeders.Monoclonal formation of the mouse EGCs was observed,and the staining of stage specificity embryo antigen-1 (SSEA-1),alkaline phosphatase (AKP),periodic acid-Schiff staining (PAS) were applied to identify the mouse EGCs.Two groups were divided as followed:mouse EGCs+basic medium (control group) and mouse EGCs+ASCs (experimental group).Immunofluorescence (NeuN,MBP,GFAP)analysis was used to evaluate the neurogenic differentiation of mouse EGCs and then to calculate the statistical positive rates of cell staining.All experimental results were analyzed statistically.Results (1) Identification ofmouse EGCs:Mouse EGCs were characterized by a dome-shaped colony containing a large nucleus and a relatively small amount of cytoplasm.All mouse EGCs were positive staining of SSEA-1,AKP,and PAS;(2)The neural induction of mouse EGCs:After one week induction,there were few round or oval cells with long axon-like processes migrating from the edge of the EGCs clones.3 weeks later,the neurogenic-like cells increased quickly.The results of immunofluorescence (NeuN,MBP,GFAP)staining demonstrated that mouse EGCs could differentiate into neurogenic cells under the influence of ASCs.The positive rate of cell staining was significant.Conclusion In this study,a simple,economical method was applied to successfully separate the mouse EGCs in vitro; mouse EGCs can differentiate into neurogenic cells under the influence of ASCs-derived neurotrophins.

With the surge of high-throughput sequencing technology, it is becoming popular to perform the phylogenetic study based on genomic data. A bundle of new terms is emerging, such as phylogenomics, pharmacophylogenomics and phylotranscriptomics, which are somewhat overlapping with pharmaphylogeny. Phylogenomics is the crossing of evolutionary biology and genomics, in which genome data are utilized for evolutionary reconstructions. Pharmaphylogeny, advocated by Prof. Pei-gen Xiao since 1980s, focuses on the phylogenetic relationship of medicinal plants and is thus nurtured by molecular phylogeny, chemotaxonomy and bioactivity studies. Phylogenomics can be integrated into the flow chart of drug discovery and development, and extend the field of pharmaphylogeny at the omic level, thus the concept of pharmacophylogenomics could be redefined. This review gives a brief analysis of the association and the distinguished feature of the pharmaphylogeny related terms, in the context of plant-based drug discovery and sustainable utilization of pharmaceutical resource.
Drug Discovery ; Pharmacogenetics ; Phylogeny ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; genetics

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