壮通饮对体外培养新生大鼠海马神经干细胞增殖分化的影响

探讨壮通饮对体外培养大鼠大脑海马区内源性神经干细胞(neural stem cells,NSCS)分化作用的影响。利用无血清DMEM/F12(含20 ng/mL bFGF和EGF及2%B27)体外培养技术从新生Wistar大鼠大脑海马区中培养NSCS,在NSCS分化过程中添加不同剂量(20、40和80 mg/L)壮通饮进行干预,以免疫荧光及细胞化学方法对NSCS及其分化后的细胞进行鉴定。从大脑海马区分离培养的NSCS能够表达巢蛋白(Nestin),并具有分化为神经元、星形胶质细胞及少突胶质细胞的能力。在同一接种密度条件下,不同剂量壮通饮干预组的Nestin阳性细胞表达数分别为:20 mg/L组:21.5±2.9;40 mg/L组:18.6±2.4;80 mg/L组:16.7±2.2,与对照组(24.8±3.1)比较明显减少(P0.05)。而壮通饮干预组表达神经元核心抗原(NeuN)、胶原纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)、髓鞘碱性蛋白(MBP)的阳性细胞数较对照组明显增加(P0.05)。通过本实验证实壮通饮能诱导大脑海马区NSCS分化,具有一定的促进神经再生的作用。     

大鼠BMSCs条件培养基对NSCs形态、生长及分化的影响

通过对SD大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(bone mesenchymal stem cells,BMSCs)及新生鼠神经干细胞(neural stem cells,NSCs)进行体外分离、培养及鉴定后,观察BMSCs条件培养基对NSCs向神经细胞分化的影响。采用全贴壁培养法培养BMSCs,并采用流式细胞术鉴定其特异性表面抗原标记。无血清技术培养NSCs,采用免疫荧光技术鉴定其特异性抗原标记。BMSCs条件培养基(含10%胎牛血清的DMEM培养基)对NSCs诱导7 d后,镜下观察细胞形态和生长,并采用免疫荧光技术检测NSCs分化。BMSCs高表达CD90、CD29(90%),而CD45呈阴性表达。免疫荧光染色显示,NSCs标记蛋白Nestin、SOX2为阳性。NSCs经BMSCs培养液诱导分化7 d后经免疫荧光鉴定,MAP-2及GFAP呈阳性,阳性率分别为73.80%和50.47%;NSCs经胎牛血清(fetal bovine serum,FBS)诱导分化7 d后经免疫荧光鉴定,MAP-2及GFAP呈阳性,阳性率分别为42.14%和31.90%。BMSCs条件培养基可诱导NSCs分化为神经元及星形胶质细胞,其中BMSCs分泌的细胞因子在诱导分化中可能发挥重要作用。     

乳鼠海马神经干细胞的体外分离、扩增和分化研究

探讨海马神经干细胞（neuralstemcells,NSCs）在体外分离扩增和诱导分化的可行性。无菌条件下分离新生（24h）SD大鼠海马神经干细胞,采用无血清培养和胎牛血清诱导分化。免疫荧光染色技术分别检测诱导前细胞巢蛋白（Nestin）的表达,以及分化细胞的神经元特异性烯醇化酶（neuron specific enolase,NSE）、胶质纤维酸性蛋白（glialfibrillaryacidicprotein,GFAP）的表达,以鉴定细胞类型。流式细胞仪检测神经干细胞分化前后增殖能力的变化。结果显示：从乳鼠海马分离培养的细胞生长状态良好,具有克隆增殖能力,并呈Nestin表达阳性,分化后可出现NSE及GFAP表达阳性的细胞。流式细胞仪检测显示：诱导前,细胞增殖活跃,S＋G2／M期细胞为（36．27±1．99）％,而分化各阶段（3,7,10d）S＋G2／M期细胞比例与诱导前（Ctrl）相比则明显下降（尸〈0．05）,分别为（26．39±1．10）％、（26．33±1．33）％和（24．54±1．12）％。这些结果表明乳鼠海马存在神经干细胞,并具有自我更新和多向分化的潜能,可用于基础和临床的相关研究。     

人胚胎干细胞分化为神经干细胞诱导方法的对比研究

目的探讨人胚胎干细胞分化为神经干细胞过程中,经拟胚体（embryonic body,EB）法和直接分化法的不同效率。方法人胚胎干细胞常规培养消化后,分为两组：A组,经EB法分化;B组,添加noggin和ITSFn直接分化法。倒置相差显微镜观察细胞形态变化,RT-PCR检测细胞各阶段标志物,免疫荧光及流式细胞仪观察两组细胞Nestin阳性细胞率。神经干细胞继续分化,免疫荧光、RT-PCR法检测MAP2、GFAP表达。结果RT-PCR检测到OCT4、nestin表达。B组nestin阳性细胞率明显高于A组,差异有统计学意义（P〈0.01）,且诱导周期短于A组。神经干细胞继续分化,得到不同数量的神经元和胶质细胞,MAP2、GFAP分别阳性。结论在体外采用定向分化诱导,人胚胎干细胞不经EB,可直接定向分化为神经干细胞,且诱导效率比EB法高。因此直接分化法是一种经济实用的诱导方法。     

腺病毒介导siRNA抑制全反式维甲酸诱导的骨髓间充质干细胞RARβ表达

构建携带针对大鼠维甲酸受体β(Retinoic acid receptorβ,RARβ)基因的siRNA重组腺病毒,并感染全反式维甲酸(All-trans retinoic acid,ATRA)处理的骨髓间充质干细胞(Mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs),检测其对RARβ的表达及MSCs成神经分化的影响。设计针对大鼠RARβ的4对siRNA的DNA序列,体外退火形成双链,定向克隆至含有U6/H1双启动子的腺病毒穿梭质粒pSES-HUS,随后与腺病毒骨架质粒pAd-Easy1在BJ5183细菌中同源重组,并在HEK293细胞中包装获得重组腺病毒Ad-siRARβ。腺病毒感染大鼠MSCs后经ATRA处理24 h,Real-time、Western blotting及免疫荧光检测RARβ的表达情况。改良神经诱导培养基(Modified neuronal induction medium,MNM)诱导MSCs神经分化,Real-time PCR及免疫荧光检测神经相关蛋白表达。PCR、酶切及测序鉴定均证实siRNA正确克隆至腺病毒质粒中,腺病毒感染大鼠MSCs后可观察到60%以上的细胞有红色荧光蛋白(Red fluorescent protein,RFP)表达。经ATRA处理24 h,Real-time、Westernblotting及免疫荧光检测发现RARβ表达定位于细胞核,ATRA作用后MSCs中RARβ表达增高16.5±2.34倍(P<0.05),有3组siRNA能有效抑制ATRA诱导的RARβ表达增强,抑制率分别为(66.26±9.12)%、(48.70±5.78)%、(64.09±0.53)%(P<0.05),且以pool组效果最强,抑制率为(78.09±4.24)%(P<0.01)。ATRA联合MNM诱导MSCs成神经样细胞,表达相关神经特异蛋白Nestin、NSE、MAP-2、Tau,免疫荧光结果显示神经标志蛋白Nestin、NSE、Tju1表达阳性细胞率为(50-88)%,而腺病毒介导的siRARβ能有效抑制MSCs的神经标志物表达水平及阳性细胞率(P<0.05)。成功构建了携带针对大鼠RARβ基因的siRNA重组腺病毒,能有效感染MSCs并显著抑制ATRA诱导的RARβ表达增强和MSCs的神经分化。     

神经妥乐平体外诱导大鼠骨髓基质细胞分化为神经元样细胞

目的探索神经妥乐平(NT)体外诱导大鼠骨髓基质细胞(bone marrow stromal cells,rMSCs)分化为神经元样细胞的可行性,以期为临床应用MSCs治疗神经系统疾病奠定基础。方法取一月龄SD大鼠骨髓,分离出MSCs进行培养、扩增、纯化。用NT诱导MSCs分化为神经元样细胞。用神经元特异性烯醇化酶(NSE)、神经胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)免疫细胞化学染色鉴定阳性细胞。结果MSCs经诱导后胞体变圆,伸出细长突起,呈神经元样形态。免疫组化鉴定显示(31.50±7.32)%的细胞表达NSE阳性,(45.30±9.38)%的细胞表达GFAP阳性。结论MSCs在体外可被NT诱导分化为神经元样细胞。     

L-型钙通道对大鼠胚胎海马神经干细胞增殖和分化的调控

为鉴定大鼠胚胎海马神经干细胞(NSCs)是否表达功能性的L-型钙通道,L-型钙通道是否参与了对大鼠胚胎NSCs增殖和分化调控.分离孕15天Wistar大鼠胚胎海马组织,制成单细胞悬液,利用无血清培养技术,在添加bFGF、EGF、N-2和B27 supplement的DMEM/F12培养液中进行培养.采用细胞免疫荧光法对原代至第5代细胞进行鉴定,均有巢蛋白(nestin)的表达,第3代nestin阳性细胞比例达97%.把培养的细胞诱导分化5天后,这些细胞表现为神经元和星形胶质细胞的形态,且分别呈Ⅲ型β-微管蛋白(Tuj1)阳性和胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)阳性;细胞免疫印迹结果显示,NSCs表达L-型钙通道的Cav1.2α1C亚单位,而无Cav1.3α1D亚单位的表达;利用全细胞膜片钳技术在NSCs上记录到了L-型钙电流,证明了NSCs所表达的L-型钙通道具有功能.进一步对细胞进行药理学干预,发现L-型钙通道的激活不仅可以促进胚胎NSCs的增殖,而且使增殖的NSCs向神经元分化的比例显著增加.以上结果表明,Wistar大鼠胚胎海马NSCs表达功能性的L-型钙通道;L-型钙通道参与了胚胎NSCs增殖和分化的调控.     

脱细胞神经移植物对骨髓间充质干细胞的诱导分化

目的探讨脱细胞神经移植物诱导大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞分化为施旺细胞样细胞的可行性。方法将分离纯化的SD大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞进行体外培养扩增,行表型鉴定后,取第5代细胞,诱导组采用脱细胞神经移植物匀浆进行诱导,非诱导组加入等量无血清培养基,倒置相差显微镜观察诱导后细胞形态变化,免疫细胞化学染色检测诱导后细胞S-100,神经胶质纤维酸性蛋白(glial fibrillary acidic protein GFAP)的表达情况。结果BMSCs表型鉴定为CD44+、CD54+、CD34-,免疫细胞化学染色GFAP、S-100的阳性表达率分别为为(42±4)%和(64±5)%。结果 脱细胞神经移植物可诱导骨髓间充质干细胞分化为施旺细胞样细胞。     

APP5肽模拟物P165对体外培养大鼠海马神经干细胞增殖和分化的影响

目的研究一种小分子多肽─APP5肽的模拟物P165对体外培养的大鼠胚胎海马神经干细胞（neuralstem cells,NSCs）增殖和分化的影响,以期能找到一种可代替神经营养因子的小分子物质,能够促进NSCs的增殖或分化,为将来的临床应用提供理论依据。方法（1）原代培养SD大鼠胚胎脑海马NSCs;（2）利用5-溴脱氧尿嘧啶核苷（BrdU）和神经元、星型胶质细胞、少突胶质细胞的特异性标记物微管相关蛋白2（MAP2）、胶质纤维酸性蛋白（GFAP）、2,3-环核苷酸-3磷酸二酯酶（CNPase）对培养的NSCs进行鉴定;（3）将培养的NSCs分为对照组、血清组、APP5肽反序列组和P165组,观察各组细胞形态的变化;（4）将培养的NSCs分为对照组、APP5肽反序列组和P165组,利用细胞计数,测定干细胞克隆形成率、干细胞克隆形成大小的方法分析P165对海马NSCs增殖的影响。结果（1）海马神经干细胞呈神经球聚集生长,BrdU染色阳性;加入血清后神经球周围有细胞呈放射状向四周生长,并带有突起。染色呈MAP2、GFAP或CNPase阳性;（2）海马NSCs加入P165及其反序列后细胞形态上与对照组相比没有明显改变;（3）与对照组相比,加P165后海马NSCs数量明显增加,克隆形成率和克隆形成的直径均有明显的增加,并有统计学差异。结论P165能够促进海马NSCs的增殖,但并不促进其分化。     

细胞外基质刚度调控压电型机械敏感离子通道组件1对神经干细胞分化的影响

目的 本研究旨在探讨细胞外基质刚度变化对神经干细胞（neural stem cells,NSCs）分化的影响及其作用机制。方法 本研究基于成功构建脊髓损伤大鼠模型,并制备不同刚度（0.7 kPa、40 kPa）的聚丙烯酰胺凝胶基底,将大鼠原代NSCs于不同刚度基底上培养。压电型机械敏感离子通道组件1（piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1,Piezo1）shRNA质粒转染NSCs细胞。免疫荧光染色检测神经元标志物双皮质醇（doublecortion,DCX）和星形胶质细胞标志物胶质纤维酸性蛋白（glial fibrillary acidic protein,GFAP）阳性细胞百分比。免疫组织化学及蛋白质免疫印迹（Western blot）法检测损伤组织及NSCs细胞中Piezo1蛋白的表达水平。结果 与0.7 kPa基质刚度组相比,40 kPa基质刚度组中DCX阳性细胞数增加,而GFAP阳性细胞数减少,Piezo1蛋白表达量上升。脊髓损伤大鼠损伤组织Piezo1蛋白表达显著高于空白对照（sham）组。40 kPa基质刚度条件下沉默Piezo1后,DCX阳性细胞数减少,而GFAP阳性细胞数增加,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。机制研究发现,沉默Piezo1导致IV型胶原及纤连蛋白表达下降。重组纤连蛋白逆转了Piezo1 shRNA对NSCs分化的影响,即DCX阳性细胞数增加,而GFAP阳性细胞数减少。结论 综上可见,硬基底刚度通过促进Piezo1蛋白表达,上调IV型胶原及纤连蛋白表达,从而调控NSCs细胞分化。本研究为基于生物材料治疗脊髓损伤提供了新的视角。     

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Models to Investigate Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Neural Cells

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is one of the leading prenatal causes of congenital mental retardation and deformities world-wide. Access to cultured human neuronal lineages, necessary to understand the species specific pathogenic effects of HCMV, has been limited by difficulties in sustaining primary human neuronal cultures. Human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells now provide an opportunity for such research. We derived iPS cells from human adult fibroblasts and induced neural lineages to investigate their susceptibility to infection with HCMV strain Ad169. Analysis of iPS cells, iPS-derived neural stem cells (NSCs), neural progenitor cells (NPCs) and neurons suggests that (i) iPS cells are not permissive to HCMV infection, i.e., they do not permit a full viral replication cycle; (ii) Neural stem cells have impaired differentiation when infected by HCMV; (iii) NPCs are fully permissive for HCMV infection; altered expression of genes related to neural metabolism or neuronal differentiation is also observed; (iv) most iPS-derived neurons are not permissive to HCMV infection; and (v) infected neurons have impaired calcium influx in response to glutamate.     

Human cytomegalovirus inhibits neuronal differentiation and induces apoptosis in human neural precursor cells

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of congenital infections in developed countries, with an incidence varying between 0.5 and 2.2% and consequences varying from asymptomatic infection to lethal conditions for the fetus. Infants that are asymptomatic at birth may still develop neurological sequelae, such as hearing loss and mental retardation, at a later age. Infection of neural stem and precursor cells by HCMV and consequent disruption of the proliferation, differentiation, and/or migration of these cells may be the primary mechanism underlying the development of brain abnormalities. In the present investigation, we demonstrate that human neural precursor cells (NPCs) are permissive for HCMV infection, by both the laboratory strain Towne and the clinical isolate TB40, resulting in 55% and 72% inhibition of induced differentiation of human NPCs into neurons, respectively, when infection occurred at the onset of differentiation. This repression of neuronal differentiation required active viral replication and involved the expression of late HCMV gene products. This capacity of HCMV to prevent neuronal differentiation declined within 24 h after initiation of differentiation. Furthermore, the rate of cell proliferation in infected cultures was attenuated. Surprisingly, HCMV-infected cells exhibited an elevated frequency of apoptosis at 7 days following the onset of differentiation, at which time approximately 50% of the cells were apoptotic at a multiplicity of infection of 10. These findings indicate that HCMV has the capacity to reduce the ability of human NPCs to differentiate into neurons, which may offer one explanation for the abnormalities in brain development associated with congenital HCMV infection.     

Transition toward Human Cytomegalovirus Susceptibility in Early Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neural Precursors

Congenital human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is associated with neurodevelopmental disabilities. To dissect the earliest events of infection in the developing human brain, we studied HCMV infection during controlled differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into neural precursors. We traced a transition from viral restriction in hESC, mediated by a block in viral binding, toward HCMV susceptibility in early hESC-derived neural precursors. We further revealed the role of platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα) as a determinant of the developmentally acquired HCMV susceptibility.     

Human cytomegalovirus infection of caco-2 cells occurs at the basolateral membrane and is differentiation state dependent

Epithelial cells are known to be a major target for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection; however, the analysis of virus-cell interactions has been difficult to approach due to the lack of in vitro models. In this study, we established a polarized epithelial cell model using a colon epithelial cell-derived cell line (Caco-2) that is susceptible to HCMV infection at early stages of cellular differentiation. Infection of polarized cells was restricted to the basolateral surface whereas virus was released apically, which was consistent with the apical and not basolateral surface localization of two essential viral glycoproteins, gB and gH. HCMV infection resulted in the development of a cytopathology characteristic of HCMV infection of colon epithelium in vivo, and infection did not spread from cell to cell. The inability of HCMV to infect Caco-2 cells at late stages of differentiation was due to a restriction at the level of viral entry and was consistent with the sequestration of a cellular receptor for HCMV. These observations provide the first evidence that restriction of HCMV replication in epithelial cells is due to a receptor-mediated phenomenon.     

Studies on HOXB4 Expression During Differentiation of Human Cytomegalovirus-infected Hematopoietic Stem Cells into Lymphocyte and Erythrocyte Progenitor Cells

We investigated the role of homeobox B4 (HOXB4) mRNA/protein expression induced by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and/or all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in proliferation and committed differentiation of human cord blood hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) into colony-forming-units of T-lymphocyte (CFU-TL) and erythroid (CFU-E) progenitors in vitro. Twelve cord blood samples were collected from the fetal placenta umbilical vein and cultured in vitro. The proliferation and differentiation of cord blood HSCs into CFU-TL and CFU-E were continuously disrupted with HCMV-AD169 and/or 6 × 10(-8) mol/l of ATRA. HOXB4 mRNA/protein expression in CFU-TL and CFU-E was detected in control, ATRA, HCMV and ATRA + HCMV groups on days 3, 7, and 12 of culture by fluorescent qRT-PCR/western blot. We found that HOXB4 mRNA/protein expression was detectable on day 3, increased on day 7 and was highest on day 12. HOXB4 mRNA/protein expression in HCMV group was downregulated compared with control group (P < 0.05). However, the levels were significantly upregulated in HCMV + ATRA group compared with HCMV group (P < 0.05). We concluded that the abnormal HOXB4 mRNA/protein expression induced by HCMV could play a role in hematopoietic damage. ATRA, at the concentration used, significantly up-regulated HOXB4 mRNA/protein expression in normal lymphocyte and erythrocyte progenitor cells as well as in HCMV-infected cells.     

Human cytomegalovirus productively infects primary differentiated macrophages.

Monocytes are one of the predominant cell types in the peripheral blood that are infected by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). Although virus can be detected in these cells in vivo, HCMV replication in cultured monocytes has been unsuccessful. In this study, we demonstrate efficient HCMV replication in cultured monocytes. HCMV permissiveness in these cells was dependent on nonadherent cell-induced stimulation of the monocyte, with subsequent morphological differentiation into macrophages. Approximately 40% of the cells infected by virus were detected by immunofluorescent staining with both immediate-early and late antibodies. In addition, viral plaque assays demonstrated significant productive infection of macrophages. These observations are consistent with the suggestion that the monocyte/macrophage serves as a source of viral amplification and dissemination.     

Human cytomegalovirus infection of the monocyte/macrophage lineage in bone marrow.

Peripheral blood monocytes (PBM) are one site of persistence of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in healthy carriers. However, because PBM circulate only briefly before entering the tissues and are difficult to infect with HCMV, it has been suggested that they may acquire HCMV during development in the bone marrow. Consistent with this, we show evidence that bone marrow progenitors from healthy HCMV carriers contain endogenous HCMV DNA as detected by PCR. We also show that bone marrow precursors are readily infected by clinical isolates of HCMV in vitro but that no viral gene expression occurs until these cells become differentiated. In contrast, incubation of these cells at any developmental stage with the laboratory strain AD169 resulted in few cells expressing viral immediate-early genes, and this correlated with a lack of entry of AD169 virus. These observations are consistent with bone marrow progenitors acting as a reservoir for HCMV and transmitting the viral genome to PBM, in the absence of lytic-gene expression, until they leave the circulation and undergo tissue-specific differentiation to macrophages.     

Circulating Dendritic Cells Isolated from Healthy Seropositive Donors Are Sites of Human Cytomegalovirus Reactivation In Vivo

Primary infection with human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is generally asymptomatic in healthy individuals and results in a lifelong infection of the host. In contrast, in immunosuppressed transplant recipients and late-stage AIDS patients, HCMV infection and reactivation can result in severe disease or death. In vivo, latency is established in bone marrow CD34⁺ progenitor cells with reactivation linked with their differentiation to macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs). However, previous analyses have relied on ex vivo differentiation of myeloid progenitor cells to DCs in culture. Here, we now report on the isolation and analysis of circulating blood myeloid DCs, resulting from natural differentiation in vivo, from healthy HCMV-seropositive carriers. We show that these in vivo-differentiated circulating DCs are fully permissive for HCMV and exhibit a phenotype similar to that of monocyte-derived DCs routinely used for in vitro studies of HCMV. Importantly, we also show that these DCs from healthy HCMV-seropositive donors carry HCMV genomes and, significantly, are typically positive for viral immediate-early (IE) gene expression, in contrast to circulating monocytes, which carry genomes with an absence of IE expression. Finally, we show that HCMV reactivation from these circulating DCs is enhanced by inflammatory stimuli. Overall, these data argue that the differentiation in vivo of myeloid progenitors to circulating DCs promotes the reactivation of HCMV lytic gene expression in healthy individuals, thereby providing valuable confirmation of studies performed using in vitro generation of DCs from myeloid precursors to study HCMV reactivation.     

Protective effects of a Rhodiola crenulata extract and salidroside on hippocampal neurogenesis against streptozotocin-induced neural injury in the rat

Previously we have demonstrated that a Rhodiola crenulata extract (RCE), containing a potent antioxidant salidroside, promotes neurogenesis in the hippocampus of depressive rats. The current study was designed to further investigate the protective effect of the RCE on neurogenesis in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease (AD) induced by an intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin (STZ), and to determine whether this neuroprotective effect is induced by the antioxidative activity of salidroside. Our results showed that pretreatment with the RCE significantly improved the impaired neurogenesis and simultaneously reduced the oxidative stress in the hippocampus of AD rats. In vitro studies revealed that (1) exposure of neural stem cells (NSCs) from the hippocampus to STZ strikingly increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, induced cell death and perturbed cell proliferation and differentiation, (2) hydrogen peroxide induced similar cellular activities as STZ, (3) pre-incubation of STZ-treated NSCs with catalase, an antioxidant, suppressed all these cellular activities induced by STZ, and (4) likewise, pre-incubation of STZ-treated NSCs with salidroside, also an antioxidant, suppressed all these activities as catalase: reduction of ROS levels and NSC death with simultaneous increases in proliferation and differentiation. Our findings indicated that the RCE improved the impaired hippocampal neurogenesis in the rat model of AD through protecting NSCs by its main ingredient salidroside which scavenged intracellular ROS.