Myogenic Differentiation Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Fetal Bovine Bone Marrow

The myogenic potential of bovine fetal MSC (bfMSC) derived from bone marrow (BM) remains unknown; despite its potential application for the study of myogenesis and its implications for livestock production. In the present study, three protocols for in vitro myogenic differentiation of bfMSC based on the use of DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-Aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-Aza), myoblast-secreted factor Galectin-1 (Gal-1), and myoblast culture medium SkGM-2 BulletKit were used. Plastic-adherent bfMSC were isolated from fetal BM collected from abattoir-derived fetuses. Post-thaw viability analyses detected 85.6% bfMSC negative for propidium iodine (PI). Levels of muscle regulatory factors (MRF) MYF5, MYF6, MYOD, and DES mRNA were higher (P?MYOD mRNA (Days 7 to 21) and up-regulation of MYF6 (Day 7), MYF5, and DES mRNA (Day 21). Gal-1 and SkGM-2 BulletKit induced sequential down-regulation of early MRF (MYF5) and up-regulation of intermediate (MYOD) and late MRF (DES) mRNA. Moreover, DES and MYF5 were immunodetected in differentiated bfMSC. In conclusion, protocols evaluated in bfMSC induced progress into myogenic differentiation until certain extent evidenced by changes in MRF gene expression.     

骨形态发生蛋白9通过JNKs激酶途径调控间充质干细胞成骨分化

前期研究发现骨形态发生蛋白9(bone morphogenetic protein 9,BMP9)除了通过经典Smad途径外,也可通过丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(mitogen activated protein kinases,MAPKs)中的p38激酶途径调控间充质干细胞成骨分化．本研究继续探讨MAPKs的重要成员c-Jun氨基末端激酶(c-Jun N-terminal kinases,JNKs)对于BMP9诱导间充质干细胞成骨分化的调控作用．利用BMP9重组腺病毒感染间充质干细胞,通过体外细胞实验和体内动物实验,初步分析BMP9是否可通过JNKs激酶途径调控间充质干细胞成骨分化．结果表明：BMP9可通过促进JNKs激酶磷酸化而导致其活化;JNKs抑制剂SP600125可抑制由BMP9诱导的间充质干细胞的碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase,ALP)活性、骨桥蛋白(osteocpontin,OPN)和骨钙素(osteocalcin,OCN)表达以及钙盐沉积;利用抑制剂SP600125抑制JNKs激酶活性后,BMP9诱导Runx2的表达和转录活性,以及Smad经典途径的激活也相应受到抑制;RNA干扰导致JNKs基因沉默同样也可抑制BMP9诱导的间充质干细胞成骨分化以及裸鼠皮下异位成骨．因此,BMP9可通过活化JNKs激酶途径,从而调控间充质干细胞成骨分化．     

GDNF慢病毒载体感染食蟹猴骨髓间充质干细胞

骨髓间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs)是基因工程和细胞治疗的种子细胞之一,本研究利用含胶质源性神经营养因子(glial cell derived neurotrophic factor,GDNF)基因的慢病毒载体感染成年食蟹猴MSCs,探讨转染后GDNF在MSCs中的体外表达水平及其影响因素。首先,通过密度梯度离心法分离食蟹猴骨髓单核细胞(marrow mononuclear cells,MNCs),体外培养食蟹猴MSCs。同时构建表达GDNF的慢病毒载体,并感染食蟹猴MSCs,分别利用酶联免疫吸附(ELISA)方法和Real-time PCR方法,测定感染不同拷贝数病毒和不同转染组细胞GDNF的蛋白分泌水平和基因表达水平。实验结果显示,表达GDNF基因的慢病毒载体成功转染成年食蟹MSCs,体外培养的MSCs持续表达分泌GDNF。感染慢病毒的拷贝数可以影响GDNF分泌水平,相同条件下感染拷贝数越高,GDNF分泌量越多,其基因表达水平越高。     

Altered Cellular Mechanics during Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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The Differentiation of Skin Mesenchymal Stem Cells Towards a Schwann Cell Phenotype: Impact of Sigma-1 Receptor Activation

Neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) are the source of mature Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The NCSC population resides in the bulge of hair follicles and in the dermis. Recently, it was shown that 2–3% of the human dermis mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) population expresses the NCSC marker CD271, thus enabling the use of skin MSCs for studying Schwann cell differentiation in vitro. The aims of this study were to establish a protocol for human skin MSC differentiation towards Schwann cell-like cells (SC-lcs) and to analyse the expression of sigma-1 receptor (S1R) in SC-lcs. The impact of S1R ligands, namely the selective agonist PRE-084, the positive allosteric modulator E1R and the selective antagonist NE-100, on Schwann cell differentiation was assessed. The expression of the neuron-specific genes Tubulin-βIII and Integrin-6α, the Schwann cell-specific gene S100b, MBP and the NCSC-specific genes p75NTR, Sox10, Notch1, Integrin-4α, Ap2α and Pax6 was analysed in MSCs and SC-lcs by real-time RT-PCR. BDNF secretion was evaluated by ELISA. The effect of S1R ligands on SC-lc differentiation was measured using BDNF ELISA and MBP flow cytometry. After MSC differentiation, NCSC markers p75NTR and Integrin-4α were downregulated 3.5-fold and 2-fold, respectively. To the contrary, MBP and S100b were significantly upregulated in SC-lcs. S1R ligands showed a tendency to increase the secretion of BDNF by the SC-lc population. PRE-084 and E1R increased MBP expression in the SC-lc population, whereas 3 μM NE-100 inhibited MBP expression in SC-lcs. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that S1R plays an important role in skin MSC differentiation towards myelinating Schwann cells.     

Selective Development of Myogenic Mesenchymal Cells from Human Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Human embryonic stem (ES) cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are promising sources for the cell therapy of muscle diseases and can serve as powerful experimental tools for skeletal muscle research, provided an effective method to induce skeletal muscle cells is established. However, the current methods for myogenic differentiation from human ES cells are still inefficient for clinical use, while myogenic differentiation from human iPS cells remains to be accomplished. Here, we aimed to establish a practical differentiation method to induce skeletal myogenesis from both human ES and iPS cells. To accomplish this goal, we developed a novel stepwise culture method for the selective expansion of mesenchymal cells from cell aggregations called embryoid bodies. These mesenchymal cells, which were obtained by dissociation and re-cultivation of embryoid bodies, uniformly expressed CD56 and the mesenchymal markers CD73, CD105, CD166, and CD29, and finally differentiated into mature myotubes in vitro. Furthermore, these myogenic mesenchymal cells exhibited stable long-term engraftment in injured muscles of immunodeficient mice in vivo and were reactivated upon subsequent muscle damage, increasing in number to reconstruct damaged muscles. Our simple differentiation system facilitates further utilization of ES and iPS cells in both developmental and pathological muscle research and in serving as a practical donor source for cell therapy of muscle diseases.     

Dynamic Protein Pathway Activation Mapping of Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation Implicates Novel Regulators of Adipocyte Differentiation

Next to embryonic stem cell research, adult stem cell research is providing a promising alternative for enhanced tissue regeneration and transplantation. The key biochemical networks controlling the differentiation processes regulating stem cell biology remain largely disputed and or undefined, contributing to a lack of knowledge of the principle phosphoregulatory events propagating signal transduction. To effectively monitor these events relative to adipocyte differentiation, this study utilized a high throughput reverse phase protein microarray platform and characterized adult adipose-derived stem cell (ASC) differentiation through the monitoring of ∼100 phosphospecific endpoints with 33 distinct time points examined across 14 days. This kinetic-based analysis showed time ordered signal transduction ultimately implicating pathways correlated with adipogenic differentiation. To further validate the causal significance of these network activations, pharmacological targeting was implemented to include the chemical inhibitors MAPK inhibitor PD169316, rapamycin, and HNMPA-(AM)₃ yielding partial or complete disruption of adipocytic differentiation, as noted by a decrease or lack of lipid formation within the mature adipocytes. Based on this analysis, v-crk sarcoma virus CT10 oncogene homolog (CRKII) and c-abl oncogene 1, non-receptor tyrosine kinase (c-ABL) were implicated as novel key regulators of adipocyte differentiation, with v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene (AKT), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and SMAD family member (SMAD) pathways being implicated as secondary regulators. This dynamic molecular profiling provides a novel insight into the signaling architecture of mesenchymal stem cell differentiation and may be useful in the development of therapeutic modulators for clinical applications; in addition to advancing the collective understanding of key cellular processes, ultimately contributing to more confident stem cell manipulation.Recent breakthroughs in adult stem cell research have increased industry focus on the potency and availability of these cells. Adult stem cells exist in many tissue types, but adult adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs)¹ provide a particularly abundant source obtained via through minimally invasive techniques (liposuction) (1, 2, 3). This plastic-adherent, multipotent cell population is also known as adipose-derived stromal cells among other names, with the International Fat Applied Technology Society reaching a consensus to refer to them as ASCs (4). Despite extensive research on the differentiation of stem cells, the underpinning molecular mechanisms remain an enigma. During adipogenesis, terminal differentiation from a mesenchymal stem cell to a mature adipocyte is characterized by the ability to store triglycerides that can be mobilized as fuel for other organs, but the cellular signaling actuating this transformation remains predominately undefined (5, 6). A few well-established factors inducing differentiation are: high concentrations of insulin (resulting in stimulation of the insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor), glucocorticoid agonists, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR_γ) agonist, and agents that elevate cAMP (7, 8).Primarily research into the process of adipogenesis has focused on gene expression profiling with proteomic technologies being used only more recently. Despite the benefits of gene expression profiling (9, 10), it shows little correlation to protein levels and provides no insight into the timing of protein activation. This simple fact highlights the need for a systems biology approach. More specifically, the monitoring of key post-translational modification events such as phosphorylation is necessary to characterize the signaling architecture regulating differentiation (11, 12). These reversible kinase-driven phosphorylation events alter protein confirmation, ultimately affecting enzymatic activity and protein–protein interactions leading to an array of cellular events from differentiation to gene expression, thus encompassing signal transduction. Characterization of this broad-scale signaling architecture is necessary to provide a more finite depiction of the complex signaling events directing a given cellular phenotype and aid in the understanding of the repercussions of alterations in regulation (13, 14). Presently, phosphoproteomic analysis of cellular differentiation processes such as with mass spectrometry has been performed in a very limited number of independent time points that span the cellular differentiation process, and important dynamic changes in the cellular signaling architecture may have been missed (12, 15, 16). This study however, utilized the reverse phase protein microarray (RPMA) to maximize both the number of time points and phosphoproteins able to be examined simultaneously. RPMAs enable the quantitative interrogation of the phosphorylation state of hundreds of signaling proteins simultaneously for hundreds of cell lysates allowing for broad-scale pathway activation mapping analysis (17). This ultrasensitive platform has demonstrated sensitivity of as little as 1000 molecules per spot with less than 1/10th of a cell equivalent volume analyzed per spot and intraslide and interslide CV between 3–10% (18, 19). RPMAs greatly reduce the required sample size with spot deposits averaging between 0.3–2 nL, and yet show concurrent findings when parallel processing of samples via Western blot is performed (20, 21, 22, 23, 24).Despite the implication of various markers of adipogenesis, there remains little consensus on the overarching signal transduction governing the differentiation process. The objective of this research was to better characterize this process through utilization of ASCs combined with broad-scale protein pathway activation mapping, using a dynamic experimental design. Lineage signal transduction profiles were established through the monitoring of protein network activation during the course of differentiation into adipocyte, osteoblast, and chondrocyte lineages. This multilineage kinetic experimentation allowed for global examination of signal transduction through the monitoring of ∼100 phosphospecific endpoints, across 33 consecutive time points that spanned a 14 day period to reach terminal differentiation demonstrating time-specific and lineage-specific signaling. This experimental design allowed for isolation of a subset of time-specific endpoints unique to adipogenesis relative to the other lineages that could then be further tested for causal significance using pharmacologic knock-out analysis.     

慢病毒载体与造血干细胞介导的基因治疗

慢病毒载体不仅能感染造血干细胞 (HSCs) ,使携带的目的基因整合至HSCs基因组内 ,且能利用病毒携带的调控元件 ,使目的基因随HSCs细胞特异性表达 ,因此是一种有效的感染HSCs和进行基因治疗的工具。主要对慢病毒载体基因组特点、改建过程、慢病毒对干细胞的感染能力、慢病毒携带的目的基因在HSCs内的表达及调控等方面做了简要的综述     

Stra 8基因的激活与精原干细胞的特异性分化研究

视黄酸对维持正常的雄性睾丸结构和功能起着重要的作用。近来的研究发现,在雄性生殖腺发育过程中有一组基因,它们可以被视黄酸特异性的诱导活化,称为Stra(Stimulated by Retinoic Acid)基因。从鼠源分离得到的Stra8基因编码一种细胞质蛋白,该基因只特异性的在成熟雄性生殖细胞中表达,其功能被认为与精子形成有关。为研究Stra8基因的表达特性,我们从小鼠的基因组中克隆了Stra8基因的启动子序列(1.4kb)。将Stra8基因的1.4kb启动子序列克隆到pEGFP-1载体的EGFP基因之前,构建成由Stra8基因1.4kb启动子序列调控表达绿色荧光蛋白的pStra8-EGFP载体。将其分别转化到不同类型的细胞中,如小鼠ES-129细胞、人胎儿胰腺干细胞、小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞和小鼠精原干细胞等,通过荧光显微镜观察发现,绿色荧光蛋白只在小鼠精原干细胞中表达,表明Stra8基因是组织特异性表达的基因。将pStra8-EGFP转化小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞,经G418筛选2周后,用视黄酸诱导,12h培养后,有一部分转化pStra8-EGFP载体的细胞表达绿色荧光蛋白。RT-PCR证明这些细胞中有精原干细胞特异表达基因Stra8的转录,还有生殖细胞特异表达基因CyclinA8和Oct4的转录,这些结果说明小鼠骨髓间充质细胞经视黄酸的诱导可以向生殖细胞方向分化。     

miRNA在人骨髓来源间充质干细胞软骨诱导分化过程中的表达

目的：研究miRNAs在人骨髓来源间充质干细胞软骨诱导分化过程中的表达情况。方法：以从骨髓中分离培养的MSCs及软骨诱导培养后的细胞为实验对象,利用基因芯片检测miRNAs的表达情况,由SAM分析得到MSCs较其诱导培养细胞中差异表达的miRNAs,再进行生物信息学分析。结果：①分离培养出的MSCs经软骨诱导培养21天后,已具有软骨细胞特性,经芯片检测并SAM分析,软骨诱导培养的细胞较MSCs高表达的miRNAs有6个：hsa-miR-572、hsa-miR-130b、hsa-miR-193b、hsa-miR-28、hsa-miR-152、hsa-miR-560;软骨诱导培养的细胞较MSCs低表达的miRNAs有2个：hsa-miR-424、hsa-miR-122a。②利用TargetScan预测其靶基因,并行生物信息学分析,其中hsa-miR-130b、hsa-miR-193b、hsa-miR-152及hsa-miR-424的预测靶基因中多为参与细胞分化、骨形成、软骨形成及干细胞表型相关的基因。结论：hsa-miR-130b、hsa-miR-193b、hsa-miR-152和hsa-miR-424等对人骨髓来源间充质干细胞的软骨分化起着重要调控作用。     

A Comparative Study to Evaluate Myogenic Differentiation Potential of Human Chorion versus Umbilical Cord Blood-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Objective

Musculodegenerative diseases threaten the life of many patients in the world. Since drug administration is not efficient in regeneration of damaged tissues, stem cell therapy is considered as a good strategy to restore the lost cells. Since the efficiency of myogenic differentiation potential of human Chorion- derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (C-MSCs) has not been addressed so far; we set out to evaluate myogenic differentiation property of these cells in comparison with Umbilical Cord Blood- derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UCB-MSCs) in the presence of 5-azacytidine.

雌激素缺乏导致的骨质疏松发病过程中T淋巴细胞对骨髓间充质干细胞增殖和成骨分化的影响及与TNF-α的关系

探讨骨质疏松发病过程中T淋巴细胞对骨髓间充质干细胞（bonemarrow-derived mesenchymalstem cells,BMMSC）增殖分化的影响。选用健康雌性小鼠行双侧卵巢切除术（ovariectomy,OVX）,建立绝经后骨质疏松模型。选用同一批次健康小鼠行双侧卵巢脂肪组织部分切除,建立假手术组（sham）,Micro-CT确立模型成功建立。将sham组、OVX组、sham＋anti—TNFα组、OVX＋anti—TNFα组中T淋巴细胞与BMMSC共培养．ELISA检测sham组与OVX组T＇N-巴细胞上清液中TNF-α表达的差异,MTT法检测四组共培养体系中BMMSC生长曲线：成骨诱导后碱性磷酸酶和钙化结节茜素红染色法检测BMMsc成骨能力差异：ImPcR检测小鼠BMMSC成骨相关基因Runx2、碱性磷酸酶（alkaline phosphatase,ALP）的表达。结果显示,与sham组相比,OVX组中BMMsc的增殖受到了抑制,成骨分化减弱（P〈O．05）,OVXanti—TNF-α刺激组较OVX组增殖显著升高沪〈0．05）,成骨分化能力显著增强（P〈0．05）。以上结果证明,在雌激素缺乏下的T淋巴细胞能影响BMMSC增殖及成骨分化能力,这可能与T淋巴细胞表达TNF-α增强相关。     

慢病毒重组同源盒基因HOXA4表达载体的构建及其感染人脐带间充质干细胞的实验性研究

目的 构建携带同源基因HOXA4的慢病毒表达载体,并测定其对人脐带间充质干细胞的感染效率.方法 使用酶切及PCR技术从含有HOXA4基因的质粒克隆模版HOXA4-MSCV逆转录载体中获取目的 基因HOXA4,并将HOXA4基因重组到慢病毒载体表达质粒上Lenti-GFP-CTB,通过酶切、测序验证HOXA4基因后,将Lenti-GFP-HOXA4质粒、和辅助包装质粒pRsv-REV、pMDlg-pRRE、PMD2G共同转染人胚胎肾上皮细胞系293T细胞,获得携带HOXA4基因的重组慢病毒Lentiviral-HOXA4;然后感染人脐带间充质干细胞,通过荧光显微镜及流式细胞术检测其感染效率.结果 成功构建携带HOXA4基因的慢病毒表达载体Lentiviral-HOXA4,并获得高纯度的慢病毒浓缩液.经检测病毒滴度达2.11×108 TU/ml.成功转染HOXA4基因的脐带间充质干细胞表达绿色荧光蛋白,当病毒感染复数（MOI）值为60时转染效率最高,达（95.4±4.3）%.结论 成功构建携带人HOXA4基因的慢病毒,并可以在体外有效转染人脐带间充质干细胞.     

Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Sphincter Regeneration: Role of Laminin Isoforms upon Myogenic Differentiation

Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are well known for their tri-lineage potential and ability to differentiate in vitro into osteogenic, chondrogenic or adipogenic lineages. By selecting appropriate conditions MSCs can also be differentiated in vitro into the myogenic lineage and are therefore a promising option for cell-based regeneration of muscle tissue such as an aged or damaged sphincter muscle. For the differentiation into the myogenic lineage there is still a need to evaluate the effects of extracellular matrix proteins such as laminins (LM) which are crucial for different stem cell types and for normal muscle function. The laminin family consists of 16 functionally different isoforms with LM-211 being the most abundant isoform of adult muscle tissues. In the sphincter tissue a strong expression of the isoforms LM-211/221, LM-411/421 and LM-511/521 can be detected in the different cell layers. Bone marrow-derived MSCs in culture, however, mainly express the isoforms LM-411 and LM-511, but not LM-211. Even after myogenic differentiation, LM-211 can hardly be detected. All laminin isoforms tested (LM-211, LM-411, LM-511 and LM-521) showed a significant inhibition of the proliferation of undifferentiated MSCs but, with the exception of LM-521, they had no influence on the proliferation of MSCs cultivated in myogenic medium. The strongest cellular adhesion of MSCs was to LM-511 and LM-521, whereas LM-211 was only a weakly-adhesive substrate for MSCs. Myogenic differentiation of MSCs even reduced the interaction with LM-211, but it did not affect the interaction with LM-511 and LM-521. Since during normal myogenesis the latter two isoforms are the major laminins surrounding developing myogenic progenitors, α5 chain-containing laminins are recommended for further improvements of myogenic differentiation protocols of MSCs into smooth muscle cells.     

大戟苷抑制大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞成骨分化

目的:观察泽漆主要活性成分大戟苷(euphornin)对大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(rMSC)成骨分化的影响。方法:从大鼠股骨中分离培养rMSC,并诱导其成骨分化。用MTT法检测细胞增殖情况,通过茜素红染色,碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性检测和钙含量测定分别定性、定量地判断其在成骨分化中的效果。实时定量PCR(Q-PCR)检测主要成骨标志因子骨桥蛋白(OPN)和一型胶原蛋白(COL-Ⅰ)及主要转录因子骨形成蛋白2(BMP2)、Runt相关转录因子2(Runx2)和Osterix(Osx)mRNA的表达。结果:大戟苷能剂量依赖性地抑制rMSC成骨分化,并一定程度地抑制其细胞增殖。COL-Ⅰ和OPN的表达在第4、8天分别有显著下降。BMP2、Runx2和Osx等关键转录因子的表达也被明显抑制。结论:大戟苷能抑制rMSC成骨分化,其作用主要是通过抑制BMP通路相关因子的表达而实现的。     

机械力对间充质干细胞向成骨细胞分化的力学响应机制研究

间充质干细胞的分化受多种因素的影响,其中力学是重要因素之一.为了探讨力学信号在间充质干细胞分化中的传导机制,利用力学加载装置在成骨细胞诱导体系条件下,对小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞系(D1细胞)加载不同拉伸应变,运用RT-PCR方法、Flou-3-AMCa2 染色技术、激光共聚焦显微镜技术及5种信号阻断剂,SB203580(p38MAPK特异抑制剂)、PD98059(MEK-1/2MAPK特异抑制剂)、LY294002(PI3Ks特异抑制剂)、细胞松弛素B(微丝结构阻断剂)、EGTA(Ca2 螯合剂),探讨力学信号的基本传导途径.结果显示:3%的拉伸应变能明显提高细胞内Ca2 水平;细胞微丝结构破坏后,延迟了3%拉伸应变对细胞内Ca2 水平增加的影响;细胞外Ca2 螯合后,拉伸应变不能促进细胞内Ca2 水平的升高,该结果提示,拉伸应变对细胞内Ca2 水平的影响主要通过细胞外Ca2 的内流实现.5种信号阻断剂能完全阻断干细胞向成骨细胞分化过程中关键基因骨钙蛋白(osteocalcin,OCN)和OSX mRNA的表达.p38MAPK途径、MEK-1/2MAPK途径被阻断后,拉伸应变激活了OCN和Osterix(OSX,与成骨细胞分化相关的关键基因)mRNA的表达;PI3Ks途径阻断后,拉伸应变部分激活了OCN和OSX mRNA的表达;细胞微丝破坏及胞外Ca2 螯合后,拉伸应变不能促进OCN和OSXmRNA的表达.上述结果表明:力学信号通过Ca2 信号、细胞微丝结构以及PI3Ks信号途径引起细胞的应答反应和生物学效应.     

沉默Dnmt1基因表达诱导大白鼠骨髓间充质干细胞向心肌样细胞分化

骨髓间充质干细胞(MSCs)具有向心肌样细胞分化的潜能.本室前期研究发现,MSCs在体外经DNA甲基转移酶(Dnmt)抑制剂5-氮胞苷诱导可分化为心肌样细胞.本研究证明,沉默DNA甲基化转移酶1（Dnmt1）基因表达,可诱导大鼠MSCs向心肌样细胞分化.本文采用表达Dnmt1 siRNA 慢病毒感染MSCs,沉默Dnmt1表达.DNA甲基化分析显示,随着沉默Dnmt1时间延长（7-28 d）,Gata-4基因上游DNA调控序列的CpG甲基化水平明显降低,而Gata-4 mRNA的转录水平明显上调,说明敲减Dnmt1表达导致Gata-4基因激活.蛋白质印迹和/或免疫细胞化学揭示,与对照组比较,心肌相关基因MHC 和cTnT表达上调, 而骨髓干细胞标志物CD90和CD29随转染时间延长表达下调.同时,实时定量PCR显示,心肌早期发育调控基因Nkx2.5 mRNA水平与Gata-4 mRNA相同,随表达Dnmt1 siRNA的慢病毒感染而上调.上述结果提示,敲减Dnmt1可降低心肌发育调控基因Gata-4启动子CpG岛的甲基化水平,上调Gata-4基因的表达,诱导骨髓间充质干细胞向心肌样分化.     

间充质干细胞对造血干/祖细胞分化为巨核细胞的影响

目的:探讨间充质干细胞(MSC)共培养对体外诱导脐带血单个核细胞来源的造血干/祖细胞生成巨核细胞的影响。方法:分离得到骨髓和脐带2种来源的MSC,并对它们进行表面标志和多向分化能力的鉴定,同时通过实时定量PCR及对RT-PCR产物的电泳分析,对比相同培养代数下2种MSC表达造血因子的情况;用梯度离心法分离得到单个核细胞,通过直接接触或Trans-well分隔的方式分别与MSC共培养,观察细胞增殖情况,并检测巨核系特异性的表面标志和相关基因的表达。结果:骨髓和脐带来源的MSC均分泌对巨核细胞增殖分化有促进作用的造血因子,与造血干/祖细胞直接共培养,对于巨核细胞的增殖有明显的促进作用,分化效果不明显;在非接触共培养的条件下,对巨核细胞的增殖及分化都产生促进作用,且骨髓来源的MSC较脐带来源的MSC效果更加明显。结论:MSC与脐带血造血干/祖细胞非接触培养,对其向巨核分化和增殖的促进作用明显,本实验所用的骨髓来源MSC促分化效果更好。本研究为今后进一步优化巨核系诱导分化体系奠定了基础,并对未来体外大规模制备巨核系祖细胞应用于临床治疗有一定的指导作用。