间充质干细胞向软骨细胞表型分化的研究进展

关节软骨自我修复能力有限,目前临床用于治疗关节软骨损伤的方法和药物均难以达到满意的效果.间充质干细胞具有分化潜力大、增殖能力强、免疫原性低、取材方便等特点,可能成为软骨组织工程的理想种子细胞之一.就间充质干细胞在软骨表型分化方面的研究进展进行了综述.系统地介绍了影响间充质干细胞向软骨细胞分化的诸多因素,如:生长因子、氧...     

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。     

Acid Ceramidase Maintains the Chondrogenic Phenotype of Expanded Primary Chondrocytes and Improves the Chondrogenic Differentiation of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Acid ceramidase is required to maintain the metabolic balance of several important bioactive lipids, including ceramide, sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate. Here we show that addition of recombinant acid ceramidase (rAC) to primary chondrocyte culture media maintained low levels of ceramide and led to elevated sphingosine by 48 hours. Surprisingly, after three weeks of expansion the chondrogenic phenotype of these cells also was markedly improved, as assessed by a combination of histochemical staining (Alcian Blue and Safranin-O), western blotting (e.g., Sox9, aggrecan, collagen 2A1), and/or qPCR. The same effects were evident in rat, equine and human cells, and were observed in monolayer and 3-D cultures. rAC also reduced the number of apoptotic cells in some culture conditions, contributing to overall improved cell quality. In addition to these effects on primary chondrocytes, when rAC was added to freshly harvested rat, equine or feline bone marrow cultures an ∼2-fold enrichment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) was observed by one week. rAC also improved the chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs, as revealed by histochemical and immunostaining. These latter effects were synergistic with TGF-beta1. Based on these results we propose that rAC could be used to improve the outcome of cell-based cartilage repair by maintaining the quality of the expanded cells, and also might be useful in vivo to induce endogenous cartilage repair in combination with other techniques. The results also suggest that short-term changes in sphingolipid metabolism may lead to longer-term effects on the chondrogenic phenotype.     

牛骨髓间充质干细胞的分离培养和初步鉴定

本试验采用全骨髓法和密度梯度离心法来分离纯化和体外培养牛骨髓间充质干细胞,并研究了不同培养基和血清对BMSCs的生长的影响以及对牛骨髓间充质干细胞的初步鉴定。结果表明,全骨髓法和密度梯度离心法均可获得纯化度较高的牛骨髓间充质干细胞,并且能够分化为脂肪样细胞,为利用MSCs作为种子细胞治疗多种疾病提供试验基础,同时可以利用骨髓间充质干细胞作为核供体进行核移植的研究和动物遗传资源的保存。     

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.     

Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Chondrocytes for Construction of Three-dimensional Cartilage Tissue

A differentiation method of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to chondrocytes was developed for the construction of a three-dimensional (3D) cartilage tissue. The adhesive cells, which were isolated from a human bone marrow aspirate were embedded in type I collagen in a poly-l-lactate-glycolic acid copolymer (PLGA) mesh and cultivated for 4 week together with growth factors. The degree of cellular differentiation was estimated by quantitative RT-PCR of aggrecan and type II collagen mRNAs and by staining with Safranin O. The 3D culture showed a higher degree of differentiation even without growth factors than the conventional pellet culture with growth factors, namely, dexamethasone and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β 3. The 3D culture for 2 week with the combined addition of dexamethasone, TGF-β 3, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I reached a 30% expression of aggrecan mRNA compared with that in primary human chondrocytes, while the aggrecan mRNA expression in the conventional pellet culture was less than 2%. The sequential two-step differentiation cultivation, during which the cells were cultivated in 3D for 1 week after the conventional two-dimensional (2D) culture for 1 week, could markedly accelerate the expression of aggrecan mRNA compared with the 3D cultivation for 2 week.     

Secretome of Differentiated PC12 Cells Enhances Neuronal Differentiation in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Via NGF-Like Mechanism

The secretome-mediated responses over cellular physiology are well documented. Stem cells have been ruling the field of secretomics and its role in regenerative medicine since the past few years. However, the mechanistic aspects of secretome-mediated responses and the role of other cells in this area remain somewhat elusive. Here, we investigate the effects of secretome-enriched conditioned medium (CM) of neuronally differentiated PC12 cells on the neuronal differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs). The exposure to CM at a ratio of 1:1 (CM: conditioned medium of PC12 cells) led to neuronal induction in hMSCs. This neuronal induction was compared with a parallel group of cells exposed to nerve growth factor (NGF). There was a marked increase in neurite length and expression of neuronal markers (β-III tubulin, neurofilament-M (NF-M), synaptophysin, NeuN in exposed hMSCs). Experimental group co-exposed to NGF and CM showed an additive response via MAPK signaling and directed the cells particularly towards cholinergic lineage. The ability of CM to enhance the neuronal properties of stem cells could aid in their rapid differentiation into neuronal subtypes in case of stem cell transplantation for neuronal injuries, thus broadening the scope of non-stem cell-based applications in the area of secretomics.     

骨髓间充质干细胞体内诱导分化为心肌细胞

观察骨髓间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs)植入体内后,在心肌微环境诱导下分化为心肌细胞的能力。无菌条件下取出大鼠双侧股骨及胫骨,冲洗骨髓腔获得细胞,贴壁筛选法纯化MSCs,体外培养、扩增,4,6-二咪基-4-联苯基吲哚(4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole,DAPI)标记细胞,注入结扎冠脉左前降支所致心肌梗塞模型鼠的心肌组织。在不同时间点处死大鼠,获取心肌组织,采用HE染色和电镜技术对植入MSCs进行形态学观察和超微结构检测,荧光免疫组化检测植入MSCs肌球蛋白重链(MHC)和心肌特异性抗原Cx43的表达,同时应用RT-PCR技术检测心脏早期发育基因NKx2．5、GATA-4的表达。结果发现细胞标记效率为100％,通过连续检测MSCs植入后细胞形态从无规则状态、幼稚细胞表型逐渐向成熟心肌细胞方向转化,植入细胞排列同正常肌纤维方向平行,且植入四周后电镜检测到闰盘的存在;两周出现MHC的表达,后随时间延长表达逐渐增强。四周出现Cx43的表达,以后表达稳定,RT-PCR检测NKx2．5、GATA-4在一天即出现弱表达,两周～三周时表达最强,以后强度逐渐减弱。结果表明MSCs在体内微环境条件下能够转化为心肌细胞。     

马的骨髓间充质干细胞诱导为软骨细胞和成骨细胞及其鉴定

本研究旨在将建立的马(Equuscaballus)骨髓间充质干细胞诱导分化为成骨细胞和软骨细胞。通过原代细胞培养获取马的骨髓间充质干细胞,并对第3代(P3)纯化细胞进行干细胞特性鉴定,之后诱导其向不同细胞分化并对诱导分化的细胞进行染色和特异性基因表达的鉴定。实验结果显示,获得的马骨髓细胞表达了干细胞转录因子和间充质干细胞表面标记物,确定获得的细胞为马骨髓间充质干细胞。P3代细胞经诱导培养后由长梭形转变为"骨结节"形态的成骨细胞和"铺路石"形态的软骨细胞。茜素红将诱导的成骨细胞团染成红色,并随着时间的递增红色"骨结节"逐步增大;阿尔新蓝则将蛋白聚糖和透明质酸等含量丰富的诱导细胞染为蓝色,并且随着诱导天数的增加被染成蓝色的软骨细胞逐渐增多,而对照组细胞未见着色。实时荧光定量PCR检测发现,成骨细胞中Col和ALPL基因的表达量随诱导时间的延长发生明显变化;普通PCR结果显示,在诱导的软骨细胞中扩增获得了collagenⅡ、aggrecan和Sox9软骨特异基因,而对照组细胞不表达特异基因。综上所述,本实验建立了马骨髓间充质干细胞并成功将其诱导分化为成骨细胞和软骨细胞,为骨组织缺损修复和软骨...     

缺氧对于间充质干细胞分化的影响

间充质干细胞(mesenchymal stem cell,MSC),是来源于中胚层的具有自我更新能力和多向分化潜能干细胞,在体内外可以分化成骨、软骨、脂肪、肌腱和肌细胞等.由于其强大的分化潜能,MSC在组织工程与再生医学方面具有广泛的应用前景.MSC存在于高度受调控的被称为"壁龛"的微环境中.干细胞壁龛处于一个缺氧的环境中,氧分压可以低至7.2 mmHg.同时MSC是肿瘤微环境的重要的细胞组成成分,肿瘤微环境也是存在于一个缺氧的环境中.了解MSC在缺氧状态下的分化能力,对于组织工程、再生医学和肿瘤的发生发展研究具有重要的意义.缺氧相关的信号转导参与MSC定向分化能力的过程.目前MSC在缺氧状态下的成脂和成骨分化的研究存在着差异,这些研究结果的差异可能是由于MSC的异质性以及实验操作不同所引起.     

模拟微重力对骨髓间充质干细胞增殖及其向脂肪方向分化能力的影响

目的：探讨模拟微重力（SMG）对骨髓间充质干细胞（MSCs）的增殖及向脂肪方向分化能力的影响。方法：第一部分将第三代的MSCs分为两组,分别在正常重力下（NG组）及微重力下（SMG组,采用回转模拟装置以30r/min回转模拟微重力）,培养72h后,采用BrdU标记法检测两组细胞的增殖情况,细胞计数法绘制细胞生长曲线。Western Blot检测干细胞标志物Oct4、SSEA4的表达情况,第二部分将第三代MSCs分为三组：第一组在NG条件下培养后,加入脂肪方向诱导剂在NG条件下诱导、第二组在SMG条件下培养,在NG条件下诱导,第三组在SMG条件下培养,在SMG条件下诱导。7天后,油红O染色观察脂肪方向的诱导率,Western Blot检测过氧化物酶增殖物激活受体γ2（PPARγ2）以及Oct4的表达。结果：第一部分：流式细胞仪检测SMG组BrdU标记阳性率明显高于NG组,表明细胞增殖较快,Western Blot结果显示SMG组细胞中Oct4、SSEA4的表达量明显高于NG组,有统计学意义。第二部分：脂肪方向诱导后第一组细胞油红O染色阳性,Western Blot显示PPARγ2呈阳性表达,Oct4仅有微量表达,第二组油红O染色阳性表达率明显高于第一组,且PPARγ2表达较第一组增多,几乎未见Oct4的表达,第三组细胞油红O染色阴性,且几乎不表达PPARγ2,而Oct4表达较前两组升高。结论：模拟微重力可促进骨髓间充质干细胞增殖,提高其向脂肪方向分化的能力可能与微重力保持其未分化状态相关。     

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。     

富血小板纤维蛋白对兔骨髓间充质干细胞成软骨分化的影响

目的：观察自体富血小板纤维蛋白（platelet-rich fibrin,PRF）对体外培养的兔骨髓间充质干细胞（Bonemarrowmesenchymalstemcells,BMSCs）成软骨分化的影响。方法：兔心脏采血制备PRF,电镜观察其超微结构;分离培养兔BMSCs,取第3代细胞用于实验．分为PIuF组、阳性对照组、空白对照组。诱导培养21d后,对三组细胞分别进行形态学观察,成软骨鉴定染色（甲苯胺蓝、Ⅱ型胶原免疫组化染色）,软骨相关基因表达检测（Ⅱ型胶原、Aggrecan、SOX9）。结果：PRF组和阳性对照组中BMSCs经诱导后,细胞由长梭形变为三角形、多角形、圆形;甲苯胺蓝、Ⅱ型胶原免疫组化染色均为阳性;Ⅱ型胶原、Aggrecan、SOX9基因表达水平均较高,两组比较无统计学差异,空白对照组未见相关分化现象。结论：PRF在体外可促进兔BMSCs成软骨分化,可作为自体生物材料,在构建组织工程软骨中发挥更好的作用。     

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.     

间充质干细胞诱导分化为胰岛β细胞的研究进展

间充质干细胞是一类具有多向分化潜能的成体干细胞,在体内外不仅可以被诱导分化为中胚层细胞,而且可以分化为内胚层和神经外胚层细胞。间充质干细胞易分离,体外可大量扩增,异体移植不引起免疫排斥反应,在细胞治疗和组织工程中具有广阔的应用前景。经过适当诱导,间充质干细胞可能成为胰岛β细胞的来源之一。就间充质干细胞的生物学性状和优势,以及诱导分化为胰岛β细胞的技术方法和发展趋势进行了综述。     

The Effect of Quercetin on the Osteogenesic Differentiation and Angiogenic Factor Expression of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are widely used in regenerative medicine in light of their ability to differentiate along the chondrogenic and osteogenic lineages. As a type of traditional Chinese medicine, quercetin has been preliminarily reported to promote osteogenic differentiation in osteoblasts. In the present study, the effects of quercetin on the proliferation, viability, cellular morphology, osteogenic differentiation and angiogenic factor secretion of rat BMSCs (rBMSCs) were examined by MTT assay, fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-PCR) analysis, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and calcium deposition assays, and Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Moreover, whether mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways were involved in these processes was also explored. The results showed that quercetin significantly enhanced the cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and angiogenic factor secretion of rBMSCs in a dose-dependent manner, with a concentration of 2 μM achieving the greatest stimulatory effect. Moreover, the activation of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases (ERK) and p38 pathways was observed in quercetin-treated rBMSCs. Furthermore, these induction effects could be repressed by either the ERK inhibitor PD98059 or the p38 inhibitor SB202190, respectively. These data indicated that quercetin could promote the proliferation, osteogenic differentiation and angiogenic factor secretion of rBMSCs in vitro, partially through the ERK and p38 signaling pathways.     

间充质干细胞体外分化为多巴胺能神经元的研究进展

骨髓间充质干细胞（MSCs）有来源广泛、易于分离培养、不易引起免疫排斥等特点,使其成为细胞治疗和基因治疗的种子细胞,具有广泛的科研和临床应用价值。骨髓MSCs具有多向分化潜能,在特定条件下能诱导分化成神经元甚至是更为特异的多巴胺能神经元,为帕金森病进行细胞移植疗法提供了理想的细胞来源。本文就近年来体外诱导MSCs向多巴胺能神经元定向分化所涉及到的常用诱导因素和诱导方法及途径予以综述。     

Differentiation Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Stimulation of Nerve Regeneration

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are widely used in experimental research on cell therapy intended for the stimulation of repair processes in damaged tissues and organs. The present review summarizes the results of studies devoted to the possible directions of MSC differentiation after the transplantation of these cells into damaged nerves or special engineered structures of biological and artificial biodegradable materials that join the ends of a damaged nerve (nerve conduits). Data on exogenous MSC differentiation into Schwann cells, pericytes, smooth muscle cells, endotheliocytes, and other cell types are presented. Methods for preliminary MSC differentiation in vitro and examples of beneficial effects of these cells transplanted into damaged conductive nerves on nerve regeneration are given. The fate of exogenous MSCs placed into an unnatural biological niche remains poorly characterized and requires further studies, as emphasized in the review.