Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can be obtained from several sources and the significant differences in their properties make it crucial to investigate the differentiation potential of MSCs from different sources to ...Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can be obtained from several sources and the significant differences in their properties make it crucial to investigate the differentiation potential of MSCs from different sources to determine the optimal source of MSCs. We investigated if this biological heterogeneity in MSCs from different sources results in different mechanisms for their differentiation. In this study, we compared the gene expression patterns of phenotypically defined MSCs derived from three ontogenically different sources: Embryonic stem cells (hES-MSCs), Fetal limb (Flb-MSCs) and Bone Marrow (BM-MSCs). Differentially expressed genes between differentiated cells and undifferentiated controls were compared across the three MSC sources. We found minimal overlap (5% - 16%) in differentially expressed gene sets among the three sources. Flb-MSCs were similar to BM-MSCs based on differential gene expression patterns. Pathway analysis of the differentially expressed genes using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed a large variation in the canonical pathways leading to MSC differentiation. The similar canonical pathways among the three sources were lineage specific. The Flb-MSCs showed maximum overlap of canonical pathways with the BM-MSCs, indicating that the Flb-MSCs are an intermediate source between the less specialised hES-MSC source and the more specialised BM-MSC source. The source specific pathways prove that MSCs from the three ontogenically different sources use different biological pathways to obtain similar differentiation outcomes. Thus our study advocates the understanding of biological pathways to obtain optimal sources of MSCs for various clinical applications.展开更多
The purpose of this study was to assess fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix as a scaffold for supporting the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into neural cells fol-lowing induction with neural di...The purpose of this study was to assess fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix as a scaffold for supporting the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into neural cells fol-lowing induction with neural differentiation medium. We performed long-term, continuous observation of cell morphology, growth, differentiation, and neuronal development using several microscopy techniques in conjunction with immunohistochemistry. We examined speciifc neu-ronal proteins and Nissl bodies involved in the differentiation process in order to determine the neuronal differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The results show that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells that differentiate on fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix display neuronal morphology with unipolar and bi/multipolar neurite elongations that express neuro-nal-speciifc proteins, includingβIII tubulin. The bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells grown on fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix and induced for long periods of time with neural differen-tiation medium differentiated into a multilayered neural network-like structure with long nerve ifbers that was composed of several parallel microifbers and neuronal cells, forming a complete neural circuit with dendrite-dendrite to axon-dendrite to dendrite-axon synapses. In addition, growth cones with filopodia were observed using scanning electron microscopy. Paraffin sec-tioning showed differentiated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells with the typical features of neuronal phenotype, such as a large, round nucleus and a cytoplasm full of Nissl bodies. The data suggest that the biological scaffold fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix is capable of supporting human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into functional neurons and the subsequent formation of tissue engineered nerve.展开更多
Background Our previous study showed the 150 mg/mL fetal cardiac supernatant （FCS） could induce differentiation of BMSCs into cardiomyocye-like cells without cardiomyocyte touch,but differentiation efficiency is not...Background Our previous study showed the 150 mg/mL fetal cardiac supernatant （FCS） could induce differentiation of BMSCs into cardiomyocye-like cells without cardiomyocyte touch,but differentiation efficiency is not high enough.Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 enhanced the proliferation and survives of stem cells.We tested if 6-bromoindirubin-3-oxime （BIO,glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor） enhances the effects of FCS on differentiation of BMSCs and explore the growth factors in FCS.Methods BMSCs were isolated from the femur and tibia of four-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats and co-cultured with FCS （150 mg/mL） that was made from fetal hearts from nineteen-day pregnant Wistar rats.BIO with different concentration （0,1,10,and 100 nM） was introduced in culture dishes.Transforming growth factor beta 1 （TGF-β1）,bone morphogenetic protein 2 （BMP-2） and Akt in cardiac supernatant and culture medium were assayed with ELISA methods.Results After co-culturing with FCS,beating myotubes were observed in 25.9 % BMSCs dishes after 1 to 2 weeks＇ culture.The levels of TGF-β1 and BMP-2 in FCS concentrations were no more than that in young and adult cardiac supernatant.All BIO groups significantly enhanced the effects of FCS on differentiation of BMSCs into the cardiomyocyte-like cells （1 nM,83 %;10 nM,73 %;100 nM,100 %）.Akt levels were higher in BMSCs cultural medium with FCS.Conclusions FCS could induce the differentiation of BMSCs into the cardiomyocyte-like cells.TGF-β1 and BMP-2 might not play a role in the differentiation of BMSCs induced by FCS.BIO enhanced the effects of FCS on the differentiation of BMSCs into cardiomyocyte-like cells,which might involve the Akt pathway.展开更多
文摘Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) can be obtained from several sources and the significant differences in their properties make it crucial to investigate the differentiation potential of MSCs from different sources to determine the optimal source of MSCs. We investigated if this biological heterogeneity in MSCs from different sources results in different mechanisms for their differentiation. In this study, we compared the gene expression patterns of phenotypically defined MSCs derived from three ontogenically different sources: Embryonic stem cells (hES-MSCs), Fetal limb (Flb-MSCs) and Bone Marrow (BM-MSCs). Differentially expressed genes between differentiated cells and undifferentiated controls were compared across the three MSC sources. We found minimal overlap (5% - 16%) in differentially expressed gene sets among the three sources. Flb-MSCs were similar to BM-MSCs based on differential gene expression patterns. Pathway analysis of the differentially expressed genes using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) revealed a large variation in the canonical pathways leading to MSC differentiation. The similar canonical pathways among the three sources were lineage specific. The Flb-MSCs showed maximum overlap of canonical pathways with the BM-MSCs, indicating that the Flb-MSCs are an intermediate source between the less specialised hES-MSC source and the more specialised BM-MSC source. The source specific pathways prove that MSCs from the three ontogenically different sources use different biological pathways to obtain similar differentiation outcomes. Thus our study advocates the understanding of biological pathways to obtain optimal sources of MSCs for various clinical applications.
基金supported by a grant from Construction Project of Gansu Provincial Animal Cell Engineering Center,No.0808NTGA013Program for Innovative Research Team in University of Ministry of Education of China,No.IRT13091
文摘The purpose of this study was to assess fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix as a scaffold for supporting the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into neural cells fol-lowing induction with neural differentiation medium. We performed long-term, continuous observation of cell morphology, growth, differentiation, and neuronal development using several microscopy techniques in conjunction with immunohistochemistry. We examined speciifc neu-ronal proteins and Nissl bodies involved in the differentiation process in order to determine the neuronal differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The results show that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells that differentiate on fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix display neuronal morphology with unipolar and bi/multipolar neurite elongations that express neuro-nal-speciifc proteins, includingβIII tubulin. The bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells grown on fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix and induced for long periods of time with neural differen-tiation medium differentiated into a multilayered neural network-like structure with long nerve ifbers that was composed of several parallel microifbers and neuronal cells, forming a complete neural circuit with dendrite-dendrite to axon-dendrite to dendrite-axon synapses. In addition, growth cones with filopodia were observed using scanning electron microscopy. Paraffin sec-tioning showed differentiated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells with the typical features of neuronal phenotype, such as a large, round nucleus and a cytoplasm full of Nissl bodies. The data suggest that the biological scaffold fetal bovine acellular dermal matrix is capable of supporting human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into functional neurons and the subsequent formation of tissue engineered nerve.
文摘Background Our previous study showed the 150 mg/mL fetal cardiac supernatant （FCS） could induce differentiation of BMSCs into cardiomyocye-like cells without cardiomyocyte touch,but differentiation efficiency is not high enough.Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 enhanced the proliferation and survives of stem cells.We tested if 6-bromoindirubin-3-oxime （BIO,glycogen synthase kinase-3 inhibitor） enhances the effects of FCS on differentiation of BMSCs and explore the growth factors in FCS.Methods BMSCs were isolated from the femur and tibia of four-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats and co-cultured with FCS （150 mg/mL） that was made from fetal hearts from nineteen-day pregnant Wistar rats.BIO with different concentration （0,1,10,and 100 nM） was introduced in culture dishes.Transforming growth factor beta 1 （TGF-β1）,bone morphogenetic protein 2 （BMP-2） and Akt in cardiac supernatant and culture medium were assayed with ELISA methods.Results After co-culturing with FCS,beating myotubes were observed in 25.9 % BMSCs dishes after 1 to 2 weeks＇ culture.The levels of TGF-β1 and BMP-2 in FCS concentrations were no more than that in young and adult cardiac supernatant.All BIO groups significantly enhanced the effects of FCS on differentiation of BMSCs into the cardiomyocyte-like cells （1 nM,83 %;10 nM,73 %;100 nM,100 %）.Akt levels were higher in BMSCs cultural medium with FCS.Conclusions FCS could induce the differentiation of BMSCs into the cardiomyocyte-like cells.TGF-β1 and BMP-2 might not play a role in the differentiation of BMSCs induced by FCS.BIO enhanced the effects of FCS on the differentiation of BMSCs into cardiomyocyte-like cells,which might involve the Akt pathway.
基金supported by the fund from Ministry of Education of China(20070023087)973 project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2011CB964800)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(30900557)Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology(09JCYBJC09700)
