BDNF诱导骨髓间质干细胞分化中神经元特异性蛋白表达与细胞凋亡的关系

目的：探讨脑源性神经营养因子（BDNF）体外诱导骨髓间质干细胞（MSCs）分化中神经元特异性蛋白表达与细胞凋亡的关系。 方法： 分别用BDNF和β-巯基乙醇（β-ME）诱导MSCs分化为神经元样细胞，在诱导1 h、6 h、12 h及24 h后用蛋白质印迹法检测神经元特异性蛋白（nestin、NSE、MAP-2及GFAP）的表达，同时用流式细胞仪检测各时点的细胞生长周期及细胞凋亡。 结果： 蛋白质印迹法结果显示β-ME和BDNF诱导的细胞均能表达神经元特异性蛋白：nestin和NSE，不表达MAP-2；神经胶质细胞特异性蛋白GFAP也有较弱表达。β-ME组诱导12 h后nestin的表达转为阴性，NSE表达也减弱，而BDNF组直至24 h nestin和NSE表达才渐转阴性；BDNF诱导的细胞S期百分率均较同时点的β-ME组高，β-ME在诱导后12 h出现了凋亡峰，BDNF诱导组在观察的时点内均未出现凋亡峰。 结论： β-ME诱导细胞的神经元特异性蛋白表达的减少与细胞凋亡在时间上一致，说明分化后细胞死亡的原因可能与凋亡有关；而BDNF诱导细胞的蛋白表达减少与细胞凋亡无关，提示BDNF诱导分化后的细胞死亡可能还与其它因素有关或者BDNF可能有抗凋亡作用。

Correlation between the expression of neuron-specific protein and apoptosis in the process of differentiation from rat bone marrow stromal cells into neuron with BDNF

AIM: To investigate the correlation between the expression of neuron-specific protein and apoptosis in the process of differentiation from rat bone marrow stromal cells into neuron with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). METHODS: The 5th passage MSCs were induced by BDNF and 2-mercaptoethanol (β-ME), respectively. At 1 h, 6 h, 12 h and 24 h, nestin, neuron specific enolase (NSE), microtubulease associated protein (MAP)-2 and glail fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were detected by Western blotting. Cell cycle and apoptosis were examined by flow cytometry. RESULTS: Nestin and NSE of neuron-like cells induced by BDNF and β-ME were all positive by Western blotting. At 12 h, nestin and NSE turned to negative and apoptosis was detected in β-ME group, nestin and NSE still positive and apoptosis wasn't detected in BDNF group. Till 24 h, nestin and NSE in BDNF group were negative but apoptosis still not detected. Notably, GFAP (glial astrocyte marker) was detected and MAP-2 wasn't detected in the two induced groups. CONCLUSION: The down-expression of neuron-specific protein correspondingly with apoptosis in the process of differentiation from MSCs into neuron with β-ME shows that apoptosis may be one of the causes of induced cell death. BDNF induction was not the cause of apoptosis. Other factors may include for the cell death in the presence of neuron-specific protein expression induced by BDNF.