胎盘间充质干细胞与骨髓间充质干细胞分离培养和生物学特性研究

目的探讨兔胎盘间充质干细胞(placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells,PMSCs)和兔骨髓间充质干细胞(bone marrow-derived MSCs,BMSCs)体外分离培养、增殖,对其生物学性状进行比较观察。方法取足月待产新西兰大耳白兔1只,采用密度梯度离心法及贴壁培养技术从兔胎盘对PMSCs进行分离、纯化和传代培养。取2周龄新西兰大耳白兔1只,采用直接贴壁法从后肢骨髓中对BMSCs进行分离、纯化和传代培养。用倒置相差显微镜观察两种细胞形态。免疫组织化学染色对第3代细胞表面标志(CD44、CD105、CD34、CD40L)进行鉴定。将BMSCs与PMSCs第2代细胞分别与生物衍生骨进行复合培养5d,每条材料接种(1.0~1.5)×106个细胞,苏木素染色观察细胞与材料复合培养情况。扫描电镜观察两种细胞分别与材料复合培养3d和8d的情况。结果在倒置相差显微镜下观察,两种细胞均为贴壁生长,形态为均一成纤维细胞样。PMSCs增殖力强,细胞的增殖能力随传代次数的增加而有所下降,细胞体外培养10代后,生长速度减慢。两种细胞均表达CD44、CD105,不表达CD34、CD40L。复合培养5d,PMSCs和BMSCs在生物衍生骨表面生长,大量黏附,细胞积聚成团,相互连接成网状,孔隙内也可见细胞生长和增殖,并分泌基质。扫描电镜观察:复合培养3d,可见较多量的细胞在生物衍生骨上黏附,呈梭形或多角形;8d两种细胞均已大量增长,呈层状排列,细胞连接紧密,分泌大量基质,细胞周围有较多的网状胶原形成。结论PMSCs与BMSCs有相似的生物学特性,可作为组织工程的另一成体干细胞来源。     

骨髓间充质干细胞治疗慢性肾脏病研究进展

慢性肾脏病(CKD)发病率逐年升高,有效治疗手段缺乏,患者在疾病终末期需接受肾替代治疗。目前,干细胞疗法作为研究热点已被运用于修复多种受损组织器官。研究表明骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSCs)对慢性肾脏病的治疗也起到了确切效果,具有一定治疗前景,且可与多种因素联合治疗显著提高疗效。本文就近年来骨髓间充质干细胞在治疗慢性肾脏病研究进展做一综述。     

Promotion of Transplanted Bone Marrow-derived Cell Migration into the Periodontal Tissues due to Orthodontic Mechanical Stress

Background: Bone marrow-derived cells (BMCs) have abilities of cell migration and differentiation into tissues/organs in the body and related with the differentiation of teeth or periodontal tissue including fibroblasts. Then, we examined the effect of orthodontic mechanical stress to the transplanted BMC migration into periodontal tissues using BMC transplantation model.Material and Method: BMC from green fluorescence protein (GFP) transgenic mice were transplanted into 8-week-old female C57BL/6 immunocompromised recipient mice, which had undergone 10 Gy of lethal whole-body-irradiation. Five mice as experimental group were received orthodontic mechanical stress using separator between first molar (M1) and second molar (M2) 1 time per week for 5 weeks and 5 mice as control group were not received mechanical stress. The maxilla with M1 and M2 was removed and was immunohistochemically analyzed using a Dako Envision + Kit-K4006 and a primary anti-GFP-polyclonal rabbit antibody. Immunohistochemically stained was defined as positive area and the pixel number of positive area in the periodontal tissue was compared with the previously calculated total pixel number of the periodontal tissue.Results: The immunohistochemistry revealed that GFP positive cells were detected in the periodontal tissues, both in the experimental and control specimens. The ratio of pixel number in the examination group showed 5.77 ± 3.24 % (mean ± SD); and that in the control group, 0.71±0.45 % (mean ± SD). The examination group was significantly greater than that of control group (Mann-Whitney U test: p<0.001).Conclusion: These results suggest that orthodontic mechanical stress accelerates transplanted BMC migration into periodontal tissues.     

Adenosine A2A receptors and brain injury: broad spectrum of neuroprotection, multifaceted actions and "fine tuning" modulation

This review summarizes recent developments that have contributed to understand how adenosine receptors, particularly A2A receptors, modulate brain injury in various animal models of neurological disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD), stroke, Huntington's disease (HD), multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease (AD) and HIV-associated dementia. It is clear that extracellular adenosine acting at adenosine receptors influences the functional outcome in a broad spectrum of brain injuries, indicating that A2A Rs may modulate some general cellular processes to affect neuronal cells death. Pharmacological, neurochemical and molecular/genetic approaches to the complex actions of A2A receptors in different cellular elements suggest that A2A receptor activation can be detrimental or protective after brain insults, depending on the nature of brain injury and associated pathological conditions. An interesting concept that emerges from these studies is A2A R's ability to fine tune neuronal and glial functions to produce neuroprotective effects. While the data presented here clearly highlight the complexity of using adenosinergic agents therapeutically in PD and other neurodegenerative disorders and point out many areas for further inquiry, they also confirm that adenosine receptor ligands, particularly A2A receptor ligands, have many promising characteristics that encourage the pursuit of their therapeutic potential.     

Transplantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on collagen scaffolds for the functional regeneration of injured rat uterus

Serious injuries of endometrium in women of reproductive age are often followed by uterine scar formation and a lack of functional endometrium predisposing to infertility or miscarriage. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) have shown great promise in clinical applications. In the present study, BM-MSCs loaded onto degradable collagen membranes were constructed. Collagen membranes provided 3-dimmensional architecture for the attachment, growth and migration of rat BM-MSCs and did not impair the expression of the stemness genes. We then investigated the effect of collagen/BM-MSCs constructs in the healing of severe uterine injury in rats (partial full thickness uterine excision). At four weeks after the transplantation of collagen/BM-MSCs constructs, BM-MSCs were mainly located to the basal membrane of regenerative endometrium. The wounded tissue adjacent to collagen/BM-MSCs constructs expressed higher level of bFGF, IGF-1, TGFβ1 and VEGF than the corresponding tissue in rats receiving collagen construct alone or in spontaneous regeneration group. Moreover, the collagen/BM-MSCs system increased proliferative abilities of uterine endometrial and muscular cells, facilitated microvasculature regeneration, and restored the ability of endometrium to receive the embryo and support its development to a viable stage. Our findings indicate that BM-MSCs may support uterine tissue regeneration.     

骨髓间充质干细胞和软骨细胞共培养复合同种异体脱钙骨基质修复关节软骨全层缺损

目的:探讨自体骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSCs)与软骨细胞共培养复合同种异体脱钙骨基质(DBM)修复关节软骨缺损的可行性,评价修复效果,为优化种子细胞源提供依据.方法:取浓度为5×109/L的第二代BMSCs和软骨细胞,按2:1比例混匀共培养作为种子细胞.DBM与共培养细胞复合植入修复为实验组(A组),单纯材料DBM组(B组)和不处理组(C组)作为实验对照组.移植8和16 wk后经大体观察、组织学评分和免疫组化染色评价缺损修复.结果:共培养的软骨细胞基质合成丰富,细胞增殖快,共培养5～7 d两种细胞比例达1:1以上.A组缺损修复组织呈软骨样,表面光滑平坦,与周围软骨整合的软骨细胞更为成熟.B组和C组的修复组织呈纤维组织.组织学评分表明A组优于B,C两组,差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.01),B组与C组差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).免疫组化染色显示A组修复组织的细胞为透明软骨样细胞,柱状排列,Ⅱ型胶原染色阳性,与周围软骨及软骨下骨整合良好.结论:自体BMSCs与软骨细胞共培养,BMSCs能增强软骨细胞的增殖,促进软骨细胞基质合成,缩短软骨细胞培养时间和减少传代次数,可节省大量的软骨细胞,与DBM复合后能有效修复关节软骨缺损.     

重组腺病毒Ad-HGF转染骨髓基质干细胞及其表达的实验研究

目的 构建人肝细胞生长因子(HGF)重组腺病毒表达载体,体外转染兔骨髓基质干细胞(BMSCs),检测HGF基因表达,探讨转HGF基因的BMSCs治疗股骨头缺血性坏死(ANFH)的可行性.方法 利用RT-PCR方法,从共表达人HGF-Met的NIH3T3-H0细胞株中扩增人HGF cDNA,插入腺病毒穿梭质粒pDC316,与辅助质粒共转染HEK293细胞,重组产生重组腺病毒Ad-HGF,PCR鉴定毒种正确后,在293细胞中扩增、纯化,TCID50法测定感染性滴度,然后感染BMSCs,RT-PCR、原位杂交、免疫组化检测转染后细胞中HGF的转录和表达.结果 成功制备了Ad-HGF,感染性滴度为2.6×1010TCID50/ml,转染后的BMSCs在mRNA和蛋白水平均有HGF表达.结论 获得高表达人HGF基因的BMSCs,为其用于早期ANFH的治疗奠定了基础.     

Magnesium vs. machined surfaced titanium - osteoblast and osteoclast differentiation

PURPOSE

This study focused on in vitro cell differentiation and surface characteristics in a magnesium coated titanium surface implanted on using a plasma ion source.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

40 commercially made pure titanium discs were prepared to produce Ti oxide machined surface (M) and Mg-incorporated Ti oxide machined surface (MM). Surface properties were analyzed using a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). On each surface, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, alizarin red S staining for mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells, and quantitative analysis of osteoblastic gene expression, were evaluated. Actin ring formation assay and gene expression analysis of TRAP and GAPDH performing RT-PCR were performed to characterize osteoclast differentiation on mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs).

RESULTS

MM showed similar surface morphology and surface roughness with M, but was slightly smoother after ion implantation at the micron scale. M was more hydrophobic than MM. No significant difference between surfaces on ALP activity at 7 and 14 days were observed. Real-time PCR analyses showed similar levels of mRNA expression of the osteoblast phenotype genes; osteopontin (OPN), osteocalcin (OCN), bone sialoprotein (BSP), and collagen 1 (Col 1) in cell grown on MM at 7, 14 and 21 days. Alizarin red S staining at 21 days showed no significant difference. BMMs differentiation increased in M and MM. Actin ring formation assay and gene expression analysis of TRAP showed osteoclast differentiation to be more active on MM.

CONCLUSION

Both M and MM have a good effect on osteoblastic cell differentiation, but MM may speed the bone remodeling process by activating on osteoclast differentiation.     

Role of endothelial progenitors and other bone marrow-derived cells in the development of the tumor vasculature

Increasing evidence suggests the importance of bone marrow-derived cells for blood vessel formation (neovascularization) in tumors, which can occur in two mechanisms: angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. Angiogenesis results from proliferation and sprouting of existing blood vessels close to the tumor, while vasculogenesis is believed to arise from recruitment of circulating cells, largely derived from the bone marrow, and de novo clonal formation of blood vessels from these cells. Although bone marrow-derived cells are crucial for neovascularization, current evidence suggests a promotional role of these cells on the existing blood vessels rather than de novo neovascularization in tumors. This is believed to be due to the highly proangiogenic features of these cells. The bone marrow-derived cells are heterogeneous, consisting of many different cell types including endothelial progenitor cells, myeloid cells, lymphocytes, and mesenchymal cells. These cells are highly orchestrated under the influence of the specific tumor microenvironment, which varies depending on the tumor type, thereby tightly regulating neovascularization in the tumors. In this review, we highlight some of the recent findings on each of these cell types by outlining some of the essential proangiogenic cytokines that these cells secrete to promote tumor angiogenesis and vasculogenesis.