腺病毒介导的人骨形成蛋白7基因转染对人牙髓细胞增殖与分化作用的研究

目的探讨腺病毒介导的人骨形成蛋白7(Ad-hBMP-7)转染对体外培养的人牙髓细胞增殖及向成牙本质细胞分化的作用。方法人胚肾293细胞扩增复制缺陷型重组腺病毒,选用细胞半数感染剂量法测定病毒滴度。体外培养人牙髓细胞,荧光显微镜观察增强型绿色荧光蛋白的表达,流式细胞仪检测病毒的转染率。将 Ad-hBMP-7感染人牙髓细胞,Western blot 检测蛋白表达情况,噻唑蓝比色法(MTT)、酶动力学法、von Kossa 染色及半定量逆转录聚合酶链分别检测转基因细胞的增殖、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性、钙化结节的形成和牙本质涎磷蛋白(DSPP)mRNA 的表达。结果病毒滴度为1.785×10~(12)pfu/L;人牙髓细胞受 Ad-hBMP-7感染48 h 后即可检测到外源蛋白表达;当感染复数为75时,重组腺病毒对牙髓细胞的转染率达(91.1±1.0)%;与空载体组及未转染细胞组相比,细胞的增殖特性无明显改变;ALP 活性高于对照组(P<0.05);能够形成矿化结节;DSPP mRNA 的表达呈剂量和时间依赖性。结论 Ad-hBMP-7可促进体外培养的人牙髓细胞向成牙本质细胞分化,但对细胞的增殖无明显改变。

Effects of adenovirus-mediated human bone morphogenetic protein-7 on proliferation and differentiation of human dental pulp cells

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of adenovirus expressing human bone morphogenetic protein-7 (hBMP-7) on proliferation and differentiation of human dental pulp cells. METHODS: The replication-deficient adenoviral vector encoding hBMP-7 gene was constructed by using homologous recombinant modality. The efficiency of transfection was evaluated by fluorescent microscopy and flow cytometry. The expression of hBMP-7 protein in adenovirus-infected dental pulp cells was determined by Western blot. The proliferation of cells was tested by MTT method, the activity of alkaline phophatase was assayed, von Kossa staining was used to detect mineralized nodule formation, and the expression of DSPPmRNA in cells was detected using semi-quanitative RT-PCR. RESULTS: Green fluorescent protein was visible under fluorescent microscopy. Higher transfection efficiency (91.1 +/- 1.0)% could be obtained at MOI of 75. Western blot from dental pulp cells infected with Ad-hBMP-7 for 48h detected protein expression of a hBMP-7 gene. The activity of alkaline phophatase in cells was significantly higher than those of the control groups (P < 0.05). The cells infected with Ad-hBMP-7 had the ability of mineralization. DSPP mRNA expression of cells was in a time- and dose- dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS: Ad-hBMP-7 can induce human pulp cells into odontoblasts, but has no obvious effect on their proliferation.