Jagged1过表达促进老龄大鼠来源的内皮祖细胞向成熟内皮细胞分化

 目的：探讨上调Jagged1表达对内皮培养条件下老龄大鼠来源的内皮祖细胞（EPC）向内皮细胞分化的影响。方法：脱臼处死1～2月龄和19～26月龄SD大鼠,PBS冲洗股骨和胫骨骨髓,Ficoll密度梯度离心分离单个核细胞, 应用含10% FBS的DMEM/F12培养基以差速贴壁法进行体外培养,DiI-ac-LDL与FITC-UEA-1荧光双染进行EPC特性鉴定。实验分为4组：对照组、PIRES2-EGFP转染组、PIRES2-EGFP-Jagged1转染组和未转染的年轻大鼠来源EPC组。荧光显微镜下计数GFP阳性细胞数并计算转染效率;免疫荧光、RT-PCR和Western blotting检测Jagged1 mRNA和蛋白、von Willebrand因子（vWF）及血管内皮生长因子激酶插入区受体（KDR）mRNA表达,体外血管生成实验检测EPC的血管形成能力。结果：转染后Jagged1在EGFP-Jagged1组表达较对照组显著增强（P<0.01）;Jagged1过表达显著促进老龄大鼠EPC vWF与KDR mRNA表达（P<0.01）和体外血管生成能力（P<0.01）; vWF与KDR mRNA表达以及体外血管生成能力在Jagged1转染组与年轻大鼠EPC组间未见有显著差别。结论：Jagged1过表达促进内皮培养条件下老龄大鼠来源EPC向成熟内皮细胞分化。

Overexpression of Jagged1 promotes aged rat-derived endothelial proge-nitor cells differentiating into mature endothelial cells

AIM: To investigate the effect of Jagged1 overexpression on endothelial cell-directional differentiation of aged rat-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPC).METHODS: Mononuclear cells were obtained from bone marrow of young (1 to 2 months old) or aged (19 to 26 months old) Sprague-Dawley rats and cultured in DMEM/F12 medium supplemented with 10% FBS. EPC were characterized as double positive for DiI-ac-LDL uptake and lectin binding. The experiments were divided into control group, PIRES2-EGFP transfection group, PIRES2-EGFP-Jagged1 transfection group and young rat-derived EPC group in which transfection was not performed. The GFP expression positive cell number was acquired by fluorescence microscopy and the transfection efficiency was calculated. Immunofluorescence, RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression. In vitro vasculogenesis kit was used to test the tube formation ability of EPC.RESULTS: EGFP-Jagged1 transfection induced a significant increase in the expression of Jagged1 in aged rat-derived EPC (P<0.01). Compared with the control, Jagged1 overexpression markedly enhanced the mRNA expression of von Willebrand factor (vWF) and kinase insert domain receptor (KDR)  of vascular endothelial grouth factor vWF in aged rat-derived EPC (P<0.01) and improved the EPC-related tube formation (P<0.01). No significant difference between Jagged1 transfection and young rat-derived EPC groups in vWF and KDR mRNA expression and the ability of tube formation was found. CONCLUSION: In endothelial cell-conditioning medium, Jagged1 overexpression significantly promotes aged rat-derived EPC differentiation into mature endothelial cells.