Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (50): 8061-8065.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.50.005

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Schwann cells induce the differentiation of neuregulin-1-transfected bone marrow stromal stem cells into neuron-like cells

Ding Dong1, Liang Jun2, Zhang Ji-fei1   

  1. 1School of Life Science and Technology, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang 157011, Heilongjiang Province, China; 2Department of Histology and Embryology, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang 157011, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Received:2014-11-10 Online:2014-12-03 Published:2014-12-03
  • Contact: Zhang Ji-fei, M.D., Professor, School of Life Science and Technology, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang 157011, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Ding Dong, Studying for master’s degree, School of Life Science and Technology, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang 157011, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Doctoral Research Initial Foundation of Mudanjiang Normal University, No. 8011017

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow stromal stem cells have been successfully induced by chemical method or co-cultured with Schwann cells to differentiate into Schwann cell-like cells, but there are still some drawbacks. The former has some toxicity to cells, and the latter can take a long time for cell induction.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility that Schwann cell medium induces the neuronal differentiation of neuregulin-1-transfected bone marrow stromal stem cells.
METHODS: Neuregulin-1 was used to transfected bone marrow stromal cells. When the cells were at stable state, the culture medium was replaced by Schwann cell medium, placed at a 37 ℃, 5% CO2 incubator.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After 10 days of induced culture in Schwann cell conditioned medium, neuregulin-1-transfected cells were retracted in a fusiform shape under light microscope, and there were Schwann cell-like cells that were closely arranged in a island-like shape. Results from immunofluorescence staining showed that induced bone marrow stromal cells were positive for S-100, neuron-specific enolase and glial fibrillary acidic protein, and the positive rates were 35.99%, 25.32% and 38.69%, respectively. Experimental findings suggest that the Schwann cells-secreted cytokines and neuregulin-1 protein can co-induce the differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells efficiently into nerve cells that express the surface antigens of Schwann cells, neurons and glial cells.


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Key words: bone marrow, mesenchymal stemcells, schwann cells, neuregulin-1

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