Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2017, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (33): 5280-5286.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2017.33.006

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In vitro differentiation of rat adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells induced by rat lung epithelial-T-antigen negative cell line

Chen Shang-ya1, 2, Cui Guan-qun3, Bo Cun-xiang2, Zhang Yu2, Zhang En-guo2, 4, Yang Ye2, 4, Du Zhong-jun1, 2, Shao Hua1, 2   

  1. 1Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China; 2Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, Shandong Province, China; 3Department of Respiration, Qilu Children’s Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250022, Shandong Province, China; 4School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Science, Jinan 250062, Shandong Province, China
  • Revised:2017-06-23 Online:2017-11-28 Published:2017-12-01
  • Contact: Shao Hua, M.D., Investigator, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, Shandong Province, China;Du Zhong-jun, M.D., Assistant researcher, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Chen Shang-ya, Doctoral candidate in Grade 2015, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, Shandong Province, China; Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan 250062, Shandong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81470145, 81602893; the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, No. ZR2015YL049; the Medical and Health Science and Technology Development Plan, No. 2016WS0540; the Innovation Engineering of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have the potential of differentiation into alveolar epithelial cells in vitro, but so far no study has indicated that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) can be differentiated into alveolar epithelial cells through long-term Transwell co-culture.
OBJECTIVE: To observe whether rat lung epithelial-T-antigen negative cell lines (RLE-6TN) can induce rat ADSCs to differentiate into type II alveolar epithelial cells by long-term Transwell co-culture. 
METHODS: Three SPF health female Sprague-Dawley rats were used as donors to separate, extract, culture and identity ADSCs. The experimental group was subjected to the Transwell co-culture of ADSCs and RLE-6TN, while the control group was subjected to the culture of ADSCs alone. The morphological changes of ADSCs were observed by the inverted phase contrast microscope at 21 days after co-culture. Immunofluorescence staining using surfactant protein C (SP-C) was performed on the co-cultured ADSCs. The fluorescence staining was observed using the inverted fluorescence microscope. Integral optical density (IOD) analysis was conducted by Image pro plus 6.0 software. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: RLE-6TN cells were identified by fluorescence staining with stable expression of SP-C protein (red fluorescence) in the experimental group, and there was no red fluorescence in the control group. After 21-day co-culture, the cell shape in the experimental group was transformed from the long spindle shape into oval or polygon shape gradually, while the cell shape in the control group remained fibroblast-like. These results show that RLE-6TN can induce ADSCs to differentiate into type II alveolar epithelial cells after a long-term (21 days) co-culture. 

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程

Key words: Adipose Tissue, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Pulmonary Alveoli, Epithelial Cells, Coculture Techniques, Cell Differentiation, Tissue Engineering

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