Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (36): 5358-5363.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.36.006

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Effect of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on dynamic changes of inflammatory factors and apoptosis index during hepatocarcinogenesis

Zhang Qing-qin, Kou Xiao-ge, Cui Yan-hui, Wang Luo-nan, Jin Cai-ling, Chen Mei-ling, Li Wei-wei   

  1. Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China
  • Revised:2016-07-01 Online:2016-09-02 Published:2016-09-02
  • Contact: Kou Xiao-ge, Master, Chief physician, Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China
  • About author:Zhang Qing-qin, Master, Associate chief physician, Department of Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453100, Henan Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation has not been thoroughly reported on its effects on apoptosis in hepatoma carcinoma cells and inflammatory factor level.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on dynamic change of inflammatory factors and cell apoptosis during hepatocarcinogenesis.
METHODS: Sixty healthy Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into healthy group (n=30), control group (n=30) and transplantation group (n=30). Healthy group was given ordinary feed and normal water, while other groups were given diethylnitrosamine solution in drinking water to induce liver cancer models. Then, rats in the transplantation group were subjected to bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation via the tail vein. Two weeks after cell transplantation, CXCL5, interleukin-8 and interleukin-6 levels were tested by ELISA, mRNA level of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α detected by RT-PCR, expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in liver tissue measured by immunohistochemical method, and liver cancer cell apoptosis index detected by TUNEL technique.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After modeling, the expressions of CXCL5, interleukin-8 and interleukin-6 in the control group were significantly higher than those in the healthy group (P < 0.05), while these indexes were reduced significantly after bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation (P < 0.05) and close to the normal levels (P > 0.05). Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation significantly up-regulated the mRNA level of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α in the liver tissue that was decreased obviously after modeling (P < 0.05). In addition, the expression of Bcl-2 was reduced, while the expression of Bax and the apoptosis index increased significantly in the transplantation group compared with the control group (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell transplantation contributes to hepatocyte differentiation and regeneration in liver cancer rats by reducing serum inflammatory factor levels and promoting apoptosis in hepatoma carcinoma cells.

 

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: Bone Marrow, Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Liver Neoplasms, Tissue Engineering

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