Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2020, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (19): 2965-2971.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2056

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GATA-4-overexpressed bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell secreted exosomes promote bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into cardiomyocyte-like cells

He Jigang1, Wang Zihao1, Xie Qiaoli1, Li Hongrong1, Yan Dan2, Li Yongwu1   

  1. 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2Department of Intensive Care Unit, the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • Received:2019-07-15 Revised:2019-07-17 Accepted:2019-09-19 Online:2020-07-08 Published:2020-04-07
  • Contact: Li Yongwu, Associate chief physician, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • About author:He Jigang, MD, Associate chief physician, Master’s supervisor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology Affiliated Hospital, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 81460073; the Yunnan Science and Technology Department - Kunming Medical University Joint Research Fundamental Special Fund, No. 2014FB089; Science Research Fund of Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, No. 2015Z051; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, No. 2015M582764XB; Science and Technology Research Project of Chengdu Medical College in 2015, No. CYZ15-18; Yunnan Provincial Medical Reserve Talents Project, No. H-201607 

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Preliminary study has shown that overexpression of GATA-4-overexpressing bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSCs) exosomes (BMSCsGATA-4-exosome) can promote BMSCs differentiate into cardiomyocytes, indicating it can repair myocardial infarction. Additionally, high expression of miRNA-673-5p is observed in miRNA-673-5p BMSCsGATA-4-exosome and focal myocardium of myocardial infarction, which involve in cell differentiation, suggesting that miRNA-673-5p may be a key molecular of BMSCsGATA-4-exosome for repairing myocardial infarction.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the molecular regulatory network of BMSCsGATA-4-exosomes that promotes BMSCs differentiation into cardiomyocyte-like cells.

METHODS: miR-673-5p-mimic was added to the BMSCs culture system as an experimental group (BMSCsmiR-330-3p-mimic). BMSCsGATA-4, BMSCsGATA-4-empty vector, BMSCs and BMSCsGATA-4-miR-673-5p-inhibitor groups were set as confounding factor control groups. The exosomes and myocardial cells secreted by each group were co-cultured for 24 hours. The expression levels of myocardium specific molecules α-actin, Desmin, cTnT and Cx43 were detected by immunofluorescence and RT-PCR. The expression levels of the corresponding miRNA-673-5p target genes TSC-1, ERK1/2 and Mef2c were detected through western blot assay based on the prediction results of the microRNA target gene.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The BMSCsmiR-673-5p-mimic-exosome+BMSCs culture group had the highest α-actin, Desmin, cTnT and Cx43 levels (P < 0.05), and the lowest TSC-1 expression (P < 0.05). In summary, BMSCsGATA-4-exosome inhibits the expression of TSC-1 via miRNA-673-5p to promote BMSCs differentiation into cardiomyocyte-like cells.

Key words: miRNA-673-5p, TSC-1, GATA-4, exosomes, mouse, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

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