FUWeili , CHENGang , TANGXin , LIQi , LIJian
  • Department of Orthopaedics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, 610041, P. R. China;
LIJian, Email: hxlijian.china@163.com
Peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells; Bone morphogenetic protein 12; Recombinant adenoviral vector; Tendon/ligament regeneration; Genetic engineering; Cell therapy
10.7507/1002-1892.20150102
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Objective To research the effect of recombinant adenovirus-bone morphogenetic protein 12 (Ad-BMP-12) transfection on the differentiation of peripheral blood mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into tendon/ligament cells. Methods Peripheral blood MSCs were isolated from New Zealand rabbits (3-4 months old) and cultured in vitro until passage 3. The recombinant adenoviral vector system was prepared using AdEasy system, then transfected into MSCs at passage 3 (transfected group); untransfected MSCs served as control (untransfected group). The morphological characteristics and growth of transfected cells were observed under inverted phase contrast microscope. The transfection efficiency and green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression were detected by flow cytometry (FCM) and fluorescence microscopy. After cultured for 14 days in vitro, the expressions of tendon/ligament-specific markers were determined by immunohistochemistry and real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR. Results GFP expression could be observed in peripheral blood MSCs at 8 hours after transfection. At 24 hours after transfection, the cells had clear morphology and grew slowly under inverted phase contrast microscope and almost all expressed GFP at the same field under fluorescence microscopy. FCM analysis showed that the transfection efficiency of the transfected group was 99.57%, while it was 2.46% in the untransfected group. The immunohistochemistry showed that the expression of collagen type Ι gradually increased with culture time in vitro. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR results showed that the mRNA expressions of the tendon/ligament-specific genes (Tenomodulin, Tenascin-C, and Decorin) in the transfected group were significantly higher than those in untransfected group (0.061±0.013 vs. 0.004±0.002, t=-7.700, P=0.031; 0.029±0.008 vs. 0.003±0.001, t=-5.741, P=0.020; 0.679±0.067 vs. 0.142±0.024, t=-12.998, P=0.000). Conclusion Ad-BMP-12 can significantly promote differentiation of peripheral blood MSCs into tendon/ligament fibroblasts and enhance the expressions of tendon/ligament-specific phenotypic differentiation, which would provide the evidence for peripheral blood MSCs applied for tendon/ligament regeneration.

Citation： FUWeili, CHENGang, TANGXin, LIQi, LIJian. EFFECT OF RECOMBINANT ADENOVIRUS-BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 12 TRANSFECTION ON DIFFERENTIATION OF PERIPHERAL BLOOD MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS INTO TENDON/LIGAMENT CELLS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015, 29(4): 472-476. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20150102 Copy

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