Objective To elucidate whether glucose transporters-4 (GLUT-4) takes part in glucose uptake of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and whether Akt gene improves translocation and expression of GLUT-4 in MSCs under hypoxic environment ex vivo.
Methods MSCs, transfected by Akt gene and no, were cultured with normoxia (5% CO2) or hypoxia (94%N2, 1%O2 and 5% CO2) at 37 ℃ for 8 h. Glucose uptake was assayed by using radiation isotope 2-[3H]-deoxy-Dglucose (3H-G) and the expression of GLUT-4 protein and mRNA was assayed by immunocytochemistry, Western blot and RT-PCR, respectively.
Results ①3 H-G intake of MSCs was significantly increased in hypoxiatransfection group than that in hypoxia-non-transfection 〔(1.39±0.13) fold, P<0.05〕, but which was lower than that in normoxia-non-transfection group, P<0.05. ②GLUT-4 was expressed by MSCs under any conditions. Compared with normoxia-non-transfection group, hypoxia decreased the expressions of GLUT-4 mRNA and protein significantly (P<0.05). ③Compared with hypoxianontransfection group, the expression of GLUT-4 〔mRNA(1.756±0.152) fold, total protein in cell (1.653±0.312) fold, protein in plasma membrane (2.041±0.258) fold〕 was increased in hypoxia-transfection group significantly (P<0.05), but which was lower than that in normoxianontransfection group (P<0.05). ④There was significantly positive relation between 3H-G intake and GLUT-4 protein expression in plasma membrane (r=0.415, P=0.001).
Conclusion GLUT-4 may take part in glucose uptake of MSCs, and the capability of Akt gene to improve MSCs anti-hypoxia may be finished by its role in increasing the expression and translocation of GLUT-4.
Citation: SHAO Lei ,ZHOU Shuchun,XU Guiping,KONG Hongliang. Translocation and Expression of GLUT-4 in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfected with Akt Gene of Rat Ex Vivo. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2010, 17(1): 52-56. doi: Copy