目的:研究经典(Wnt/β-catenin,Wnt)信号通路在压力调控骨髓间充质干细胞(bone marrow—derived mesenchymal stem cells,BMSCs)膜片成软骨响应中的作用。方法:体外分离、培养兔BMSCs,经鉴定后用含有抗坏血酸的培养基构建BMSCs细胞膜片,并将其随机分2组;对照组在常规条件下培养4d,实验组施以120KPa静态压力,1h/d、连续4d。然后通过Western Blot检测经典Wnt信号通路相关蛋白的表达水平;Real-timePCR检测Wnt信号通路相关基因和成软骨基因的表达水平。结果:兔BMSCs传代后生长状态稳定,呈梭形;成骨成脂分化诱导实验结果阳性;Western Blot检测显示,实验组B—catenin和p-GSK313蛋白表达水平均明显高于对照组(P〈0.05);Real—timePCR检测显示,实验组经典Wnt信号通路相关基因β—catenin、p-GSK3β mRNA以及成软骨相关基因Col—II、Sox-9、Aggrecan mRNA的表达水平均明显高于对照组(P〈0.05)。结论:Wnt/13-catenin信号通路介导兔BMSCs膜片在一定的压力刺激下的成软骨响应过程。
AIM: To investigate the role of Wnt/β-catenin pathway in the chondrogenic mechanotransdnction in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) sheets under mechanical pressure. METHODS : BMSCs were separated, cultured and identified in vitro. BMSC sheets obtained by culture with standard medium containing Vitamin C were randomly divided into blank control group and pressure group. BMSC sheets in pressure group were treated with 120 kPa hydrostatic pressure for lh/day for 4 consecutive days. The Wnt/β-catenin(Wnt) signaling pathway proteins were determined by Western blot. The expression of cartilage related genes was examined by real-time PCR. RESULTS: The subcultured rabbit BMSCs grew well. Osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation ability of the cultured BMSCs were confirmed by induction asays. Western blot showed that the protein expression of 13-catenin and p-GSK3β in pressure group was higher than that in the control group (P 〈 0.05). Real-time PCR showed that β - catenin, p- GSK3β and chondrogenic markers of Col-II, Sox-9 and aggrecan in pressure-stimulated BMSC sheets were higher than those in the controls (P 〈 0.05). CONCLUSION: Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays an important role in chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs under mechanical pressure.