目的 探讨细胞外调节蛋白激酶(extracellular signal-regulated kinase,ERK)通路在牙周膜干细胞(periodontal ligament stem cells,PDLSC)内皮向分化中的作用,为PDLSC分化调控提供实验基础.方法 使用血管内皮生长因子(vascular endothelial growth factor,VEGF)和碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(basic fibroblast growth factor,b-FGF)联合诱导PDLSC向内皮细胞分化(诱导组),对诱导分化的细胞使用ERK1/2磷酸化阻断剂U0126进行处理(诱导+U0126组),同时用二甲基亚砜(dimethylsulfoxide,DMSO)作为对照(诱导+DMSO组),空白对照组为未经诱导的PDLSC;蛋白质印迹法检测诱导组0、1、3、6及12h的胞内磷酸化ERK1/2 (p-ERK1/2)表达水平;各组诱导7d后提取细胞RNA,实时荧光定量PCR法检测细胞内CD31、血管内皮钙黏素(vascular endothelial-cadherin,VE-cadherin)和VEGF mRNA的表达情况;各组诱导14d,流式细胞计数法检测CD31+和VE-cadherin+细胞比例,基质胶管腔形成实验检测细胞的管腔形成能力.计量资料采用均值±标准差表示,两组间比较采用独立样本t检验;多组间比较采用单因素方差分析.结果 诱导1、3h后p-ERK1/2与ERK1/2比值分别升高至1.24±0.12、1.03±0.24,均显著高于诱导前(0.58±0.17)(P<0.01);实时荧光定量PCR结果显示,诱导+U0126组CD31、VEGF mRNA相对表达水平分别降至0.09±0.18、0.49±0.17,均显著低于诱导组细胞(P<0.05);流式细胞检测结果显示,诱导+U0126组CD31+、VE-cadherin+细胞比值分别降至5.22±0.85、3.56±0.87,均显著低于诱导组细胞(P<0.05);基质胶管腔形成实验显示诱导组的分支节点数、管腔数目、管腔长度分别升高至62.3±10.0、145.0±14.8及(32 129.7±4 413.9)像素,而诱导+U0126组分别下降至7.0±2.7、33.5±6.4及(15 951.0±758.1)像素,均显著低于诱导组(P<0.05).结论 PDLSC内皮分化过程受ERK通路正向调控,阻断ERK1/2磷酸化可以抑?
Objective To investigate the effect of extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK) signaling pathway on the endothelial differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells(PDLSC).Methods Human PDLSC was cultured in the medium with vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor(b-FGF) to induce endothelial differentiation.Endothelial inducing cells was incubated with U0126,a specific p-ERK1/2 inhibitor.PDLSC from one person were randomly divided into four groups:control group,endothelial induced group,endothelial induced + DMSO group and endothelial induced+U0126 group.The protein expression of the p-EKR1/2 was analyzed by Western blotting at 0,1,3,6 and 12 hours during endonthelial induction.The mRNA expressions of CD31,VE-cadherin,and VEGF were detected by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR) after a 7-day induction.The proportion of CD3F to VE-cadherin+cells was identified by flow cytometry,and the ability of capillary-like tubes formation was detected by Matrigel assay after a 14-day induction.The measurement data were statistically analyzed.Results Phosphorylated ERK1/2 protein level in PDLSC was increased to 1.24±0.12 and 1.03±0.24 at 1 h and 3 h respectively,during the endothelial induction(P〈0.01).The mRNA expressions of CD31 and VEGF in induced+U0126 group were decreased to 0.09±0.18 and 0.49±0.17,which were both significantly different with those in induced group(P〈0.05).The proportion of CD31 + to VE-cadherin+ cells of induced+U0126 group were decreased to 5.22±0.85 and 3.56±0.87,which were both significantly different with those in induced group(P〈0.05).In Matrigel assay,the branching points,tube number and tube length were decreased to 7.0±2.7,33.5±6.4,and (15 951.0±758.1) pixels,which were all significantly different with those in induced group(P〈0.05).Conclusions The endothelial differentiation of PDLSC is positively regulated by ERK signaling pathway.Inhibit