目的:研究肿瘤坏死因子α(tumor necrosis factor α, TNF-α)刺激后所得的脐带间充质干细胞条件培养基对脐血CD34+细胞在半固体培养基中集落形成个数及种类的影响。方法:将3-6代人脐带来源间充质干细胞(human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, hUC-MSCs)以2×106接种到75cm2培养瓶中,其中刺激组加入TNF-α(10 g/L),48 h后收集上清作为条件培养基。Real-time PCR检测hUC-MSCs中各类造血因子mRNA的表达量。密度梯度离心法分离脐血单个核细胞,磁珠分选CD34+细胞,流式细胞术检测细胞纯度后分5组接种到6孔板内:TNF-α刺激hUC-MSC上清+不完全甲基纤维素培养基;hUC-MSC上清+不完全甲基纤维素培养基;TNF-α+DMEM/F12完全培养基+不完全甲基纤维素培养基;完全甲基纤维素培养基;DMEM/F12完全培养基+不完全甲基纤维素培养基。10 d后显微镜下计数各类集落形成单位(colony-forming unit, CFU)的数目,收集集落形成细胞,流式细胞术检测其表型特征。结果:(1)TNF-α刺激后hUC-MSCs中粒细胞集落刺激因子(granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, G-CSF)和白细胞介素6(interleukin-6, IL-6)mRNA表达上调。(2)两种条件培养组均可见粒系CFU(granulocyte CFU, CFU-G)、巨噬系CFU(macrophage CFU, CFU-M)和粒巨噬系CFU(granulocyte-macrophage CFU, CFU-GM),但TNF-α刺激组CFU-G和CFU-M的数目约为未刺激组的1.5倍,CFU-GM约为未刺激组的2倍;阳性对照组中除粒系、巨噬系集落外还可见红系集落;而DMEM/F12完全培养基加或不加TNF-α组10 d后均未见集落形成。(3)流式细胞术检测TNF-α刺激组与未刺激组集落细胞表型CD14、CD45和CD11b,未见明显差异。结论:hUC-MSC上清作为条件培养基可在体外促进CD34+细胞分化增殖为髓系细胞,具有造血支持作用,TNF-α刺激后此作用增强。
AIM:To study the influence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α)-stimulated conditioned culture medium from human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) on the colony-forming ability of umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells in semisolid medium. METHODS:The hUC-MSCs were cultured in 75-cm2 culture flasks at a concentration of 2×106 cells per flask, with or without TNF-α (10 μg/L), and their culture supernatants were harvested as the conditioned culture medium 48 h later. The hUC-MSCs were collected and their RNA was extracted. Real-time PCR was performed to detect the mRNA expression of hematopoietic factors. Umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells were isolated by Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation, and then CD34+ cells were isolated using Human Cord Blood CD34 Positive Selection Kit. The CD34+ cells were divided into the following five groups: TNF-α group (TNF-α-stimulated hUC-MSC culture supernatant added into incomplete methylcellulose medium), control group (unstimulated hUC-MSC culture supernatant added into incomplete methylcellulose medium), positive group (complete methylcellulose medium with recombinant human cytokines), TNF-α+DMEM/F12 group (TNF-α and DMEM/F12 medium with 10% FBS added into incomplete methycellulose medium) and DMEM/F12 group (DMEM/F12 medium with 10% FBS added into incomplete methycellulose medium). Ten days later, the number of the colony-forming units (CFU) was counted, and the cells were collected to detect the surface markers by flow cytometry. RESULTS:(1) TNF-α stimulation significantly up-regulated the mRNA expression of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in hUC-MSCs. (2) Granulocyte CFU (CFU-G), macrophage CFU (CFU-M) and granulocyte-macrophage CFU (CFU-GM) were observed in both TNF-α and control groups. The numbers of CFU-G and CFU-M in TNF-α group were 1.5 times as large as those in control group, and the number of CFU-GM in TNF