目的:检测视网膜色素上皮细胞对骨髓间充质干细胞分化的调节作用。方法:体外培养人骨髓间充质干细胞(BMSC)和视网膜色素上皮(RPE)细胞。RPE细胞采用紫外线照射处理,而后与CFSE标记的BMSC共培养14d。并在共培养体系中加入牛眼视网膜提取物(BRE)以研究视网膜成分对此分化过程的影响。采用NSE,Nestin和GFAP抗体标记检测BMSC分化前后的表达特征。结果:BMSC在与RPE细胞共培养后,能够分化成为神经样细胞,并表达神经性细胞的特异性标记NSE.Nestin和GFAP。BRE能够显著促进共培养体系中BMSC向神经样细胞的分化。结论:RPE和BRE能够诱导BMSC分化为神经样细胞。
AIM: To detect the differentiation effects of retinal cells or extracts on bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC). METHODS: Human fetal BMSC were previously labeled by carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE), and cocultured with retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells which were pre-treated with ultraviolet irradiation at a ratio of 1:1 to induce the differentiation of BMSC for up to 14 days. In some assays, a retinal extract of bovine retinal extract (BRE) was added to detect the potential effects of retinal component on the differentiation of BMSC. In addition, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), Nestin and Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunostaining were performed to determine the characteristics of BMSC. RESULTS: The results indicated that by co-cultured with RPE cells, fetal BMSC were differentiated into neural-like cells expressing special neuronal markers Nestin, GFAP and NSE. And the expression of these markers was obviously increased by BRE. CONCLUSION: Retina derived cells and extracts can induce the differentiation of BMSC into neural-like cells.