PMID- 22659671 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131219 LR - 20181201 IS - 1672-7347 (Print) IS - 1672-7347 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 5 DP - 2012 May TI - [Transfection of BDNF gene promotes bone mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into neuron-like cells]. PG - 441-6 LID - 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2012.05.002 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: To provide further foundation for the therapy for spine cord injury by transferred mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) expressing the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene. METHODS: Bone mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from rats and directly cultivated and expanded in vitro. Bone mesenchymal stem cells were divided into 3 groups: a pEGFP-N1- BDNF-transfected group (BDNF group), a pEGFP-N1 transfected group (vector group) and a non-transfected group. Western blot was applied to detect the expression of transgenic bone mesenchymal stem cells. The differentiation of bone mesenchymal stem cells was identified by immunofluorescence. The rates of induction of neuron-like cells among the three cell groups were compared. RESULTS: The cell surface markers of bone mesenchymal stem cells included expression of CD90 (+), CD44 (+), CD34 (-), CD45 (-). The expression of BDNF in the transfected bone mesenchymal stem cells was demonstrated by Western blot. The positive ratio of neuron-like differentiation in the BDNF group was higher than that of both the vector group and the non-transfected group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: BDNF gene plays an important role in promoting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into neuron-like cells. FAU - Liu, Weidong AU - Liu W AD - Department of Spine Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Lu, Guohua AU - Lu G FAU - Wang, Bing AU - Wang B FAU - Ma, Zemin AU - Ma Z FAU - Li, Yawei AU - Li Y LA - chi PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - China TA - Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban JT - Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences JID - 101230586 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/cytology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*genetics MH - Cell Differentiation/*genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Female MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Neurons/*cytology MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Transfection EDAT- 2012/06/05 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/20 06:00 CRDT- 2012/06/05 06:00 PHST- 2012/06/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/06/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2012.05.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2012 May;37(5):441-6. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2012.05.002.