PMID- 25174942 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150609 LR - 20220113 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 5 DP - 2014 Nov TI - Effects of lentiviral infection of mesenchymal stem cells on the expression of octamer transcription factor 4. PG - 2249-54 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.2505 [doi] AB - The present study aimed to investigate the effects of lentiviral infection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) on the expression of octamer transcription factor 4 (Oct4). hUCMSCs were infected with lentivirus carrying the green fluorescent protein gene (GFP) at different multiplicities of infection (MOI), and the optimal MOI was determined by flow cytometry; the proliferation of non‑infected and GFP-carrying lentivirus‑infected hUCMSCs was evaluated by the MTT assay; and the expression of the Oct4 gene was measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and immunofluorescence staining in hUCMSCs cultured in vitro for eight weeks. Positive GFP staining of hUCMSCs was estimated at >75% at 48 h following infection with the GFP-carrying lentivirus (MOI=20); no effect on hUCMSC proliferation was detected by the MTT assay following the infection; immunofluorescence analysis detected positive Oct4 expression in the cell nuclei at two and eight weeks of culture, while the relative expression of Oct4 assessed by qRT-PCR was 0.9075+/-0.0124. The GFP gene carried by the lentivirus was successfully expressed in hUCMSCs and had no significant effect on Oct4 expression, which lays a solid foundation for future studies investigating gene functions via the use of exogenous markers. FAU - Chang, Jing AU - Chang J AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. FAU - Tang, Li AU - Tang L AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. FAU - Lei, Han AU - Lei H AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. FAU - Zhang, Xiao-Gang AU - Zhang XG AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. FAU - Zuo, Zhong AU - Zuo Z AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Wei AU - Huang W AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. FAU - Fu, Hang AU - Fu H AD - Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20140821 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (MIRN302A microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) RN - 0 (Octamer Transcription Factor-3) RN - 0 (POU5F1 protein, human) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) SB - IM MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Shape MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Gene Expression MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Host-Pathogen Interactions MH - Humans MH - Lentivirus/*physiology MH - Lentivirus Infections/*metabolism MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*metabolism/virology MH - MicroRNAs/genetics MH - Octamer Transcription Factor-3/genetics/*metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Transduction, Genetic PMC - PMC4199401 EDAT- 2014/09/02 06:00 MHDA- 2015/06/10 06:00 PMCR- 2014/08/21 CRDT- 2014/09/02 06:00 PHST- 2013/09/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/04/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/06/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/08/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-10-05-2249 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.2505 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2014 Nov;10(5):2249-54. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2505. Epub 2014 Aug 21.