PMID- 25614742 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150123 LR - 20201001 IS - 1687-8876 (Print) IS - 1687-8884 (Electronic) IS - 1687-8876 (Linking) VI - 2014 DP - 2014 TI - Effect of serum and oxygen concentration on gene expression and secretion of paracrine factors by mesenchymal stem cells. PG - 601063 LID - 10.1155/2014/601063 [doi] LID - 601063 AB - Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) secrete paracrine factors that may exert a protective effect on the heart after coronary artery occlusion. This study was done to determine the effect of hypoxia and serum levels on the mRNA expression and secretion of paracrine factors. Mouse bone marrow MSC were cultured with 5% or 20% serum and in either normoxic (21% O2) or hypoxic (1% O2) conditions. Expression of mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), MIP-1beta, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) was determined by RT-qPCR. Secretion into the culture media was determined by ELISA. Hypoxia caused a reduction in gene expression for MCP-1 and an increase for VEGF (5% serum), MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, and MMP-2. Serum reduction lowered gene expression for VEGF (normoxia), MCP-1 (hypoxia), MIP-1alpha (hypoxia), MIP-1beta (hypoxia), and MMP-2 (hypoxia) and increased gene expression for MMP-2 (normoxia). The level of secretion of these factors into the media generally paralleled gene expression with some exceptions. These data demonstrate that serum and oxygen levels have a significant effect on the gene expression and secretion of paracrine factors by MSC which will affect how MSC interact in vivo during myocardial ischemia. FAU - Page, Patrick AU - Page P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5805-2063 AD - Department of Biology, Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463, USA. FAU - DeJong, Joshua AU - DeJong J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9911-917X AD - Department of Biology, Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463, USA. FAU - Bandstra, Alaina AU - Bandstra A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3274-7072 AD - Illinois College of Optometry, 3241 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616, USA. FAU - Boomsma, Robert A AU - Boomsma RA AD - Department of Biology, Trinity Christian College, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20141229 PL - United States TA - Int J Cell Biol JT - International journal of cell biology JID - 101517861 PMC - PMC4295344 EDAT- 2015/01/24 06:00 MHDA- 2015/01/24 06:01 PMCR- 2014/12/29 CRDT- 2015/01/24 06:00 PHST- 2014/07/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/12/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/01/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/01/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/01/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/12/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2014/601063 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Cell Biol. 2014;2014:601063. doi: 10.1155/2014/601063. Epub 2014 Dec 29.