PMID- 30066875 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181108 LR - 20210916 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Sep TI - Murine and Chinese cobra venom‑derived nerve growth factor stimulate chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs in vitro: A comparative study. PG - 3341-3349 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2018.9307 [doi] AB - Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)‑based therapy has been commonly used in cartilage reconstruction, due to its self‑renewing ability and multi‑differentiation potential. Nerve growth factor (NGF) from cobra venom has been reported to regulate chondrogenesis of bone‑derived MSCs (BMSCs) and chondrocyte metabolism. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine whether other sources of NGF behave in the same manner as NGF from natural venom. The present study compared the effects of NGF from two sources, the commercially purchased recombinant murine beta‑NGF (mNGF) and cobra venom‑derived NGF (cvNGF), on chondrogenesis of BMSCs by performing hematoxylin and eosin and fluorescein diacetate/propidium iodide staining, DNA and glycosaminoglycan quantization and reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction to investigate cell morphology, viability, proliferation, glycosaminoglycan synthesis and cartilage‑specific gene expression. The results demonstrated that cvNGF significantly accelerated cell proliferation and upregulated the expression of cartilage‑specific genes, including aggrecan, SRY‑box 9 and collagen type II alpha1 chain. Conversely, cvNGF reduced the expression levels of collagen type I alpha1 chain (a fibrocartilage marker), runt‑related transcription factor 2 and enolase 2 compared with in the mNGF and control groups. In addition, Chinese cobra venom, which is the main resource of cvNGF, is abundant and inexpensive, thus greatly decreasing the cost. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that cvNGF may be considered a potential growth factor for inducing chondrogenic differentiation of BMSCs. FAU - Miao, Zhikang AU - Miao Z AD - Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. FAU - Lu, Zhenhui AU - Lu Z AD - Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. FAU - Luo, Shixing AU - Luo S AD - Department of Orthopedics, Ninth Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Beihai 536000, P.R. China. FAU - Lei, Danqing AU - Lei D AD - Life Sciences Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. FAU - He, Yi AU - He Y AD - Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. FAU - Wu, Huayu AU - Wu H AD - Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, School of Premedical Sciences, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. FAU - Zhao, Jinmin AU - Zhao J AD - Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. FAU - Zheng, Li AU - Zheng L AD - Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Material for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180723 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Elapid Venoms) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) SB - IM EIN - Mol Med Rep. 2021 Nov;24(5):. PMID: 34528695 MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers MH - Cell Differentiation/*drug effects/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Chondrogenesis/*drug effects/genetics MH - Collagen/biosynthesis MH - Elapid Venoms/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - Gene Expression Profiling MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Male MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Nerve Growth Factors/chemistry/*pharmacology MH - Rats MH - Recombinant Proteins PMC - PMC6102669 EDAT- 2018/08/02 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/09 06:00 PMCR- 2018/07/23 CRDT- 2018/08/02 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/02 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/07/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-18-03-3341 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2018.9307 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2018 Sep;18(3):3341-3349. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9307. Epub 2018 Jul 23.