PMID- 31115509 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191230 LR - 20200225 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Print) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jul TI - Neuregulin‑1 impacting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell migration is conducive to functional recovery following spinal cord injury. PG - 41-48 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2019.10217 [doi] AB - The present study was designed to investigate the effect of neuregulin‑1 (NRG1) on the migration of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and evaluate the role of NRG1 in the functional recovery following spinal cord injury (SCI). Firstly, the effect of NRG1 on the mRNA expression of Snail in the BMSCs was detected by reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT‑qPCR) analysis; secondly, the BMSCs were transfected with a Snail‑overexpression plasmid (pBabe‑puro‑Snail) and the expression levels of Snail and matrix metalloptoreinase‑2 (MMP‑2) were detected by RT‑qPCR and western blot analyses; thirdly, the cell proliferation and migration of BMSCs modified with pBabe‑puro‑Snail were detected by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium and migration assays, respectively; finally, functional recovery of SCI was assessed using the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan rating scales. The results showed that NRG1 concentration‑dependently promoted the expression of Snail with a peak at 40 ng/ml and 48 h; NRG1 enhanced the promoting effect of Snail on the expression of MMP‑2; the overexpression of Snail did not enhance the cell growth of the BMSCs. The NRG1‑modified BMSCs promoted the functional recovery of SCI. These results suggested that NRG1 significantly promoted the expression of MMP‑2 by upregulating the expression of Snail, and enhanced cell migration of the BMSCs conducive to the functional recovery of SCI. FAU - Yi, Xi-Meng AU - Yi XM AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China. FAU - Chen, Yi AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China. FAU - Tu, Guan-Jun AU - Tu GJ AD - Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110001, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190509 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 RN - 0 (Neuregulin-1) RN - 0 (SNAI1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Snail Family Transcription Factors) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Mmp2 protein, rat) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Differentiation/genetics MH - Cell Movement/genetics MH - Cell Proliferation/genetics MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression Regulation/genetics MH - Humans MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology/*metabolism MH - Neuregulin-1/*genetics MH - Plasmids/genetics MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Recovery of Function/genetics MH - Snail Family Transcription Factors/genetics MH - Spinal Cord/*growth & development/metabolism/pathology MH - Spinal Cord Injuries/*genetics/pathology/therapy MH - Transfection PMC - PMC6580016 EDAT- 2019/05/23 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/31 06:00 PMCR- 2019/05/09 CRDT- 2019/05/23 06:00 PHST- 2018/02/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/10/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/05/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/05/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - mmr-20-01-0041 [pii] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2019.10217 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2019 Jul;20(1):41-48. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10217. Epub 2019 May 9.