期刊
BIOMATERIALS
卷 33, 期 29, 页码 7300-7308出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.06.069
关键词
Gold nanoparticles; Nurr1 gene; hMSCs; PLGA; Electrical stimulation
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [20120004925]
- Next-Generation BioGreen21 Program [PJ008113]
- Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea
In this study, synergistic effects of electrical stimulation and exogenous Nurr1 gene expression were examined to induce the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) into nerve cells in in vitro culture system. A two-step procedure was designed to evaluate the effects of electrical stimulus and exogenous gene delivery for inducing neurogenesis. First, an electrical stimulation device was designed using gold nanoparticles adsorbed to the surface of a cover glass. Gold nanoparticles, as an electrical conductor for stem cells, are well-defined particles adsorbed to a polyethyleneimine (PEI)-coated cover cover glass. The nanoparticle morphology was examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Second, a plasmid carrying Nurr1 cDNA was complexed with biodegradable poly-(DL)-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles to support neurogenesis. To evaluate the neuronal differentiation of stem cells mediated by the treatment with either electrical stimulation and exogenous Nurr1 gene delivery, or both, the expression of neuron-specific genes and proteins was examined by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Cells transfected with exogenous Nurr1 genes plus electrical stimulation (250 mV for 1000 s) showed the greatest level of neurite outgrowth with a mean neurite length of 150 mu m. Neurite length in cells treated with only one stimulus was not significant, approximately 10-20 mu m. These results indicate that electrical stimulation and exogenous Nurr1 gene expression together may be adequate to induce nerve regeneration using stem cells. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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