title: Proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells under hypoxic conditions.
abstract: Low oxygen tension is a potent differentiation inducer of numerous cell types and an effective stimulus of many gene expressions. Here, we described that under 8% O(2), bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) exhibited proliferative and morphologic changes. The level of differentiated antigen H-2Dd and the number of G(2)/S/M phase cells increased evidently under 8% O(2) condition. Also, the proportion of wide, flattened, and epithelial-like cells (which were alkaline phosphatase staining positive) in MSCs increased significantly. When cultured in adipogenic medium, there was a 5- to 6-fold increase in the number of lipid droplets under hypoxic conditions compared with that in normoxic culture. We also demonstrated the existence of MSC differentiation under hypoxic conditions by electron microscopy. Expression of Oct4 was inhibited under 8% O(2) condition, but after adipocyte differentiation in normoxic culture and hypoxia-mimicking agents cobalt chloride (CoCl(2)) and deferoxamine mesylate (DFX) treatments, Oct4 was still expressed in MSCs. These results indicate hypoxia accelerates MSC differentiation and hypoxia and hypoxia-mimicking agents exert different effects on MSC differentiation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Lab of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Disease Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union of Medical College, Tianjin, PR China.
authors.forename: Hongying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Qinjun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cixiang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Lianming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Mingyue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Huiguo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Zhong Chao
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Renchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guoqiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Robert Chunhua
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000502:physiology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002470:Cell Survival; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D017154:Stromal Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen