title: Osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by adenovirus-mediated expression of leptin.
abstract: Previous studies demonstrate that leptin has an osteogenic differentiation effect on bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, the effect of adenovirus-mediated leptin on MSCs differentiation has not been reported. To explore the mechanism, we constructed a recombinant adenoviral vector Ad-leptin and transfected propagated MSCs in vitro. The effects of Ad-leptin on MSCs growth and osteogenic differentiation were examined. The results showed that Ad-leptin inhibited the transfected MSCs growth significantly, and up-regulated osteocalcin expression and alkaline phosphatase activity. The expression of Cbfalpha1 and Cbfbeta which were the key factors in osteogenic differentiation was also up-regulated. All the findings suggest that genetic engineering of MSCs to express leptin gene may have potential application in the treatment of several genetic diseases and bone reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Guosheng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jing
authors.forename: Yuhui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhijian
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Xiaowu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Laixing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jinchuan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D050659:Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit / Q000378:metabolism*; D050658:Core Binding Factor beta Subunit / Q000378:metabolism*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000378:metabolism*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: C493692:CBFB protein, human; D050659:Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit; D050658:Core Binding Factor beta Subunit; D020738:Leptin; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015675:Osteocalcin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase