title: [Effect of notch signaling pathway on VEGF promoting rat mesenchymal stem cell proliferation].
abstract: This study was purposed to investigate the effect of Notch signaling pathway on VEGF promoting the proliferation of rat mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). Rat MSC were cultured in vitro, and the cells in logarithmic growth phase were used for experiments. The inhibitor DAPT was used to block Notch signaling pathway, and the effect of the pathway on VEGF promoting proliferation of MSC was observed. The experiment was divided into 4 groups: control, VEGF, DAPT and VEGF+DAPT. The CCK-8 was used to assay the cells proliferation of each group, while RT-PCR was used to detect the changes of related genes (Notch1, Notch2, Flk-1, Hes-1) at mRNA levels. The results indicated that the cells survival rate MSC in DAPT group and VEGF+DAPT group was low in each time point (24 h, 48 h, 72 h), the cell number decreased, and the cells became rounded. The survival rate of MSC in VEGF group was the highest; the difference of cell survival rate was statistically significant between the groups (P < 0.01); Compared with the control group, the mRNA expression level of Notch1, Notch2 and Flk-1 in VEGF group was raised, while the expression level of Notch1 and Notch2 in DAPT group and VEGF+DAPT group come down, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05); whereas the mRNA expression level of Hes-1 in VEGF group was down-regulated, but that in DAPT group and VEGF+DAPT group was up-regulated, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Flk-1 mRNA level in DAPT group and VEGF+DAPT group was slightly lower, but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). It is concluded that Notch signaling pathway plays an important role in promoting the proliferation of rat MSC, treated with VEGF, however, the DAPT can weaken this effect.
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center of Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Feng-Ling
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center of Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong Province, China. E-mail:chenrl319@163.com.
authors.forename: Ri-Ling
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center of Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Children's Medical Center of Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong Province, China.
authors.forename: Chuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A