title: Characterization and evaluation of neuronal trans-differentiation with electrophysiological properties of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from porcine endometrium.
abstract: Endometrial stromal cells (EMSCs) obtained from porcine uterus (n = 6) were positive for mesenchymal stem cell markers (CD29, CD44 and CD90), and negative for epithelial marker CD9 and hematopoietic markers CD34, CD45 analyzed by flow cytometry. Further the cells were positive for expression of mesenchymal markers, CD105, CD140b, and CD144 by PCR. Pluripotent markers OCT4, SOX2, and NANOG were positively expressed in EMSCs analyzed by Western blotting and PCR. Further, differentiation into adipocytes and osteocytes was confirmed by cytochemical staining and lineage specific gene expression by quantitative realtime-PCR. Adipocyte (FABP, LPL, AP2) and osteocyte specific genes (ON, BG, RUNX2) in differentiated EMSCs showed significant (p < 0.05) increase in expression compared to undifferentiated control cells. Neurogenic transdifferentiation of EMSCs exhibited distinctive dendritic morphology with axon projections and neuronal specific genes, NFM, NGF, MBP, NES, B3T and MAP2 and proteins, B3T, NFM, NGF, and TRKA were positively expressed in neuronal differentiated cells. Functional analysis of neuronal differentiated EMSCs displayed voltage-dependence and kinetics for transient outward K+ currents (Ito), at holding potential of -80 mV, Na+ currents and during current clamp, neuronal differentiated EMSCs was more negative than that of control EMSCs. Porcine EMSCs is a suitable model for studying molecular mechanism of transdifferentiation, assessment of electrophysiological properties and their efficiency during in vivo transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. raghu_dvs@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Raghavendra Baregundi
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Subbarao
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. imran.bch@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Korea. eunjin1981@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Eun-Jin
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. sjjang@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Si-Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. iamcyshd@nate.com.
authors.forename: Won-Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. rhjeon@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Ryoung Hoon
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Korea. dawon@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Dawon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. sllee@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Sung-Lim
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Health Science, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Korea. parkbw@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Bong-Wook
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. jinrho@gnu.ac.kr.|Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea. jinrho@gnu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Gyu-Jin
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rho
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D054338:Cell Transdifferentiation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004717:Endometrium / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D055495:Neurogenesis; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology*; D010011:Osteocytes / Q000166:cytology; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD
keywords: endometrium; mesenchymal stem cells; multilineage differentiation; porcine; transdifferentiation