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Comparison of Two Representative Methods for Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells into Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
Published on: October 20, 2023
[Effects of histone acetylation on differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells]
1Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400014 P. R. China.
Objective:
To explore the effects of histone acetylation modification on the regulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiation into cardiomyocytes in myocardium microenvironment, by detecting the acetylase activity, expression of histone acetylation gene Gcn5 and myocardial gene GATA4 in myocardium transplanted by MSCs transfected with plasmid ZJ3.
Methods:
Extracted the plasmid containing short hairpin RNA (shRNA) against Gcn5 gene (ZJ3) and transfected it into MSCs. After 24 hours, the MSCs were transplanted into the rat myocardium tissues and the acetylase activity, the expression of acetylation gene and myocardium development gene were detected after two weeks.
Results:
The acetylase activity in the experimental group was significantly lower than all control groups; Gcn5 and GATA4 expression in myocardium of experimental group had significant reduction compared with the control groups.
Conclusion:
Inhibition of histone acetylation in the MSC cells can inhibit the transcription process of specialized myocardium in the myocardium microenvironment. The result establishes foundation for researches of histone acetylation and mechanisms of MSCs differentiation.
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