Journal of Jilin University(Medicine Edition) ›› 2019, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (01): 33-38.doi: 10.13481/j.1671-587x.20190107

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Induction of tanshinone ⅡA on differentiation of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells into cardiomyocytes and its mechanism

WANG Xiuyan, FAN Chenxing, ZHAO Qian, WANG Bo, YUAN Song, LI Kun   

  1. Department of Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou 121001, China
  • Received:2018-05-30 Published:2019-01-28
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    This work was financially supported by the NSFCJoint Foundation of Yunnan Province (No. U1502223), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21837003, 21778059 and 81773611), the Science and Technology Program of Yunnan Province (No. 2018ZF001).

Abstract: Objective: To investigate the induction of tanshinone ⅡA (TanⅡA) on the differentiation of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hPDMSCs) into cardiomyocytes, and to provide an experimental basis for TanⅡA as a cardiomyocyte differentiation inducer.Methods: The hPDMSCs were treated with different concentrations of TanⅡA(0.1,0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8,1.0,2.0,4.0,6.0,8.0,and 10.0 mg·L-1), and the nontoxic dose of TanⅡA(0.1 mg·L-1) was screened by MTT assay for experiment.The hPDMSCs were divided into control group, 5-aza induction (10μmol·L-1) group, and TanⅡA induction (0.1 mg·L-1) group.After culture for 20 d,the expressions of α-sarcomeric actin(α-SCA) in the cells in various groups were detected with immunohistochemistry;the positive expression rates of cardiac troponin I(cTnI) in the cells in various groups were detected with immunofluorescence,and the differentation rates of cardiomyocytes were calculated.The expression levels of GATA-binding protein 4(GATA4), atrial natriuretic factor(ANF), cTnI, glycogen synthase kinase-3β(GSK-3β)and β-catenin in the cells were detected with Western blotting method.Results: The biological characteristics of hPDMSCs accorded with the mesenchymal stem cells. The MTT results showed that when the concentration of TanⅡ A was more than 0.1 mg·L-1, the cell survival rates were decreased with the increase of concentration; the cells in control group showed a rapid growth trend before 12 d, and the proliferation activities of the cells began to decrease on the 12th day.Compared with control group,the cell activities in 5-aza induction group and TanⅡ A induction group were significantly decreased(P<0.05).The immunohistochemistry staining results showed that the cells in control group didn't express α-SCA,and the cells in 5-aza induction group and TanⅡ A induction group expressed α-SCA, especially in TanⅡ A induction group.Compared with control group, the expression levels of GATA4(t5-aza=2.937,P5-aza<0.05;tTanⅡA=4.769,PTanⅡA<0.05), ANF(t5-aza=3.728,P5-aza<0.05;tTanⅡA=5.912,PTanⅡA<0.05), cTnI(t5-aza=3.623,P5-aza<0.05;tTanⅡA=7.153,PTanⅡA<0.05)and GSK-3β(t5-aza=2.995,P5-aza<0.05;tTanⅡA=5.420,PTanⅡA<0.05)proteins in the cells in 5-aza induction group and TanⅡA induction group were significantly increased, and the expression levels of β-catenin(t5-aza=2.985,P5-aza<0.05;tTanⅡA=6.951,PTanⅡA<0.05)protein were significantly decreased;compared with 5-aza induction group,the expression levels of GATA4,ANF,and GSK-3β proteins in TanⅡA induction group were increased(P<0.05).Conclusion: TanⅡA can induce the differentiation of hPDMSCs into cardiomyocytes,which has better effect than 5-aza,and its mechanism may be related to inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Key words: tanshinone ⅡA, human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells, cell differentiation, cardiomyocytes

CLC Number: 

  • Q813.11