目的探讨尼克酰胺(NIC)在人胚胎干细胞(hESCs)诱导分化为神经嵴细胞过程中的作用,为hESCs进一步分化为角膜内皮细胞提供实验基础。
方法取培养5~7 d的hESCs细胞系H1进行诱导,根据诱导培养基中干预组分的不同分为未添加NIC组(仅使用诱导培养基)、NIC添加组(含10 mmol/L NIC的诱导培养基)、NIC+白藜芦醇(Res)组(含10 mmol/L NIC、10 μmol/L Res的诱导培养基)和Sirtinol组(含10 μmol/L Sirtinol的诱导培养基),其中Res和Sirtinol分别为SIRT1活性激动剂和抑制剂,各组连续诱导7 d。采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测诱导1、3、5、7 d hESCs及神经嵴细胞标志物mRNA相对表达量;诱导后7 d,采用免疫荧光染色法测定hESCs来源神经嵴细胞相关标志蛋白的表达,采用流式细胞术分析hESCs来源神经嵴细胞表面标志物神经生长因子受体(P75)和人自然杀伤因子1(HNK-1)阳性细胞比率,以评价NIC诱导效率及调控SIRT1对HNK-1表达的影响。
结果与未添加NIC组相比,NIC添加组处理5 d后全能性基因八聚体结合转录因子4(OCT4)和同源域蛋白(NANOG) mRNA相对表达量显著降低,神经嵴细胞标志物P75、HNK-1、SRY相关HMG盒9(SOX9)和SOX10 mRNA相对表达量显著升高,差异均有统计学意义(均 P<0.05)。免疫荧光染色结果显示,未添加NIC组神经嵴细胞标志物P75表达较弱,HNK-1仅有零星表达,转录因子激活蛋白2β(AP-2β)及成对样同源域转录因子2(PITX2)均未见阳性着色;NIC添加组细胞中P75、HNK-1、AP-2β及PITX2均呈广泛的强阳性表达。NIC添加组P75 +HNK-1 +和P75 +细胞比率明显高于未添加NIC组,差异均有统计学意义( t=8.481, P=0.001; t=2.987, P=0.041)。未添加NIC组、NIC添加组、NIC+Res组和Sirtinol组HNK-1 +细胞比率分别为(34.267±12.522)%、(89.633±1.358)%、(64.667±6.429)%和(86.300±3.460)%,总体比较差异有统计学意义( F=36.799, P<0.001),其中,NIC+Res组HNK-1 +细胞比率均明显低于NIC添加组和Sirtinol组,差异均有统计学意义(均 P<0.05)。
结论NIC可通过抑制SIRT1的活性促进HNK-1表达,提高hESCs来源神经嵴细胞的分化效率,为神经嵴细胞相关疾病的治疗,如角膜内皮移植提供新的种子细胞来源。
ObjectiveTo investigate the role of nicotinamide (NIC) in the differentiation of neural crest cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), and lay the foundation for the induction of hESC-derived corneal endothelial cells.
MethodshESCs line H1 cultured for 5-7 days was used for induction.According to the different components of the neural crest induction medium, cells were assigned into different groups for 7-days induction, including group treated without NIC cultured in induction medium only, group treated with NIC cultured in induction medium containing 10 mmol/L NIC, NIC+ resveratrol (Res) group cultured in induction medium containing 10 mmol/L NIC and 10 μmol/L Res and Sirtinol group cultured in induction medium containing 10 μmol/L Sirtinol.Res and Sirtinol were used as SIRT1 activity agonist and inhibitor, respectively.The relative mRNA expression levels of hESCs and neural crest cell markers were detected by real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR at 1, 3, 5 and 7 days during the induction.The expression of neural crest cells markers after 7 days of induction was assayed by immunofluorescence staining.The induction efficiency of NIC and the effect of SIRT1 regulation on human natural killer 1 (HNK-1) positive cells expression were evaluated through flow cytometry analysis of percentages of nerve growth factor receptor (P75) and HNK-1 + cells.
ResultsCompared with the group treated without NIC, the mRNA expressions of totipotent genes octamer transcription factor 4 (OCT4) and homeodomain proteins (NANOG) were significantly decreased, and the mRNA expression levels of neural crest cell markers P75, HNK-1, SRY-related HMG box (SOX) 9 and SOX10 were significantly increased in the group treated with NIC after 5 days of induction (all at P<0.05). In the group treated without NIC, P75 was weakly expressed, and HNK-1 was sporadically expressed, and transcription factor AP-2β (AP-2β) and paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 2 (PITX2) were not detected.In the group treated with NIC, P75, HNK-1, AP-2β and PITX2 were strongly expressed.The proportion of P75 + HNK-1 + cells and P75 + cells were both significantly higher in the group treated with NIC than without NIC ( t=8.481, P=0.001; t=2.987, P=0.041). The percentage of HNK-1 + cells in groups treated without and with NIC, NIC+ Res group and Sirtinol group were (34.267±12.522)%, (89.633±1.358)%, (64.667±6.429)% and (86.300±3.460)%, respectively, with a statistically significant overall difference ( F=36.799, P<0.001). The proportion of HNK-1 + cells in NIC+ Res group was significantly lower than that in the groups treated with NIC and Sirtinol (all at P<0.05).
ConclusionsNIC promotes the differentiation of hESCs-derived neural crest cells by inhibiting the activity of SIRT1 to enhance the expression of HNK-1.NIC treatment may provide a new strategy for source of seed cells in the treatment of neural crest cell-related diseases, such as corneal endothelial transplantation.
段豪云,李文静,贾艳妮,等. 尼克酰胺对人胚胎干细胞向神经嵴细胞分化的诱导作用[J]. 中华实验眼科杂志,2022,40(12):1141-1148.
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.cn115989-20200624-00450版权归中华医学会所有。
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