Zhuo Fei,Sun Shanquan,Yu Weihua,Liu Hui,Qiu Guoping,Yang Mei.Effect of Notch-1 on expression of NGF in olfactory ensheathing cells of rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(21):2290-2293.
Zhuo Fei,Sun Shanquan,Yu Weihua,Liu Hui,Qiu Guoping,Yang Mei.Effect of Notch-1 on expression of NGF in olfactory ensheathing cells of rats[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2010,32(21):2290-2293.DOI:
Effect of Notch-1 on expression of NGF in olfactory ensheathing cells of rats
Objective To observe the effect of Notch-1 on expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) in olfactory ensheathing cells (OEC) of rats. Methods Rats were divided into active Notch plasmid (Notch
ICV
) group
inactive Notch plasmid (Notch
VK
) group
and empty plasmid group. Notch
ICV
Notch
VK
and empty plasmid were transfected into OEC of rats. Immunofluorescence
Western blotting and RT-PCR were used respectively to detect the expression of NGF and NGF mRNA in OEC of rats. Results Immunofluorescence showed that the expression level of NGF was significantly higher in Notch
ICV
group than in Notch
VK
group and empty plasmid group (P0.05). RT-PCR demonstrated that the expression level of NGF mRNA was significantly higher in Notch
ICV
group (0.496 1±0.026 9) than in Notch
VK
group (0.244 5±0.013 4) and empty plasmid group (0.245 9±0.016 0) (P0.01). Western blotting displayed that the expression level of NGF was significantly higher in Notch
ICV
group (0.887 5±0.016 6) than in Notch
VK
group (0.686 2±0.059 2) and empty plasmid group (0.682 1±0.067 0) (P0.01). Conclusion Expression of NGF is up-regulated in Notch-1 transfected OEC
and Notch-1 can increase the synthesis of NGF in OEC.