Objective To determine the effect of recombinant adenovirus-mediated mouse bone morphogenetic proteins-9 (Adv-mBMP-9) on the differential regulation of mouse fetal liver stem cells to mature hepatocytes. Methods The mouse fetal liver stem cells were infected respectively by the constructed recombinant adenoviruses expressing BMP-9
hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)
and green fluorescent protein (GFP). Expression of alpha fetoprotein (AFP)
albumin (ALB) and cell keratin 18 (CK18) were tested by half quantitative PCR
real-time PCR
cellular immune fluorescence staining and fluorescent element enzyme gene report to investigate the regulation of stem cells differentiation. Results In 7 d after transfection
the △△Ct for mRNA expression of AFP were 0.027±0.003 and 0.023±0.002 respectively in the cells induced with BMP-9 and HGF
obviously lower when compared to the cells induced by GFP (0.103±0.018). For ALB
the △△Ct were 0.041±0.005 and 0.031±0.001 for the cells induced with BMP-9 and HGF
significantly higher than the GFP-induced cells (0.013±0.002).And for CK18
the △△Ct were 0.094±0.003 and 0.083±0.007 for the cells after BMP-9 and HGF transfection
significantly higher than the GFP-induced cells (0.040±0.008). Cellular immune fluorescence assay showed that the specific markers of mature hepatocyte
ALB and CK18 were strongly expressed in 7 d after induction
but no expression was observed in the GFP-induced cells. Luciferase assay indicated that the expression of ALB in 1
4 and 7 d were 5 509.35±213.08
33 198.14±666.39 and 50 815.03±1 730.75 respectively after BMP-9 induction
and 5 539.25±132.62
31 400.71±2 622.39
and 49 088.28±1 868.03 respectively after HGF induction
all were significantly higher when correspondingly compared to the cells after GFP induction (4 732.49±68.22
9 407.71±487.84
20 894.83±1 100.54
all P0.05). Conclusion BMP-9 induces the mouse fetal liver stem cells to different into mature hepatocytes. This effect is even similar to that of HGF
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