Expression change of stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cell supporting factor gene in injured spinal cord of rats

• Published in: Neuroscience bulletin Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 165 - 169
• Main Authors: Feng, Yi, Gao, Yi-Lu, Ding, Fei, Liu, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences 01.05.2007
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Female; Gene Expression Regulation - physiology; In Situ Hybridization - methods; Intermediate Filament Proteins - metabolism; Nerve Tissue Proteins - metabolism; Nestin; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; RNA, Messenger - biosynthesis; Spinal Cord Injuries - metabolism; Time Factors; Vesicular Transport Proteins - genetics; Vesicular Transport Proteins - metabolism
• ISSN: 1673-7067; 1995-8218
• DOI: 10.1007/s12264-007-0024-z

To explore the expression change of stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cell supporting factor (SDNSF) gene in the injuried spinal cord tissues of rats, and the relation between the expressions of SDNSF and nestin. The spinal cord contusion model of rat was established according to Allen's falling strike method. The expression of SDNSF was studied by RT-PCR and in situ hybridization (ISH), and the expression of nestin was detected by immunochemistry. RT-PCR revealed that SDNSF mRNA was upregulated on day 4 after injury, peaked on day 8-12, and decreased to the sham operation level on day 16. ISH revealed that SDNSF mRNA was mainly expressed in the gray matter cells, probably neurons, of spinal cord. The immunohistochemistry showed that accompanied with SDNSF mRNA upregulation, the nestin-positive cells showed erupted roots, migrated peripherad and proliferation on the 8-day slice. However, the distribution pattern of these new cells was different from that of SDNSF-positive cells. (1) SDNSF is expressed in the gray matter of spinal cord. The expression of SDNSF mRNA in the spinal cord varies with injured time. (2) The nestin-positive cells proliferate accompanied with spinal cord injury repair, but do not secrete SDNSF.