Defining the role of 17β-estradiol in human endometrial stem cells differentiation into neuron-like cells

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Human endometrial stem cells (hEnSCs) that can be differentiated into various neural cell types have been regarded as a suitable cell population for neural tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Considering different interactions between hormones, growth factors, and other factors in the neural system, several differentiation protocols have been proposed to direct hEnSCs towards specific neural cells. The 17β-estradiol plays important roles in the processes of development, maturation, and function of nervous system. In the present research, the impact of 17β-estradiol (estrogen, E2) on the neural differentiation of hEnSCs was examined for the first time, based on the expression levels of neural genes and proteins. In this regard, hEnSCs were differentiated into neuron-like cells after exposure to retinoic acid (RA), epidermal growth factor (EGF), and also fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2) in the absence or presence of 17β-estradiol. The majority of cells showed a multipolar morphology. In all groups, the expression levels of nestin, Tuj-1 and NF-H (neurofilament heavy polypeptide) (as neural-specific markers) increased during 14 days. According to the outcomes of immunofluorescence (IF) and real-time PCR analyses, the neuron-specific markers were more expressed in the estrogen-treated groups, in comparison with the estrogen-free ones. These findings suggest that 17β-estradiol along with other growth factors can stimulate and upregulate the expression of neural markers during the neuronal differentiation of hEnSCs. Moreover, our findings confirm that hEnSCs can be an appropriate cell source for cell therapy of neurodegenerative diseases and neural tissue engineering.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Cell biology international - 45(2021), 1 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 140-153

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hasanzadeh, Elham [VerfasserIn]
Ebrahimi-Barough, Somayeh [VerfasserIn]
Mahmoodi, Narges [VerfasserIn]
Mellati, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Nekounam, Houra [VerfasserIn]
Basiri, Arefeh [VerfasserIn]
Asadpour, Shiva [VerfasserIn]
Ghasemi, Diba [VerfasserIn]
Ai, Jafar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4TI98Z838E
Biomarkers
Estradiol
Estrogen
Human endometrial stem cells
Journal Article
Neural differentiation
Neural tissue engineering
Neurons

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Date Completed 11.08.2021

Date Revised 11.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cbin.11478

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316187380