Retinal ganglion cell-conditioned medium alters the differentiation of rat retinal progenitor cells / 眼科新进展

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of retinal ganglion cell-conditioned medium on the differentiation of retinal stem cells.Methods Rettial stem cells and retinal ganglion cells were isolated from rats,and immunofluorescence staining was applied to identify rat retinal stem cells and retinal ganglion cells with Nestin and Thy-1 antibody,respectively.Retinal stem cells were cultured in presence or absence of retinal ganglion cell-conditioned medium for 72 h,followed by detection of Nestin,PAX6,Thy-1 and Bin-3 gene expression in retinal stem cells by qPCR.Results isolated retinal stem cells were Nestin positive,and retinal ganglion cells were Thy-1 positive,indicating the success of isolation.Compared to retinal stem cells cultured without ganglion cellconditioned medium,ones cultured with ganglion-conditioned medium had significantly downregulated expression of Nestin and PAX6 (both P ＜ 0.000 1),and markedly upregulated expression of Thy-1 and Brn-3 (both P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Retinal ganglion cell-conditioned medium can induce the differentiation of retinal progenitor cells into retinal ganglion-like cells.