›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 438-441.

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Study on effect of Chloride channel blocker NPPB on the proliferation and differentiation of chicken mandibular mesenchymal cells

  

  • Received:2013-10-31 Revised:2014-02-07 Online:2015-06-28 Published:2015-07-01

Abstract: Objective To study the effect of Chloride channel blocker NPPB on the proliferation and differentiation of chicken mandibular mesenchymal cells (CMMC). Methods In the study, chicken mandibular mesenchymal cells (CMMC) were isolated and chondrocyte maturation was induced by ascorbic acid and b-glycerophosphate (AA-BGP). The effect of the chloride channel inhibitor NPPB [5-nitro-2-(3-phenylpropylamino)benzoic acid] on regulation of growth, and changes in Col10、Sox9 and Runx2mRNA genes expressions were observed with MTT and real-time PCR assays. Results NPPB inhibited the growth of the CMMC with/without AA-BGP treatment(P< 0.05). NPPB antagonized expression of typeX collagen and Runx2 (P < 0.05) with/ without AA-BGP treatment, whilst it had no effect on the early chondrocyte differentiation marker Sox9. Conclusion We conclude that chloride channel in CMMC plays an important role in regulating chondrocyte proliferation and plays a major role in the progression of chondrocyte differentiation into hypertrophic cartilage. The data from the current study suggest that maybe chloride channel works in chondrocyte differentiation by regulating the Runx2 level.

Key words: chloride channel, NPPB, chicken mandibular mesenchymal cells, cell proliferation and differentiation

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