ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (5): 846-853.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2017.05.008

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Effect of Co-culturing with Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Milk Fat Synthesis and Expression of Key Genes in Bovine Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells

ZHAO Yan-kun, SHAO Wei, WANG Li-wen, YU Xiong*   

  1. College of Animal Science, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Meat and Milk Nutrition Laboratory, Urumqi 830052, China
  • Received:2016-11-11 Online:2017-05-23 Published:2017-05-23

Abstract:

In order to explore the effect on milk fat synthesis and the expression of key genes of milk fat synthesis in bovine mammary gland epithelial cells co-cultured with umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, 8 groups were divided in the study: UC-MSCs and BMECs co-cultured under the condition of no treatment group, IGF-1 R inhibitor AG1024 treatment group, Janus kinase activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway inhibitor AG490 treatment group and AG1024+AG490 treatment group, control group: BMECs alone cultured under the condition of no treatment group, IGF-1 R inhibitor AG1024 group, Janus kinase and transcription activating factor (JAK/STAT) signal pathway AG490 group and AG1024+AG490 treatment group. The IGF-1, Triglyceride (TG) content of each group supernatant were determined, the relative expression abundance of Acetyl-CoA carboxylase A (ACACA), fatty acid synthetase (FASN) and sterol regulatory element binding proteins (SREBP 1) mRNA were detected by RT-PCR. Results showed that the IGF-1 and TG content of co-culture group were significantly higher than control group (P<0.05); AG1024 treatment had a extremely significant effect on inhibiting IGF-1, and the TG content and the relative expression abundance of ACACA, FASN, SREBP 1 mRNA were significantly decreased(P<0.05); AG490 had no significant effect on the relative expression abundance of ACACA, FASN, SREBP 1 mRNA (P>0.05); AG1024 and AG490 co-treatment were not significant difference for each index than AG1024 treatment alone. (P>0.05). In conclusion, umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells can promote milk fat synthesis and the expression of key gene in bovine mammary gland epithelial cells via IGF-1, but JAK2/STAT5 signaling pathway is not involving in the regulation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells on milk fat of bovine mammary gland epithelial cells.

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