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Tong Hao,1,2,* Jin Zhou,2,* Shuanghong Lü,3,* Boguang Yang,2,4 Yan Wang,2 Wancai Fang,2,4 Xiaoxia Jiang,2 Qiuxia Lin,2 Junjie Li,2 Changyong Wang1,21School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 2Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, 3Laboratory of Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, 4Department of Polymer Science, Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workAbstract: Zero-dimensional fullerenes can modulate the biological behavior of a variety of cell lines. However, the effects and molecular mechanisms of proliferation and cardiomyogenic differentiation in brown adipose-derived stem cells (BADSCs) are still unclear. In this study, we report the initial biological effects of fullerene-C60 on BADSCs at different concentrations. Results suggest that fullerene-C60 has no cytotoxic effects on BADSCs even at a concentration of 100 µg/mL. Fullerene-C60 improves the MAPK expression level and stem cell survival, proliferation, and cardiomyogenesis. Further, we found that the fullerene-C60 modulates cardiomyogenic differentiation. Fullerene-C60 improves the expression of cardiomyocyte-specific proteins (cTnT and α-sarcomeric actinin). At elevated concentration, fullerene-C60 reduces the incidence of diminished spontaneous cardiac differentiation of BADSCs with time. At the genetic level, fullerene-C60 (5 µg/mL) also improves the expression of cTnT. In addition, fullerene-C60 promotes the formation of gap junction among cells. These findings have important implications for clinical application of fullerenes in the treatment of myocardial infarction.Keywords: C60, BADSCs, molecular mechanisms, myocardium |
