ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2018
Betacellulin regulates the proliferation and differentiation of retinal progenitor cells in vitro.
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- Intravitreal Injection of Human Retinal Progenitor Cells for Treatment of Retinal Degeneration.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
- REST, regulated by RA through miR-29a and the proteasome pathway, plays a crucial role in RPC proliferation and differentiation.Cell death & disease · 2018Article
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Abstract
Retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) hold great potential for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases. However, their proliferation capacity and differentiation potential towards specific retinal neurons are limited, which limit their future clinical applications. Thus, it is important to improve the RPCs' ability to proliferate and differentiate. Currently, epidermal growth factor (EGF) is commonly used to stimulate RPC growth in vitro. In this study, we find that betacellulin (BTC), a member of the EGF family, plays important roles in the proliferation and differentiation of RPCs. Our results showed that BTC can significantly promote the proliferation of RPCs more efficiently than EGF. EGF stimulated RPC proliferation through the EGFR/ErbB2-Erk pathway, while BTC stimulated RPC proliferation more powerfully through the EGFR/ErbB2/ErbB4-Akt/Erk pathway. Meanwhile, under differentiated conditions, the BTC-pre-treated RPCs were preferentially differentiated into retinal neurons, including photoreceptors, one of the most important types of cells for retinal cell replacement therapy, compared to the EGF-pre-treated RPCs. In addition, knockdown of endogenous BTC expression can also obviously promote RPC differentiation into retinal neuronal cells. This data demonstrate that BTC plays important roles in promoting RPC proliferation and differentiation into retinal neurons. This study may provide new insights into the study of RPC proliferation and differentiation and make a step towards the application of RPCs in the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases.
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