Bovine Peripheral Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (PB-MSCs) and Spermatogonial Stem Cells (SSCs) Display Contrasting Expression Patterns of Pluripotency and Germ Cell Markers Under the Effect of Sertoli Cell Conditioned Medium

Overview

Journal Animals (Basel)

Date 2024 Mar 13

PMID 38473188

Authors

Moises N Segunda

Carlos Diaz

Cristian G Torres

Victor H Parraguez

Monica De Los Reyes

Oscar A Peralta

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Abstract

In vitro gamete derivation has been proposed as an interesting strategy for treatment of infertility, improvement of genetic traits, and conservation of endangered animals. Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are primary candidates for in vitro gamete derivation; however, recently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have also been proposed as candidates for germ cell (GCs) differentiation mainly due to their transdifferentiating capacity. The objective of the present study was to compare the potential for GC differentiation of bovine peripheral blood-derived MSCs (PB-MSCs) and SSCs under the effect of conditioned medium (CM) derived from Sertoli cells (SCs/CM). Samples were collected every 7 days for 21 days and analyzed for pluripotent, GC, and MSC marker expression. The absence of OCT4 and the increased ( < 0.05) expression of seems to play a role in SSC differentiation, whereas the absence of and the increased expression ( < 0.05) of OCT4 may be required for PB-MSC differentiation into GCs. SSCs cultured with SCs/CM increased ( < 0.05) the expression of and , while PB-MSCs cultured under the same condition only increased ( < 0.05) the expression of . Overall, the patterns of markers expression suggest that PB-MSCs and SSCs activate different signaling pathways after exposure to SCs/CM and during differentiation into GCs.

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