%0 Journal Article
%T Acoustic vibration promotes in vitro expansion of human embryonic stem cells.
%A Hu X
%A Duan H
%A Zou D
%A Dong C
%A Wang Y
%A Wang Y
%A Li Z
%A Li Z
%J Am J Stem Cells
%V 13
%N 3
%D 2024
%M 39021373
暂无%R 10.62347/PJFC2708
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>This study aimed to investigate the effect of acoustic vibration on the pluripotency of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and evaluate cell proliferation and self-renewal ability post-treatment.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>The human ES cell line H1 was used for the experiments. hESCs were treated with an acoustic vibration device. Their proliferative ability was subsequently detected using a colony formation assay, while the expression of pluripotency-related markers was detected via immunofluorescence staining. Finally, changes in gene expression levels were examined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in the presence of appropriate primers.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Compared with normal cells in the control group, the morphology of experimental cells subjected to acoustic vibration did not significantly change. Contrastingly, the colony-forming efficiency of the experimental cells significantly increased. Immunofluorescence staining results showed the cells in experimental group were positive for the pluripotency markers NANOG, octamer-binding transcription factor 4 gene (OCT4), and SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2 (SOX2). In addition, the expression levels of pluripotency genes NANOG, OCT4, SOX2, and Yes-associated protein (YAP)-related genes were up-regulated following acoustic vibration.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Our results revealed that acoustic vibration enhanced the proliferative ability of hESCs and increased the expression levels of NANOG, OCT4, SOX2, and YAP-related genes, indicating that acoustic vibration can optimize the self-renewal ability of hESCs and that the YAP signaling pathway may play a critical role in the functional process of acoustic vibration.