Cell and Tissue Journal

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was investigation of Follistatin gene over-expression effects on cell cycle, myogenic and growth factor genes expression of ovine primary myoblast (OPM) cells in lab that was done using AAV serotype 2 virus (rAAV2) carrying Follistatin (FST).
Material and Methods: Obtained primary myoblasts cells from 60-day-old sheep fetuses were cultured in the growth and differentiation media. The optical density at 450 nm was measured as an indicator of proliferation in transfected cells with AAV serotype 2 (rAAV2) carrying Follistatin. Finally, Myogenic, Myo D, CDK2, Myf5, p57 and p21 genes expressions were measured using Real-Time qPCR.
Results: The optical density (at 450 nm) was significantly increased in virus infected cells that shows Follistatin can increase proliferation. Follistatin proliferation significantly increased the expression of Akt1 and CDK2 genes and decreased the p21 expression gene under proliferation conditions. Real-Time results showed that the expression of myoincin, Myo D, Myf5, p57 and p21 genes increased under conditions of differentiation with Folistatin elevation.
Conclusions: The results showed that proliferation of Follistatin increased the myoblast cells proliferation by p21 gene expressing and increasing the differentiation of myoblast cells by increasing the myogenic genes expression.