Objective:This study aims to explore the expression of B cell-specific MLV integration site-1(Bmi-1)in mice spinal cord after spinal cord injury(SCI). Methods:Two month-old C57Bl/6 mice received moderate contusion SCI at T9 using LISA impactor. The expression and cellular localization of Bmi-1 in spinal cord at the day of 1,3,7,14 and 28 post SCI were detected by Western blot and immunofluorescence staining. Results:The results of Western blot showed that the expression of Bmi-1 was increased and achieved a peak value at day one post SCI,and which was higher than normal till to the day 28 post SCI. The tendency of the Bmi-1 expression was consistent with the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA). The results of the immunofluorescence staining showed that the Bmi-1 was increased and co-localized with ionized calcium binding adapter molecule 1(Iba-1),myelin basic protein(MBP),neuronal nuclei antigen(NeuN),and platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1(PECAM-1/yCD31),but which was not co-localized with glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP)after SCI. Conclusion:The expression of Bmi-1 was increased and mainly localized in microglia,myelin cells,neuron and endothelium,and especially in microglia after SCI. It suggests that the expression of Bmi-1 may relate with the proliferation and activation of microglia,the endogenous remyelination,and the activity of the endothelium. The Bmi-1 may involve in the pathological process after SCI.
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JIN Yaoyao, ZHAO Weihua, GAO Yu, XIAO Chenyu, ZHANG Yongjie. Expression of Bmi⁃1 in spinal cord after mice spinal cord injury[J].,2022,42(6):780-789.