Objective:To discuss the changes of the biological characteristics of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs) in the microenvironment of C6 glioma cells. Methods:Whole bone marrow adherent cultivation was used to isolate and culture SD rat BMSCs. Immunofluorescence(IF) was used to detect the surface makers of BMSCs(CD90+,CD105+,CD45-). BMSCs was labeled with a fluorescent dye CM-Dil(CM-Dil+BMSCs) and the labeling efficiency was examined with flow cytometry(FCM). The inhibitory rate of CM-Dil+BMSCs was continuously tested by trypan blue staining assay. In direct-co-culture group,CM-Dil+BMSCs was directly co-cultured with C6 glioma cells;in indirect-co-culture group,BMSCs was indirectly co-cultured with C6 glioma cells;in positive control group,C6 glioma cells was separately cultured and in negative control group,BMSCs was separately cultured. After 7 d,IF was applied to detect the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP) of each group. Gene expression of GFAP,PTEN,Bcl-xl,CyclinD1,CD90,CD105 of each group was detected by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction(RT-qPCR). Results:(1)It was showed by IF that more than 90% of the third generation of BMSCs expressed CD90,CD105,but not CD45. (2)Expression of GFAP of BMSCs in direct-co-culture group and indirect-co-culture group was increased compared with that in negative control group,while the expression of CD90 and CD105 were decreased. Gene expression of GFAP,PTEN,Bcl-xl,CyclinD1 was significantly increased in direct-co-culture group and indirect-co-culture group compared with that in negative control group(P<0.05). There was no difference between direct-co-culture group and indirect-co-culture group(P >0.05). Gene expression of CD90,D105 was significantly decreased in direct-co-culture group and indirect-co-culture group compared with that in negative control group(P<0.05). Conclusion:BMSCs in the microenvironment of C6 glioma cells have the potential malignant transformation tendency.