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Verstappe J, Berx G. A role for partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in enabling stemness in homeostasis and cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2023; 90:15-28. [PMID: 36773819 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2023.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Abstract
Stem cells have self-renewal capacities and the ability to give rise to differentiated cells thereby sustaining tissues during homeostasis and injury. This structural hierarchy extends to tumours which harbor stem-like cells deemed cancer stem cells that propagate the tumour and drive metastasis and relapse. The process of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which plays an important role in development and cancer cell migration, was shown to be correlated with stemness in both homeostasis and cancer indicating that stemness can be acquired and is not necessarily an intrinsic trait. Nowadays it is experimentally proven that the activation of an EMT program does not necessarily drive cells towards a fully mesenchymal phenotype but rather to hybrid E/M states. This review offers the latest advances in connecting the EMT status and stem-cell state of both non-transformed and cancer cells. Recent literature clearly shows that hybrid EMT states have a higher probability of acquiring stem cell traits. The position of a cell along the EMT-axis which coincides with a stem cell-like state is known as the stemness window. We show how the original EMT-state of a cell dictates the EMT/MET inducing programmes required to reach stemness. Lastly we present the mechanism of stemness regulation and the regulatory feedback loops which position cells at a certain EMT state along the EMT axis.
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- Jeroen Verstappe
- Molecular and Cellular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium
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- Molecular and Cellular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Cancer Research Institute Ghent (CRIG), Ghent, Belgium.
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Zhou S, Zhu J, Zhou PK, Gu Y. Alveolar type 2 epithelial cell senescence and radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:999600. [PMID: 36407111 PMCID: PMC9666897 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.999600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RIPF) is a chronic and progressive respiratory tract disease characterized by collagen deposition. The pathogenesis of RIPF is still unclear. Type 2 alveolar epithelial cells (AT2), the essential cells that maintain the structure and function of lung tissue, are crucial for developing pulmonary fibrosis. Recent studies indicate the critical role of AT2 cell senescence during the onset and progression of RIPF. In addition, clearance of senescent AT2 cells and treatment with senolytic drugs efficiently improve lung function and radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis symptoms. These findings indicate that AT2 cell senescence has the potential to contribute significantly to the innovative treatment of fibrotic lung disorders. This review summarizes the current knowledge from basic and clinical research about the mechanism and functions of AT2 cell senescence in RIPF and points to the prospects for clinical treatment by targeting senescent AT2 cells.
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- Shenghui Zhou
- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, AMMS, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, AMMS, Beijing, China
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, AMMS, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Yongqing Gu, ; Ping-Kun Zhou,
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- Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, China,Beijing Key Laboratory for Radiobiology, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, AMMS, Beijing, China,*Correspondence: Yongqing Gu, ; Ping-Kun Zhou,
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Demchenko A, Lavrov A, Smirnikhina S. Lung organoids: current strategies for generation and transplantation. Cell Tissue Res 2022; 390:317-333. [PMID: 36178558 PMCID: PMC9522545 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03686-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Lung diseases occupy a leading position in human morbidity and are the third leading cause of death. Often the chronic forms of these diseases do not respond to therapy, so that lung transplantation is the only treatment option. The development of cellular and biotechnologies offers a new solution-the use of lung organoids for transplantation in such patients. Here, we review types of lung organoids, methods of their production and characterization, and experimental works on transplantation in vivo. These results show the promise of work in this direction. Despite the current problems associated with a low degree of cell engraftment, immune response, and insufficient differentiation, we are confident that organoid transplantation will find it is clinical application.
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- Anna Demchenko
- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Laboratory of Genome Editing, Moscow, 115522 Russia
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Laboratory of Genome Editing, Moscow, 115522 Russia
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- Research Centre for Medical Genetics, Laboratory of Genome Editing, Moscow, 115522 Russia
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Ben Brahim C, Courageux C, Jolly A, Ouine B, Cartier A, de la Grange P, de Koning L, Leroy P. Proliferation Genes Repressed by TGF-β Are Downstream of Slug/Snail2 in Normal Bronchial Epithelial Progenitors and Are Deregulated in COPD. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 17:703-718. [PMID: 33495975 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-021-10123-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Slug/Snail2 belongs to the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT)-inducing transcription factors involved in development and diseases. Slug is expressed in adult stem/progenitor cells of several epithelia, making it unique among these transcription factors. To investigate Slug role in human bronchial epithelium progenitors, we studied primary bronchial basal/progenitor cells in an air-liquid interface culture system that allows regenerating a bronchial epithelium. To identify Slug downstream genes we knocked down Slug in basal/progenitor cells from normal subjects and subjects with COPD, a respiratory disease presenting anomalies in the bronchial epithelium and high levels of TGF-β in the lungs. We show that normal and COPD bronchial basal/progenitors, even when treated with TGF-β, express both epithelial and mesenchymal markers, and that the epithelial marker E-cadherin is not a target of Slug and, moreover, positively correlates with Slug. We reveal that Slug downstream genes responding to both differentiation and TGF-β are different in normal and COPD progenitors, with in particular a set of proliferation-related genes that are among the genes repressed downstream of Slug in normal but not COPD. In COPD progenitors at the onset of differentiation in presence of TGF-β,we show that there is positive correlations between the effect of differentiation and TGF-β on proliferation-related genes and on Slug protein, and that their expression levels are higher than in normal cells. As well, the expression of Smad3 and β-Catenin, two molecules from TGF-βsignaling pathways, are higher in COPD progenitors, and our results indicate that proliferation-related genes and Slug protein are increased by different TGF-β-induced mechanisms.
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- Chamseddine Ben Brahim
- INSERM UMR1152, Physiopathology and Epidemiology of Respiratory Diseases, Paris, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Paris Diderot University, Bichat Campus, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR1152, Physiopathology and Epidemiology of Respiratory Diseases, Paris, France
- Faculty of Medicine, Paris Diderot University, Bichat Campus, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Department of Translational Research, RPPA platform, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Department of Translational Research, RPPA platform, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, Department of Translational Research, RPPA platform, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- INSERM UMR1152, Physiopathology and Epidemiology of Respiratory Diseases, Paris, France.
- Faculty of Medicine, Paris Diderot University, Bichat Campus, Paris, France.
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van den Akker GGH, Eijssen LMT, Richardson SM, Rhijn LWV, Hoyland JA, Welting TJM, Voncken JW. A Membranome-Centered Approach Defines Novel Biomarkers for Cellular Subtypes in the Intervertebral Disc. Cartilage 2020; 11:203-220. [PMID: 29629573 PMCID: PMC7097986 DOI: 10.1177/1947603518764260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lack of specific marker-sets prohibits definition and functional distinction of cellular subtypes in the intervertebral disc (IVD), such as those from the annulus fibrosus (AF) and the nucleus pulposus (NP). DESIGN We recently generated immortalized cell lines from human NP and AF tissues; these comprise a set of functionally distinct clonal subtypes. Whole transcriptome analyses were performed of 12 phenotypically distinct clonal cell lines (4× NP-Responder, 4× NP-nonResponder, 2× AF-Sheet forming, and 2× AF-nonSheet forming). Data sets were filtered for membrane-associated marker genes and compared to literature. RESULTS Comparison of our immortal cell lines to published primary NP, AF, and articular chondrocytes (AC) transcriptome datasets revealed preservation of AF and NP phenotypes. NP-specific membrane-associated genes were defined by comparison to AF cells in both the primary dataset (46 genes) and immortal cell-lines (161 genes). Definition of AF-specific membrane-associated genes yielded 125 primary AF cell and 92 immortal cell-line markers. Overlap between primary and immortal NP cells yielded high-confidence NP-specific marker genes for NP-R (CLDN11, TMEFF2, CA12, ANXA2, CD44) and NP-nR (EFNA1, NETO2, SLC2A1). Overlap between AF and immortal AF subtypes yielded specific markers for AF-S (COLEC12, LPAR1) and AF-nS (CHIC1). CONCLUSIONS The current study provides a reference platform for preclinical evaluation of novel membrane-associated cell type-specific markers in the IVD. Future research will focus on their biological relevance for IVD function in development, homeostasis, and degenerate conditions.
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- Guus G. H. van den Akker
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Rubio K, Castillo-Negrete R, Barreto G. Non-coding RNAs and nuclear architecture during epithelial-mesenchymal transition in lung cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Cell Signal 2020; 70:109593. [PMID: 32135188 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. On the other hand, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common interstitial lung disease showing a prevalence of 20 new cases per 100,000 persons per year. Despite differences in cellular origin and pathological phenotypes, LC and IPF are lung diseases that share common features, including hyperproliferation of specific cell types in the lung, involvement of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and enhanced activity of signaling pathways, such as tissue growth factor (TGFB), epidermal growth factor (EGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), wingless secreted glycoprotein (WNT) signaling, among others. EMT is a process during which epithelial cells lose their cell polarity and cell-cell adhesion, and acquire migratory and invasive properties to become mesenchymal cells. EMT involves numerous morphological hallmarks of hyperproliferative diseases, like cell plasticity, resistance to apoptosis, dedifferentiation and proliferation, thereby playing a central role during organ fibrosis and cancer progression. EMT was considered as an "all-or-none" process. In contrast to these outdated dichotomist interpretations, recent reports suggest that EMT occurs gradually involving different epithelial cell intermediate states with mesenchyme-like characteristics. These cell intermediate states of EMT differ from each other in their cell plasticity, invasiveness and metastatic potential, which in turn are induced by signals from their microenvironment. EMT is regulated by several transcription factors (TFs), which are members of prominent families of master regulators of transcription. In addition, there is increasing evidence for the important contribution of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) to EMT. In our review we highlight articles dissecting the function of different ncRNAs subtypes and nuclear architecture in cell intermediate states of EMT, as well as their involvement in LC and IPF.
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- Karla Rubio
- Brain and Lung Epigenetics (BLUE), Glycobiology, Cell Growth and Tissue Repair Research Unit (Gly-CRRET), Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 94010 Créteil, France; Lung Cancer Epigenetic, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Brain and Lung Epigenetics (BLUE), Glycobiology, Cell Growth and Tissue Repair Research Unit (Gly-CRRET), Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 94010 Créteil, France; Lung Cancer Epigenetic, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- Brain and Lung Epigenetics (BLUE), Glycobiology, Cell Growth and Tissue Repair Research Unit (Gly-CRRET), Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), 94010 Créteil, France; Lung Cancer Epigenetic, Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research, Parkstraße 1, 61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation; Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), The German Center of Lung Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung, DZL), Germany.
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Ghaedi M, Le AV, Hatachi G, Beloiartsev A, Rocco K, Sivarapatna A, Mendez JJ, Baevova P, Dyal RN, Leiby KL, White ES, Niklason LE. Bioengineered lungs generated from human iPSCs-derived epithelial cells on native extracellular matrix. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2017; 12:e1623-e1635. [PMID: 29024475 DOI: 10.1002/term.2589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The development of an alternative source for donor lungs would change the paradigm of lung transplantation. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential feasibility of using decellularized lungs as scaffolds for lung tissue regeneration and subsequent implantation. However, finding a reliable cell source and the ability to scale up for recellularization of the lung scaffold still remain significant challenges. To explore the possibility of regeneration of human lung tissue from stem cells in vitro, populations of lung progenitor cells were generated from human iPSCs. To explore the feasibility of producing engineered lungs from stem cells, we repopulated decellularized human lung and rat lungs with iPSC-derived epithelial progenitor cells. The iPSCs-derived epithelial progenitor cells lined the decellularized human lung and expressed most of the epithelial markers when were cultured in a lung bioreactor system. In decellularized rat lungs, these human-derived cells attach and proliferate in a manner similar to what was observed in the decellularized human lung. Our results suggest that repopulation of lung matrix with iPSC-derived lung epithelial cells may be a viable strategy for human lung regeneration and represents an important early step toward translation of this technology.
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- Mahboobe Ghaedi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Pagano F, Nocella C, Sciarretta S, Fianchini L, Siciliano C, Mangino G, Ibrahim M, De Falco E, Carnevale R, Chimenti I, Frati G. Cytoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of Steen Solution on Human Lung Spheroids and Human Endothelial Cells. Am J Transplant 2017; 17:1885-1894. [PMID: 28322021 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Respiratory diseases represent a major healthcare burden worldwide. Lung transplantation (LTx) is the "gold standard" for end-stage patients, strongly limited by shortage of available/suitable donor lungs. Normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has significantly increased the number of lungs suitable for transplantation. Steen solution is used for EVLP, but the mechanisms involved in its beneficial properties remain to be clarified. We investigated the effects of Steen solution in an in vitro protocol of cold starvation and normothermic recovery on human lung spheroids, named pneumospheres (PSs), containing epithelial/basal cells, and on endothelial human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Steen solution significantly preserved the viability of PSs, reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) release by PSs and HUVECs, decreased NADPH-oxidase (NOX) activity in PSs, and reduced inflammatory cytokines expression levels in HUVECs. Steen solution was able to specifically reduce NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) isoform activation, particularly in PSs, as detected by soluble-NOX2 peptide and p47-phosphorylation. Interestingly, a specific NOX2 inhibitor could partly mimic the pro-survival effect of Steen on PSs. We provide the first evidence that Steen solution can preserve lung epithelial/progenitor cells viability partially through NOX2 downregulation, and exert antioxidant effects on parenchymal cells, with consequent ROS reduction. These results suggest that NOX2 inhibition might be an additional strategy to reduce cellular damage during LTx procedures.
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- F Pagano
- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Department of Molecular Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Department of AngioCardioNeurology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Science and Translational Medicine, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Department of AngioCardioNeurology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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Chimenti I, Pagano F, Angelini F, Siciliano C, Mangino G, Picchio V, De Falco E, Peruzzi M, Carnevale R, Ibrahim M, Biondi‐Zoccai G, Messina E, Frati G. Human Lung Spheroids as In Vitro Niches of Lung Progenitor Cells with Distinctive Paracrine and Plasticity Properties. Stem Cells Transl Med 2016; 6:767-777. [PMID: 28297570 PMCID: PMC5442776 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2015-0374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Basic and translational research on lung biology has discovered multiple progenitor cell types, specialized or facultative, responsible for turnover, renewal, and repair. Isolation of populations of resident lung progenitor cells (LPCs) has been described by multiple protocols, and some have been successfully applied to healthy human lung tissue. We aimed at understanding how different cell culture conditions may affect, in vitro, the phenotype of LPCs to create an ideal niche‐like microenvironment. The influence of different substrates (i.e., fibronectin, gelatin, laminin) and the impact of a three‐dimensional/two‐dimensional (3D/2D) culture switch on the biology of LPCs isolated as lung spheroids (LSs) from normal adult human lung biopsy specimens were investigated. We applied a spheroid culture system as the selective/inductive step for progenitor cell culture, as described in many biological systems. The data showed a niche‐like proepithelial microenvironment inside the LS, highly sensitive to the 3D culture system and significantly affecting the phenotype of adult LPCs more than culture substrate. LSs favor epithelial phenotypes and LPC maintenance and contain cells more responsive to specific commitment stimuli than 2D monolayer cultures, while secreting a distinctive set of paracrine factors. We have shown for the first time, to our knowledge, how culture as 3D LSs can affect LPC epithelial phenotype and produce strong paracrine signals with a distinctive secretomic profile compared with 2D monolayer conditions. These findings suggest novel approaches to maintain ex vivo LPCs for basic and translational studies. Stem Cells Translational Medicine2017;6:767–777
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- Isotta Chimenti
- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Science and Translational Medicine, “La Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of AngioCardioNeurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Neuropsychiatry, “Umberto I” Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical Sciences and Biotechnology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Department of AngioCardioNeurology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Neuromed, Pozzilli, Italy
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Bajaj P, Harris JF, Huang JH, Nath P, Iyer R. Advances and Challenges in Recapitulating Human Pulmonary Systems: At the Cusp of Biology and Materials. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2016; 2:473-488. [PMID: 33465851 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this review is to provide an overview of physiologically relevant microengineered lung-on-a-chip (LoC) platforms for a variety of different biomedical applications with emphasis on drug screening. First, a brief outline of lung anatomy and physiology is presented followed by discussion of the lung parenchyma and its extracellular matrix. Next, we point out the technical challenges in recapitulating the complexity of lung in conventional static two-dimensional microenvironments and the need for alternate lung platforms. The importance of scaling laws is also emphasized in designing these in vitro microengineered lung platforms. The review then discusses current LoC platforms that have been used for testing the efficacy of drugs or as model systems for investigating disorders of the lung parenchyma. Finally, the design parameters in developing an ideal physiologically relevant LoC platform are presented. As this emerging field of organ-on-a-chip can serve an alternative platform for animal testing of drugs or modeling human diseases in vitro, it has significant potential to impact the future of pharmaceutical research.
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- Piyush Bajaj
- Information Systems and Modeling, §Bioscience Division, and ⊥Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Information Systems and Modeling, Bioscience Division, and ⊥Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Information Systems and Modeling, Bioscience Division, and Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Information Systems and Modeling, Bioscience Division, and Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Information Systems and Modeling, Bioscience Division, and Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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McQualter JL, Bertoncello I. Clonal culture of adult mouse lung epithelial stem/progenitor cells. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1235:231-41. [PMID: 25388397 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1785-3_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Clonal culture of stem cells is crucial for their identification, and the characterization of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate their proliferation and differentiation. In the adult mouse lung, epithelial stem/progenitor cells are defined by the phenotype CD45(neg) CD31(neg) EpCAM(pos) CD104(pos) CD24(low). Here we describe a tissue dissociation and flow cytometry strategy for the detection and isolation of adult mouse lung epithelial stem/progenitor cells, and a three-dimensional colony-forming assay for their clonal culture in vitro.
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- Jonathan L McQualter
- Lung Health Research Centre, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Melbourne, Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia,
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van den Akker GGH, Surtel DAM, Cremers A, Rodrigues-Pinto R, Richardson SM, Hoyland JA, van Rhijn LW, Welting TJM, Voncken JW. Novel immortal human cell lines reveal subpopulations in the nucleus pulposus. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:R135. [PMID: 24972717 PMCID: PMC4227062 DOI: 10.1186/ar4597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Introduction Relatively little is known about cellular subpopulations in the mature nucleus pulposus (NP). Detailed understanding of the ontogenetic, cellular and molecular characteristics of functional intervertebral disc (IVD) cell populations is pivotal to the successful development of cell replacement therapies and IVD regeneration. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether phenotypically distinct clonal cell lines representing different subpopulations in the human NP could be generated using immortalization strategies. Methods Nondegenerate healthy disc material (age range, 8 to 15 years) was obtained as surplus surgical material. Early passage NP monolayer cell cultures were initially characterized using a recently established NP marker set. NP cells were immortalized by simian virus 40 large T antigen (SV40LTag) and human telomerase reverse transcriptase expression. Immortalized cells were clonally expanded and characterized based on collagen type I, collagen type II, α1 (COL2A1), and SRY-box 9 (SOX9) protein expression profiles, as well as on expression of a subset of established in vivo NP cell lineage markers. Results A total of 54 immortal clones were generated. Profiling of a set of novel NP markers (CD24, CA12, PAX1, PTN, FOXF1 and KRT19 mRNA) in a representative set of subclones substantiated successful immortalization of multiple cellular subpopulations from primary isolates and confirmed their NP origin and/or phenotype. We were able to identify two predominant clonal NP subtypes based on their morphological characteristics and their ability to induce SOX9 and COL2A1 under conventional differentiation conditions. In addition, cluster of differentiation 24 (CD24)–negative NP responder clones formed spheroid structures in various culture systems, suggesting the preservation of a more immature phenotype compared to CD24-positive nonresponder clones. Conclusions Here we report the generation of clonal NP cell lines from nondegenerate human IVD tissue and present a detailed characterization of NP cellular subpopulations. Differential cell surface marker expression and divergent responses to differentiation conditions suggest that the NP subtypes may correspond to distinct maturation stages and represent distinct NP cell subpopulations. Hence, we provide evidence that the immortalization strategy that we applied is capable of detecting cell heterogeneity in the NP. Our cell lines yield novel insights into NP biology and provide promising new tools for studies of IVD development, cell function and disease.
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Stem cells, cell therapies, and bioengineering in lung biology and diseases. Comprehensive review of the recent literature 2010-2012. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2014; 10:S45-97. [PMID: 23869446 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201304-090aw] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A conference, "Stem Cells and Cell Therapies in Lung Biology and Lung Diseases," was held July 25 to 28, 2011 at the University of Vermont to review the current understanding of the role of stem and progenitor cells in lung repair after injury and to review the current status of cell therapy and ex vivo bioengineering approaches for lung diseases. These are rapidly expanding areas of study that provide further insight into and challenge traditional views of mechanisms of lung repair after injury and pathogenesis of several lung diseases. The goals of the conference were to summarize the current state of the field, to discuss and debate current controversies, and to identify future research directions and opportunities for basic and translational research in cell-based therapies for lung diseases. The goal of this article, which accompanies the formal conference report, is to provide a comprehensive review of the published literature in lung regenerative medicine from the last conference report through December 2012.
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts regulate the plasticity of lung cancer stemness via paracrine signalling. Nat Commun 2014; 5:3472. [PMID: 24668028 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a promising target for treating cancer, yet how CSC plasticity is maintained in vivo is unclear and is difficult to study in vitro. Here we establish a sustainable primary culture of Oct3/4(+)/Nanog(+) lung CSCs fed with CD90(+) cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to further advance our knowledge of preserving stem cells in the tumour microenvironment. Using transcriptomics we identify the paracrine network by which CAFs enrich CSCs through de-differentiation and reacquisition of stem cell-like properties. Specifically, we find that IGF1R signalling activation in cancer cells in the presence of CAFs expressing IGF-II can induce Nanog expression and promote stemness. Moreover, this paracrine signalling predicts overall and relapse-free survival in stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. IGF-II/IGF1R signalling blockade inhibits Nanog expression and attenuates cancer stem cell features. Our data demonstrate that CAFs constitute a supporting niche for cancer stemness, and targeting this paracrine signalling may present a new therapeutic strategy for NSCLC.
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Bertoncello I, McQualter JL. Endogenous lung stem cells: what is their potential for use in regenerative medicine? Expert Rev Respir Med 2014; 4:349-62. [DOI: 10.1586/ers.10.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ghaedi M, Calle EA, Mendez JJ, Gard AL, Balestrini J, Booth A, Bove PF, Gui L, White ES, Niklason LE. Human iPS cell-derived alveolar epithelium repopulates lung extracellular matrix. J Clin Invest 2013; 123:4950-62. [PMID: 24135142 DOI: 10.1172/jci68793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The use of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has been postulated to be the most effective strategy for developing patient-specific respiratory epithelial cells, which may be valuable for lung-related cell therapy and lung tissue engineering. We generated a relatively homogeneous population of alveolar epithelial type II (AETII) and type I (AETI) cells from human iPSCs that had phenotypic properties similar to those of mature human AETII and AETI cells. We used these cells to explore whether lung tissue can be regenerated in vitro. Consistent with an AETII phenotype, we found that up to 97% of cells were positive for surfactant protein C, 95% for mucin-1, 93% for surfactant protein B, and 89% for the epithelial marker CD54. Additionally, exposing induced AETII to a Wnt/β-catenin inhibitor (IWR-1) changed the iPSC-AETII-like phenotype to a predominantly AETI-like phenotype. We found that of induced AET1 cells, more than 90% were positive for type I markers, T1α, and caveolin-1. Acellular lung matrices were prepared from whole rat or human adult lungs treated with decellularization reagents, followed by seeding these matrices with alveolar cells derived from human iPSCs. Under appropriate culture conditions, these progenitor cells adhered to and proliferated within the 3D lung tissue scaffold and displayed markers of differentiated pulmonary epithelium.
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Specific Biomarkers Are Associated with Docetaxeland Gemcitabine-Resistant NSCLC Cell Lines. Transl Oncol 2012; 5:461-8. [PMID: 23397475 DOI: 10.1593/tlo.12256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2012] [Revised: 08/01/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Five-year survival rate for lung cancer is limited to 10% to 15%. Therefore, the identification of novel therapeutic prognostic factors is an urgent requirement. The aim of this study is thus to highlight specific biomarkers in chemoresistant non-small cell lung cancer cell lines. Therefore, we checked-in the control condition as well as after short-term pharmacological treatment with either docetaxel or gemcitabine-the expression of genes such as tumor suppressor genes (CDKN2A, DAPK, FHIT, GSTP1, MGMT, RARβ2, RASSF1A, and TIMP3), genes associated with drug resistance (BRCA1, COX2, ERCC1, IGFBP3, RRM1, and TUBB3), and stemness-related genes (CD133, OCT4, and SLUG) in two cellular models of squamous carcinoma (CAEP) and adenocarcinoma (RAL) of the lung originally established. Their promoter methylation profile was also evaluated. Drug-related genes were upregulated. Cisplatin resistance matched with high levels of BRCA1 and ERCC1 in both cell lines; docetaxel sensitivity of CAEP cells was associated to levels of TUBB3 lower than RAL cells. Although CAEP cells were more sensitive to gemcitabine, both cell lines showed high levels of RRM1. Stemness-related genes were downregulated in the control condition but became upregulated in docetaxel-resistant cells, indicating the selection of a population with stemness features. We did not find an unequivocal correspondence between gene expression and respective DNA promoter methylation status, suggesting the involvement of additional mechanisms of gene expression regulation. These results highlight specific biomarkers consistent with the different responses of the two cell lines to standard pharmacological treatments and indicate specific molecular traits for their chemoresistance.
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Chui MH. Insights into cancer metastasis from a clinicopathologic perspective: Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition is not a necessary step. Int J Cancer 2012; 132:1487-95. [PMID: 22833228 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated as the critical event initiating cancer invasion and metastasis. After disseminating through the circulation, the malignant cells have been proposed to undergo subsequent mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) to form secondary tumors. However, strong evidence from human tumor specimens for this paradigm is lacking. In carcinomas, cancers derived from epithelial tissues, epithelial morphology and gene expression are always retained to some degree. While mesenchymal transdifferentiation may be involved in the pathogenesis of carcinosarcomas, even in these neoplasms, as well as in germ cell tumors capable of multilineage differentiation, the mesenchymal phenotype does not facilitate metastatic progression. Indeed, most cancers invade and travel through lymphatic and blood vessels via cohesive epithelial migration, rather than going through the EMT-MET sequence. EMT gene expression is also consistently associated with high histologic grade and while the transcription factors, Snail, Slug and Twist have traditionally been thought of as inducers of EMT, under certain conditions, they also mediate dedifferentiation and maintenance of the stem cell state. In various malignancies, including basal-like breast cancer and colorectal cancer, the genetically unstable, undifferentiated phenotype predicts early metastatic spread and poor prognosis. This article discusses some of the controversies surrounding differentiation and metastasis from a clinicopathologic perspective and presents evidence that the epithelial phenotype is maintained throughout the process of cancer metastasis.
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- Michael Herman Chui
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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Piccinini F, Tesei A, Zoli W, Bevilacqua A. Extended depth of focus in optical microscopy: Assessment of existing methods and a new proposal. Microsc Res Tech 2012; 75:1582-92. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Brunner TB, Kunz-Schughart LA, Grosse-Gehling P, Baumann M. Cancer Stem Cells as a Predictive Factor in Radiotherapy. Semin Radiat Oncol 2012; 22:151-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vaughan AE, Halbert CL, Wootton SK, Miller AD. Lung cancer in mice induced by the jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus envelope protein is not maintained by rare cancer stem cells, but tumorigenicity does correlate with Wnt pathway activation. Mol Cancer Res 2011; 10:86-95. [PMID: 22064658 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-11-0285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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JSRV, a simple beta-retrovirus, is the etiologic agent of ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma, a form of non-small cell lung cancer in sheep and goats. It has been shown that the envelope protein alone is sufficient to induce tumorigenesis in the lungs of mice when delivered via an adeno-associated viral vector. Here, we tested the hypothesis that JSRV envelope-induced tumors are maintained by a small population of tumor-initiating cells, termed cancer stem cells. To test this hypothesis, dissociated cancer cells were sorted from envelope-induced tumors in mouse lung based on the putative stem cell markers Sca-1, CD34, and CD133, the pluripotency-associated transcription factor Oct4, and the level of Wnt signaling. No association with increased tumor-initiating capacity was found with any of the cell-surface markers. In addition, we were unable to detect any evidence of Oct4 expression in tumor-bearing mouse lung. However, tumor cells possessing an active Wnt signaling pathway did show a significant correlation with increased tumor formation upon transplantation. Limiting dilution transplant analysis suggests the existence of a large fraction of cells with the ability to propagate tumor growth, with increasing tumor initiation potential correlating with activated Wnt signaling.
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- Andrew E Vaughan
- Human Biology and Basic Sciences Divisions, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Buzhor E, Harari-Steinberg O, Omer D, Metsuyanim S, Jacob-Hirsch J, Noiman T, Dotan Z, Goldstein RS, Dekel B. Kidney spheroids recapitulate tubular organoids leading to enhanced tubulogenic potency of human kidney-derived cells. Tissue Eng Part A 2011; 17:2305-19. [PMID: 21542667 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Cell-based approaches utilizing autologous human renal cells require their isolation, expansion in vitro, and reintroduction back into the host for renal tissue regeneration. Nevertheless, human kidney epithelial cells (hKEpCs) lose their phenotype, dedifferentiate, and assume the appearance of fibroblasts after relatively few passages in culture. We hypothesized that growth conditions may influence hKEpC phenotype and function. hKEpCs retrieved from human nephrectomy tissue samples showed the ability to reproducibly form kidney spheres when grown in suspension culture developed in nonadherent conditions. Genetic labeling and time-lapse microscopy indicated, at least in part, the aggregation of hKEpCs into 3D spheroids rather than formation of pure clonally expanded spheres. Characterization of hKEpC spheroids by real-time polymerase chain reaction and FACS analysis showed upregulation of some renal developmental and "stemness" markers compared with monolayer and mostly an EpCAM(+)CD24(+)CD133(+)CD44(+) spheroid cell phenotype. Oligonucleotide microarrays, which were used to identify global transcriptional changes accompanying spheroid formation, showed predominantly upregulation of cell matrix/cell contact molecules and cellular biogenesis processes and downregulation of cell cycle, growth, and locomotion. Accordingly, hKEpC spheroids slowly proliferated as indicated by low Ki-67 staining, but when grafted in low cell numbers onto the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of the chick embryo, they exclusively reconstituted various renal tubular epithelia. Moreover, efficient generation of kidney spheroids was observed after long-term monolayer culture resulting in reestablishment of tubulogenic capacity upon CAM grafting. Thus, generation of a tubular organoid in hKEpC spheroids may provide a functional benefit for kidney-derived cells in vivo.
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- Ella Buzhor
- Sheba Medical Center, Pediatric Stem Cell Research Institute, Edmond and Lili Safra Children's Hospital, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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Rock JR, Hogan BLM. Epithelial progenitor cells in lung development, maintenance, repair, and disease. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2011; 27:493-512. [PMID: 21639799 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100109-104040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The vertebrate lung is elegantly patterned to carry out gas exchange and host defense. Similar to other organ systems, endogenous stem and progenitor cells fuel the organogenesis of the lung and maintain homeostasis in the face of normal wear and tear. In the context of acute injury, these progenitor populations are capable of effecting efficient repair. However, chronic injury, inflammation, and immune rejection frequently result in pathological airway remodeling and serious impairment of lung function. Here, we review the development, maintenance, and repair of the vertebrate respiratory system with an emphasis on the roles of epithelial stem and progenitor cells. We discuss what is currently known about their identities, lineage relationships, and the mechanisms that regulate their differentiation along various lineages. A deeper understanding of these progenitor populations will undoubtedly accelerate the discovery of improved cellular, genetic, molecular, and bioengineered therapies for lung disease.
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- Jason R Rock
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Fujishima S. Epithelial cell restoration and regeneration in inflammatory lung diseases. Inflamm Regen 2011. [DOI: 10.2492/inflammregen.31.290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Chistiakov DA. Endogenous and exogenous stem cells: a role in lung repair and use in airway tissue engineering and transplantation. J Biomed Sci 2010; 17:92. [PMID: 21138559 PMCID: PMC3004872 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-17-92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rapid repair of the denuded alveolar surface after injury is a key to survival. The respiratory tract contains several sources of endogenous adult stem cells residing within the basal layer of the upper airways, within or near pulmonary neuroendocrine cell rests, at the bronchoalveolar junction, and within the alveolar epithelial surface, which contribute to the repair of the airway wall. Bone marrow-derived adult mesenchymal stem cells circulating in blood are also involved in tracheal regeneration. However, an organism is frequently incapable of repairing serious damage and defects of the respiratory tract resulting from acute trauma, lung cancers, and chronic pulmonary and airway diseases. Therefore, replacement of the tracheal tissue should be urgently considered. The shortage of donor trachea remains a major obstacle in tracheal transplantation. However, implementation of tissue engineering and stem cell therapy-based approaches helps to successfully solve this problem. To date, huge progress has been achieved in tracheal bioengineering. Several sources of stem cells have been used for transplantation and airway reconstitution in animal models with experimentally induced tracheal defects. Most tracheal tissue engineering approaches use biodegradable three-dimensional scaffolds, which are important for neotracheal formation by promoting cell attachment, cell redifferentiation, and production of the extracellular matrix. The advances in tracheal bioengineering recently resulted in successful transplantation of the world's first bioengineered trachea. Current trends in tracheal transplantation include the use of autologous cells, development of bioactive cell-free scaffolds capable of supporting activation and differentiation of host stem cells on the site of injury, with a future perspective of using human native sites as micro-niche for potentiation of the human body's site-specific response by sequential adding, boosting, permissive, and recruitment impulses.
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- Dimitry A Chistiakov
- Department of Molecular Diagnostics, National Research Center GosNIIgenetika, 1st Dorozhny Proezd 1, Moscow, Russia.
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Schiller KR, Maniak PJ, O'Grady SM. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator is involved in airway epithelial wound repair. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 299:C912-21. [PMID: 20686068 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00215.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The role of cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in airway epithelial wound repair was investigated using normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells and a human airway epithelial cell line (Calu-3) of serous gland origin. Measurements of wound repair were performed using continuous impedance sensing to determine the time course for wound closure. Control experiments showed that the increase in impedance corresponding to cell migration into the wound was blocked by treatment with the actin polymerization inhibitor, cytochalasin D. Time lapse imaging revealed that NHBE and Calu-3 cell wound closure was dependent on cell migration, and that movement occurred as a collective sheet of cells. Selective inhibition of CFTR activity with CFTR(inh)-172 or short hairpin RNA silencing of CFTR expression produced a significant delay in wound repair. The CF cell line UNCCF1T also exhibited significantly slower migration than comparable normal airway epithelial cells. Inhibition of CFTR-dependent anion transport by treatment with CFTR(inh)-172 slowed wound closure to the same extent as silencing CFTR protein expression, indicating that ion transport by CFTR plays a critical role in migration. Moreover, morphologic analysis of migrating cells revealed that CFTR inhibition or silencing significantly reduced lamellipodia protrusion. These findings support the conclusion that CFTR participates in airway epithelial wound repair by a mechanism involving anion transport that is coupled to the regulation of lamellipodia protrusion at the leading edge of the cell.
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- Katherine R Schiller
- Graduate Program in Comparative Molecular Biosciences, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
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Alison MR, Lebrenne AC, Islam S. Stem cells and lung cancer: future therapeutic targets? Expert Opin Biol Ther 2009; 9:1127-41. [PMID: 19653862 DOI: 10.1517/14712590903103803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In both the UK and USA more people die of lung cancer than any other type of cancer. Lung cancer's high mortality rate is also reflected on a global scale, with lung cancer accounting for more than 1 million deaths per year. In tissues with ordered structure such a lung epithelia, it is likely that the cancers have their origins in normal adult stem cells, and then the tumours themselves are maintained by a population of malignant stem cells - so-called cancer stem cells. This review examines both these postulates in animal models and in the clinical setting, noting that stem cell niches appear to foster tumour development, and that drug resistance can often be attributed to malignant cells with stem cell properties.
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- Malcolm R Alison
- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine, London E1 2AT , UK.
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