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The GPI-Anchored Protein Thy-1/CD90 Promotes Wound Healing upon Injury to the Skin by Enhancing Skin Perfusion. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012539. [PMID: 36293394 PMCID: PMC9603913 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Wound healing is a highly regulated multi-step process that involves a plethora of signals. Blood perfusion is crucial in wound healing and abnormalities in the formation of new blood vessels define the outcome of the wound healing process. Thy-1 has been implicated in angiogenesis and silencing of the Thy-1 gene retards the wound healing process. However, the role of Thy-1 in blood perfusion during wound closure remains unclear. We proposed that Thy-1 regulates vascular perfusion, affecting the healing rate in mouse skin. We analyzed the time of recovery, blood perfusion using Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging, and tissue morphology from images acquired with a Nanozoomer tissue scanner. The latter was assessed in a tissue sample taken with a biopsy punch on several days during the wound healing process. Results obtained with the Thy-1 knockout (Thy-1−/−) mice were compared with control mice. Thy-1−/− mice showed at day seven, a delayed re-epithelialization, increased micro- to macro-circulation ratio, and lower blood perfusion in the wound area. In addition, skin morphology displayed a flatter epidermis, fewer ridges, and almost no stratum granulosum or corneum, while the dermis was thicker, showing more fibroblasts and fewer lymphocytes. Our results suggest a critical role for Thy-1 in wound healing, particularly in vascular dynamics.
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Loxin Reduced the Inflammatory Response in the Liver and the Aortic Fatty Streak Formation in Mice Fed with a High-Fat Diet. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23137329. [PMID: 35806336 PMCID: PMC9266330 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is the most harmful form of cholesterol associated with vascular atherosclerosis and hepatic injury, mainly due to inflammatory cell infiltration and subsequent severe tissue injury. Lox-1 is the central ox-LDL receptor expressed in endothelial and immune cells, its activation regulating inflammatory cytokines and chemotactic factor secretion. Recently, a Lox-1 truncated protein isoform lacking the ox-LDL binding domain named LOXIN has been described. We have previously shown that LOXIN overexpression blocked Lox-1-mediated ox-LDL internalization in human endothelial progenitor cells in vitro. However, the functional role of LOXIN in targeting inflammation or tissue injury in vivo remains unknown. In this study, we investigate whether LOXIN modulated the expression of Lox-1 and reduced the inflammatory response in a high-fat-diet mice model. Results indicate that human LOXIN blocks Lox-1 mediated uptake of ox-LDL in H4-II-E-C3 cells. Furthermore, in vivo experiments showed that overexpression of LOXIN reduced both fatty streak lesions in the aorta and inflammation and fibrosis in the liver. These findings were associated with the down-regulation of Lox-1 in endothelial cells. Then, LOXIN prevents hepatic and aortic tissue damage in vivo associated with reduced Lox-1 expression in endothelial cells. We encourage future research to understand better the underlying molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic use of LOXIN.
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Ormazabal V, Nova-Lampeti E, Rojas D, Zúñiga FA, Escudero C, Lagos P, Moreno A, Pavez Y, Reyes C, Yáñez M, Vidal M, Cabrera-Vives G, Oporto K, Aguayo C. Secretome from Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Endothelial Cells Promotes Wound Healing in a Type-2 Diabetes Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020941. [PMID: 35055129 PMCID: PMC8779848 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Tissue regeneration is often impaired in patients with metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus and obesity, exhibiting reduced wound repair and limited regeneration capacity. We and others have demonstrated that wound healing under normal metabolic conditions is potentiated by the secretome of human endothelial cell-differentiated mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC-EC). However, it is unknown whether this effect is sustained under hyperglycemic conditions. In this study, the wound healing effect of secretomes from undifferentiated human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) and hMSC-EC in a type-2 diabetes mouse model was analyzed. hMSC were isolated from human Wharton’s jelly and differentiated into hMSC-EC. hMSC and hMSC-EC secretomes were analyzed and their wound healing capacity in C57Bl/6J mice fed with control (CD) or high fat diet (HFD) was evaluated. Our results showed that hMSC-EC secretome enhanced endothelial cell proliferation and wound healing in vivo when compared with hMSC secretome. Five soluble proteins (angiopoietin-1, angiopoietin-2, Factor de crecimiento fibroblástico, Matrix metallopeptidase 9, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) were enriched in hMSC-EC secretome in comparison to hMSC secretome. Thus, the five recombinant proteins were mixed, and their pro-healing property was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Functional analysis demonstrated that a cocktail of these proteins enhanced the wound healing process similar to hMSC-EC secretome in HFD mice. Overall, our results show that hMSC-EC secretome or a combination of specific proteins enriched in the hMSC-EC secretome enhanced wound healing process under hyperglycemic conditions.
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- Valeska Ormazabal
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (V.O.); (P.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Chillan 3787000, Chile;
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
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- Vascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad del Bio-Bio, Chillan 3787000, Chile;
- Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health), Chillan 3787000, Chile
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (V.O.); (P.L.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Las Higueras Hospital, Talcahuano 4030000, Chile;
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (M.V.); (G.C.-V.)
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- Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (M.V.); (G.C.-V.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile; (E.N.-L.); (F.A.Z.); (A.M.); (Y.P.); (C.R.); (K.O.)
- Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health), Chillan 3787000, Chile
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +56-41-2207196
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Pichlsberger M, Jerman UD, Obradović H, Tratnjek L, Macedo AS, Mendes F, Fonte P, Hoegler A, Sundl M, Fuchs J, Schoeberlein A, Kreft ME, Mojsilović S, Lang-Olip I. Systematic Review of the Application of Perinatal Derivatives in Animal Models on Cutaneous Wound Healing. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:742858. [PMID: 34631683 PMCID: PMC8498585 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.742858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Knowledge of the beneficial effects of perinatal derivatives (PnD) in wound healing goes back to the early 1900s when the human fetal amniotic membrane served as a biological dressing to treat burns and skin ulcerations. Since the twenty-first century, isolated cells from perinatal tissues and their secretomes have gained increasing scientific interest, as they can be obtained non-invasively, have anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-fibrotic characteristics, and are immunologically tolerated in vivo. Many studies that apply PnD in pre-clinical cutaneous wound healing models show large variations in the choice of the animal species (e.g., large animals, rodents), the choice of diabetic or non-diabetic animals, the type of injury (full-thickness wounds, burns, radiation-induced wounds, skin flaps), the source and type of PnD (placenta, umbilical cord, fetal membranes, cells, secretomes, tissue extracts), the method of administration (topical application, intradermal/subcutaneous injection, intravenous or intraperitoneal injection, subcutaneous implantation), and the type of delivery systems (e.g., hydrogels, synthetic or natural biomaterials as carriers for transplanted cells, extracts or secretomes). This review provides a comprehensive and integrative overview of the application of PnD in wound healing to assess its efficacy in preclinical animal models. We highlight the advantages and limitations of the most commonly used animal models and evaluate the impact of the type of PnD, the route of administration, and the dose of cells/secretome application in correlation with the wound healing outcome. This review is a collaborative effort from the COST SPRINT Action (CA17116), which broadly aims at approaching consensus for different aspects of PnD research, such as providing inputs for future standards for the preclinical application of PnD in wound healing.
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- Melanie Pichlsberger
- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Group for Hematology and Stem Cells, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- LAQV, REQUIMTE, Department of Chemical Sciences-Applied Chemistry Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- iBB-Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Center for Marine Sciences (CCMar), Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.,Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Feto-maternal Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Group for Hematology and Stem Cells, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Advantages in Wound Healing Process in Female Mice Require Upregulation A 2A-Mediated Angiogenesis under the Stimulation of 17β-Estradiol. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197145. [PMID: 32998232 PMCID: PMC7583763 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Estrogenic steroids and adenosine A2A receptors promote the wound healing and angiogenesis processes. However, so far, it is unclear whether estrogen may regulate the expression and pro-angiogenic activity of A2A receptors. Using in vivo analyses, we showed that female wild type (WT) mice have a more rapid wound healing process than female or male A2A-deficient mice (A2AKO) mice. We also found that pulmonary endothelial cells (mPEC) isolated from female WT mice showed higher expression of A2A receptor than mPEC from male WT mice. mPEC from female WT mice were more sensitive to A2A-mediated pro-angiogenic response, suggesting an ER and A2A crosstalk, which was confirmed using cells isolated from A2AKO. In those female cells, 17β-estradiol potentiated A2A-mediated cell proliferation, an effect that was inhibited by selective antagonists of estrogen receptors (ER), ERα, and ERβ. Therefore, estrogen regulates the expression and/or pro-angiogenic activity of A2A adenosine receptors, likely involving activation of ERα and ERβ receptors. Sexual dimorphism in wound healing observed in the A2AKO mice process reinforces the functional crosstalk between ER and A2A receptors.
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Kaushik K, Das A. TWIST1-Reprogrammed Endothelial Cell Transplantation Potentiates Neovascularization-Mediated Diabetic Wound Tissue Regeneration. Diabetes 2020; 69:1232-1247. [PMID: 32234721 DOI: 10.2337/db20-0138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hypovascularized diabetic nonhealing wounds are due to reduced number and impaired physiology of endogenous endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) population that limits their recruitment and mobilization at the wound site. For enrichment of the EPC repertoire from nonendothelial precursors, abundantly available mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) were reprogrammed into induced endothelial cells (iEC). We identified cell signaling molecular targets by meta-analysis of microarray data sets. BMP-2 induction leads to the expression of inhibitory Smad 6/7-dependent negative transcriptional regulation of ID1, rendering the latter's reduced binding to TWIST1 during transdifferentiation of Wharton jelly-derived MSC (WJ-MSC) into iEC. TWIST1, in turn, regulates endothelial gene transcription, positively of proangiogenic KDR and negatively, in part, of antiangiogenic SFRP4 Twist1 reprogramming enhanced the endothelial lineage commitment of WJ-MSC and increased the vasculogenic potential of reprogrammed endothelial cells (rEC). Transplantation of stable TWIST1 rEC into a type 1 and 2 diabetic full-thickness splinted wound healing murine model enhanced the microcirculatory blood flow and accelerated the wound tissue regeneration. An increased or decreased colocalization of GFP with KDR/SFRP4 and CD31 in the regenerated diabetic wound bed with TWIST1 overexpression or silencing (piLenti-TWIST1-shRNA-GFP), respectively, further confirmed improved neovascularization. This study depicted the reprogramming of WJ-MSC into rEC using unique transcription factor TWIST1 for an efficacious cell transplantation therapy to induce neovascularization-mediated diabetic wound tissue regeneration.
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- Komal Kaushik
- Department of Applied Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Applied Biology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Campus, Hyderabad, India
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Motawea SM, Noreldin RI, Naguib YM. Potential therapeutic effects of endothelial cells trans-differentiated from Wharton's Jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells on altered vascular functions in aged diabetic rat model. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2020; 12:40. [PMID: 32426041 PMCID: PMC7216374 DOI: 10.1186/s13098-020-00546-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus in elderly represents an exceptional subset in the population vulnerable to cardiovascular events. As aging, diabetes mellitus and hypertension share common pathways, an ideal treatment should possess the ability to counter more than one of, if not all, the underlying mechanisms. Stem cells emerged as a potential approach for complicated medical problems. We tested here the possible role of trans-differentiated endothelial cells (ECs) in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in old rats. METHODS Mesenchymal stem cells where isolated from umbilical cord Wharton's Jelly and induced to differentiate into endothelial like-cells using vascular endothelial growth factor-enriched media. Thirty aged male Wistar albino rats were used in the present study. Rats were divided (10/group) into: control group (18-20 months old, weighing 350-400 g, received single intraperitoneal injection as well as single intravenous injection via tail vein of the vehicles), aged diabetic group (18-20 months old, weighing 350-400 g, received single intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/kg streptozotocin, and also received single intravenous injection of saline via tail vein), and aged diabetic + ECs group (18-20 months old, weighing 350-400 g, received single intraperitoneal injection of 50 mg/kg streptozotocin, and also received single intravenous injection of 2*106 MSC-derived ECs in 0.5 ml saline via tail vein) groups. Assessment of SBP, aortic PWV, and renal artery resistance was performed. Serum levels of ET1, ANG II, IL-6, TNF-α, MDA, ROS, and VEGF were evaluated, as well as the aortic NO tissue level and eNOS gene expression. Histopathological and immunostaining assessments of small and large vessels were also performed. RESULTS Induction of diabetes in old rats resulted in significant increase in SBP, aortic PWV, renal artery resistance, and serum levels of ET1, ANG II, IL-6, TNF-α, MDA, ROS, and VEGF. While there was significant decrease in aortic NO tissue level and eNOS gene expression in the aged diabetic group when compared to aged control group. ECs treatment resulted in significant improvement of endothelial dysfunction, inflammation and oxidative stress. CONCLUSION We report here the potential therapeutic role of trans-differentiated ECs in aged diabetics. ECs demonstrated anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, gene modifying properties, significantly countered endothelial dysfunction, and improved vascular insult.
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- Shaimaa M. Motawea
- Clinical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
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- Clinical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt
- Physiology Department, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
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Kaushik K, Das A. Endothelial progenitor cell therapy for chronic wound tissue regeneration. Cytotherapy 2019; 21:1137-1150. [PMID: 31668487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2019.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Despite advancements in wound care, healing of chronic diabetic wounds remains a great challenge for the clinical fraternity because of the intricacies of the healing process. Due to the limitations of existing treatment strategies for chronic wounds, stem/progenitor cell transplantation therapies have been explored as an alternative for tissue regeneration at the wound site. The non-healing phenotype of chronic wounds is directly associated with lack of vascularization. Therefore, endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) transplantation is proving to be a promising approach for the treatment of hypo-vascular chronic wounds. With the existing knowledge in EPC biology, significant efforts have been made to enrich EPCs at the chronic wound site, generating EPCs from somatic cells, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using transcription factors, or from adult stem cells using chemicals/drugs for use in transplantation, as well as modulating the endogenous dysfunctional/compromised EPCs under diabetic conditions. This review mainly focuses on the pre-clinical and clinical approaches undertaken to date with EPC-based translational therapy for chronic diabetic as well as non-diabetic wounds to evaluate their vascularity-mediated regeneration potential.
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- Komal Kaushik
- Department of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IICT Campus, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Applied Biology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal Road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-IICT Campus, Hyderabad, India.
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Colicchia M, Jones DA, Beirne AM, Hussain M, Weeraman D, Rathod K, Veerapen J, Lowdell M, Mathur A. Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in cardiovascular disease: review of preclinical and clinical data. Cytotherapy 2019; 21:1007-1018. [PMID: 31540804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2019.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The human umbilical cord has recently emerged as an attractive potential source of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to be adopted for use in regenerative medicine. Umbilical cord MSCs (UC-MSCs) not only share the same features of all MSCs such as multi-lineage differentiation, paracrine functions and immunomodulatory properties, they also have additional advantages, such as no need for bone marrow aspiration and higher self-renewal capacities. They can be isolated from various compartments of the umbilical cord (UC) and can be used for autologous or allogeneic purposes. In the past decade, they have been adopted in cardiovascular disease and have shown promising results mainly due to their pro-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. This review offers an overview of the biological properties of UC-MSCs describing available pre-clinical and clinical data with respect to their potential therapeutic use in cardiovascular regeneration, with current challenges and future directions discussed.
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- Martina Colicchia
- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Free Hospital and University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Cycloxygenase-2 inhibition potentiates trans-differentiation of Wharton's jelly–mesenchymal stromal cells into endothelial cells: Transplantation enhances neovascularization-mediated wound repair. Cytotherapy 2019; 21:260-273. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 12/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Wei W, An Y, An Y, Fei D, Wang Q. Activation of autophagy in periodontal ligament mesenchymal stem cells promotes angiogenesis in periodontitis. J Periodontol 2018; 89:718-727. [DOI: 10.1002/jper.17-0341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Wei Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture; Department of Periodontology; School of Stomatology; The Fourth Military Medical University; Xi'an Shaanxi P.R.China
- Department of Stomatology; Chinese PLA 359 Hospital; Zhenjiang P.R. China
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- Stomatology Department; Nanjing Jinling Hospital; Nanjing Jiangsu P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture; Department of Periodontology; School of Stomatology; The Fourth Military Medical University; Xi'an Shaanxi P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture; Department of Periodontology; School of Stomatology; The Fourth Military Medical University; Xi'an Shaanxi P.R.China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology &National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Advanced Manufacture; Department of Periodontology; School of Stomatology; The Fourth Military Medical University; Xi'an Shaanxi P.R.China
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Gorkun AA, Shpichka AI, Zurina IM, Koroleva AV, Kosheleva NV, Nikishin DA, Butnaru DV, Timashev PS, Repin VS, Saburina IN. Angiogenic potential of spheroids from umbilical cord and adipose-derived multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells within fibrin gel. Biomed Mater 2018; 13:044108. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/aac22d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Jiang YC, Jiao HL, Lee MS, Wang T, Turng LS, Li Q, Li WJ. Endogenous biological factors modulated by substrate stiffness regulate endothelial differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. J Biomed Mater Res A 2018; 106:1595-1603. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yong-Chao Jiang
- National Center for International Research of Micro-Nano Molding Technology, Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
- School of Mechanics and Engineering Science; Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
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- National Center for International Research of Micro-Nano Molding Technology, Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison Wisconsin 53705
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Establishment and long-term culture of human cystic fibrosis endothelial cells. J Transl Med 2017; 97:1375-1384. [PMID: 28759010 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2017.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction has been reported in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Thus, the availability of CF EC is paramount to uncover mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction in CF. Using collagenase digestion, we isolated cells from small fragments of pulmonary artery dissected from non-CF lobes or explanted CF lungs. These cells were a heterogeneous mixture, containing variable percentages of EC. To obtain virtually pure pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAEC), we developed an easy, inexpensive, and reliable method, based on the differential adhesion time of pulmonary artery cells collected after collagenase digestion. With this method, we obtained up to 95% pure non-CF and CF-PAEC. Moreover, we also succeed at immortalizing both PAEC and CF-PAEC, which remained viable and with unchanged phenotype and proliferation rate over the 30th passage. These cells recapitulated cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator expression and functions of the parental cells. Thus, we isolated for the first time endothelial cells from CF patients, providing a valuable tool to define the emerging role of EC in CF lung and vascular disease.
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Can A, Celikkan FT, Cinar O. Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cell transplantations: A systemic analysis of clinical trials. Cytotherapy 2017; 19:1351-1382. [PMID: 28964742 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The advances and success of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (UC-MSCs) in experimental disease animal models have fueled the development of targeted therapies in humans. The therapeutic potential of allogeneic transplantation of UC-MSCs has been under examination since 2009. The purpose of this systematic analysis was to review the published results, limitations and obstacles for UC-MSC transplantation. An extensive search strategy was applied to the published literature, 93 peer-reviewed full-text articles and abstracts were found published by early August 2017 that investigated the safety, efficacy and feasibility of UC-MSCs in 2001 patients with 53 distinct pathologies including many systemic/local, acute/chronic conditions. Few data were extracted from the abstracts and/or Chinese-written articles (n = 7, 8%). Importantly, no long-term adverse effects, tumor formation or cell rejection were reported. All studies noted certain degrees of therapeutic benefit as evidenced by clinical symptoms and/or laboratory findings. Thirty-seven percent (n = 34) of studies were found published as a single case (n = 10; 11%) or 2-10 case reports (n = 24; 26%) with no control group. Due to the nature of many stem cell-based studies, the majority of patients also received conventional therapy regimens, which obscured the pure efficacy of the cells transplanted. Randomized, blind, phase 1/2 trials with control groups (placebo-controlled) showed more plausible results. Given that most UC-MSC trials are early phase, the internationally recognized cell isolation and preparation standards should be extended to future phase 2/3 trials to reach more convincing conclusions regarding the safety and efficacy of UC-MSC therapies.
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- Alp Can
- Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Reproductive Cell Biology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Reproductive Cell Biology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Reproductive Cell Biology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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Sudheer Shenoy P, Bose B. Identification, isolation, quantification and systems approach towards CD34, a biomarker present in the progenitor/stem cells from diverse lineages. Methods 2017; 131:147-156. [PMID: 28684339 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2017.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) constitute the diverse progenitor populations in almost every tissue and are of immense importance in the field of regenerative medicine. CD34 is a cell surface glycoprotein identified first as a marker for the MSCs of hematopoietic origin. CD34 is now known to be expressed in cells of diverse lineages (tissues of non-hematopoietic origin) such as ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm and is considered as a general marker for progenitor cells. Here, we present detailed protocols to obtain pure populations of MSCs from three diverse lineages such as skeletal muscle, skin, and liver from mouse tissues. We also present here the protocol for systems biology approach (proteomic analysis) of these purified cells. This proteomic approach can elucidate key signalling pathways and proteins utilized by these CD34 positive cells in undifferentiated and differentiated conditions. Furthermore in-depth proteomic analysis can also identify the altered proteome which is responsible for their function during non-clinical and clinical conditions.
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- P Sudheer Shenoy
- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya University, University Road, Mangalore 575018, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Yenepoya Research Center, Yenepoya University, University Road, Mangalore 575018, Karnataka, India.
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de Mayo T, Conget P, Becerra-Bayona S, Sossa CL, Galvis V, Arango-Rodríguez ML. The role of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell derivatives in skin wound healing in diabetic mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177533. [PMID: 28594903 PMCID: PMC5464535 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have shown to be a promising tool in cell therapies to treat different conditions. Several pre-clinical and clinical studies have proved that the transplantation of MSCs improves wound healing. Here, we compare the beneficial effects of mouse bone marrow-derived allogeneic MSCs (allo-mBM-MSCs) and their acelullar derivatives (allo-acd-mMSCs) on skin wound healing in Non-Obese Diabetic (NOD) mice. One dose of allo-mBM-MSCs (1×106 cells) or one dose of allo-acd-mMSCs (1X) were intradermally injected around wounds in 8-10 week old female NOD mice. Wound healing was evaluated macroscopically (wound closure) every two days, and microscopically (reepithelialization, dermoepidermal junction, skin appendage regeneration, leukocyte infiltration, vascularization, granulation tissue formation, and density of collagen fibers in the dermis) after 16 days of MSC injection. In addition, we measured growth factors and specific proteins that were present in the allo-acd-mMSCs. Results showed significant differences in the wound healing kinetics of lesions that received allo-acd-mMSCs compared to lesions that received vehicle or allo-mBM-MSCs. In particular, mice treated with allo-acd-mMSCs reached significantly higher percentages of wound closure at day 4, 6 and 8, relative to the allo-mBM-MSCs and vehicle groups (p < 0.05), while wound closure percentages could not be statistically distinguished between the allo-mBM-MSCs and vehicle groups. Also, allo-acd-mMSCs had a greater influence in the skin would healing process. Specifically, they caused a less pronounced inflammatory severe response (p < 0.0001), more granulation tissue formation at an advanced stage (p < 0.0001), and higher density of collagen fibers (p < 0.05) compared to the other groups. Nevertheless, at day 16, both allo-mBM-MSCs and allo-acd-mMSCs revealed a higher effect on the recovery of the quality skin (continuous epidermis; regular dermoepidermal junction and skin appendages) relative to untreated lesions (p < 0.0001), but not between them. On the other hand, ELISA analyses indicated that the allo-acd-mMSCs contained growth factors and proteins relevant to wound healing such as IGF-1, KGF, HGF, VEGF, ANG-2, MMP-1, CoL-1 and PGE2. Compared to allo-acd-mMSCs, the administration of allo-mBM-MSCs is insufficient for wound healing in diabetic mice and delays the therapeutic effect, which maybe explained by the fact that trophic factors secreted by MSCs are critical for skin regeneration, and not the cells per se, suggesting that MSCs may require some time to secrete these factors after their administration.
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- Tomas de Mayo
- School of Medicine Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine Clínica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile
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- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Production Unity of Advanced Therapy, Fundación Ofalmológica de Santander, Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle (FOSCAL Internacional), Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Centro Oftalmológico Virgilio Galvis, Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander FOSCAL, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Production Unity of Advanced Therapy, Fundación Ofalmológica de Santander, Clínica Carlos Ardila Lulle (FOSCAL Internacional), Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Wongsupa N, Nuntanaranont T, Kamolmattayakul S, Thuaksuban N. Assessment of bone regeneration of a tissue-engineered bone complex using human dental pulp stem cells/poly(ε-caprolactone)-biphasic calcium phosphate scaffold constructs in rabbit calvarial defects. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2017; 28:77. [PMID: 28386853 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-017-5883-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of a fabricated combination of poly-ɛ-caprolactone (PCL)-biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) with the modified melt stretching and multilayer deposition (mMSMD) technique on human dental pulp stem cell (hDPSC) differentiation to be osteogenic like cells for bone regeneration of calvarial defects in rabbit models. hDPSCs extracted from human third molars were seeded onto mMSMD PCL-BCP scaffolds and the osteogenic gene expression was tested prior to implantation in vivo. Two standardized 11 mm in diameter circular calvarial defects were created in 18 adult male New Zealand white rabbits. The rabbits were divided into 4 groups: (1) hDPSCs seeded in mMSMD PCL-BCP scaffolds; (2) mMSMD PCL-BCP scaffolds alone, (3) empty defects and (4) autogenous bone (n = 3 site/time point/groups). After two, four and eight weeks after the operation, the specimens were harvested for micro-CT including histological and histomorphometric analysis. The explicit results presented an interesting view of the bioengineered constructs of hDPSCs in PCL-BCP scaffolds that increased the newly formed bone compared to the empty defect and scaffold alone groups. The results demonstrated that hDPSCs combined with mMSMD PCL-BCP scaffolds may be an augmentation material for bony defect.
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- Natkrita Wongsupa
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand.
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
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Ebrahim NA, Leach L. Transendothelial migration of human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells across uterine endothelial monolayers: Junctional dynamics and putative mechanisms. Placenta 2016; 48:87-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Du WJ, Chi Y, Yang ZX, Li ZJ, Cui JJ, Song BQ, Li X, Yang SG, Han ZB, Han ZC. Heterogeneity of proangiogenic features in mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow, adipose tissue, umbilical cord, and placenta. Stem Cell Res Ther 2016; 7:163. [PMID: 27832825 PMCID: PMC5103372 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-016-0418-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely proven effective for therapeutic angiogenesis in ischemia animal models as well as clinical vascular diseases. Because of the invasive method, limited resources, and aging problems of adult tissue-derived MSCs, more perinatal tissue-derived MSCs have been isolated and studied as promising substitutable MSCs for cell transplantation. However, fewer studies have comparatively studied the angiogenic efficacy of MSCs derived from different tissues sources. Here, we evaluated whether the in-situ environment would affect the angiogenic potential of MSCs. Methods We harvested MSCs from adult bone marrow (BMSCs), adipose tissue (AMSCs), perinatal umbilical cord (UMSCs), and placental chorionic villi (PMSCs), and studied their “MSC identity” by flow cytometry and in-vitro trilineage differentiation assay. Then we comparatively studied their endothelial differentiation capabilities and paracrine actions side by side in vitro. Results Our data showed that UMSCs and PMSCs fitted well with the minimum standard of MSCs as well as BMSCs and AMSCs. Interestingly, we found that MSCs regardless of their tissue origins could develop similar endothelial-relevant functions in vitro, including producing eNOS and uptaking ac-LDL during endothelial differentiation in spite of their feeble expression of endothelial-related genes and proteins. Additionally, we surprisingly found that BMSCs and PMSCs could directly form tubular structures in vitro on Matrigel and their conditioned medium showed significant proangiogenic bioactivities on endothelial cells in vitro compared with those of AMSCs and UMSCs. Besides, several angiogenic genes were upregulated in BMSCs and PMSCs in comparison with AMSCs and UMSCs. Moreover, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay further confirmed that BMSCs secreted much more VEGF, and PMSCs secreted much more HGF and PGE2. Conclusions Our study demonstrated the heterogeneous proangiogenic properties of MSCs derived from different tissue origins, and the in vivo isolated environment might contribute to these differences. Our study suggested that MSCs derived from bone marrow and placental chorionic villi might be preferred in clinical application for therapeutic angiogenesis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13287-016-0418-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Wen Jing Du
- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- Beijing Institute of Health and Stem Cells, No. 1, Kangding Road, BDA, Beijing, 100176, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Hospital of Blood Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, No. 288, Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300020, China. .,Beijing Institute of Health and Stem Cells, No. 1, Kangding Road, BDA, Beijing, 100176, China.
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Rammal H, Harmouch C, Maerten C, Gaucher C, Boulmedais F, Schaaf P, Voegel JC, Laurent-Maquin D, Menu P, Kerdjoudj H. Upregulation of endothelial gene markers in Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells cultured on polyelectrolyte multilayers. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 105:292-300. [PMID: 27797148 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Designing convenient substrates is a pertinent parameter that can guide stem cell differentiation. Current research is directed toward differentiating mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into endothelial cells (ECs). It is generally accepted that MSCs cannot be easily differentiated into ECs without high concentrations of proangiogenic factors. To guide either bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) into ECs-like phenotype, poly(allylamine-hydrochloride)/poly(styrene-sulfonate) multilayers film (PAH/PSS) was used as culture coating and compared to type I collagen (as control coating). After 2 weeks of culture and in absence of angiogenic growth factors, PAH/PSS upregulated KDR, PECAM-1, and CDH5 genes, whereas combining PAH/PSS with endothelial growth media (EGM-2® ) led to the production of respective proteins by WJ-MSCs. In contrast, not fully EC-like phenotype is obtained from the differentiation of BM- or WJ-MSCs cultured on type I collagen. Thus, using PAH/PSS coating in synergy with EGM-2® appears as an ideal condition promoting WJ-MSCs differentiation into ECs-like. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 105A: 292-300, 2017.
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- Hassan Rammal
- UMR 7365, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Biopôle, Faculté de Médecine, 9 avenue de la forêt de Haye, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France.,Equipe d'Accueil 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux, UFR Odontologie, SFR-CAP Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 1 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, Reims, 51100, France
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- UMR 7365, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Biopôle, Faculté de Médecine, 9 avenue de la forêt de Haye, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- CITHEFOR EA3452 "Drug targets, formulation and preclinical assessment," Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France
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- Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Strasbourg, 23 Rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034, Strasbourg Cedex 2, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 1121, "Biomatériaux et Bioingénierie,", 11 Rue Humann, Strasbourg Cedex, F-67085, France.,Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 2 rue Saint Elisabeth, Strasbourg, 67000, France.,University of Strasbourg Institute of Advanced Study, 5 allée du Général Rouvillois, Strasbourg, 67083, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR-S 1121, "Biomatériaux et Bioingénierie,", 11 Rue Humann, Strasbourg Cedex, F-67085, France.,Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, 2 rue Saint Elisabeth, Strasbourg, 67000, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux, UFR Odontologie, SFR-CAP Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 1 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, Reims, 51100, France
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- UMR 7365, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lorraine, Biopôle, Faculté de Médecine, 9 avenue de la forêt de Haye, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54505, France
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- Equipe d'Accueil 4691 Biomatériaux et Inflammation en Site Osseux, UFR Odontologie, SFR-CAP Santé (FED 4231), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 1 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, Reims, 51100, France
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Merino-González C, Zuñiga FA, Escudero C, Ormazabal V, Reyes C, Nova-Lamperti E, Salomón C, Aguayo C. Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Promote Angiogenesis: Potencial Clinical Application. Front Physiol 2016; 7:24. [PMID: 26903875 PMCID: PMC4746282 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are adult multipotent stem cells that are able to differentiate into multiple specialized cell types including osteocytes, adipocytes, and chondrocytes. MSCs exert different functions in the body and have recently been predicted to have a major clinical/therapeutic potential. However, the mechanisms of self-renewal and tissue regeneration are not completely understood. It has been shown that the biological effect depends mainly on its paracrine action. Furthermore, it has been reported that the secretion of soluble factors and the release of extracellular vesicles, such as exosomes, could mediate the cellular communication to induce cell-differentiation/self-renewal. This review provides an overview of MSC-derived exosomes in promoting angiogenicity and of the clinical relevance in a therapeutic approach.
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- Consuelo Merino-González
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepción Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepción Concepción, Chile
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- Vascular Physiology Laboratory, Group of Investigation in Tumor Angiogenesis (GIANT), Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad del Bío-BíoChillán, Chile; Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health)Chillán, Chile
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Concepción Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Concepción Concepción, Chile
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- Exosome Biology Laboratory, Centre for Clinical Diagnostics, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, The University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of ConcepciónConcepción, Chile; Group of Research and Innovation in Vascular Health (GRIVAS Health)Chillán, Chile
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Tao H, Han Z, Han ZC, Li Z. Proangiogenic Features of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Therapeutic Applications. Stem Cells Int 2016; 2016:1314709. [PMID: 26880933 PMCID: PMC4736816 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1314709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown their therapeutic potency for treatment of cardiovascular diseases owing to their low immunogenicity, ease of isolation and expansion, and multipotency. As multipotent progenitors, MSCs have revealed their ability to differentiate into various cell types and could promote endogenous angiogenesis via microenvironmental modulation. Studies on cardiovascular diseases have demonstrated that transplanted MSCs could engraft at the injured sites and differentiate into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells as well. Accordingly, several clinical trials using MSCs have been performed and revealed that MSCs may improve relevant clinical parameters in patients with vascular diseases. To fully comprehend the characteristics of MSCs, understanding their intrinsic property and associated modulations in tuning their behaviors as well as functions is indispensable for future clinical translation of MSC therapy. This review will focus on recent progresses on endothelial differentiation and potential clinical application of MSCs, with emphasis on therapeutic angiogenesis for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Hongyan Tao
- Department of Pathophysiology, Nankai University School of Medicine, Tianjin 300071, China
- The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, Nankai University College of Life Science, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Lab of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, China
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- State Key Lab of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300020, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Nankai University School of Medicine, Tianjin 300071, China
- The Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, Nankai University College of Life Science, Tianjin 300071, China
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Liao N, Wu M, Pan F, Lin J, Li Z, Zhang D, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Peng J, Liu X, Liu J. Poly (dopamine) coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocluster for noninvasive labeling, tracking, and targeted delivery of adipose tissue-derived stem cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:18746. [PMID: 26728448 PMCID: PMC4700528 DOI: 10.1038/srep18746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tracking and monitoring of cells in vivo after transplantation can provide crucial information for stem cell therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with contrast agents is believed to be an effective and non-invasive technique for cell tracking in living bodies. However, commercial superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) applied to label cells suffer from shortages such as potential toxicity, low labeling efficiency, and low contrast enhancing. Herein, the adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) were efficiently labeled with SPIONs coated with poly (dopamine) (SPIONs cluster@PDA), without affecting their viability, proliferation, apoptosis, surface marker expression, as well as their self-renew ability and multi-differentiation potential. The labeled cells transplanted into the mice through tail intravenous injection exhibited a negative enhancement of the MRI signal in the damaged liver-induced by carbon tetrachloride, and subsequently these homed ADSCs with SPIONs cluster@PDA labeling exhibited excellent repair effects to the damaged liver. Moreover, the enhanced target-homing to tissue of interest and repair effects of SPIONs cluster@PDA-labeled ADSCs could be achieved by use of external magnetic field in the excisional skin wound mice model. Therefore, we provide a facile, safe, noninvasive and sensitive method for external magnetic field targeted delivery and MRI based tracking of transplanted cells in vivo.
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Affiliation(s)
- Naishun Liao
- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Fuzong Clinical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, P.R. China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, P.R. China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, P.R. China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China
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- Academy of Integrative Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou 350122, P.R. China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China
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- The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,The Liver Center of Fujian Province, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, P.R. China.,Liver Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350007, P.R. China
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Optimized Protocol for Isolation of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Human Umbilical Cord. Bull Exp Biol Med 2015; 160:148-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s10517-015-3116-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The effects of human Wharton's jelly cell transplantation on the intervertebral disc in a canine disc degeneration model. Stem Cell Res Ther 2015; 6:154. [PMID: 26311326 PMCID: PMC4551525 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-015-0132-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Introduction Cell-based therapy was a promising treatment method for disc degenerative diseases. Wharton’s jelly cell (WJC) has been explored to cure various human diseases, while it still remains unknown about this MSC for disc repair. In our prior work, WJCs could differentiate into nucleus pulposus (NP)-like cells by co-culturing with NP cells in vitro. Thence, the aim of this study was further to investigate the survival and function of WJCs in vivo after transplantation into degenerated canine discs. Method WJCs were isolated from human umbilical cords and labeled with EGFP. The degeneration of L4-5, L5-6, and L6-7 discs of beagles was induced by aspirating the NP tissues. Four weeks after the operation, the injured discs were left to be no treatment at L4-5 (DS group), injected with 0.9 % saline at L5-6 (FS group), and transplanted with EGFP-labeled WJCs at L6-7 (TS group). In all animals, the intact disc L3-4 served as a control (CS group). The animals were followed up for 24 weeks after initial operation. Spine imaging was evaluated at 4, 8, 12, and 24 weeks, respectively. Histologic, biomechanics and gene expression analyses were performed at 24 weeks. Immunohistochemistry for aggrecan, types II collagen, SOX-9 was employed to investigate the matrix formation in the NP. Results The TS group showed a significantly smaller reduction in the disc height and T2-weighted signal intensity, and a better spinal segmental stability than DS and FS groups. Histologic assay demonstrated that WJCs were specifically detected in TS group at 24 weeks and the discs of TS group maintained a relatively well preserved structure as compared to the discs of DS and FS groups. Furthermore, real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry demonstrated that expressions of disc matrix genes, aggrecan, type II collagen, and SOX-9, were up-regulated in TS group compared to DS and FS groups. Conclusion WJCs could not only survive in the degenerate IVDs, but also promote the disc matrix formation of aggrecan and type II collagen in the degenerate IVDs. It may have value in cell-based therapy for degenerative disc disease.
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During aging, many neurodegenerative disorders are associated with reduced neurogenesis and a decline in the proliferation of stem/progenitor cells. The development of the stem cell (SC), the regenerative therapy field, gained tremendous expectations in the diseases that suffer from the lack of treatment options. Stem cell based therapy is a promising approach to promote neuroregeneration after brain injury and can be potentiated when combined with supportive pharmacological drug treatment, especially in the aged. However, the mechanism of action for a particular grafted cell type, the optimal delivery route, doses, or time window of administration after lesion is still under debate. Today, it is proved that these protections are most likely due to modulatory mechanisms rather than the expected cell replacement. Our group proved that important differences appear in the aged brain compared with young one, that is, the accelerated progression of ischemic area, or the delayed initiation of neurological recovery. In this light, these age-related aspects should be carefully evaluated in the clinical translation of neurorestorative therapies. This review is focused on the current perspectives and suitable sources of stem cells (SCs), mechanisms of action, and the most efficient delivery routes in neurorestoration therapies in the poststroke aged environment.
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Wharton's jelly derived mesenchymal stromal cells: Biological properties, induction of neuronal phenotype and current applications in neurodegeneration research. Acta Histochem 2015; 117:329-38. [PMID: 25747736 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2014] [Revised: 01/31/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells, also known as mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), can be isolated from bone marrow or other tissues, including fat, muscle and umbilical cord. It has been shown that MSC behave in vitro as stem cells: they self-renew and are able to differentiate into mature cells typical of several mesenchymal tissues. Moreover, the differentiation toward non-mesenchymal cell lineages (e.g. neurons) has been reported as well. The clinical relevance of these cells is mainly related to their ability to spontaneously migrate to the site of inflammation/damage, to their safety profile thanks to their low immunogenicity and to their immunomodulation capacities. To date, MSCs isolated from the post-natal bone marrow have represented the most extensively studied population of adult MSCs, in view of their possible use in various therapeutical applications. However, the bone marrow-derived MSCs exhibit a series of limitations, mainly related to their problematic isolation, culturing and use. In recent years, umbilical cord (UC) matrix (i.e. Wharton's jelly, WJ) stromal cells have therefore emerged as a more suitable alternative source of MSCs, thanks to their primitive nature and the easy isolation without relevant ethical concerns. This review seeks to provide an overview of the main biological properties of WJ-derived MSCs. Moreover, the potential application of these cells for the treatment of some known dysfunctions in the central and peripheral nervous system will also be discussed.
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