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Zhu Y, Fu W. Peripheral Blood-Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Cartilage Injuries: A Systematic Review. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:956614. [PMID: 35935493 PMCID: PMC9355401 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.956614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: The treatment of cartilage damage is a hot topic at present, and cell therapy is an emerging alternative therapy. Stem cells derived from peripheral blood have become the focus of current research due to the ease of obtaining materials and a wide range of sources.Methods: We used a text search strategy using the [“mesenchymal stem cells” (MeSH term) OR “MSC” OR “BMMSC” OR “PBMSC” OR” PBMNC” OR “peripheral blood stem cells”] AND (cartilage injury [MeSH term] OR “cartilage” OR “chondral lesion”). After searching the literature, through the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the last included articles were systematically reviewed.Result: We found that peripheral blood-derived stem cells have chondrogenic differentiation ability and can induce chondrogenic differentiation and repair in vivo and have statistical significance in clinical and imaging prognosis. It is an improvement of academic differences. Compared with the bone marrow, peripheral blood is easier to obtain, widely sourced, and simple to obtain. In the future, peripheral blood will be a more potential cell source for cell therapy in the treatment of cartilage damage.Conclusion: Stem cells derived from peripheral blood can repair cartilage and are an important resource for the treatment of cartilage damage in the future. The specific mechanism and way of repairing cartilage need further study.
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Kir MC, Onal MO, Uluer ET, Ulman C, Inan S. Continuous and intermittent parathyroid hormone administration promotes osteogenic differentiation and activity of programmable cells of monocytic origin. Biotech Histochem 2022; 97:593-603. [PMID: 35473476 DOI: 10.1080/10520295.2022.2049876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Bone healing deficiencies are challenging for orthopedic practice. The use of stem cells with scaffolds to treat bone tissue losses currently is popular for promoting regeneration of tissue. Programmable cells of monocytic origin (PCMO) may differentiate into three germ layers and may be a promising alternative treatment due to their stem cell-like properties. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) participates in bone metabolism. Intermittent administration of PTH promotes osteogenic activity of mesenchymal stem cdells (MSC). We investigated the osteogenic effects of continuous and intermittent administration of PTH on PCMO. Mononuclear cells were harvested from the peripheral blood of healthy donors. Isolated cells were cultured for six days in a de-differentiation medium. Indirect immunocytochemistry using anti-CD14, anti-CD45 and anti-CD90 primary antibodies, as well as electron microscopy were used to detect PCMO. PCMO then were cultured in an osteogenic differentiation medium supplemented with continuous or intermittent 50 ng/ml PTH. The PTH-free control group (CG), intermittent PTH treated group (IPG) and continuous PTH treated group (CPG) were cultured and assessed for their differentiation into osteogenic lineage cells by indirect immunocytochemistry using anti-collagen I, anti-osteonectin and anti-osteocalcin primary antibodies. Osteoblast-like cells obtained by continuous or intermittent PTH administration exhibited increased levels of collagen I, osteonectin and osteocalcin immunoreactivity. We found that continuous and intermittent PTH administration to PCMO enhanced their differentiation to osteogenic lineage cells and increased osteoblastic activity.
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- M C Kir
- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
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- Department of Histology & Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir University of Economics, Izmir, Turkey
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Hou YC, Lu CL, Zheng CM, Liu WC, Yen TH, Chen RM, Lin YF, Chao CT, Lu KC. The Role of Vitamin D in Modulating Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Vascular Calcification. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21072466. [PMID: 32252330 PMCID: PMC7177675 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21072466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Vascular calcification, which involves the deposition of calcifying particles within the arterial wall, is mediated by atherosclerosis, vascular smooth muscle cell osteoblastic changes, adventitial mesenchymal stem cell osteoblastic differentiation, and insufficiency of the calcification inhibitors. Recent observations implied a role for mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells in vascular calcification. Mesenchymal stem cells reside in the bone marrow and the adventitial layer of arteries. Endothelial progenitor cells that originate from the bone marrow are an important mechanism for repairing injured endothelial cells. Mesenchymal stem cells may differentiate osteogenically by inflammation or by specific stimuli, which can activate calcification. However, the bioactive substances secreted from mesenchymal stem cells have been shown to mitigate vascular calcification by suppressing inflammation, bone morphogenetic protein 2, and the Wingless-INT signal. Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to vascular calcification. Vitamin D supplement has been used to modulate the osteoblastic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and to lessen vascular injury by stimulating adhesion and migration of endothelial progenitor cells. This narrative review clarifies the role of mesenchymal stem cells and the possible role of vitamin D in the mechanisms of vascular calcification.
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- Yi-Chou Hou
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Cardinal-Tien Hospital, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan;
- School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 234, Taiwan;
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-M.Z.); (W.-C.L.); (Y.-F.L.)
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- School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 234, Taiwan;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei City 243, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-M.Z.); (W.-C.L.); (Y.-F.L.)
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 235, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-M.Z.); (W.-C.L.); (Y.-F.L.)
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tungs’ Taichung Metroharbor Hospital, Taichung City 43304, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan;
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; (C.-M.Z.); (W.-C.L.); (Y.-F.L.)
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 235, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Toxicology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 104, Taiwan
- Nephrology division, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital BeiHu Branch, Taipei 108, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-T.C.); (K.-C.L.)
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- School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 234, Taiwan;
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University Hospital, New Taipei City 243, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, and School of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-T.C.); (K.-C.L.)
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Devana SK, Kelley BV, McBride OJ, Kabir N, Jensen AR, Park SJ, Eliasberg CD, Dar A, Mosich GM, Kowalski TJ, Péault B, Petrigliano FA, SooHoo NF. Adipose-derived Human Perivascular Stem Cells May Improve Achilles Tendon Healing in Rats. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2018; 476:2091-2100. [PMID: 30179944 PMCID: PMC6259872 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000000461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Achilles tendon rupture is a common injury and the best treatment option remains uncertain between surgical and nonoperative methods. Biologic approaches using multipotent stem cells such as perivascular stem cells pose a possible treatment option, although there is currently a paucity of evidence regarding their clinical therapeutic use. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES The purpose of this study was to determine whether injected perivascular stem cells (PSCs) would (1) improve histologic signs of tendon healing (such as percent area of collagen); and (2) improve biomechanical properties (peak load or stiffness) in a rat model of Achilles tendon transection. METHODS Two subtypes of PSCs were derived from human adipose tissue: pericytes (CD146CD34CD45CD31) and adventitial cells (CD146CD34CD45CD31). Thirty-two athymic rats underwent right Achilles transection and were randomized to receive injection with saline (eight tendons), hydrogel (four tendons), pericytes in hydrogel (four tendons), or adventitial cells in hydrogel (eight tendons) 3 days postoperatively with the left serving as an uninjured control. Additionally, a subset of pericytes was labeled with CM-diI to track cell viability and localization. At 3 weeks, the rats were euthanized, and investigators blinded to treatment group allocation evaluated tendon healing by peak load and stiffness using biomechanical testing and percent area of collagen using histologic analysis with picrosirius red staining. RESULTS Histologic analysis showed a higher mean percent area collagen for pericytes (30%) and adventitial cells (28%) than hydrogel (21%) or saline (26%). However, a nonparametric statistical analysis yielded no statistical difference. Mechanical testing demonstrated that the pericyte group had a higher peak load than the saline group (41 ± 7 N versus 26 ± 9 N; mean difference 15 N; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4-27 N; p = 0.003) and a higher peak load than the hydrogel group (41 ± 7 N versus 25 ± 3 N; mean difference 16; 95% CI, 8-24 N; p = 0.001). The pericyte group demonstrated higher stiffness than the hydrogel group (36 ± 12 N/mm versus 17 ± 6 N/mm; mean difference 19 N/mm; 95% CI, 5-34 N/mm; p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that injection of PSCs improves mechanical but not the histologic properties of early Achilles tendon healing. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This is a preliminary study that provides more insight into the use of adipose-derived PSCs as a percutaneous therapy in the setting of Achilles tendon rupture. Further experiments to characterize the function of these cells may serve as a pathway to development of minimally invasive intervention aimed at improving nonoperative management while avoiding the complications associated with surgical treatment down the line.
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Açil Y, Möller B, Wiltfang J, Fändrich F, Ungefroren H. Programmable cells of monocytic origin as a source of osteochondroprogenitors: Effect of growth factors on osteogenic differentiation. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2017; 45:1515-1520. [PMID: 28688862 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated previously that peripheral blood monocytes can be converted in vitro to a multipotent stem cell-like cell termed programmable cell of monocytic origin (PCMO) and subsequently into cells with chondrocyte-like phenotype. Here, we investigated whether PCMO could also be differentiated into osteoblast-like cells using growth factors with known osteoinductive potency. Following stimulation with BMP-2, BMP-7, IGF-1 or TGF-β1 for 7 and 14 days, PCMOs were analyzed for mRNA expression of collagen types I and V, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, runt-related transcription factor-2 (Runx2) and Osterix (Osx) by quantitative RT-PCR (qPCR) and the levels of collagen I in culture supernatants by ELISA. The expression of osteoblastic markers was evident, albeit at a different extent in cultures of PCMOs after treatment with the above-mentioned growth factors. Culture supernatants from PCMOs stimulated for 6-10 days with BMP-2, BMP-7, IGF-1 or TGF-β1 contained high levels of collagen type I, together with earlier data indicating synthesis and proper secretion. The findings suggest that PCMOs can transform into cells that are phenotypically similar to osteoblasts and identify these cells as osteochondroprogenitors. The possibility of differentiating PCMOs from peripheral blood in sizable quantities could be a novel way to obtain autologous bone-like substitutes without donor-site morbidity.
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- Yahya Açil
- Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Cell Therapy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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Brown JC, Shang H, Li Y, Yang N, Patel N, Katz AJ. Isolation of Adipose-Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells Using a Novel Point-of-Care Device: Cell Characterization and Review of the Literature. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2017; 23:125-135. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2016.0377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- James Christian Brown
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- UF-Shands Medical Laboratory at Rocky Point, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Otsuru S, Overholt KM, Olson TS, Hofmann TJ, Guess AJ, Velazquez VM, Kaito T, Dominici M, Horwitz EM. Hematopoietic derived cells do not contribute to osteogenesis as osteoblasts. Bone 2017; 94:1-9. [PMID: 27725318 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Despite years of extensive investigation, the cellular origin of heterotopic ossification (HO) has not been fully elucidated. We have previously shown that circulating bone marrow-derived osteoblast progenitor cells, characterized by the immunophenotype CD45-/CD44+/CXCR4+, contributed to the formation of heterotopic bone induced by bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2. In contrast, other reports have demonstrated the contribution of CD45+ hematopoietic derived cells to HO. Therefore, in this study, we developed a novel triple transgenic mouse strain that allows us to visualize CD45+ cells with red fluorescence and mature osteoblasts with green fluorescence. These mice were generated by crossing CD45-Cre mice with Z/RED mice that express DsRed, a variant of red fluorescent protein, after Cre-mediated recombination, and then crossing with Col2.3GFP mice that express green fluorescent protein (GFP) in mature osteoblasts. Utilizing this model, we were able to investigate if hematopoietic derived cells have the potential to give rise to mature osteoblasts. Analyses of this triple transgenic mouse model demonstrated that DsRed and GFP did not co-localize in either normal skeletogenesis, bone regeneration after fracture, or HO. This indicates that in these conditions hematopoietic derived cells do not differentiate into mature osteoblasts. Interestingly, we observed the presence of previously unidentified DsRed positive bone lining cells (red BLCs) which are derived from hematopoietic cells but lack CD45 expression. These red BLCs fail to produce GFP even under in vitro osteogenic conditions. These findings indicate that, even though both osteoblasts and hematopoietic cells are developmentally derived from mesoderm, hematopoietic derived cells do not contribute to osteogenesis in fracture healing or HO.
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- Satoru Otsuru
- Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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- Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Division of Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Division of Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplantation, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Oncology and Hematology, University-Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Diseases, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA; Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, USA.
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Pathophysiology of the cochlear intrastrial fluid-blood barrier (review). Hear Res 2016; 338:52-63. [PMID: 26802581 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The blood-labyrinth barrier (BLB) in the stria vascularis is a highly specialized capillary network that controls exchanges between blood and the intrastitial space in the cochlea. The barrier shields the inner ear from blood-born toxic substances and selectively passes ions, fluids, and nutrients to the cochlea, playing an essential role in the maintenance of cochlear homeostasis. Anatomically, the BLB is comprised of endothelial cells (ECs) in the strial microvasculature, elaborated tight and adherens junctions, pericytes (PCs), basement membrane (BM), and perivascular resident macrophage-like melanocytes (PVM/Ms), which together form a complex "cochlear-vascular unit" in the stria vascularis. Physical interactions between the ECs, PCs, and PVM/Ms, as well as signaling between the cells, is critical for controlling vascular permeability and providing a proper environment for hearing function. Breakdown of normal interactions between components of the BLB is seen in a wide range of pathological conditions, including genetic defects and conditions engendered by inflammation, loud sound trauma, and ageing. In this review, we will discuss prevailing views of the structure and function of the strial cochlear-vascular unit (also referred to as the "intrastrial fluid-blood barrier"). We will also discuss the disrupted homeostasis seen in a variety of hearing disorders. Therapeutic targeting of the strial barrier may offer opportunities for improvement of hearing health and amelioration of auditory disorders. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled <Annual Reviews 2016>.
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Sesia SB, Duhr R, Medeiros da Cunha C, Todorov A, Schaeren S, Padovan E, Spagnoli G, Martin I, Barbero A. Anti-inflammatory/tissue repair macrophages enhance the cartilage-forming capacity of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:1258-69. [PMID: 25413299 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Macrophages are key players in healing processes. However, little is known on their capacity to modulate the differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC). Here we investigated whether macrophages (Mf) with, respectively, pro-inflammatory and tissue-remodeling traits differentially modulate chondrogenesis of bone marrow derived-MSC (BM-MSC). We demonstrated that coculture in collagen scaffolds of BM-MSC with Mf derived from monocytes polarized with M-CSF (M-Mf), but not with GM-CSF (GM-Mf) resulted in significantly higher glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content than what would be expected from an equal number of BM-MSC alone (defined as chondro-induction). Moreover, type II collagen was expressed at significantly higher levels in BM-MSC/M-Mf as compared to BM-MSC/GM-Mf constructs, while type X collagen expression was unaffected. In order to understand the possible cellular mechanism accounting for chondro-induction, developing monoculture and coculture tissues were digested and the properties of the isolated BM-MSC analysed. We observed that as compared to monocultures, in coculture with M-Mf, BM-MSC decreased less markedly in number and exhibited higher clonogenic and chondrogenic capacity. Despite their chondro-inductive effect in vitro, M-Mf did not modulate the cartilage tissue maturation in subcutaneous pockets of nude mice, as evidenced by similar accumulation of type X collagen and calcified tissue. Our results demonstrate that coculture of BM-MSC with M-Mf results in synergistic cartilage tissue formation in vitro. Such effect seems to result from the survival of BM-MSC with high chondrogenic capacity. Studies in an orthotopic in vivo model are necessary to assess the clinical relevance of our findings in the context of cartilage repair.
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- Sergio B Sesia
- Departments of Surgery and of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Children's Hospital of Basel (UKBB), Basel, Switzerland
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Phenotypic and functional comparison of two distinct subsets of programmable cell of monocytic origin (PCMOs)-derived dendritic cells with conventional monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Cell Mol Immunol 2015; 13:160-9. [PMID: 25661728 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2014.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells with the ability to induce primary T-cell responses. They are commonly produced by culturing monocytes in the presence of IL-4 and GM-CSF (cells produced in this manner are called conventional DCs). Here we report the generation of two functionally distinct subsets of DCs derived from programmable cells of monocytic origin (PCMOs) in the presence of IL-3 or tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α). Monocytes were treated with macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and IL-3 for 6 days and then incubated with IL-4 and IL-3 (for IL-3 DCs) or with IL-4, GM-CSF and TNF-α (for TNF-α DCs) for 7 days. Monocytes were then loaded with tumor lysate (used as antigen), and poly (I∶C) was added. The maturation factors TNF-α and monocyte conditioned medium (MCM) were added on days 4 and 5, respectively. The phenotypes of the DCs generated were characterized by flow cytometry, and the cells' phagocytic activities were measured using FITC-conjugated latex bead uptake. T-cell proliferation and cytokine release were assayed using MTT and commercially available ELISA kits, respectively. We found that either IL-3DCs or TNF-α DCs induce T-cell proliferation and cytokine secretion; the cytokine release pattern showed reduced IL-12/IL-10 and IFN-γ/IL-4 ratios in both types of DCs and in DC-primed T-cell supernatant, respectively, which confirmed that the primed T cells were polarized toward aTh2-type immune response. We concluded that PCMOs are a new cell source that can develop into two functionally distinct DCs that both induce a Th2-type response in vitro. This modality can be used as a DC-based immunotherapy for autoimmune diseases.
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CHEN JIASHOU, LIU GUOZHONG, WENG XIAPING, LIU FAYUAN, LIN PINGDONG, LI HUITING, CHEN WENLIE, HUANG YUNMEI, LIU XIANXIANG, YE HONGZHI, LI XIHAI. Tougu Xiaotong formula induces chondrogenic differentiation in association with transforming growth factor-β1 and promotes proliferation in bone marrow stromal cells. Int J Mol Med 2014; 35:747-54. [DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.2049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Zachos C, Steubesand N, Seekamp A, Fuchs S, Lippross S. Co-cultures of programmable cells of monocytic origin and mesenchymal stem cells do increase osteogenic differentiation. J Orthop Res 2014; 32:1264-70. [PMID: 24961926 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Impaired bone healing can occur with numerous pathologic conditions like trauma, osteoporosis, and infection. Therefore tissue-engineering strategies that aim to enhance osteogenic differentiation of stem cells in order to accelerate bone healing are a major goal of contemporary regenerative research. In this study we cultivated mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) together with the recently patented programmable cells of monocytic origin (PCMO) to test whether co-cultures promote an osteogenic differentiation process. PCMO have recently been shown to have pluripotent characteristics and do support the regeneration processes of liver and heart diseases. Quantitative real time PCR expression profiles of osteogenic marker genes such as alkaline phosphatase in co-cultures of PCMO and MSC showed that MSC differentiated into osteoblast-like cells more rapidly as compared to mono-cultures. Alkaline phosphatase expression and enzyme activity levels were highly increased in co-cultures compared to mono-cultures of MSC. Tests for mineralized matrix formation also indicated that PCMO have a positive effect on co-cultured MSC under osteogenic culture conditions. However, analysis of collagen 1A did not show enhanced expression. In summary, PCMO obviously have the ability to promote osteogenic differentiation of MSC in vitro while their own pluripotent potential is not sufficient to develop osteoblast-like characteristics themselves.
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- Christina Zachos
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller Strasse 3, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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Kan L, Kessler JA. Evaluation of the cellular origins of heterotopic ossification. Orthopedics 2014; 37:329-40. [PMID: 24810815 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20140430-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Heterotopic ossification (HO), acquired or hereditary, is featured by the formation of bone outside of the normal skeleton. Typical acquired HO is a common, debilitating condition associated with traumatic events. Cardiovascular calcification, an atypical form of acquired HO, is prevalent and associated with high rates of cardiovascular mortality. Hereditary HO syndromes, such as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and progressive osseous heteroplasia, are rare, progressive, life-threatening disorders. The cellular origins of HO remain elusive. Some bona fide contributing cell populations have been found through genetic lineage tracing and other experiments in vivo, and various other candidate populations have been proposed. Nevertheless, because of the difficulties in establishing cellular phenotypes in vivo and other confounding factors, the true identities of these populations are still uncertain. This review critically evaluates the accumulating data in the field. The major focus is on the candidate populations that may give rise to osteochondrogenic lineage cells directly, not the populations that may contribute to HO indirectly. This issue is important not solely because of the clinical implications, but also because it highlights the basic biological processes that govern bone formation.
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Qu G, von Schroeder HP. Preliminary Evidence for the Dedifferentiation of RAW 264.7 Cells into Mesenchymal Progenitor-Like Cells by a Purine Analog. Tissue Eng Part A 2012; 18:1890-901. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2010.0692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Guowei Qu
- Bone Lab, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bone Lab, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- University Hand Program, Department of Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Schmitt A, Ehnert S, Schyschka L, Buschner P, Kühnl A, Döbele S, Siebenlist S, Lucke M, Stöckle U, Nussler AK. Monocytes do not transdifferentiate into proper osteoblasts. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:384936. [PMID: 22623892 PMCID: PMC3353470 DOI: 10.1100/2012/384936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Recent publications suggested that monocytes might be an attractive cell type to transdifferentiate into various cellular phenotypes. Aim was, therefore, to evaluate the potential of blood monocytes to transdifferentiate into osteoblasts. Monocytes isolated from peripheral blood were subjected to two previously published treatments to obtain unique, multipotent cell fractions, named programmable cells of monocytic origin (PCMOs) and monocyte-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells (MOMPs). Subsequently, MOMPs and PCMOs were treated with osteogenic differentiation medium (including either vitamin D or dexamethasone) for 14 days. Regarding a variety of surface markers, no differences between MOMPs, PCMOs, and primary monocytes could be detected. The treatment with osteogenic medium neither resulted in loss of hematopoietic markers nor in adoption of mesenchymal phenotype in all cell types. No significant effect was observed regarding the expression of osteogenic transcription factors, bone-related genes, or production of mineralized matrix. Osteogenic medium resulted in activation of monocytes and appearance of osteoclasts. In conclusion, none of the investigated monocyte cell types showed any transdifferentiation characteristics under the tested circumstances. Based on our data, we rather see an activation and maturation of monocytes towards macrophages and osteoclasts.
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- Andreas Schmitt
- Department of Traumatology, MRI, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
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In vitro and in vivo neo-cartilage formation by heterotopic chondrocytes seeded on PGA scaffolds. Histochem Cell Biol 2011; 136:57-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-011-0822-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Ungefroren H, Groth S, Hyder A, Thomsen N, Hinz H, Reiling N, Grage-Griebenow E, Held-Feindt J, Schulze M, Nüssler AK, Fändrich F. The Generation of Programmable Cells of Monocytic Origin Involves Partial Repression of Monocyte/Macrophage Markers and Reactivation of Pluripotency Genes. Stem Cells Dev 2010; 19:1769-80. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2009.0351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Hendrik Ungefroren
- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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- Molecular Infection Biology, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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- Clinic for Applied Cellular Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Kiel, Germany
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Hackett CH, Flaminio MJBF, Fortier LA. Analysis of CD14 expression levels in putative mesenchymal progenitor cells isolated from equine bone marrow. Stem Cells Dev 2010; 20:721-35. [PMID: 20722500 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A long-term goal of mesenchymal progenitor cell (MPC) research is to identify cell-surface markers to facilitate MPC isolation. One reported MPC feature in humans and other species is lack of CD14 (lipopolysaccharide receptor) expression. The aim of this study was to evaluate CD14 as an MPC sorting marker. Our hypothesis was that cells negatively selected by CD14 expression would enrich MPC colony formation compared with unsorted and CD14-positive fractions. After validation of reagents, bone marrow aspirate was obtained from 12 horses. Fresh and cultured cells were analyzed by flow cytometry and reverse transcription and quantitative polymerase chain reaction to assess dynamic changes in phenotype. In fresh samples, cells did not consistently express protein markers used for lineage classification. Short-term (2-day) culture allowed distinction between hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic populations. Magnetic activated cell sorting was performed on cells from 6 horses to separate adherent CD14(+) from CD14(-) cells. MPC colony formation was assessed at 7 days. Cells positively selected for CD14 expression were significantly more likely to form MPC colonies than both unsorted and negatively selected cells (P ≤ 0.005). MPCs from all fractions maintained low levels of CD14 expression long term, and upregulated CD14 gene and protein expression when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide. The equine CD14 molecule was trypsin-labile, offering a plausible explanation for the discrepancy with MPC phenotypes reported in other species. By definition, MPCs are considered nonhematopoietic because they lack expression of molecules such as CD14. Our results challenge this assumption, as equine MPCs appear to represent a descendant of a CD14-positive cell.
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- Catherine H Hackett
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Shi X. Resident macrophages in the cochlear blood-labyrinth barrier and their renewal via migration of bone-marrow-derived cells. Cell Tissue Res 2010; 342:21-30. [PMID: 20838812 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-010-1040-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A large population of perivascular cells was found to be present in the area of the blood-labyrinth barrier in the stria vascularis of normal adult cochlea. The cells were identified as perivascular resident macrophages (PVMs), as they were positive for several macrophage surface molecules including F4/80, CD68, and CD11b. The macrophages, which were closely associated with microvessels and structurally intertwined with endothelial cells and pericytes, constitutively expressed scavenger receptor classes A(1) and B(1) and accumulated blood-borne proteins such as horseradish peroxidase and acetylated low-density lipoprotein. The PVMs were demonstrated to proliferate slowly, as evidenced by the absence of 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-positive PVMs at 3-14 days in normal mice injected with BrdU. However, in irradiated mice, the majority of the PVMs turned over via bone-marrow-cell migration within a 10-month time-frame. The existence of PVMs in the vascular wall of the blood-labyrinth barrier might therefore serve as a source for progenitor cells for postnatal vasculogenesis and might contribute to the repair of damaged vessels in the context of a local inflammatory response.
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- Xiaorui Shi
- Oregon Hearing Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, NRC04, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
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Doehring LC, Heeger C, Aherrahrou Z, Kaczmarek PM, Erdmann J, Schunkert H, Ehlers EM. Myeloid CD34+CD13+ precursor cells transdifferentiate into chondrocyte-like cells in atherosclerotic intimal calcification. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2010; 177:473-80. [PMID: 20489139 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chondrogenic differentiation is pivotal in the active regulation of artery calcification. We investigated the cellular origin of chondrocyte-like cells in atherosclerotic intimal calcification of C57BL/6 LDLr(-/-) mice using bone marrow transplantation to trace ROSA26-LacZ-labeled cells. Immunohistochemical costaining of collagen type II with LacZ and leukocyte defining surface antigens was performed and analyzed by high-resolution confocal microscopy. Chondrocyte-like cells were detected in medium and advanced atherosclerotic plaques accounting for 7.1 +/- 1.6% and 14.1 +/- 1.7% of the total plaque cellularity, respectively. Chimera analysis exhibited a mean of 89.8% LacZ(+) cells in peripheral blood and collagen type II costaining with LcZ revealed an average 88.8 +/- 7.6% cytoplasmatic LacZ(+) evidence within the chondrocyte-like cells. To examine whether hematopoietic stem cells contribute to the phenotype, stem cell marker CD34 and myeloid progenitor-associated antigen CD13 were analyzed. CD34(+) was detectable in 86.9 +/- 8.1% and CD13(+) evidence in 54.2 +/- 7.6% of chondrocyte-like cells, attributable most likely because of loss of surface markers during transdifferentiation. Chondrocyte differentiation factor Sox-9 was detected in association with chondrocyte-like cells, whereas Sm22alpha, a marker for smooth muscle cells, could not be demonstrated. The results show that the majority of chondrocyte-like cells were of bone marrow origin, whereas CD34(+)/CD13(+) myeloid precursors appeared to infiltrate the plaque actively and transdifferentiated into chondrocytes-like cells in the progression of atherosclerosis.
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- Lars Christian Doehring
- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Luebeck, Germany.
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Alcaraz MJ, Megías J, García-Arnandis I, Clérigues V, Guillén MI. New molecular targets for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 80:13-21. [PMID: 20206140 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2010.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disorder characterized by destruction of the articular cartilage, subchondral bone alterations and synovitis. Current treatments are focused on symptomatic relief but they lack efficacy to control the progression of this disease which is a leading cause of disability. Therefore, the development of effective disease-modifying drugs is urgently needed. Different initiatives are in progress to define the molecular mechanisms involved in the initiation and progression of OA. These studies support the therapeutic potential of pathways relevant in joint metabolism such as Wnt/beta-catenin, discoidin domain receptor 2 or proteinase-activated receptor 2. The dysregulation in cartilage catabolism and subchondral bone remodeling could be improved by selective inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, aggrecanases and other proteases. Another approach would favor the activity of anabolic processes by using growth factors or regulatory molecules. Recent studies have also revealed the role of oxidative stress and synovitis in the progression of this disease, supporting the development of a number of inhibitory strategies. Novel targets in OA are represented by genes involved in OA pathophysiology discovered using gene network, epigenetic and microRNA approaches. Further insights into the molecular mechanisms involved in OA initiation and progression may lead to the development of new therapies able to control joint destruction and repair.
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- Maria José Alcaraz
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Spain.
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Ungefroren H, Fändrich F. The Programmable Cell of Monocytic Origin (PCMO): A Potential Adult Stem/Progenitor Cell Source for the Generation of Islet Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 654:667-82. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3271-3_29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sanberg PR, Park DH, Kuzmin-Nichols N, Cruz E, Hossne NA, Buffolo E, Willing AE. Monocyte transplantation for neural and cardiovascular ischemia repair. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 14:553-63. [PMID: 19754667 PMCID: PMC3823455 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00903.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Neovascularization is an integral process of inflammatory reactions and subsequent repair cascades in tissue injury. Monocytes/macrophages play a key role in the inflammatory process including angiogenesis as well as the defence mechanisms by exerting microbicidal and immunomodulatory activity. Current studies have demonstrated that recruited monocytes/macrophages aid in regulating angiogenesis in ischemic tissue, tumours and chronic inflammation. In terms of neovascularization followed by tissue regeneration, monocytes/macrophages should be highly attractive for cell-based therapy compared to any other stem cells due to their considerable advantages: non-oncogenic, non-teratogenic, multiple secretary functions including pro-angiogenic and growth factors, straightforward cell harvesting procedure and non-existent ethical controversy. In addition to adult origins such as bone marrow or peripheral blood, umbilical cord blood (UCB) can be a potential source for autologous or allogeneic monocytes/macrophages. Especially, UCB monocytes should be considered as the first candidate owing to their feasibility, low immune rejection and multiple characteristic advantages such as their anti-inflammatory properties by virtue of their unique immune and inflammatory immaturity, and their pro-angiogenic ability. In this review, we present general characteristics and potential of monocytes/macrophages for cell-based therapy, especially focusing on neovascularization and UCB-derived monocytes.
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- Paul R Sanberg
- Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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Krawczak DA, Westendorf JJ, Carlson CS, Lewis JL. Influence of bone morphogenetic protein-2 on the extracellular matrix, material properties, and gene expression of long-term articular chondrocyte cultures: loss of chondrocyte stability. Tissue Eng Part A 2009; 15:1247-55. [PMID: 18950256 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2008.0249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) on articular chondrocyte tissues grown as monolayers in vitro for up to 8 weeks. Articular chondrocytes were isolated from New Zealand White rabbits and plated in monolayer cultures. The cultures were supplemented with 100 ng/mL of BMP-2 for up to 8 weeks and the extracellular matrix (ECM) composition, material properties, and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression were analyzed. mRNA expression of cartilage-specific genes, type II collagen, and aggrecan showed that BMP-2 enhanced chondrocyte stability for up to 3 weeks. After 3 weeks in culture, there was substantially more type I collagen expression and more osteopontin and runt-related transcription factor 2 expression in 5- and 8-week cultures treated with BMP-2 than in controls. Additionally, matrix metalloproteinase-13 and ADAMTS-5 (A disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin 5) were upregulated in 5- and 8-week cultures treated with BMP-2, coinciding with a loss of ECM density, collagen, and proteoglycan. Eight-week tissue stimulated with BMP-2 was more fragile and tore more easily when removed from the culture dish as compared to controls, suggesting temporal limitations to the effectiveness of BMP-2 in monolayer systems and perhaps other models to enhance the generation of a cartilage-like tissue for tissue engineering purposes.
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- David A Krawczak
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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IGF-1 does not moderate the time-dependent transcriptional patterns of key homeostatic genes induced by sustained compression of bovine cartilage. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009; 17:944-52. [PMID: 19250984 PMCID: PMC2752631 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine changes in chondrocyte transcription of a range of anabolic, catabolic and signaling genes following simultaneous treatment of cartilage with Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and ramp-and-hold mechanical compression, and compare with effects on biosynthesis. METHODS Explant disks of bovine calf cartilage were slowly compressed (unconfined) over 3-min to their 1mm cut-thickness (0%-compression) or to 50%-compression with or without 300 ng/ml IGF-1. Expression of 24 genes involved in cartilage homeostasis was measured using qPCR at 2, 8, 24, 32, 48 h after compression +/-IGF-1. Clustering analysis was used to identify groups of co-expressed genes to further elucidate mechanistic pathways. RESULTS IGF-1 alone stimulated gene expression of aggrecan and collagen II, but simultaneous 24h compression suppressed this effect. Compression alone up-regulated expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3, MMP-13, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif (ADAMTS)-5 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta, an effect not reversed by simultaneous IGF-1 treatment. Temporal changes in expression following IGF-1 treatment were generally slower than that following compression. Clustering analysis revealed five distinct groups within which the pairings, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-3 and ADAMTS-5, MMP-1 and IGF-2, and IGF-1 and Collagen II, were all robustly co-expressed, suggesting inherent regulation and feedback in chondrocyte gene expression. While aggrecan synthesis was transcriptionally regulated by IGF-1, inhibition of aggrecan synthesis by sustained compression appeared post-transcriptionally regulated. CONCLUSION Sustained compression markedly altered the effects of IGF-1 on expression of genes involved in cartilage homeostasis, while IGF-1 was largely unable to moderate the transcriptional effects of compression alone. The demonstrated co-expressed gene pairings suggest a balance of anabolic and catabolic activity following simultaneous mechanical and growth factor stimuli.
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A refined characterisation of the NeoHepatocyte phenotype necessitates a reappraisal of the transdifferentiation hypothesis. Differentiation 2009; 77:263-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Revised: 09/02/2008] [Accepted: 09/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Transplantation of monocyte-derived hepatocyte-like cells (NeoHeps) improves survival in a model of acute liver failure. Ann Surg 2009; 249:149-54. [PMID: 19106691 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31818a1543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Investigation of the efficacy of implantation of monocyte-derived hepatocyte-like cells (NeoHeps) in acute liver failure. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Extended liver resection or split liver transplantation is still associated with high morbidity and mortality because of postoperative liver insufficiency. In view of liver support systems, implantation of isolated hepatocytes or hepatocyte-like cells such as NeoHeps is increasingly under discussion. METHODS Twenty-four hours before subtotal hepatectomy, cells of different origin [A: human mononuclear cells (24 x 10(6)); B: NeoHeps (16 x 10(6)); C: NeoHeps (24 x 10(6)); D: rat hepatocytes (24 x 10(6))] were injected into the spleen of Wistar rats. After an observation period of 5 days, animal survival, postoperative weight, and signs of encephalopathy were recorded. At the end of the observation period, blood was collected for laboratory analysis. RESULTS Transplantation of both rat hepatocytes and NeoHeps significantly improved animal survival when compared with control animals (group A: 21%), reaching 72% in group D (P = 0.001), 50% in group C (P = 0.04), and 36% in group B (P = 0.22). Moreover, animals in these groups postoperatively experienced less frequently signs of encephalopathy, as well as earlier weight increase when compared with group A. DISCUSSION Hepatocyte transplantation is a practicable and successful treatment option in case of liver insufficiency because implantation of NeoHeps or primary rat hepatocytes had an improving effect on survival. The promising data of the present study warrants further analysis to elucidate the role of NeoHeps in treatment of acute postoperative liver failure to a greater extent.
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Schäfer R, Northoff H. Characteristics of Mesenchymal Stem Cells - New Stars in Regenerative Medicine or Unrecognized Old Fellows in Autologous Regeneration? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 35:154-159. [PMID: 21547113 DOI: 10.1159/000135634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Accepted: 02/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SUMMARY: For years mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been in the focus of research in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. Due to the heterogeneity of cells with MSC-like properties their comprehensive characterization is necessary. In the following, issues of nomenclature, basic characterization, sources, sternness, and therapeutic potential of MSC are discussed, highlighting some aspects in the rapidly expanding field of MSC research.
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- Richard Schäfer
- Institute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany
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