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Ng CY, Cheung C. Origins and functional differences of blood endothelial cells. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2024; 155:23-29. [PMID: 37202277 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2023.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
The interests in blood endothelial cells arise from their therapeutic potential in vascular repair and regeneration. Our understanding of blood endothelial cells that exist in the circulation has been evolving significantly from the original concept of endothelial progenitor cells. Many studies have uncovered heterogeneities of blood endothelial subtypes where some cells express both endothelial and hematopoietic antigens, and others possess either mature or immature endothelial markers. Due to the lack of definitive cell marker identities, there have been momentums in the field to adopt a technical-oriented labeling system based on the cells' involvement in postnatal neovascularization and cell culture derivatives. Our review streamlines nomenclatures for blood endothelial subtypes and standardizes understanding of their functional differences. Broadly, we will discuss about myeloid angiogenic cells (MACs), endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs), blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) and circulating endothelial cells (CECs). The strategic location of blood endothelial cells confers them essential roles in supporting physiological processes. MACs exert angiogenic effects through paracrine mechanisms, while ECFCs are recruited to sites of vascular injury to participate directly in new vessel formation. BOECs are an in vitro derivative of ECFCs. CECs are shed into the bloodstream from damaged vessels, hence reflective of endothelial dysfunction. With clarity on the functional attributes of blood endothelial subtypes, we present recent advances in their applications in disease modelling, along with serving as biomarkers of vascular tissue homeostasis.
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- Chun-Yi Ng
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.
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Blandinières A, Randi AM, Paschalaki KE, Guerin CL, Melero-Martin JM, Smadja DM. Results of an international survey about methods used to isolate human endothelial colony-forming cells: guidance from the SSC on Vascular Biology of the ISTH. J Thromb Haemost 2023; 21:2611-2619. [PMID: 37336438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Assessment of endothelial colony-forming cell (ECFC) number and vasculogenic properties is crucial for exploring vascular diseases and regeneration strategies. A previous survey of the Scientific and Standardization Committee on Vascular Biology of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis clarified key methodological points but highlighted a lack of standardization associated with ECFC culture. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to provide expert consensus guidance on ECFC isolation and culture. METHODS We surveyed 21 experts from 10 different countries using a questionnaire proposed during the 2019 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress in Melbourne (Australia) to attain a consensus on ECFC isolation and culture. RESULTS We report here the consolidated results of the questionnaire. There was agreement on several general statements, mainly the technical aspects of ECFC isolation and cell culture. In contrast, on the points concerning the definition of a colony of ECFCs, the quantification of ECFCs, and the estimation of their age (in days or number of passages), the expert opinions were widely dispersed. CONCLUSION Our survey clearly indicates an unmet need for rigorous standardization, multicenter comparison of results, and validation of ECFC isolation and culture procedures for clinical laboratory practice and robustness of results. To this end, we propose a standardized protocol for the isolation and expansion of ECFCs from umbilical cord and adult peripheral blood.
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- Adeline Blandinières
- Université Paris-Cité, Innovative Therapies in Hemostasis, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France; Hematology Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Université Paris-Cité, Innovative Therapies in Hemostasis, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France; Institut Curie, Cytometry Platform, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Université Paris-Cité, Innovative Therapies in Hemostasis, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris, France; Hematology Department, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, France.
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Lin Y, Banno K, Gil CH, Myslinski J, Hato T, Shelley WC, Gao H, Xuei X, Liu Y, Basile DP, Yoshimoto M, Prasain N, Tarnawsky SP, Adams RH, Naruse K, Yoshida J, Murphy MP, Horie K, Yoder MC. Origin, prospective identification, and function of circulating endothelial colony-forming cells in mice and humans. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e164781. [PMID: 36692963 PMCID: PMC10077473 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.164781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Most circulating endothelial cells are apoptotic, but rare circulating endothelial colony-forming cells (C-ECFCs), also known as blood outgrowth endothelial cells, with proliferative and vasculogenic activity can be cultured; however, the origin and naive function of these C-ECFCs remains obscure. Herein, detailed lineage tracing revealed murine C-ECFCs emerged in the early postnatal period, displayed high vasculogenic potential with enriched frequency of clonal proliferative cells compared with tissue-resident ECFCs, and were not committed to or derived from the BM hematopoietic system but from tissue-resident ECFCs. In humans, C-ECFCs were present in the CD34bright cord blood mononuclear subset, possessed proliferative potential and in vivo vasculogenic function in a naive or cultured state, and displayed a single cell transcriptome sharing some umbilical venous endothelial cell features, such as a higher protein C receptor and extracellular matrix gene expression. This study provides an advance for the field by identifying the origin, naive function, and antigens to prospectively isolate C-ECFCs for translational studies.
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- Yang Lin
- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Division of Regenerative Medicine, Hartman Institute for Therapeutic Organ Regeneration, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Department of Surgery
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Department of Surgery
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, and
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, and
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- Department of Anatomy Cell Biology and Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Physiology II, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Department of Surgery
- Indiana Center for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Exploring Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells to Better Understand the Pathophysiology of Disease: An Updated Review. Stem Cells Int 2022; 2022:4460041. [PMID: 35615696 PMCID: PMC9126670 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4460041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction has been implicated in a variety of pathological conditions. The collection of ECs from patients is typically conducted postmortem or through invasive procedures, such as surgery and interventional procedures, hampering efforts to clarify the role of ECs in disease onset and progression. In contrast, endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs), also termed late endothelial progenitor cells, late outgrowth endothelial cells, blood outgrowth endothelial cells, or endothelial outgrowth cells, are obtained in a minimally invasive manner, namely, by the culture of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in endothelial growth medium. ECFCs resemble mature ECs phenotypically, genetically, and functionally, making them excellent surrogates for ECs. Numerous studies have been performed that examined ECFC function in conditions such as coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, congenital bicuspid aortic valve disease, pulmonary arterial hypertension, venous thromboembolic disease, and von Willebrand disease. Here, we provide an updated review of studies using ECFCs that were performed to better understand the pathophysiology of disease. We also discuss the potential of ECFCs as disease biomarkers and the standardized methods to culture, quantify, and evaluate ECFCs and suggest the future direction of research in this field.
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Wang X, Wang R, Jiang L, Xu Q, Guo X. Endothelial repair by stem and progenitor cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2021; 163:133-146. [PMID: 34743936 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The integrity of the endothelial barrier is required to maintain vascular homeostasis and fluid balance between the circulatory system and surrounding tissues and to prevent the development of vascular disease. However, the origin of the newly developed endothelial cells is still controversial. Stem and progenitor cells have the potential to differentiate into endothelial cell lines and stimulate vascular regeneration in a paracrine/autocrine fashion. The one source of new endothelial cells was believed to come from the bone marrow, which was challenged by the recent findings. By administration of new techniques, including genetic cell lineage tracing and single cell RNA sequencing, more solid data were obtained that support the concept of stem/progenitor cells for regenerating damaged endothelium. Specifically, it was found that tissue resident endothelial progenitors located in the vessel wall were crucial for endothelial repair. In this review, we summarized the latest advances in stem and progenitor cell research in endothelial regeneration through findings from animal models and discussed clinical data to indicate the future direction of stem cell therapy.
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- Xuyang Wang
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Imbalance between the circulating endothelium-derived apoptotic microparticles and the endothelial colony-forming units of progenitor cells in patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography. Adv Med Sci 2021; 66:396-402. [PMID: 34375819 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2021.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The involvement of the circulating endothelium-derived microparticles (EMPs) and the endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) has been shown in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). The current study aimed to explore whether the Friesinger index is associated with the levels of the apoptotic CD144+/CD31+/annexin V+ EMPs and the number of endothelial colony-forming units of progenitor cells in patients undergoing coronary angiography. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-seven patients with a median age of 62 years (range: 48-84 years) were enrolled. Quantification of the apoptotic CD144+/CD31+/annexin V+ EMPs was performed by flow cytometry. The number of endothelial colony-forming units defined by CFU-Hill was assessed by cell culture. RESULTS There was a positive correlation between the Friesinger index and the circulating levels of the apoptotic CD144+/CD31+/annexin V+ EMPs (rho=0.817, p<0.001), whereas a negative correlation was found with the number of CFU-Hill (rho = - 0.649, p<0.001). Multivariable logistic analysis showed that the risk of having moderate/severe CAD was five times greater among male patients (OR:5.32; 95% CI: 1.19 - 16.33; p=0.038) and almost one and a half times higher among those with a higher level of apoptotic CD144+/CD31+/annexin V+ EMPs (OR:1.74; 95% CI: 1.23 - 2.28; p=0.001). Finally, the circulating levels of apoptotic EMPs labelled for CD144+/CD31+/annexin V+ presented a good discrimination of moderate/severe CAD, with an AUC of 0.85 (95% CI = 0.74 - 0.96; p< 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Moderate or severe CAD is associated with increased levels of apoptotic EMPs and reduced EPC colony-forming capacity, increasing the occurrence of endothelial injuries.
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Alexander Y, Osto E, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Shechter M, Trifunovic D, Duncker DJ, Aboyans V, Bäck M, Badimon L, Cosentino F, De Carlo M, Dorobantu M, Harrison DG, Guzik TJ, Hoefer I, Morris PD, Norata GD, Suades R, Taddei S, Vilahur G, Waltenberger J, Weber C, Wilkinson F, Bochaton-Piallat ML, Evans PC. Endothelial function in cardiovascular medicine: a consensus paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Groups on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation, and Thrombosis. Cardiovasc Res 2021; 117:29-42. [PMID: 32282914 PMCID: PMC7797212 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Endothelial cells (ECs) are sentinels of cardiovascular health. Their function is reduced by the presence of cardiovascular risk factors, and is regained once pathological stimuli are removed. In this European Society for Cardiology Position Paper, we describe endothelial dysfunction as a spectrum of phenotypic states and advocate further studies to determine the role of EC subtypes in cardiovascular disease. We conclude that there is no single ideal method for measurement of endothelial function. Techniques to measure coronary epicardial and micro-vascular function are well established but they are invasive, time-consuming, and expensive. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial arteries provides a non-invasive alternative but is technically challenging and requires extensive training and standardization. We, therefore, propose that a consensus methodology for FMD is universally adopted to minimize technical variation between studies, and that reference FMD values are established for different populations of healthy individuals and patient groups. Newer techniques to measure endothelial function that are relatively easy to perform, such as finger plethysmography and the retinal flicker test, have the potential for increased clinical use provided a consensus is achieved on the measurement protocol used. We recommend further clinical studies to establish reference values for these techniques and to assess their ability to improve cardiovascular risk stratification. We advocate future studies to determine whether integration of endothelial function measurements with patient-specific epigenetic data and other biomarkers can enhance the stratification of patients for differential diagnosis, disease progression, and responses to therapy.
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- Yvonne Alexander
- Centre for Bioscience, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University and University Hospital Zurich, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Translational Nutrition Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Leviev Heart Center, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Department, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Experimental Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Dupuytren University Hospital, Inserm U-1094, Limoges University, Limoges, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
- INSERM U1116, Université de Lorraine, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
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- Cardiovascular Program-ICCC, IR-Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, CiberCV, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Catheterization Laboratory, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- ‘CarolDavila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Cracow, Poland
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Bateson Centre & INSIGNEO Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
- Insigneo Institute for In Silico Medicine, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Program-ICCC, IR-Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, CiberCV, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
- SRH Central Hospital Suhl, Suhl, Germany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Prevention (IPEK), Ludwig-Maximillian-Universität (LMU) München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), partner site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Bioscience, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease, Bateson Centre & INSIGNEO Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
- Insigneo Institute for In Silico Medicine, Sheffield, UK
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Therapeutic Potential of Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells in Ischemic Disease: Strategies to Improve their Regenerative Efficacy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21197406. [PMID: 33036489 PMCID: PMC7582994 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) comprises a range of major clinical cardiac and circulatory diseases, which produce immense health and economic burdens worldwide. Currently, vascular regenerative surgery represents the most employed therapeutic option to treat ischemic disorders, even though not all the patients are amenable to surgical revascularization. Therefore, more efficient therapeutic approaches are urgently required to promote neovascularization. Therapeutic angiogenesis represents an emerging strategy that aims at reconstructing the damaged vascular network by stimulating local angiogenesis and/or promoting de novo blood vessel formation according to a process known as vasculogenesis. In turn, circulating endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) represent truly endothelial precursors, which display high clonogenic potential and have the documented ability to originate de novo blood vessels in vivo. Therefore, ECFCs are regarded as the most promising cellular candidate to promote therapeutic angiogenesis in patients suffering from CVD. The current briefly summarizes the available information about the origin and characterization of ECFCs and then widely illustrates the preclinical studies that assessed their regenerative efficacy in a variety of ischemic disorders, including acute myocardial infarction, peripheral artery disease, ischemic brain disease, and retinopathy. Then, we describe the most common pharmacological, genetic, and epigenetic strategies employed to enhance the vasoreparative potential of autologous ECFCs by manipulating crucial pro-angiogenic signaling pathways, e.g., extracellular-signal regulated kinase/Akt, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, and Ca2+ signaling. We conclude by discussing the possibility of targeting circulating ECFCs to rescue their dysfunctional phenotype and promote neovascularization in the presence of CVD.
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Gupta SK, Liu Z, Sims EC, Repass MJ, Haneline LS, Yoder MC. Endothelial Colony-Forming Cell Function Is Reduced During HIV Infection. J Infect Dis 2020; 219:1076-1083. [PMID: 30239747 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may be related to cardiovascular disease through monocyte activation-associated endothelial dysfunction. METHODS Blood samples from 15 HIV-negative participants (the uninfected group), 8 HIV-positive participants who were not receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) (the infected, untreated group), and 15 HIV-positive participants who were receiving ART (the infected, treated group) underwent flow cytometry of endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) and monocyte proportions. IncuCyte live cell imaging of 8 capillary proliferative capacity parameters were obtained from cord blood ECFCs treated with participant plasma. RESULTS The ECFC percentage determined by flow cytometry was not different between the study groups; however, values of the majority of capillary proliferative capacity parameters (ie, cell area, network length, network branch points, number of networks, and average tube width uniformity) were significantly lower in infected, untreated participants as compared to values for uninfected participants or infected, treated participants (P < .00625 for all comparisons). CD14+CD16+ intermediate monocytes and soluble CD163 were significantly and negatively correlated with several plasma-treated, cord blood ECFC proliferative capacity parameters in the combined HIV-positive groups but not in the uninfected group. CONCLUSIONS Cord blood ECFC proliferative capacity was significantly impaired by plasma from infected, untreated patients, compared with plasma from uninfected participants and from infected, treated participants. Several ECFC functional parameters were adversely associated with monocyte activation in the HIV-positive groups, thereby suggesting a mechanism by which HIV-related inflammation may impair vascular reparative potential and consequently increase the risk of cardiovascular disease during HIV infection.
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- Samir K Gupta
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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Circulating Proangiogenic Cells and Proteins in Patients with Glioma and Acute Myocardial Infarction: Differences in Neovascularization between Neoplasia and Tissue Regeneration. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2019; 2019:3560830. [PMID: 31428150 PMCID: PMC6679840 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3560830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Although extensive angiogenesis takes place in glial tumors, antiangiogenic therapies have remained without the expected success. In the peripheral circulation of glioma patients, increased numbers of endothelial precursor cells (EPCs) are present, potentially offering targets for antiangiogenic therapy. However, for an antiangiogenic therapy to be successful, the therapy should specifically target glioma-related EPC subsets and secreted factors only. Here, we compared the EPC subsets and plasma factors in the peripheral circulation of patients with gliomas to acute myocardial infarctions. We investigated the five most important EPC subsets and 21 angiogenesis-related plasma factors in peripheral blood samples of 29 patients with glioma, 14 patients with myocardial infarction, and 20 healthy people as controls, by FACS and Luminex assay. In GBM patients, all EPC subsets were elevated as compared to healthy subjects. In addition, HPC and KDR+ cell fractions were higher than in MI, while CD133+ and KDR+CD133+ cell fractions were lower. There were differences in relative EPC fractions between the groups: KDR+ cells were the largest fraction in GBM, while CD133+ cells were the largest fraction in MI. An increase in glioma malignancy grade coincided with an increase in the KDR+ fraction, while the CD133+ cell fraction decreased relatively. Most plasma angiogenic factors were higher in GBM than in MI patients. In both MI and GBM, the ratio of CD133+ HPCs correlated significantly with elevated levels of MMP9. In the GBM patients, MMP9 correlated strongly with levels of all HPCs. In conclusion, the data demonstrate that EPC traffic in patients with glioma, representing neoplasia, is different from that in myocardial infarction, representing tissue regeneration. Glioma patients may benefit from therapies aimed at lowering KDR+ cells and HPCs.
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Smadja DM, Melero-Martin JM, Eikenboom J, Bowman M, Sabatier F, Randi AM. Standardization of methods to quantify and culture endothelial colony-forming cells derived from peripheral blood: Position paper from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis SSC. J Thromb Haemost 2019; 17:1190-1194. [PMID: 31119878 PMCID: PMC7028216 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- David M. Smadja
- Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
- Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, INSERM UMR-S 1140,
Paris, France
- Hematology Department, AP-HP, Hôpital
Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Laboratory of Biosurgical Research, Carpentier Foundation,
Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s
Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
Massachusetts
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative
Medicine, Department of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center,
Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Queen’s University,
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- C2VN Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INRA, Marseille,
France
- Laboratory of Cell Therapy, INSERM CBT-1409, CHU La
Conception, AP-HM, Marseille, France
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- Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental
Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London,
UK
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Brown N, Khan F, Alshaikh B, Berka N, Liacini A, Alawad E, Yusuf K. CD-34 + and VE-cadherin + endothelial progenitor cells in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancies. Pregnancy Hypertens 2019; 16:42-47. [PMID: 31056159 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to determine levels of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort study of women with preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancies. EPCs were estimated by flow cytometry. Multiple linear regression was used to assess the association of EPCs with preeclampsia adjusting for maternal age, body mass index (BMI), gestation and ethnicity. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Levels of EPCs in preeclampsia and normotensive pregnancies, with CD-34 and vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin as markers of EPCs. VE-cadherin is an endothelial cell adhesion molecule used to delineate endothelial lineage of EPCs. RESULTS There were thirty women in the preeclampsia group and thirty-three in the normotensive group. The two groups were similar except for the BMI and blood pressures, which were higher in preeclampsia. On multiple linear regression, EPCs numbers were significantly higher by 29 (95% confidence interval 11.7-46.6, p = 0.001) in preeclampsia compared to the normotensive group. There was significant positive correlation between EPCs and systolic blood pressure in preeclampsia (Spearman correlation coefficient 0.39, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Although widely used in cardiovascular disease other than preeclampsia, this is the first study using VE-cadherin as a marker of endothelial lineage to define EPCs in preeclampsia. Our results suggest the higher number of EPCs in preeclampsia may be a response of the bone marrow to endothelial injury.
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- Nicole Brown
- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Telbivudine Reduces Parvovirus B19-Induced Apoptosis in Circulating Angiogenic Cells. Viruses 2019; 11:v11030227. [PMID: 30845701 PMCID: PMC6466312 DOI: 10.3390/v11030227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Aims: Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection directly induces apoptosis and modulates CXCR4 expression of infected marrow-derived circulating angiogenic cells (CACs). This leads to dysfunctional endogenous vascular repair. Treatment for B19V-associated disease is restricted to symptomatic treatment. Telbivudine, a thymidine analogue, established in antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B, modulates pathways that might influence induction of apoptosis. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis of whether telbivudine influences B19V-induced apoptosis of CAC. Methods and Results: Pretreatment of two CAC-lines, early outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells (eo-EPC) and endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC) with telbivudine before in vitro infection with B19V significantly reduced active caspase-3 protein expression (−39% and −40%, both p < 0.005). Expression of Baculoviral Inhibitor of apoptosis Repeat-Containing protein 3 (BIRC3) was significantly downregulated by in vitro B19V infection in ECFC measured by qRT-PCR. BIRC3 downregulation was abrogated with telbivudine pretreatment (p < 0.001). This was confirmed by single gene PCR (p = 0.017) and Western blot analysis. In contrast, the missing effect of B19V on angiogenic gene expression postulates a post-transcriptional modulation of CXCR4. Conclusions: We for the first time show a treatment approach to reduce B19V-induced apoptosis. Telbivudine reverses B19V-induced dysregulation of BIRC3, thus, intervening in the apoptosis pathway and protecting susceptible cells from cell death. This approach could lead to an effective B19V treatment to reduce B19V-related disease.
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Paschalaki KE, Randi AM. Recent Advances in Endothelial Colony Forming Cells Toward Their Use in Clinical Translation. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 5:295. [PMID: 30406106 PMCID: PMC6205967 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The term “Endothelial progenitor cell” (EPC) has been used to describe multiple cell populations that express endothelial surface makers and promote vascularisation. However, the only population that has all the characteristics of a real “EPC” is the Endothelial Colony Forming Cells (ECFC). ECFC possess clonal proliferative potential, display endothelial and not myeloid cell surface markers, and exhibit pronounced postnatal vascularisation ability in vivo. ECFC have been used to investigate endothelial molecular dysfunction in several diseases, as they give access to endothelial cells from patients in a non-invasive way. ECFC also represent a promising tool for revascularization of damaged tissue. Here we review the translational applications of ECFC research. We discuss studies which have used ECFC to investigate molecular endothelial abnormalities in several diseases and review the evidence supporting the use of ECFC for autologous cell therapy, gene therapy and tissue regeneration. Finally, we discuss ways to improve the therapeutic efficacy of ECFC in clinical applications, as well as the challenges that must be overcome to use ECFC in clinical trials for regenerative approaches.
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- Koralia E Paschalaki
- Vascular Sciences, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Vascular Sciences, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Bertagnolli M, Xie LF, Paquette K, He Y, Cloutier A, Fernandes RO, Béland C, Sutherland MR, Delfrate J, Curnier D, Bigras JL, Rivard A, Thébaud B, Luu TM, Nuyt AM. Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells in Young Adults Born Preterm: A Novel Link Between Neonatal Complications and Adult Risks for Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.118.009720. [PMID: 29987124 PMCID: PMC6064846 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preterm birth is linked to cardiovascular risks and diseases. Endothelial progenitor cells play a critical role in vascular development and repair. Cord blood endothelial progenitor cells of preterm-born infants, especially endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC), show enhanced susceptibility to prematurity-related pro-oxidant stress. Whether ECFC dysfunction is present in adulthood following preterm birth is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS This cross-sectional observational study includes 55 preterm-born (≤29 gestational weeks) young adults (18-29 years old, 38% male) and 55 sex- and age-matched full-term controls. ECFC were isolated from peripheral blood; cell proliferative and vascular cord formation capacities were assessed in vitro. Daytime systolic blood pressure was higher, whereas glucose tolerance and body mass index were lower in preterm-born subjects. ECFC colonies grew in culture for 62% of full-term- and 58% of preterm-born participants. Preterm-born participants have formed ECFC colonies later in culture and have reduced proliferation compared with controls. Only in preterm-born individuals, we observed that the later the ECFC colony grows in culture, the worse was overall ECFC function. In addition, in preterms, elevated systolic blood pressure significantly correlated with reduced ECFC proliferation (rS=-0.463; P=0.030) and numbers of branches formed on matrigel (rS=-0.443; P=0.039). In preterm-born subjects, bronchopulmonary dysplasia was associated with impaired ECFC function, whereas exposure to antenatal steroids related to better ECFC function. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first to examine ECFC in preterm-born adults and to demonstrate ECFC dysfunction compared with full-term controls. In the preterm-born group, ECFC dysfunction was associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, the major prematurity-related neonatal morbidity, and with increased systolic blood pressure into adulthood.
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- Mariane Bertagnolli
- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Kinesiology, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, CHUM Research Center, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine University Hospital and Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada .,Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Despite substantial advances in the development of medical and interventional strategies in ischemic and non-ischemic heart diseases, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Stem cell therapy for heart disease has gained traction over the past two decades and is an emerging option for the treatment of myocardial dysfunction. In this review, we summarize the current literature on different types of stem cells and their potential usage in ischemic and non-ischemic heart diseases. We emphasize the clinical utility of stem cells to improve myocardial structural and function, promote microvascular angiogenesis, and diminish scar size and major adverse cardiovascular events. We also discuss the therapeutic potential of microvesicles, such as exosomes, in the treatment of CVDs, which may open novel avenues for further clinical studies.
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Hernandez-Lopez R, Chavez-Gonzalez A, Torres-Barrera P, Moreno-Lorenzana D, Lopez-DiazGuerrero N, Santiago-German D, Isordia-Salas I, Smadja D, C. Yoder M, Majluf-Cruz A, Alvarado-Moreno JA. Reduced proliferation of endothelial colony-forming cells in unprovoked venous thromboembolic disease as a consequence of endothelial dysfunction. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183827. [PMID: 28910333 PMCID: PMC5598948 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolic disease (VTD) is a public health problem. We recently reported that endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) derived from endothelial cells (EC) (ECFC-ECs) from patients with VTD have a dysfunctional state. For this study, we proposed that a dysfunctional status of these cells generates a reduction of its proliferative ability, which is also associated with senescence and reactive oxygen species (ROS). METHODS AND RESULTS Human mononuclear cells (MNCs) were obtained from peripheral blood from 40 healthy human volunteers (controls) and 50 patients with VTD matched by age (20-50 years) and sex to obtain ECFCs. We assayed their proliferative ability with plasma of patients and controls and supernatants of cultures from ECFC-ECs, senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal), ROS, and expression of ephrin-B2/Eph-B4 receptor. Compared with cells from controls, cells from VTD patients showed an 8-fold increase of ECFCs that emerged 1 week earlier, reduced proliferation at long term (39%) and, in passages 4 and 10, a highly senescent rate (30±1.05% vs. 91.3±15.07%, respectively) with an increase of ROS and impaired expression of ephrin-B2/Eph-4 genes. Proliferation potential of cells from VTD patients was reduced in endothelial medium [1.4±0.22 doubling population (DP)], control plasma (1.18±0.31 DP), or plasma from VTD patients (1.65±0.27 DP). CONCLUSIONS As compared with controls, ECFC-ECs from individuals with VTD have higher oxidative stress, proliferation stress, cellular senescence, and low proliferative potential. These findings suggest that patients with a history of VTD are ECFC-ECs dysfunctional that could be associated to permanent risk for new thrombotic events.
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- Rubicel Hernandez-Lopez
- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Trombosis, Hemostasia y Aterogenesis, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
- Posgrado en Biologia Experimental, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa. Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Enfermedades Oncologicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Enfermedades Oncologicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Enfermedades Oncologicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Posgrado en Biologia Experimental, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa. Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Trombosis, Hemostasia y Aterogenesis, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Paris Descartes University, INSERM UMR-S 1140, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Paris, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Hematology department, Paris, France
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- Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Trombosis, Hemostasia y Aterogenesis, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigacion Medica en Trombosis, Hemostasia y Aterogenesis, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico
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Das SK, Yuan YF, Li MQ. An Overview on Current Issues and Challenges of Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Based Neovascularization in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Cell Reprogram 2017; 19:75-87. [PMID: 28266867 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2016.0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Diabetic foot ulcer's impaired wound healing, which leads to the development of chronic non-healing wounds and ultimately amputation, is a major problem worldwide. Although recently endothelial progenitor cell-derived cell therapy has been used as a therapeutic intervention to treat diabetic wounds, thereby promoting neovascularization, the results, however, are not satisfactory. In this article, we have discussed the several steps that are involved in the neovascularization process, which might be impaired during diabetes. In addition, we have also discussed the reported possible interventions to correct these impairments. Thus, we have summarized neovascularization as a process with a coordinated sequence of multiple steps and thus, there is the need of a combined therapeutic approach to achieve better treatment outcomes.
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- Sushant Kumar Das
- Department of Interventional and Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University , Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional and Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University , Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Interventional and Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University , Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Blue EK, Sheehan BM, Nuss ZV, Boyle FA, Hocutt CM, Gohn CR, Varberg KM, McClintick JN, Haneline LS. Epigenetic Regulation of Placenta-Specific 8 Contributes to Altered Function of Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells Exposed to Intrauterine Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes 2015; 64:2664-75. [PMID: 25720387 PMCID: PMC4477353 DOI: 10.2337/db14-1709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is linked to development of hypertension, obesity, and type 2 diabetes in children. Our previous studies determined that endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) from neonates exposed to GDM exhibit impaired function. The current goals were to identify aberrantly expressed genes that contribute to impaired function of GDM-exposed ECFCs and to evaluate for evidence of altered epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Genome-wide mRNA expression analysis was conducted on ECFCs from control and GDM pregnancies. Candidate genes were validated by quantitative RT-PCR and Western blotting. Bisulfite sequencing evaluated DNA methylation of placenta-specific 8 (PLAC8). Proliferation and senescence assays of ECFCs transfected with siRNA to knockdown PLAC8 were performed to determine functional impact. Thirty-eight genes were differentially expressed between control and GDM-exposed ECFCs. PLAC8 was highly expressed in GDM-exposed ECFCs, and PLAC8 expression correlated with maternal hyperglycemia. Methylation status of 17 CpG sites in PLAC8 negatively correlated with mRNA expression. Knockdown of PLAC8 in GDM-exposed ECFCs improved proliferation and senescence defects. This study provides strong evidence in neonatal endothelial progenitor cells that GDM exposure in utero leads to altered gene expression and DNA methylation, suggesting the possibility of altered epigenetic regulation.
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- Emily K Blue
- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Madonna R, De Caterina R. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells: Do they live up to their name? Vascul Pharmacol 2015; 67-69:2-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2015.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schmidt-Lucke C, Zobel T, Schrepfer S, Kuhl U, Wang D, Klingel K, Becher PM, Fechner H, Pozzuto T, Van Linthout S, Lassner D, Spillmann F, Escher F, Holinski S, Volk HD, Schultheiss HP, Tschope C. Impaired Endothelial Regeneration Through Human Parvovirus B19-Infected Circulating Angiogenic Cells in Patients With Cardiomyopathy. J Infect Dis 2015; 212:1070-81. [PMID: 25805750 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a common pathogen in microvascular disease and cardiomyopathy, owing to infection of endothelial cells. B19V replication, however, is almost restricted to erythroid progenitor cells (ErPCs). Endothelial regeneration attributable to bone marrow-derived circulating angiogenic cells (CACs) is a prerequisite for organ function. Because of many similarities of ErPCs and CACs, we hypothesized that B19V is a perpetrator of impaired endogenous endothelial regeneration. B19V DNA and messenger RNA from endomyocardial biopsy specimens, bone marrow specimens, and circulating progenitor cells were quantified by polymerase chain reaction analysis. The highest B19V DNA concentrations were found in CD34(+)KDR(+) cells from 17 patients with chronic B19V-associated cardiomyopathy. B19V replication intermediates could be detected in nearly half of the patients. Furthermore, chronic B19V infection was associated with impaired endothelial regenerative capacity. B19V infection of CACs in vitro resulted in expression of transcripts encoding B19V proteins. The capsid protein VP1 was identified as a novel inducer of apoptosis, as were nonstructural proteins. Inhibition studies identified so-called death receptor signaling with activation of caspase-8 and caspase-10 to be responsible for apoptosis induction. B19V causally impaired endothelial regeneration with spreading of B19V in CACs in an animal model in vivo. We thus conclude that B19V infection and damage to CACs result in dysfunctional endogenous vascular repair, supporting the emergence of primary bone marrow disease with secondary end-organ damage.
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- Caroline Schmidt-Lucke
- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies Medico-Academic Consultings
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- Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, University Heart Center Hamburg
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology
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- Transplant and Stem Cell Immunobiology Laboratory, University Heart Center Hamburg
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology Institute for Biotechnology, University of Technology
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- Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies
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- Department of Cardiology and Pneumology Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung, Berlin
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Schutt RC, Trachtenberg BH, Cooke JP, Traverse JH, Henry TD, Pepine CJ, Willerson JT, Perin EC, Ellis SG, Zhao DXM, Bhatnagar A, Johnstone BH, Lai D, Resende M, Ebert RF, Wu JC, Sayre SL, Orozco A, Zierold C, Simari RD, Moyé L, Cogle CR, Taylor DA. Bone marrow characteristics associated with changes in infarct size after STEMI: a biorepository evaluation from the CCTRN TIME trial. Circ Res 2015; 116:99-107. [PMID: 25406300 PMCID: PMC4282599 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.304710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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RATIONALE Despite significant interest in bone marrow mononuclear cell (BMC) therapy for ischemic heart disease, current techniques have resulted in only modest benefits. However, selected patients have shown improvements after autologous BMC therapy, but the contributing factors are unclear. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify BMC characteristics associated with a reduction in infarct size after ST-segment-elevation-myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS This prospective study comprised patients consecutively enrolled in the CCTRN TIME (Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network Timing in Myocardial Infarction Evaluation) trial who agreed to have their BMCs stored and analyzed at the CCTRN Biorepository. Change in infarct size between baseline (3 days after percutaneous coronary intervention) and 6-month follow-up was measured by cardiac MRI. Infarct-size measurements and BMC phenotype and function data were obtained for 101 patients (mean age, 56.5 years; mean screening ejection fraction, 37%; mean baseline cardiac MRI ejection fraction, 45%). At 6 months, 75 patients (74.3%) showed a reduction in infarct size (mean change, -21.0±17.6%). Multiple regression analysis indicated that infarct size reduction was greater in patients who had a larger percentage of CD31(+) BMCs (P=0.046) and in those with faster BMC growth rates in colony-forming unit Hill and endothelial-colony forming cell functional assays (P=0.033 and P=0.032, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This study identified BMC characteristics associated with a better clinical outcome in patients with segment-elevation-myocardial infarction and highlighted the importance of endothelial precursor activity in regenerating infarcted myocardium. Furthermore, it suggests that for these patients with segment-elevation-myocardial infarction, myocardial repair was more dependent on baseline BMC characteristics than on whether the patient underwent intracoronary BMC transplantation. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION URL http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00684021.
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- Robert C Schutt
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Barry H Trachtenberg
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - John P Cooke
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Jay H Traverse
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Timothy D Henry
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Carl J Pepine
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - James T Willerson
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Emerson C Perin
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Stephen G Ellis
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - David X M Zhao
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Aruni Bhatnagar
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Brian H Johnstone
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Dejian Lai
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Micheline Resende
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Ray F Ebert
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Joseph C Wu
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Shelly L Sayre
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Aaron Orozco
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Claudia Zierold
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Robert D Simari
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Lem Moyé
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.).
| | - Christopher R Cogle
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
| | - Doris A Taylor
- From the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.) and Houston Methodist Research Institute (R.C.S., B.H.T., J.P.C.), TX; Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (J.H.T.); Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA (T.D.H.); University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville (C.J.P., C.R.C.); Texas Heart Institute, CHI St. Luke's Health, Houston (J.T.W., E.C.P., M.R., A.O., D.A.T.); University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis (C.Z.); Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH (S.G.E.); Wake Forest, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (D.X.M.Z.); University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY (A.B.); Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (B.H.J.); The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston (D.L., S.L.S., L.M.); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (R.F.E.); Stanford University, School of Medicine, CA (J.C.W.); and Kansas University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City (R.D.S.)
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Martin-Ramirez J, Kok MGM, Hofman M, Bierings R, Creemers EE, Meijers JCM, Voorberg J, Pinto-Sietsma SJ. Individual with subclinical atherosclerosis have impaired proliferation of blood outgrowth endothelial cells, which can be restored by statin therapy. PLoS One 2014; 9:e99890. [PMID: 24955753 PMCID: PMC4067291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background To study the regenerative capacity of the endothelium in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), we cultured blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) of patients with premature CAD and their first degree relatives (FDR). Additionally we evaluated the influence of statin treatment on circulating BOEC precursors in subjects with subclinical atherosclerosis. Methods and Results Patients with premature CAD (men <51 yr, women <56 yr) and their FDRs were included. Based on coronary calcification (CAC) scores FDRs were divided in a group of healthy subjects (CAC = 0) and subjects with subclinical atherosclerosis (CAC>0). We did not observe differences in the number of BOEC colonies and proliferation between premature CAD patients and FDRs. FDRs with subclinical atherosclerosis had lower colony numbers compared with healthy FDRs, however this was not statistically significant, and BOEC proliferation was significantly impaired (OR = 0.45, 95% CI 0.21–0.96). Unexpectedly, the number of BOEC colonies and BOEC proliferation were similar for premature CAD patients and healthy FDRs. Since a considerable number of premature CAD patients used statins, we studied the number of BOEC precursors as well as their proliferative capacity in ten individuals with subclinical atherosclerosis, before and after statin therapy. Interestingly, FDRs with subclinical atherosclerosis showed a significant increase in the number of BOEC colonies after statin therapy. Conclusion BOEC proliferation of subjects with subclinical atherosclerosis is impaired compared with healthy controls. In these subjects, statin therapy significantly increased the number of circulating BOEC precursors as well as their proliferative capacity, revealing a beneficial effect of statins on endothelial regeneration.
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Affiliation(s)
- Javier Martin-Ramirez
- Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin-AMC Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin-AMC Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin-AMC Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Heart Failure Research Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin-AMC Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Chan KH, Simpson PJL, Yong AS, Dunn LL, Chawantanpipat C, Hsu C, Yu Y, Keech AC, Celermajer DS, Ng MKC. The relationship between endothelial progenitor cell populations and epicardial and microvascular coronary disease-a cellular, angiographic and physiologic study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93980. [PMID: 24736282 PMCID: PMC3988011 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are implicated in protection against vascular disease. However, studies using angiography alone have reported conflicting results when relating EPCs to epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD) severity. Moreover, the relationship between different EPC types and the coronary microcirculation is unknown. We therefore investigated the relationship between EPC populations and coronary epicardial and microvascular disease. METHODS Thirty-three patients with a spectrum of isolated left anterior descending artery disease were studied. The coronary epicardial and microcirculation were physiologically interrogated by measurement of fractional flow reserve (FFR), index of microvascular resistance (IMR) and coronary flow reserve (CFR). Two distinct EPC populations (early EPC and late outgrowth endothelial cells [OECs]) were isolated from these patients and studied ex vivo. RESULTS There was a significant inverse relationship between circulating OEC levels and epicardial CAD severity, as assessed by FFR and angiography (r=0.371, p=0.04; r=-0.358, p=0.04; respectively). More severe epicardial CAD was associated with impaired OEC migration and tubulogenesis (r=0.59, p=0.005; r=0.589, p=0.004; respectively). Patients with significant epicardial CAD (FFR<0.75) had lower OEC levels and function compared to those without hemodynamically significant stenoses (p<0.05). In contrast, no such relationship was seen for early EPC number and function, nor was there a relationship between IMR and EPCs. There was a significant relationship between CFR and OEC function. CONCLUSIONS EPC populations differ in regards to their associations with CAD severity. The number and function of OECs, but not early EPCs, correlated significantly with epicardial CAD severity. There was no relationship between EPCs and severity of coronary microvascular disease.
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- Kim H. Chan
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Blue EK, DiGiuseppe R, Derr-Yellin E, Acosta JC, Pay SL, Hanenberg H, Schellinger MM, Quinney SK, Mund JA, Case J, Haneline LS. Gestational diabetes induces alterations in the function of neonatal endothelial colony-forming cells. Pediatr Res 2014; 75:266-72. [PMID: 24232636 PMCID: PMC3944713 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2013.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Children born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) experience increased risk of developing hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity. Disrupted function of endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) may contribute to this enhanced risk. The goal of this study was to determine whether cord blood ECFCs from GDM pregnancies exhibit altered functionality. METHODS ECFCs isolated from the cord blood of control and GDM pregnancies were assessed for proliferation, senescence, and Matrigel network formation. The requirement for p38MAPK in hyperglycemia-induced senescence was determined using inhibition and overexpression studies. RESULTS GDM-exposed ECFCs were more proliferative than control ECFCs. However, GDM-exposed ECFCs exhibited decreased network-forming ability in Matrigel. Aging of ECFCs by serial passaging led to increased senescence and reduced proliferation of GDM-exposed ECFCs. ECFCs from GDM pregnancies were resistant to hyperglycemia-induced senescence compared with those from controls. In response to hyperglycemia, control ECFCs activated p38MAPK, which was required for hyperglycemia-induced senescence. In contrast, GDM-exposed ECFCs showed no change in p38MAPK activation under equivalent conditions. CONCLUSION Intrauterine exposure of ECFCs to GDM induces unique phenotypic alterations. The resistance of GDM-exposed ECFCs to hyperglycemia-induced senescence and decreased p38MAPK activation suggest that these progenitor cells have undergone changes that induce tolerance to a hyperglycemic environment.
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- Emily K. Blue
- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN,Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Sipos PI, Bourque SL, Hubel CA, Baker PN, Sibley CP, Davidge ST, Crocker IP. Endothelial colony-forming cells derived from pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction are fewer and have reduced vasculogenic capacity. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:4953-60. [PMID: 24106289 PMCID: PMC3849673 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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CONTEXT Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) are the only putative endothelial progenitor cells capable of vasculogenesis, and their dysfunction may represent a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a pregnancy-related disorder associated with long-term cardiovascular risk. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine whether ECFCs derived from pregnancies complicated by IUGR exhibit altered vasculogenic potential. DESIGN AND SETTING This was a prospective cohort study; patients were recruited at St. Mary's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-three women with normal pregnancies and 13 women with IUGR-complicated pregnancies at gestational ages above 37 weeks were included. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Vasculogenic capacity of rigorously characterized ECFCs was investigated in vivo by measuring blood vessel formation in collagen/fibronectin gels implanted in mice; proliferative, migratory, and chemotactic abilities were assessed in cell culture. Placental uptake of fetal ECFCs, assessed by differences in arterial and venous cord blood content, was determined by flow cytometry. RESULTS In vivo, IUGR ECFCs formed fewer blood vessels (P < .001) and capillaries (P = .001) compared with normal pregnancy-derived ECFCs. In culture conditions, IUGR ECFCs had reduced proliferation (P = .01) and migration (P = .007) and diminished chemotactic abilities to stromal cell-derived factor 1 (P = .007) coupled with reduced hypoxia-induced matrix metalloproteinase-2 release (P = .02). Finally, in IUGR pregnancies, the number of ECFCs was lower in arterial cord blood (P = .002) and placental uptake of cells was reduced (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS ECFCs derived from IUGR cord blood are rarefied and dysfunctional, resulting in diminished vasculogenic potential; this could be a cause of placental dysfunction in IUGR, with long-term postnatal implications for cardiovascular function in offspring.
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- Peter I Sipos
- Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Central Manchester University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, United Kingdom.
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Porto I, De Maria GL, Leone AM, Dato I, D'Amario D, Burzotta F, Niccoli G, Trani C, Biasucci LM, Bolognese L, Crea F. Endothelial progenitor cells, microvascular obstruction, and left ventricular remodeling in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol 2013; 112:782-91. [PMID: 23746481 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are released from the bone marrow during cardiac ischemic events, potentially influencing vascular and myocardial repair. We assessed the clinical and angiographic correlates of EPC mobilization at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in 78 patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction and the impact of both baseline and follow-up EPC levels on left ventricular (LV) remodeling. Blood samples were drawn from the aorta and the culprit coronary artery for cytofluorimetric EPC detection (CD34+CD45dimKDR+ cells, in percentage of cytofluorimetric counts). Area at risk was assessed by Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation myocardial jeopardy index, thrombotic burden as thrombus score and microvascular obstruction (MVO) as a combination of ST segment resolution and myocardial blush grade. Echocardiographic evaluation of LV remodeling was performed at 1-year follow-up in 54 patients, whereas peripheral EPC levels were reassessed in 40 patients. EPC levels during primary percutaneous coronary intervention were significantly higher in intracoronary than in aortic blood (0.043% vs 0.0006%, p <0.001). Both intracoronary and aortic EPC were related to area at risk extent, to intracoronary thrombus score (p <0.001), and inversely to MVO (p = 0.001). Peripheral EPC levels at 1-year follow-up were lower in patients with LV remodeling than in those without (0.001% [0.001 to 0.002] vs 0.003% [0.002 to 0.010]; p = 0.01) and independently predicted absence of remodeling at multivariate analysis. In conclusion, a rapid intracoronary EPC recruitment takes place in the early phases of ST elevation myocardial infarction, possibly reflecting an attempted reparative response. The extent of this mobilization seems to be correlated to the area at risk and to the amount of MVO. Persistently low levels of EPC are associated to LV remodeling.
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- Italo Porto
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy.
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Colombo E, Calcaterra F, Cappelletti M, Mavilio D, Della Bella S. Comparison of Fibronectin and Collagen in Supporting the Isolation and Expansion of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Human Adult Peripheral Blood. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66734. [PMID: 23824996 PMCID: PMC3688932 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs), are circulating endothelial progenitor cells increasingly studied in various diseases because of their potential for clinical translation. Experimental procedures for their ex vivo culture still lack standardization. In particular two different extracellular matrix proteins, either fibronectin or collagen, are commonly used by different Authors for coating plastic plates, both allowing to obtain cells that have all the features of ECFCs. However, possible differences in the impact of each substrate on ECFCs have not been analysed, so far. Therefore, in this study we investigated whether fibronectin and collagen may differentially affect ECFC cultures. Methodology/Principal Findings ECFCs were isolated and cultured from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors. The impact of fibronectin compared with collagen as the only variable of the experimental procedure was analysed separately in the phase of isolation of ECFC colonies and in the following phase of cell expansion. In the isolation phase, although similar frequencies of colonies were obtained on the two substrates, ECFC colonies appeared some days earlier when mononuclear cells were seeded on fibronectin rather than collagen. In the expansion phase, ECFCs cultured on collagen showed a longer lifespan and higher cell yields compared with ECFCs cultured on fibronectin, possibly related to the higher levels of IL-6 and IL-8 measured in their supernatants. ECFCs cultured on both substrates showed similar immunophenotype and ability for in vitro tube formation. Conclusions/Significance Overall, the results of this study indicate that, although both fibronectin and collagen efficiently sustain ECFC cultures, each of them brings some advantages within individual steps of the entire process. We suggest that colony isolation performed on fibronectin followed by cell expansion performed on collagen may represent a novel and the most efficient strategy to obtain ECFCs from adult peripheral blood samples.
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- Elena Colombo
- Lab of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Lab of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Lab of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy
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- Lab of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Lab of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Campioni D, Zauli G, Gambetti S, Campo G, Cuneo A, Ferrari R, Secchiero P. In vitro characterization of circulating endothelial progenitor cells isolated from patients with acute coronary syndrome. PLoS One 2013; 8:e56377. [PMID: 23409178 PMCID: PMC3569417 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background The current understanding of the functional characteristics of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) is limited, especially in patients affected by cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we have analyzed the in vitro clonogenic capacity of circulating EPC, also known as endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFC), in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in comparison to the colony forming unit-endothelial-like cells (CFU-EC) of hematopoietic/monocytic origin. Methodology/Principal Findings By culturing peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with ACS (n = 70), CFU-EC were frequently isolated (from 77% of ACS patients), while EPC/ECFC were obtained only in a small subset (13%) of PBMC samples, all harvested between 7–14 days after the acute cardiovascular event. Notably, ex-vivo generation of EPC/ECFC was correlated to a higher in vitro release of PDGF-AA by the corresponding ACS patient PBMC. By using specific endothelial culture media, EPC/ECFC displayed in vitro expansion capacity, allowing the phenotypic and functional characterization of the cells. Indeed, after expansion, EPC/ECFC exhibited a normal diploid chromosomal setting by FISH analysis and an immunophenotype characterized by: i) uniform positivity for the expression of CD105, CD31, CD146 and Factor VIII, i) variable expression of the CD34, CD106 and CD184 markers, and iii) negativity for CD45, CD90, CD117 and CD133. Of interest, in single-cell replanting assays EPC/ECFC exhibited clonogenic expansion capacity, forming secondary colonies characterized by variable proliferation capacities. Conclusion/Significance Our data indicate that a careful characterization of true EPC is needed in order to design future studies in the clinical autologous setting of patients with ACS.
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- Diana Campioni
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Section, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Section, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Section, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Arcispedale Sant’Anna, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology and Embryology and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Berger S, Aronson D, Lavie P, Lavie L. Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Sleep-disordered Breathing. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013; 187:90-8. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201206-1144oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Secretome of apoptotic peripheral blood cells (APOSEC) attenuates microvascular obstruction in a porcine closed chest reperfused acute myocardial infarction model: role of platelet aggregation and vasodilation. Basic Res Cardiol 2012; 107:292. [PMID: 22899170 PMCID: PMC3442164 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-012-0292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Revised: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Although epicardial blood flow can be restored by an early intervention in most cases, a lack of adequate reperfusion at the microvascular level is often a limiting prognostic factor of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our group has recently found that paracrine factors secreted from apoptotic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (APOSEC) attenuate the extent of myocardial injury. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of APOSEC on microvascular obstruction (MVO) in a porcine AMI model. A single dose of APOSEC was intravenously injected in a closed chest reperfused infarction model. MVO was determined by magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac catheterization. Role of platelet function and vasodilation were monitored by means of ELISA, flow cytometry, aggregometry, western blot and myographic experiments in vitro and in vivo. Treatment of AMI with APOSEC resulted in a significant reduction of MVO. Platelet activation markers were reduced in plasma samples obtained during AMI, suggesting an anti-aggregatory capacity of APOSEC. This finding was confirmed by in vitro tests showing that activation and aggregation of both porcine and human platelets were significantly impaired by co-incubation with APOSEC, paralleled by vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP)-mediated inhibition of platelets. In addition, APOSEC evidenced a significant vasodilatory capacity on coronary arteries via p-eNOS and iNOS activation. Our data give first evidence that APOSEC reduces the extent of MVO during AMI, and suggest that modulation of platelet activation and vasodilation in the initial phase after myocardial infarction contributes to the improved long-term outcome in APOSEC treated animals.
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Fadini GP, Losordo D, Dimmeler S. Critical reevaluation of endothelial progenitor cell phenotypes for therapeutic and diagnostic use. Circ Res 2012; 110:624-37. [PMID: 22343557 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.111.243386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 515] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Diverse subsets of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are used for the treatment of ischemic diseases in clinical trials, and circulating EPCs levels are considered as biomarkers for coronary and peripheral artery disease. However, despite significant steps forward in defining their potential for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes, further progress has been mired by unresolved questions around the definition and the mechanism of action of EPCs. Diverse culturing methods and detection of various combinations of different surface antigens were used to enrich and identify EPCs. These attempts were particularly challenged by the close relationship and overlapping markers of the endothelial and hematopoietic lineages. This article will critically review the most commonly used protocols to define EPCs by culture assays or by fluorescence-activated cell sorter in the context of their therapeutic or diagnostic use. We also delineate new research avenues to move forward our knowledge on EPC biology.
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- Gian Paolo Fadini
- Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt, Germany
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