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Doganyigit Z, Eroglu E, Okan A. Intermediate filament proteins are reliable immunohistological biomarkers to help diagnose multiple tissue-specific diseases. Anat Histol Embryol 2023; 52:655-672. [PMID: 37329162 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12937] [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: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Cytoskeletal networks are proteins that effectively maintain cell integrity and provide mechanical support to cells by actively transmitting mechanical signals. Intermediate filaments, which are from the cytoskeleton family and are 10 nanometres in diameter, are unlike actin and microtubules, which are highly dynamic cytoskeletal elements. Intermediate filaments are flexible at low strain, harden at high strain and resist breaking. For this reason, these filaments fulfil structural functions by providing mechanical support to the cells through their different strain-hardening properties. Intermediate filaments are suitable in that cells both cope with mechanical forces and modulate signal transmission. These filaments are composed of fibrous proteins that exhibit a central α-helical rod domain with a conserved substructure. Intermediate filament proteins are divided into six groups. Type I and type II include acidic and basic keratins, type III, vimentin, desmin, peripheralin and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), respectively. Type IV intermediate filament group includes neurofilament proteins and a fourth neurofilament subunit, α-internexin proteins. Type V consists of lamins located in the nucleus, and the type VI group consists of lens-specific intermediate filaments, CP49/phakinin and filen. Intermediate filament proteins show specific immunoreactivity in differentiating cells and mature cells of various types. Various carcinomas such as colorectal, urothelial and ovarian, diseases such as chronic pancreatitis, cirrhosis, hepatitis and cataract have been associated with intermediate filaments. Accordingly, this section reviews available immunohistochemical antibodies to intermediate filament proteins. Identification of intermediate filament proteins by methodological methods may contribute to the understanding of complex diseases.
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- Zuleyha Doganyigit
- Faculty of Medicine, Histology and Embryology, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Histology and Embryology, Yozgat Bozok University, Yozgat, Turkey
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Huang B, Zdora I, de Buhr N, Lehmbecker A, Baumgärtner W, Leitzen E. Phenotypical peculiarities and species-specific differences of canine and murine satellite glial cells of spinal ganglia. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:6909-6924. [PMID: 34096171 PMCID: PMC8278083 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Satellite glial cells (SGCs) are located in the spinal ganglia (SG) of the peripheral nervous system and tightly envelop each neuron. They preserve tissue homeostasis, protect neurons and react in response to injury. This study comparatively characterizes the phenotype of murine (mSGCs) and canine SGCs (cSGCs). Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence as well as 2D and 3D imaging techniques were performed to describe a SGC-specific marker panel, identify potential functional subsets and other phenotypical, species-specific peculiarities. Glutamine synthetase (GS) and the potassium channel Kir 4.1 are SGC-specific markers in murine and canine SG. Furthermore, a subset of mSGCs showed CD45 immunoreactivity and the majority of mSGCs were immunopositive for neural/glial antigen 2 (NG2), indicating an immune and a progenitor cell character. The majority of cSGCs were immunopositive for glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), 2',3'-cyclic-nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (CNPase) and Sox2. Therefore, cSGCs resemble central nervous system glial cells and progenitor cells. SGCs lacked expression of macrophage markers CD107b, Iba1 and CD204. Double labelling with GS/Kir 4.1 highlights the unique anatomy of SGC-neuron units and emphasizes the indispensability of further staining and imaging techniques for closer insights into the specific distribution of markers and potential colocalizations.
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- Bei Huang
- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.,Center of Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.,Center of Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.,Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses (RIZ), University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany.,Center of Systems Neuroscience, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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Zhang XM, Ma J, Sun Y, Yu BQ, Jiao ZM, Wang D, Yu MY, Li JY, Fu J. Tanshinone IIA promotes the differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells into neuronal-like cells in a spinal cord injury model. J Transl Med 2018; 16:193. [PMID: 30001730 PMCID: PMC6044071 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-018-1571-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most severe central nervous system injuries. Currently, transplanting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) is considered a therapeutic option for SCI. Tanshinone IIA (TIIA) is one of the extracts obtained from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, which has been shown to have some protective effects against SCI. The present research was aimed to explore whether TIIA would influence the fate of transplanted BMSCs in a rat model of SCI, especially with regard to their differentiation into neuronal cells. Methods Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were obtained from immature rats and identified using flow cytometry. After SCI, 1.0 × 107 cells labeled with PKH67 were transfused into the injured spinal cord. TIIA was first injected into the tail vein (30 mg/kg) 1 h before surgery. From day 1 to day 7 post-SCI, TIIA was injected (20 mg/kg) per day at the same time. Recovery of locomotor function and histological regeneration of the spinal cord were compared among the groups, with the differentiation and distribution of BMSCs determined anatomically and biochemically by the expression of neural cell markers. Results Locomotor assessments showed that the rats in the BMSCs + TIIA group exhibited higher scores (19.33 ± 0.58) than those in the other groups (13.67 ± 1.53, 17.67 ± 0.58, 18.00 ± 1.73). The area of the cavity in the BMSCs + TIIA rats was smaller than that in the other groups (1.30 ± 0.56, 10.39 ± 1.59, 6.84 ± 1.18, 4.36 ± 0.69). Co-expression of glial fibrillary acid protein was observed in transplanted BMSCs, with a reduced rate in the BMSCs + TIIA group relative to that in the SCI group. In contrast, the expression levels of Nestin, neuron-specific nuclear protein (NeuN) and neurofilament protein 200 (NF200) were greatest in the transplanted cells in the BMSCs + TIIA group. Conclusions Tanshinone IIA treatment enhances the therapeutic effects of BMSC transplant on SCI, likely by promoting the differentiation of neuronal cells.
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- Xue-Mei Zhang
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, No. 246 XueFu Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China.
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Rusu MC, Mănoiu VS, Creţoiu D, Creţoiu SM, Vrapciu AD. Stromal cells/telocytes and endothelial progenitors in the perivascular niches of the trigeminal ganglion. Ann Anat 2018; 218:141-155. [PMID: 29680777 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2017.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Stromal cells/telocytes (SCs/TCs) were recently described in the human adult trigeminal ganglion (TG). As some markers are equally expressed in SCs/TCs and endothelial cells, we hypothesized that a subset of the TG SCs/TCs is in fact represented by endothelial progenitor cells of a myelomonocytic origin. This study aimed to evaluate whether the interstitial cells of the human adult TG correlate with the myelomonocytic lineage. We used primary antibodies for c-erbB2/HER-2, CD31, nestin, CD10, CD117/c-kit, von Willebrand factor (vWF), CD34, Stro-1, CD146, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), CD68, VEGFR-2 and cytokeratin 7 (CK7). The TG pial mesothelium and subpial vascular microstroma expressed c-erbB2/HER-2, CK7 and VEGFR-2. SCs/TCs neighbouring the neuronoglial units (NGUs) also expressed HER-2, which suggests a pial origin. These cells were also positive for CD10, CD31, CD34, CD68 and nestin. Endothelial cells expressed CD10, CD31, CD34, CD146, nestin and vWF. We also found vasculogenic networks with spindle-shaped and stellate endothelial progenitors expressing CD10, CD31, CD34, CD68, CD146 and VEGFR-2. Isolated mesenchymal stromal cells expressed Stro-1, CD146, CK7, c-kit and nestin. Pericytes expressed α-SMA and CD146. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we found endothelial-specific Weibel-Palade bodies in spindle-shaped stromal progenitors. Our study supports the hypothesis that an intrinsic vasculogenic niche potentially involved in microvascular maintenance and repair might be present in the human adult trigeminal ganglion and that it might be supplied by either the pial mesothelium or the bone marrow niche.
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- M C Rusu
- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; MEDCENTER - Center of Excellence in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Romania.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Rusu MC, Mănoiu VS, Vrapciu AD, Hostiuc S, Mirancea N. Altered Mitochondrial Anatomy of Trigeminal Ganglia Neurons in Diabetes. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2016; 299:1561-1570. [PMID: 27615558 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2016] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Neurons from sensory ganglia are exposed to oxidative attack in diabetes. Altered mitochondrial morphologies are due to impaired dynamics (fusion, fission) and to cristae remodeling. This study aimed to evaluate using transmission electron microscopy mitochondrial changes in diabetic trigeminal ganglia suggestive for ignition of apoptosis, in absence of "classical" morphological signs of apoptosis. We used samples of trigeminal ganglia (from six type 2 diabetes human donors and five streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats). In human diabetic samples we found three main distributions of mitochondria: (a) small "dark" normal mitochondria, seemingly resulted from fission processes; (b) small "dark" damaged mitochondria, with side-vesiculations (single- and double-coated), large matrix vesicles and cytosolic leakage of reactive species, mixed with larger "light" mitochondria, swollen, and with crystolysis; (c) prevailing "light" mitochondria. In STZ-treated rats a type (c) distribution prevailed, except for nociceptive neurons where we found a different distribution: large and giant mitochondria, suggestive for impaired mitochondrial fission, mitochondrial fenestrations, matrix vesicles interconnected by lamellar cristae, and mitochondrial leakage into the cytosol. Thus, the ultrastructural pattern of mitochondria damage in diabetic samples of sensory neurons may provide clues on the initiation of intrinsic apoptosis, even if the classical morphological signs of apoptosis are not present. Further studies, combining use of biochemical and ultrastructural techniques, may allow a better quantification of the degree in which mitochondrial damage, with membrane alterations and cytosolic leaks, may be used as morphological signs suggesting the point-of-no return for apoptosis. Anat Rec, 299:1561-1570, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- M C Rusu
- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; "Mina Minovici" National Institute of Legal Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Biology of Bucharest, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
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Rusu MC, Hostiuc S, Vrapciu AD, Mogoantă L, Mănoiu VS, Grigoriu F. Subsets of telocytes: Myocardial telocytes. Ann Anat 2016; 209:37-44. [PMID: 27777113 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
Telocytes (TCs) are morphologically defined as small-sized cells with long, thin, moniliform processes called telopodes (Tps). Numerous papers imply that TCs are a distinctive cell type, and that transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is the gold standard tool for their identification. We aimed to reproduce previous studies on myocardial TCs to check their validity. For this purpose we performed an immunohistochemical study on human cardiac samples from six autopsied donor cadavers, using antibodies against CD10, CD31, CD34, CD146, Ki67, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-alpha (PDGFRα) and laminin. Additionally we performed a TEM study on cardiac samples from three human autopsied donor cadavers and five adult Sprague-Dawley rats. We found endothelial cells (ECs), cords, and filopodia-projecting endothelial tip cells (ETCs) that expressed CD10, CD31, CD34, CD146, and PDGFR-α. Often, endothelial cells closely neighbored the sarcolemmal basal laminae. Endothelial progenitor cells, as well as nascent capillaries, were CD31+/CD34+. Proliferative endothelial cells expressed Ki67. In larger vessels we found pericytes that expressed CD146 and α-SMA; scarce α-SMA-expressing spindle-shaped cells lining cardiomyocytes were suggestive of a pericytic role in angiogenic sprout guidance. The TEM study showed that endothelial tubes are almost exclusively found in the narrow myocardial interstitia. ECs that built them up appeared identical to the cells that previous TEM studies have suggested to be myocardial telocytes. A subset of stromal cells with TC-like phenotype and telopodes-like processes actually seem to configure blood vessels, and therefore belong to the endothelial lineage. This study shows that data presented in previous studies on myocardial telocytes is not enough to allow the reproducibility of the results. At least a subset of cells considered to be TCs might belong to the endothelial lineage.
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- M C Rusu
- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; MEDCENTER, Center of Excellence in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Department of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; National Institute of Legal Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Research Center for Microscopic Morphology and Immunology, Department of Morphology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Rusu MC, Cretoiu D, Vrapciu AD, Hostiuc S, Dermengiu D, Manoiu VS, Cretoiu SM, Mirancea N. Telocytes of the human adult trigeminal ganglion. Cell Biol Toxicol 2016; 32:199-207. [PMID: 27147447 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-016-9328-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Telocytes (TCs) are typically defined as cells with telopodes by their ultrastructural features. Their presence was reported in various organs, however little is known about their presence in human trigeminal ganglion. To address this issue, samples of trigeminal ganglia were tested by immunocytochemistry for CD34 and examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We found that TCs are CD34 positive and form networks within the ganglion in close vicinity to microvessels and nerve fibers around the neuronal-glial units (NGUs). TEM examination confirmed the existence of spindle-shaped and bipolar TCs with one or two telopodes measuring between 15 to 53 μm. We propose that TCs are cells with stemness capacity which might contribute in regeneration and repair processes by: modulation of the stem cell activity or by acting as progenitors of other cells present in the normal tissue. In addition, further studies are needed to establish if they might influence the neuronal circuits.
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- Mugurel Constantin Rusu
- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,International Society of Regenerative Medicine and Surgery (ISRMS), Bucharest, Romania.,MEDCENTER - Center of Excellence in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Forensic Pathology, National Institute of Legal Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Histology, Department 2 Morphological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania. .,Victor Babes National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.
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- Institute of Biology of Bucharest, The Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania.
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Derjac-Aramă AI, Sarafoleanu C, Manea CM, Nicolescu MI, Vrapciu AD, Rusu MC. Regenerative potential of human schneiderian membrane: progenitor cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2015; 298:2132-40. [PMID: 26414809 DOI: 10.1002/ar.23276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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An innate osteogenic potential of the Schneiderian membrane (SM) is progressively assessed in studies ranging from non-human species to human subjects. It has relevance for endosteal placement and osseointegration. Nestin-expressing osteogenic progenitor cells are allegedly involved in bone formation and remodelling. Nestin phenotype was not assessed previously in human SM. We therefore aimed to fill that particular gap in the literature. Bioptic samples of human adult SM were obtained during surgery from eight adult patients, operated for non-malignant pathologies. Immunohistochemistry on paraffin-embedded tissue samples used primary antibodies against nestin, CD45, CD146, cytokeratin 7 (CK7), and alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA). Nestin expression was consistently found in endothelial cells, and was scarcely encountered in pericytes, putative stromal stem/progenitor cells, as well as in glandular epithelial cells. Moreover, woven bone formation in the periosteal layer of the SM can also be regarded as evidence of the osteogenic potential of this membrane. Nestin and CD45 expression in cells of the primary bone supports the osteogenic potential of SM nestin-expressing cells and a possible involvement of hematopoietic stem cells in maxillary sinus floor remodeling. CD146, a known inducer of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), was expressed in epithelia, as was CK7. Isolated stromal cells were found expressing CD146, CK7 and α-SMA, suggesting that regenerative processes happening in the SM may also involve processes of EMT which generate stem/progenitor cells. This study provides additional evidence for the regenerative potential of the Schneiderian membrane and identifies potential roles for cells of its stem niche in osteogenesis.
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- A I Derjac-Aramă
- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- Division of Anatomy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,MEDCENTER - Center of Excellence in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Bucharest, Romania
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Expression of nestin in superior cervical ganglia of rats is influenced by gender and gonadectomy. J Chem Neuroanat 2015; 63:6-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2014.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Stem potentialities of the human iris - An in situ immunohistochemical study. Acta Histochem 2014; 116:1509-13. [PMID: 25150103 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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According to recent findings multiple human tissues harbor stem cells which, in turn, have different levels of stemness. We performed an immunohistochemical study on paraffin-embedded samples to test if the in situ stromal cells of the iris of the human eye (EI) have immune stem/progenitor phenotypes. Eviscerated post-traumatic eyes from eight patients were studied. These irises were found to contain fibroblastoid stromal cells with a CD34+/CD45+/CD105+/CD117+/DOG1+/PDGFR-α+/vimentin+/nestin-/collagen III- phenotype. These were assumed to be possible stem/progenitor cells involved in physiological processes of iridial stromal maintenance. All the vascular endothelia were CD34+/CD105+/vimentin+. Newly formed nestin+ endothelia were also found; this finding was supported by evidence of filopodia-projecting CD34+ endothelial tip cells, which demonstrated active processes of sprouting angiogenesis. The phenotype of the stromal cells also suggests a role of the circulating fibrocytes in iridial regenerative processes.
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AbstractSensory ganglia comprise functional units built up by neurons and satellite glial cells (SGCs). In animal species there was proven the presence of neuronoglial progenitor cells in adult samples. Such neural crest-derived progenitors were found in immunohistochemistry (IHC). These findings were not previously documented in transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was thus aimed to assess in TEM if cells of the human adult trigeminal ganglion indeed have ultrastructural features to qualify for a progenitor, or quiescent phenotype. Trigeminal ganglia were obtained from fifteen adult donor cadavers. In TEM, cells with heterochromatic nuclei, a pancytoplasmic content of free ribosomes, few perinuclear mitochondria, poor developed endoplasmic reticulum, lack of Golgi complexes and membrane trafficking specializations, were found included in the neuronal envelopes built-up by SGCs. The ultrastructural pattern was strongly suggestive for these cells being quiescent progenitors. However, further experiments should correlate the morphologic and immune phenotypes of such cells.
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Rusu MC, Poalelungi CV, Vrapciu AD, Păduraru L, Didilescu AC, Stan CI. Anoctamin 1 Positive Esophageal Interstitial Cajal Cells in Late Stage Human Embryos. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2013; 297:301-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ar.22837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 09/21/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mugurel Constantin Rusu
- Division of Anatomy; Faculty of Dental Medicine; “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest Romania
- MEDCENTER - Center of Excellence in Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; "Dr.I.Cantacuzino" Hospital, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest Romania
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- Division of Anatomy; Faculty of Dental Medicine; “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest Romania
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- Division of Neonatology; “Mother and Child” Department; “Gr.T.Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Iasi Romania
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- Division of Embryology; Faculty of Dental Medicine; “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Bucharest Romania
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- Division of Anatomy; Faculty of Medicine; Gr.T.Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Iasi Romania
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Didilescu AC, Pop F, Rusu MC. c-kit positive cells and networks in tooth germs of human midterm fetuses. Ann Anat 2013; 195:581-5. [PMID: 23932767 DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2013.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Numerous studies have attempted to characterize the dental pulp stem cells. However, studies performed on prenatal human tissues have not been performed to evaluate the in situ characterization and topography of progenitor cells. We aimed to perform such a study using of antibodies for CD117/c-kit and multiplex antibody for Ki67+ caspase 3. Antibodies were applied on samples dissected from five human midterm fetuses. Positive CD117/c-kit labeling was found in mesenchymal derived tissues, such as the dental follicle and the dental papilla. The epithelial tissues, that is, dental lamina, enamel organ and oral epithelia, also displayed isolated progenitor cells which were CD117/c-kit positive. Interestingly, CD117/c-kit positive cells of mesenchymal derived tissues extended multiple prolongations building networks; the most consistent of such networks were those of the dental follicle and the perivascular networks of the dental papilla. However, the mantle of the dental papilla was also positive for CD117/c-kit positive stromal networks. The CD117/c-kit cell populations building networks appeared mostly with a Ki67 negative phenotype. The results suggest that CD117/c-kit progenitor cells of the prenatal tooth germ tissues might be involved in intercellular signaling.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andreea Cristiana Didilescu
- Division of Embryology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8, Boulevard Eroilor Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
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