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Zhang H, Zhong X, Wen J, Xi J, Feng Z, Liu Z, Ye L. Hydrogel coating containing heparin and cyclodextrin/paclitaxel inclusion complex for retrievable vena cava filter towards high biocompatibility and easy removal. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 277:134509. [PMID: 39111508 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Aiming to improve the retrieval rate of retrievable vena cava filters (RVCF) and extend its dwelling time in vivo, a novel hydrogel coating loaded with 10 mg/mL heparin and 30 mg/mL cyclodextrin/paclitaxel (PTX) inclusion complex (IC) was prepared. The drug-release behavior in the phosphate buffer solution demonstrated both heparin and PTX could be sustainably released over approximately two weeks. Furthermore, it was shown that the hydrogel-coated RVCF (HRVCF) with 10 mg/mL heparin and 30 mg/mL PTX IC effectively extended the blood clotting time to above the detection limit and inhibited EA.hy926 and CCC-SMC-1 cells' proliferation in vitro compared to the commercially available bare RVCF. Both the HRVCF and the bare RVCF were implanted into the vena cava of sheep and retrieved at at 2nd and 4th week after implantation, revealing that the HRVCF had a significantly higher retrieval rate of 67 % than the bare RVCF (0 %) at 4th week. Comprehensive analyses, including histological, immunohistological, and immunofluorescent assessments of the explanted veins demonstrated the HRVCF exhibited anti-hyperplasia and anticoagulation properties in vivo, attributable to the hydrogel coating, thereby improving the retrieval rate in sheep. Consequently, the as-prepared HRVCF shows promising potential for clinical application to enhance the retrieval rates of RVCFs.
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- Huan Zhang
- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100144, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100144, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Atturu P, Mudigonda S, Wang CZ, Wu SC, Chen JW, Forgia MFF, Dahms HU, Wang CK. Adipose-derived stem cells loaded photocurable and bioprintable bioinks composed of GelMA, HAMA and PEGDA crosslinker to differentiate into smooth muscle phenotype. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 265:130710. [PMID: 38492701 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130710] [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: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Developing a polymer-based photocrosslinked 3D printable scaffolds comprised of gelatin methacryloyl (G) and hyaluronic acid methacryloyl (H) incorporated with two molecular weights of polyethylene glycol diacrylate (P) of various concentrations that enables rabbit adipose-derived stem cells (rADSCs) to survive, grow, and differentiate into smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Then, the chemical modification and physicochemical properties of the PGH bioinks were evaluated. The cell viability was assessed via MTT, CCK-8 assay and visualized employing Live/Dead assay. In addition, the morphology and nucleus count of differentiated SMCs were investigated by adopting TRAP (tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase) staining, and quantitative RT-PCR analysis was applied to detect gene expression using two different SMC-specific gene markers α-SMA and SM-MHC. The SMC-specific protein markers namely α-SMA and SM-MHC were applied to investigate SMC differentiation ability by implementing Immunocytofluorescence staining (ICC) and western blotting. Moreover, the disk, square, and tubular cellular models of PGH7 (GelMA/HAMA=2/1) + PEGDA-8000 Da, 3% w/v) hybrid bioink were printed using an extrusion bioprinting and cell viability of rADSCs was also analysed within 3D printed square construct practising Live/Dead assay. The results elicited the overall viability of SMCs, conserving its phenotype in biocompatible PGH7 hybrid bioink revealing its great potential to regenerate SMCs associated organs repair.
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- Pavanchandh Atturu
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan; Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Physiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Physiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Physiology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan; Regenerative Medicine and Cell Therapy Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Orthopaedic Research Center, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan.
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Chandran RR, Adams TS, Kabir I, Gallardo-Vara E, Kaminski N, Gomperts BN, Greif DM. Dedifferentiated early postnatal lung myofibroblasts redifferentiate in adult disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12:1335061. [PMID: 38572485 PMCID: PMC10987733 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1335061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Alveolarization ensures sufficient lung surface area for gas exchange, and during bulk alveolarization in mice (postnatal day [P] 4.5-14.5), alpha-smooth muscle actin (SMA)+ myofibroblasts accumulate, secrete elastin, and lay down alveolar septum. Herein, we delineate the dynamics of the lineage of early postnatal SMA+ myofibroblasts during and after bulk alveolarization and in response to lung injury. SMA+ lung myofibroblasts first appear at ∼ P2.5 and proliferate robustly. Lineage tracing shows that, at P14.5 and over the next few days, the vast majority of SMA+ myofibroblasts downregulate smooth muscle cell markers and undergo apoptosis. Of note, ∼8% of these dedifferentiated cells and another ∼1% of SMA+ myofibroblasts persist to adulthood. Single cell RNA sequencing analysis of the persistent SMA- cells and SMA+ myofibroblasts in the adult lung reveals distinct gene expression profiles. For instance, dedifferentiated SMA- cells exhibit higher levels of tissue remodeling genes. Most interestingly, these dedifferentiated early postnatal myofibroblasts re-express SMA upon exposure of the adult lung to hypoxia or the pro-fibrotic drug bleomycin. However, unlike during alveolarization, these cells that re-express SMA do not proliferate with hypoxia. In sum, dedifferentiated early postnatal myofibroblasts are a previously undescribed cell type in the adult lung and redifferentiate in response to injury.
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- Rachana R. Chandran
- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute, Mattel Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Eli and Edythe Broad Stem Cell Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
- Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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Di Conza G, Barbaro F, Zini N, Spaletta G, Remaggi G, Elviri L, Mosca S, Caravelli S, Mosca M, Toni R. Woven bone formation and mineralization by rat mesenchymal stromal cells imply increased expression of the intermediate filament desmin. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1234569. [PMID: 37732119 PMCID: PMC10507407 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1234569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Background Disordered and hypomineralized woven bone formation by dysfunctional mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) characterize delayed fracture healing and endocrine -metabolic bone disorders like fibrous dysplasia and Paget disease of bone. To shed light on molecular players in osteoblast differentiation, woven bone formation, and mineralization by MSCs we looked at the intermediate filament desmin (DES) during the skeletogenic commitment of rat bone marrow MSCs (rBMSCs), where its bone-related action remains elusive. Results Monolayer cultures of immunophenotypically- and morphologically - characterized, adult male rBMSCs showed co-localization of desmin (DES) with vimentin, F-actin, and runx2 in all cell morphotypes, each contributing to sparse and dense colonies. Proteomic analysis of these cells revealed a topologically-relevant interactome, focused on cytoskeletal and related enzymes//chaperone/signalling molecules linking DES to runx2 and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Osteogenic differentiation led to mineralized woven bone nodules confined to dense colonies, significantly smaller and more circular with respect to controls. It significantly increased also colony-forming efficiency and the number of DES-immunoreactive dense colonies, and immunostaining of co-localized DES/runx-2 and DES/ALP. These data confirmed pre-osteoblastic and osteoblastic differentiation, woven bone formation, and mineralization, supporting DES as a player in the molecular pathway leading to the osteogenic fate of rBMSCs. Conclusion Immunocytochemical and morphometric studies coupled with proteomic and bioinformatic analysis support the concept that DES may act as an upstream signal for the skeletogenic commitment of rBMSCs. Thus, we suggest that altered metabolism of osteoblasts, woven bone, and mineralization by dysfunctional BMSCs might early be revealed by changes in DES expression//levels. Non-union fractures and endocrine - metabolic bone disorders like fibrous dysplasia and Paget disease of bone might take advantage of this molecular evidence for their early diagnosis and follow-up.
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- Giusy Di Conza
- Department of Medicine and Surgery - DIMEC, Unit of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.BI.BI.T.), Laboratory of Regenerative Morphology and Bioartificial Structures (Re.Mo.Bio.S.), and Museum and Historical Library of Biomedicine - BIOMED, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery - DIMEC, Unit of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.BI.BI.T.), Laboratory of Regenerative Morphology and Bioartificial Structures (Re.Mo.Bio.S.), and Museum and Historical Library of Biomedicine - BIOMED, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Bologna, National Research Council of Italy (CNR) Institute of Molecular Genetics “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza”, Bologna, Italy
- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Food and Drug Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Course on Disorders of the Locomotor System, Fellow Program in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- II Clinic of Orthopedic and Traumatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- II Clinic of Orthopedic and Traumatology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery - DIMEC, Unit of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.BI.BI.T.), Laboratory of Regenerative Morphology and Bioartificial Structures (Re.Mo.Bio.S.), and Museum and Historical Library of Biomedicine - BIOMED, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition Disorders Outpatient Clinic, Osteoporosis, Nutrition, Endocrinology, and Innovative Therapies (OSTEONET) Unit, Galliera Medical Center (GMC), San Venanzio di Galliera, BO, Italy
- Section IV - Medical Sciences, Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center - Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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Esophageal wound healing by aligned smooth muscle cell-laden nanofibrous patch. Mater Today Bio 2023; 19:100564. [PMID: 36747583 PMCID: PMC9898453 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The esophagus exhibits peristalsis via contraction of circularly and longitudinally aligned smooth muscles, and esophageal replacement is required if there is a critical-sized wound. In this study, we proposed to reconstruct esophageal tissues using cell electrospinning (CE), an advanced technique for encapsulating living cells into fibers that allows control of the direction of fiber deposition. After treatment with transforming growth factor-β, mesenchymal stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were utilized for cell electrospinning or three-dimensional bioprinting to compare the effects of aligned micropatterns on cell morphology. CE resulted in SMCs with uniaxially arranged and elongated cell morphology with upregulated expression levels of SMC-specific markers, including connexin 43, smooth muscle protein 22 alpha (SM22α), desmin, and smoothelin. When SMC-laden nanofibrous patches were transplanted into a rat esophageal defect model, the SMC patch promoted regeneration of esophageal wounds with an increased number of newly formed blood vessels and enhanced the SMC-specific markers of SM22α and vimentin. Taken together, CE with its advantages, such as guidance of highly elongated, aligned cell morphology and accelerated SMC differentiation, can be an efficient strategy to reconstruct smooth muscle tissues and treat esophageal perforation.
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Ru YX, Xue-Bin Z, Yan XL, Shu-Xu D, Yongqiang Z, Ying L, Jing L, Eyden B. Lipogenic stromal cells as members of the foam-cell population in human atherosclerosis: Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural assessment of 6 cases. Ultrastruct Pathol 2022; 46:285-301. [PMID: 35352612 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2022.2059042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Yong-Xin Ru
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- Department of Pathology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, Shi, China
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- Department of Histopathology, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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Niu L, Liu Z, Geng X, Zhong X, Zhao H, Zhang H, Xi Resource J, Feng Z, Zhang F, Ye L. Anti-coagulation and anti-hyperplasia coating for retrievable vena cava filters by electrospraying and their performance in vivo. Int J Pharm 2022; 619:121690. [PMID: 35331832 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A novel drug eluting retrievable vena cava filter (RVCF) with a heparin-modified poly(ε-caprolactone) (hPCL) coating containing rapamycin was prepared by electrospraying. The in vitro drug release pattern showed that the encapsulated rapamycin in the coating can be sustainably released within one month, whereas activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and in vitro cell culture showed that the drug eluting RVCF can effectively extend blood clotting time and inhibit smooth muscle cell (SMC) and endothelial cell (EC) proliferation, respectively. The as-prepared drug eluting RVCF and corresponding commercial RVCF were implanted into the vena cava of sheep. The retrieval operation at a predetermined time point showed that the drug eluting RVCF had a much higher retrieval rate than the commercial RVCF. Comprehensive investigations, including histological, immunohistological and immunofluorescence analyses, on explanted veins were carried out. The results demonstrated that the as-prepared RVCF possessed excellent antihyperplasia properties in vivo, significantly improving the retrieval rate and extending the in vivo dwelling time in sheep. Consequently, the drug eluting RVCF has promising potential for application in the clinic to improve RVCF retrieval rates.
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- Luyuan Niu
- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100144, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101100, China
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- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China.
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- Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100144, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
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Yu L, Qiu C, Chen R. A narrative review of research advances in the study of molecular markers of airway smooth muscle cells. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2022; 10:375. [PMID: 35434039 PMCID: PMC9011254 DOI: 10.21037/atm-22-800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background and Objective Airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) are an important component of the airway. Their thickening and proliferation are important in pathological situations, such as airway remodeling in asthma, but their origin remains unclear. Therefore, characterizing molecular markers of ASMCs were sought to identify the source of increased ASMCs in asthmatic airway remodeling. Methods Articles for this review were derived from a review of the literature related to surface markers and biological properties of ASMCs and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) using PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Key Content and Findings This review discusses several SMC molecular markers, describes the different developmental stages of SMCs that express different molecular markers, and summarizes several classical SMC molecular markers. However, the establishment of a specific molecular marker detection system for ASMCs still faces great challenges. Conclusions Although there is no recognized molecular marker detection system for ASMCs, and the study of the properties and sources of increased ASMCs in asthma airway remodeling is still in a state of exploration, the future is promising. Among the SMC markers described in this review, Myosin heavy chain 11 (MYH11) is a molecular marker for mature SMCs and Transgelin (TAGLN) is an early marker for SMC differentiation, and different molecular markers or combinations of molecular markers can be selected for the identification of the properties and sources of increased ASMCs in asthma airway remodeling according to the differentiation period and research needs.
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- Li Yu
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital (Shenzhen People's Hospital), School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital (Shenzhen People's Hospital), School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital (Shenzhen People's Hospital), School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Shenzhen, China
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Peng C, Shao X, Tian X, Li Y, Liu D, Yan C, Han Y. CREG ameliorates embryonic stem cell differentiation into smooth muscle cells by modulation of TGF-β expression. Differentiation 2022; 125:9-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pereira G, Guo Y, Silva E, Bevilacqua C, Charpigny G, Lopes-da-Costa L, Humblot P. Progesterone differentially affects the transcriptomic profiles of cow endometrial cell types. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:82. [PMID: 35086476 PMCID: PMC8793221 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08323-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background The endometrium is a heterogeneous tissue composed of luminal epithelial (LE), glandular epithelial (GE), and stromal cells (ST), experiencing progesterone regulated dynamic changes during the estrous cycle. In the cow, this regulation at the transcriptomic level was only evaluated in the whole tissue. This study describes specific gene expression in the three types of cells isolated from endometrial biopsies following laser capture microdissection and the transcriptome changes induced by progesterone in GE and ST cells. Results Endometrial LE, GE, and ST cells show specific transcriptomic profiles. Most of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in response to progesterone are cell type-specific (96%). Genes involved in cell cycle and nuclear division are under-expressed in the presence of progesterone in GE, highlighting the anti-proliferative action of progesterone in epithelial cells. Elevated progesterone concentrations are also associated with the under-expression of estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) in GE and oxytocin receptor (OXTR) in GE and ST cells. In ST cells, transcription factors such as SOX17 and FOXA2, known to regulate uterine epithelial-stromal cross-talk conveying to endometrial receptivity, are over-expressed under progesterone influence. Conclusions The results from this study show that progesterone regulates endometrial function in a cell type-specific way, which is independent of the expression of its main receptor PGR. These novel insights into uterine physiology present the cell compartment as the physiological unit rather than the whole tissue. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08323-z.
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- Gonçalo Pereira
- CIISA-Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, PO Box 7054, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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- CIISA-Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, GABI, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, ENVA, BREED, 78350, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- CIISA-Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida da Universidade Técnica, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, PO Box 7054, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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Clevenger AJ, Crawford LZ, Noltensmeyer D, Babaei H, Mabbott SB, Avazmohammadi R, Raghavan S. Rapid Prototypable Biomimetic Peristalsis Bioreactor Capable of Concurrent Shear and Multi-Axial Strain. Cells Tissues Organs 2022; 212:96-110. [PMID: 35008089 PMCID: PMC9271135 DOI: 10.1159/000521752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Peristalsis is a nuanced mechanical stimulus comprised of multi-axial strain (radial and axial strain) and shear stress. Forces associated with peristalsis regulate diverse biological functions including digestion, reproductive function, and urine dynamics. Given the central role peristalsis plays in physiology and pathophysiology, we were motivated to design a bioreactor capable of holistically mimicking peristalsis. We engineered a novel rotating screw-drive based design combined with a peristaltic pump, in order to deliver multi-axial strain and concurrent shear stress to a biocompatible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane "wall." Radial indentation and rotation of the screw drive against the wall demonstrated multi-axial strain evaluated via finite element modeling. Experimental measurements of strain using piezoelectric strain resistors were in close alignment with model-predicted values (15.9 ± 4.2% vs. 15.2% predicted). Modeling of shear stress on the "wall" indicated a uniform velocity profile and a moderate shear stress of 0.4 Pa. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) seeded on the PDMS "wall" and stimulated with peristalsis demonstrated dramatic changes in actin filament alignment, proliferation, and nuclear morphology compared to static controls, perfusion, or strain, indicating that hMSCs sensed and responded to peristalsis uniquely. Lastly, significant differences were observed in gene expression patterns of calponin, caldesmon, smooth muscle actin, and transgelin, corroborating the propensity of hMSCs toward myogenic differentiation in response to peristalsis. Collectively, our data suggest that the peristalsis bioreactor is capable of generating concurrent multi-axial strain and shear stress on a "wall." hMSCs experience peristalsis differently than perfusion or strain, resulting in changes in proliferation, actin fiber organization, smooth muscle actin expression, and genetic markers of differentiation. The peristalsis bioreactor device has broad utility in the study of development and disease in several organ systems.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
- Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, TX
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
- J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Houston TX
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station TX
- Department of Nanomedicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston TX
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Ghezelayagh Z, Zabihi M, Zarkesh I, Gonçalves CAC, Larsen M, Hagh-Parast N, Pakzad M, Vosough M, Arjmand B, Baharvand H, Larijani B, Grapin-Botton A, Aghayan HR, Tahamtani Y. Improved Differentiation of hESC-Derived Pancreatic Progenitors by Using Human Fetal Pancreatic Mesenchymal Cells in a Micro-scalable Three-Dimensional Co-culture System. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 18:360-377. [PMID: 34586606 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-021-10266-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Mesenchymal cells of diverse origins differ in gene and protein expression besides producing varying effects on their organ-matched epithelial cells' maintenance and differentiation capacity. Co-culture with rodent's tissue-specific pancreatic mesenchyme accelerates proliferation, self-renewal, and differentiation of pancreatic epithelial progenitors. Therefore, in our study, the impact of three-dimensional (3D) co-culture of human fetal pancreatic-derived mesenchymal cells (hFP-MCs) with human embryonic stem cell-derived pancreatic progenitors (hESC-PPs) development towards endocrine and beta cells was assessed. Besides, the ability to maintain scalable cultures combining hFP-MCs and hESC-PPs was investigated. hFP-MCs expressed many markers in common with bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs). However, they showed higher expression of DESMIN compared to BM-MSCs. After co-culture of hESC-PPs with hFP-MCs, the pancreatic progenitor (PP) spheroids generated in Matrigel had higher expression of NGN3 and INSULIN than BM-MSCs co-culture group, which shows an inductive impact of pancreatic mesenchyme on hESC-PPs beta-cells maturation. Pancreatic aggregates generated by forced aggregation through scalable AggreWell system showed similar features compared to the spheroids. These aggregates, a combination of hFP-MCs and hESC-PPs, can be applied as an appropriate tool for assessing endocrine-niche interactions and developmental processes by mimicking the pancreatic tissue.
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- Zahra Ghezelayagh
- Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Genetics, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cell Engineering, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Developmental Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Advanced Technologies in Biology, University of Science and Culture, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Biology (DanStem), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Molecular-Cellular Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. .,Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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Vink J, Yu V, Dahal S, Lohner J, Stern-Asher C, Mourad M, Davis G, Xue Z, Wang S, Myers K, Kitajewski J, Chen X, Wapner RJ, Ananth CV, Sheetz M, Gallos G. Extracellular Matrix Rigidity Modulates Human Cervical Smooth Muscle Contractility-New Insights into Premature Cervical Failure and Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Reprod Sci 2021; 28:237-251. [PMID: 32700284 PMCID: PMC9344974 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00268-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality, must involve premature cervical softening/dilation for a preterm vaginal delivery to occur. Yet, the mechanism behind premature cervical softening/dilation in humans remains unclear. We previously reported the non-pregnant human cervix contains considerably more cervical smooth muscle cells (CSMC) than historically appreciated and the CSMC organization resembles a sphincter. We hypothesize that premature cervical dilation leading to sPTB may be due to (1) an inherent CSMC contractility defect resulting in sphincter failure and/or (2) altered cervical extracellular matrix (ECM) rigidity which influences CSMC contractility. To test these hypotheses, we utilized immunohistochemistry to confirm this CSMC phenotype persists in the human pregnant cervix and then assessed in vitro arrays of contractility (F:G actin ratios, PDMS pillar arrays) using primary CSMC from pregnant women with and without premature cervical failure (PCF). We show that CSMC from pregnant women with PCF do not have an inherent CSMC contractility defect but that CSMC exhibit decreased contractility when exposed to soft ECM. Given this finding, we used UPLC-ESI-MS/MS to evaluate collagen cross-link profiles in the cervical tissue from non-pregnant women with and without PCF and found that women with PCF have decreased collagen cross-link maturity ratios, which correlates to softer cervical tissue. These findings suggest having soft cervical ECM may lead to decreased CSMC contractile tone and a predisposition to sphincter laxity that contributes to sPTB. Further studies are needed to explore the interaction between cervical ECM properties and CSMC cellular behavior when investigating the pathophysiology of sPTB.
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- Joy Vink
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th St. PH16-66, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Preterm Birth Prevention Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th St. PH16-66, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th St. PH16-66, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th St. PH16-66, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th St. PH16-66, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Preterm Birth Prevention Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th St. PH16-66, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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BTXA Could Induce Fibroblast Apoptosis and Inhibit the Expression of α-SMA and Myosin II in Scar Tissue of Rabbit Ears. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-019-0431-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Novel SRF-ICA1L Fusions in Cellular Myoid Neoplasms With Potential For Malignant Behavior. Am J Surg Pathol 2020; 44:55-60. [PMID: 31478943 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pericytic tumors comprise a histologic continuum of neoplasms with perivascular myoid differentiation, which includes glomus tumors, myopericytoma, myofibroma, and angioleiomyoma. Despite their morphologic overlap, recent data suggest a dichotomy in their genetic signatures, including recurrent NOTCH gene fusions in glomus tumors and PDGFRB mutations in myofibromas and myopericytomas. Moreover, SRF-RELA fusions have been described in a subset of cellular variants of myofibroma and myopericytoma showing myogenic differentiation. Triggered by an index case of an unclassified cellular myoid tumor showing a novel SRF-ICA1L fusion we have investigated our files for cases showing similar histology and screened them using a combined approach of targeted RNA sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization. A fusion between SRF exon 4 and ICA1L exon 10 or 11 was identified in a total of 4 spindle cell tumors with similar clinicopathologic features. Clinically, the tumors were deep-seated and originated in the trunk or proximal lower extremity of adult patients (age range: 23 to 55 y). Histologically, the tumors were composed of cellular fascicles of monomorphic eosinophilic spindle cells showing increased mitotic activity, harboring densely hyalinized stroma, often with focal areas of necrosis. All 4 tumors had similar immunoprofiles with positivity for smooth muscle actin, calponin, and smooth muscle myosin heavy chain. Tumors were negative for desmin and caldesmon, markers often seen in SRF-RELA-positive tumors with similar morphology. Follow-up information was available in 3 patients. Two patients had no evidence of disease, 2 and 5 years after surgical resection. One patient, a 35-year-old male patient with a 19 cm deep-seated tumor with brisk mitotic activity (>20 mitoses in 10 HPF), developed lung metastases 7 years after initial diagnosis. In summary, we report a series of 4 cellular myoid tumors with novel SRF-ICA1L gene fusions, characterized by bland spindle cell fascicular growth, expression of specific smooth muscle markers, elevated mitotic activity, marked stromal hyalinization, focal coagulative necrosis, and potential for malignant behavior. Given the morphologic overlap with related cellular myopericytic tumors with SRF-RELA fusions, it is likely that SRF-ICA1L fusions define a similar subset of neoplasms composed of immature smooth muscle cells.
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Kafarnik C, McClellan A, Dziasko M, Daniels JT, Guest DJ. Canine Corneal Stromal Cells Have Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Properties In Vitro. Stem Cells Dev 2020; 29:425-439. [PMID: 31973649 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2019.0163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine whether corneal stromal cells (CSCs) from the limbal and central corneal stroma in dogs have multipotent mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC) properties, and whether this cell population can be differentiated into keratocyte-like cells (KDCs). Normal, donated, mesocephalic dog corneas were used to isolate CSC in vitro. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated a distinct population of CD90 expressing cells in the anterior stroma throughout the limbal and central cornea. CSC could be cultured from both the limbal and central cornea and the culture kinetics showed a progenitor cell profile. The CSC expressed stem cell markers CD90, CD73, CD105, N-cadherin, and Pax6, while CD34 was negative. Limbal and central CSC differentiated into osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and adipocytes confirming their multipotency. Coculturing allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with limbal CSCs did not affect baseline PBMC proliferation indicating a degree of innate immune privilege. Limbal CSC could be differentiated into KDCs that expressed Keratocan, Lumican, and ALDH1A3 and downregulated Pax6 and N-cadherin. In conclusion, canine CSCs have multipotent MSC properties similarly described in humans and could serve as a source of cells for cell therapy and studying corneal diseases.
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- Christiane Kafarnik
- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom.,Rescue, Repair and Regeneration Theme, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom
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- Rescue, Repair and Regeneration Theme, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Rescue, Repair and Regeneration Theme, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Preventive Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, United Kingdom
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Barisic D, Erb M, Follo M, Al-Mudaris D, Rolauffs B, Hart ML. Lack of a skeletal muscle phenotype in adult human bone marrow stromal cells following xenogeneic-free expansion. Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 11:79. [PMID: 32087752 PMCID: PMC7036219 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-1587-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Many studies have elegantly shown that murine and rat bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (bmMSCs) contribute to muscle regeneration and improve muscle function. Yet, the ability of transplanted human bmMSCs to manifest myogenic potential shows conflicting results. While human adipose- and umbilical cord-derived MSCs can be differentiated into a skeletal muscle phenotype using horse serum (HS), bmMSCs have only been shown to differentiate towards the skeletal muscle lineage using a complex mixture of cytokines followed by transfection with notch intracellular domain. Methods Since xenogeneic-free growth supplements are increasingly being used in the expansion of bmMSCs in clinical trials, we investigated the effects of human plasma and platelet lysate (P/PL) on the expression of neuromuscular markers and whether P/PL-expanded human bmMSCs could be differentiated towards a skeletal myogenic phenotype. Neuromuscular markers were measured using the highly sensitive droplet digital polymerase chain reaction for measuring the expression of Myf5, MyoD, MyoG, ACTA1, Desmin, GAP-43, and Coronin 1b transcripts, by performing immunofluorescence for the expression of Desmin, GAP-43, and MEF2, and flow cytometry for the expression of CD56/neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM). Results Despite that bmMSCs expressed the myogenic regulatory factor (MRF) MEF2 after expansion in P/PL, bmMSCs cultured under such conditions did not express other essential MRFs including Myf5, MyoD, MyoG, or ACTA1 needed for myogenesis. Moreover, HS did not induce myogenesis of bmMSCs and hence did not induce the expression of any of these myogenic markers. P/PL, however, did lead to a significant increase in neurogenic GAP-43, as well as Desmin expression, and resulted in a high baseline expression of the neurogenic gene Coronin 1b which was sustained under further P/PL or HS culture conditions. Fetal bovine serum resulted in equally high levels of GAP-43 and Coronin 1b. Moreover, the proportion of CD56/NCAM-positive bmMSCs cultured in P/PL was 5.9 ± 2.1. Conclusions These data suggest that P/PL may prime a small portion of bmMSCs towards an early neural precursor cell type. Collectively, this shows that P/PL partially primes the cells towards a neurogenic phenotype, but does not prime adult human bmMSCs towards the skeletal muscle lineage.
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- Dominik Barisic
- G.E.R.N. Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration and Neogenesis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration and Neogenesis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration and Neogenesis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration and Neogenesis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Center for Tissue Replacement, Regeneration and Neogenesis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Alvites RD, Branquinho MV, Caseiro AR, Amorim I, Santos Pedrosa S, Rêma A, Faria F, Porto B, Oliveira C, Teixeira P, Magalhães R, Geuna S, Varejão ASP, Maurício AC. Rat Olfactory Mucosa Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells (OM-MSCs): A Characterization Study. Int J Cell Biol 2020; 2020:2938258. [PMID: 32411249 PMCID: PMC7212324 DOI: 10.1155/2020/2938258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Stem/stromal cell-based therapies are a branch of regenerative medicine and stand as an attractive option to promote the repair of damaged or dysfunctional tissues and organs. Olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem/stromal cells have been regarded as a promising tool in regenerative therapies because of their several favorable properties such as multipotency, high proliferation rate, helpful location, and few associated ethical issues. These cells are easily accessible in the nasal cavity of most mammals, including the rat, can be easily applied in autologous treatments, and do not cope with most of the obstacles associated with the use of other stem cells. Despite this, its application in preclinical trials and in both human and animal patients is still limited because of the small number of studies performed so far and to the nonexistence of a standard and unambiguous protocol for collection, isolation, and therapeutic application. In the present work a validation of a protocol for isolation, culture, expansion, freezing, and thawing of olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem/stromal cells was performed, applied to the rat model, as well as a biological characterization of these cells. To investigate the therapeutic potential of OM-MSCs and their eventual safe application in preclinical trials, the main characteristics of OMSC stemness were addressed.
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- Rui D. Alvites
- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
- REQUIMTE/LAQV – U. Porto – Porto/Portugal, Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e Materiais, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- Escola Universitária Vasco da Gama (EUVG), Avenida José R. Sousa Fernandes, nº 197 Lordemão, 3020-210 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Departamento de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, R. Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal
- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Departamento de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Citogenética, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF – Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, and Cavalieri Ottolenghi Neuroscience Institute, University of Turin, Ospedale San Luigi, 10043 Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
- CECAV, Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Quinta de Prados, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Departamento de Clínicas Veterinárias, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas de Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto (UP), Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, nº 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal (CECA), Instituto de Ciências, Tecnologias e Agroambiente da Universidade do Porto (ICETA), Rua D. Manuel II, Apartado 55142, 4051-401 Porto, Portugal
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Pennings I, van Haaften EE, Jungst T, Bulsink JA, Rosenberg AJWP, Groll J, Bouten CVC, Kurniawan NA, Smits AIPM, Gawlitta D. Layer-specific cell differentiation in bi-layered vascular grafts under flow perfusion. Biofabrication 2019; 12:015009. [PMID: 31553965 DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/ab47f0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bioengineered grafts have the potential to overcome the limitations of autologous and non-resorbable synthetic vessels as vascular substitutes. However, one of the challenges in creating these living grafts is to induce and maintain multiple cell phenotypes with a biomimetic organization. Our biomimetic grafts with heterotypic design hold promises for functional neovessel regeneration by guiding the layered cellular and tissue organization into a native-like structure. In this study, a perfusable two-compartment bioreactor chamber was designed for the further maturation of these vascular grafts, with a compartmentalized exposure of the graft's luminal and outer layer to cell-specific media. We used the system for a co-culture of endothelial colony forming cells and multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in the vascular grafts, produced by combining electrospinning and melt electrowriting. It was demonstrated that the targeted cell phenotypes (i.e. endothelial cells (ECs) and vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs), respectively) could be induced and maintained during flow perfusion. The confluent luminal layer of ECs showed flow responsiveness, as indicated by the upregulation of COX-2, KLF2, and eNOS, as well as through stress fiber remodeling and cell elongation. In the outer layer, the circumferentially oriented, multi-layered structure of MSCs could be successfully differentiated into vSM-like cells using TGFβ, as indicated by the upregulation of αSMA, calponin, collagen IV, and (tropo)elastin, without affecting the endothelial monolayer. The cellular layers inhibited diffusion between the outer and the inner medium reservoirs. This implies tightly sealed cellular layers in the constructs, resulting in truly separated bioreactor compartments, ensuring the exposure of the inner endothelium and the outer smooth muscle-like layer to cell-specific media. In conclusion, using this system, we successfully induced layer-specific cell differentiation with a native-like cell organization. This co-culture system enables the creation of biomimetic neovessels, and as such can be exploited to investigate and improve bioengineered vascular grafts.
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- Iris Pennings
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Special Dental Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Regenerative Medicine Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Patel JJ, Bourne LE, Davies BK, Arnett TR, MacRae VE, Wheeler-Jones CP, Orriss IR. Differing calcification processes in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells and osteoblasts. Exp Cell Res 2019; 380:100-113. [PMID: 31004580 PMCID: PMC6520648 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Arterial medial calcification (AMC) is the deposition of calcium phosphate mineral, often as hydroxyapatite, in the medial layer of the arteries. AMC shares some similarities to skeletal mineralisation and has been associated with the transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) towards an osteoblast-like phenotype. This study used primary mouse VSMCs and calvarial osteoblasts to directly compare the established and widely used in vitro models of AMC and bone formation. Significant differences were identified between osteoblasts and calcifying VSMCs. First, osteoblasts formed large mineralised bone nodules that were associated with widespread deposition of an extracellular collagenous matrix. In contrast, VSMCs formed small discrete regions of calcification that were not associated with collagen deposition and did not resemble bone. Second, calcifying VSMCs displayed a progressive reduction in cell viability over time (≤7-fold), with a 50% increase in apoptosis, whereas osteoblast and control VSMCs viability remained unchanged. Third, osteoblasts expressed high levels of alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) activity and TNAP inhibition reduced bone formation by to 90%. TNAP activity in calcifying VSMCs was ∼100-fold lower than that of bone-forming osteoblasts and cultures treated with β-glycerophosphate, a TNAP substrate, did not calcify. Furthermore, TNAP inhibition had no effect on VSMC calcification. Although, VSMC calcification was associated with increased mRNA expression of osteoblast-related genes (e.g. Runx2, osterix, osteocalcin, osteopontin), the relative expression of these genes was up to 40-fold lower in calcifying VSMCs versus bone-forming osteoblasts. In summary, calcifying VSMCs in vitro display some limited osteoblast-like characteristics but also differ in several key respects: 1) their inability to form collagen-containing bone; 2) their lack of reliance on TNAP to promote mineral deposition; and, 3) the deleterious effect of calcification on their viability.
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- Jessal J Patel
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK; School of Life & Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.
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Boss AL, Chamley LW, James JL. Placental formation in early pregnancy: how is the centre of the placenta made? Hum Reprod Update 2019; 24:750-760. [PMID: 30257012 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmy030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Correct development of the placenta is critical to establishing pregnancy and inadequate placentation leads to implantation failure and miscarriage, as well as later gestation pregnancy disorders. Much attention has been focused on the placental trophoblasts and it is clear that the trophoblast lineages arise from the trophectoderm of the blastocyst. In contrast, the cells of the placental mesenchyme are thought to arise from the inner cell mass, but the details of this process are limited. Due to ethical constraints and the inaccessibility of very early implantation tissues, our knowledge of early placentation has been largely based on historical histological sections. More recently, stem cell technologies have begun to shed important new light on the origins of the placental mesenchymal lineages. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE This review aims to amalgamate the older and more modern literature regarding the origins of the non-trophoblast lineages of the human placenta. We highlight ways in which rapidly developing stem cell technologies may shed new light on these crucial peri-implantation events. SEARCH METHODS Relevant articles were identified using the PubMed database and Google Scholar search engines. A pearl growing method was used to expand the scope of papers relevant to the cell differentiation events of non-trophoblast placental lineages. OUTCOMES At the start of pregnancy, cells of the extraembyronic mesoderm migrate to underlie the primitive trophoblast layers forming the first placental villi. The mesenchymal cells in the villus core most likely originate from the hypoblast of the embryo, but whether cells from the epiblast also contribute is yet to be determined. This is important because, following the formation of the villus core, vasculogenesis and haematopoiesis take place in the nascent placenta before it is connected to the embryonic circulation, making it likely that haematopoietic foci, placental macrophages, endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells all arise in the placenta de novo. Evidence from the stem cell field indicates that these cells could directly differentiate from the extraembryonic mesoderm. However, the lineage hierarchy involved in cell fate decisions has not been well-established. Mesodermal progenitors capable of differentiating into both vascular and haematopoietic lineages can be derived from human embryonic stem cells, but the identification of such stem cells in the placenta is lacking. Future work profiling rare progenitor populations in early placentae will aid our understanding of early placentation. WIDER IMPLICATIONS Understanding the origins of the cell lineages of the normal placenta will help us understand why so many pregnancies fail and address mechanisms that may salvage some of these losses.
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- Anna L Boss
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Auckland, 85 Park Rd, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand
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Vandenberghe P, Delvaux M, Hagué P, Erneux C, Vanderwinden JM. Potentiation of imatinib by cilostazol in sensitive and resistant gastrointestinal stromal tumor cell lines involves YAP inhibition. Oncotarget 2019; 10:1798-1811. [PMID: 30956759 PMCID: PMC6442998 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Despite the introduction of tyrosine kinase inhibitors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) resistance remains a major clinical challenge. We previously identified phosphodiesterase 3A (PDE3A) as a potential therapeutic target expressed in most GIST. The PDE3 inhibitor cilostazol reduced cell viability and synergized with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib (Gleevec™) in the imatinib-sensitive GIST882 cell line. Here, we found that cilostazol potentiated imatinib also in the imatinib-resistant GIST48 cell line. Cilostazol induced nuclear exclusion, hence inactivation, of the transcriptional co-activator YAP, in a cAMP-independent manner. Verteporfin, a YAP/TEAD interaction inhibitor, reduced by 90% the viability of both GIST882 and GIST48 cells. Our results highlight the potential use of compounds targeting PDE3A or YAP in combined multitherapy to tackle GIST resistance.
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- Pierre Vandenberghe
- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- IRIBHM, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Lepage SIM, Lee OJ, Koch TG. Equine Cord Blood Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Have Greater Differentiation and Similar Immunosuppressive Potential to Cord Tissue Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2019; 28:227-237. [PMID: 30484372 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2018.0135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are the most common cell population studied for therapeutic use in veterinary medicine. MSCs obtained from neonatal sources such as umbilical cord tissue (CT-MSCs) or cord blood (CB-MSCs) are appealing due to the non-invasive nature of procurement and the time allowed for characterization of cells before use. However, it remains unclear as to whether CB- or CT-MSCs have equivalent progenitor and non-progenitor functions. CB-MSCs have been shown to have superior chondrogenic potential to MSCs from other sources, whereas their immunomodulatory capacity does not seem to vary significantly. Using equine CB-MSCs and CT-MSCs from the same donors, we hypothesized that MSCs from both sources would have a similar immunophenotype, that CB-MSCs would be more amenable to differentiation, and that they can equally suppress lymphocyte proliferation. We evaluated cells from both sources for "classic" equine MSC markers CD90, CD105, CD29, and CD44, as well as pericyte markers CD146, NG2, and α-SMA. Contrary to our hypothesis, CB-MSCs showed mid- to high expression of pericyte surface markers CD146 and NG2, whereas expression in CT-MSCs was absent. On trilineage differentiation, CB-MSCs were more osteogenic and chondrogenic based on alkaline phosphatase activity and glycosaminoglycan content, respectively. Finally, using a mononuclear cell (MNC) suppression assay, we determined that both CB-MSCs and CT-MSCs are capable of suppressing stimulated MNC proliferation to a similar degree. We have determined that the choice of MSC tissue source should be made with the intended application in mind. This appears to be particularly relevant if pursuing a progenitor-based treatment strategy.
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- Sarah I M Lepage
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Ghanem LY, Mansour IM, Abulata N, Akl MM, Demerdash ZA, El Baz HG, Mahmoud SS, Mohamed SH, Mahmoud FS, Hassan ASM. Liver Macrophage Depletion Ameliorates The Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in a Murine Model of Injured Liver. Sci Rep 2019; 9:35. [PMID: 30631109 PMCID: PMC6328636 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37184-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) therapy show different levels of effectiveness in the context of different types of liver damage, suggesting that the microenvironment of the injured liver is a key determinant for effective stem cell therapy. The objective was to assess the modulatory effect of hepatic stem cell niche components on the transplanted MSCs during liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-labeled human MSCs were injected intravenously into mice treated with CCl4 and subjected to hepatic macrophage-depletion. Liver tissues were collected at different intervals post transplantation for subsequent histopathological, morphometric, immunohistochemical, gene expression and ultrastructural studies. The homing of the transplanted MSCs was evidenced by tracing them within the niche by iron staining and immunohistochemical studies. MSCs differentiated into hepatocyte-like cells and intimal smooth muscle cells as evidenced by their expression of human albumin and α-smooth muscle actin with a concomitant increase in the level of mouse hepatocyte growth factor. A post transplantation reduction in the liver fibro-inflammatory reaction was found and was promoted by liver macrophages depletion. Thus, it could be concluded from the present study that prior manipulation of the microenvironment is required to improve the outcome of the transplanted cells.
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- Lobna Y Ghanem
- Departments of Electron Microscopy, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical & Chemical pathology, Kasr Al-Ainy hospital, Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical & Chemical pathology, Kasr Al-Ainy hospital, Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, 11562, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Department of parasitology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Department of Immunology, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt
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- Departments of Electron Microscopy, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, Warrak El-Hadar, Imbaba, P.O. Box 30, Giza, 12411, Egypt.
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Pokrywczynska M, Jundzill A, Warda K, Buchholz L, Rasmus M, Adamowicz J, Bodnar M, Marszalek A, Helmin-Basa A, Michalkiewicz J, Gagat M, Grzanka A, Frontczak-Baniewicz M, Gastecka AM, Kloskowski T, Nowacki M, Ricordi C, Drewa T. Does the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Source Influence Smooth Muscle Regeneration in Tissue-Engineered Urinary Bladders? Cell Transplant 2018; 26:1780-1791. [PMID: 29338385 PMCID: PMC5784518 DOI: 10.1177/0963689717722787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A variety of tissue engineering techniques utilizing different cells and biomaterials are currently being explored to construct urinary bladder walls de novo, but so far no approach is clearly superior. The aim of this study was to determine whether mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from different sources, (bone marrow [BM-MSCs] and adipose tissue [ADSCs]), differ in their potential to regenerate smooth muscles in tissue-engineered urinary bladders and to determine an optimal number of MSCs for urinary bladder smooth muscle regeneration. Forty-eight rats underwent hemicystectomy and bladder augmentation with approximately 0.8 cm2 graft. In the first and second groups, urinary bladders were reconstructed with small intestinal submucosa (SIS) seeded with 10 × 106 or 4 × 106 ADSCs/cm2, respectively. In the third and fourth groups, urinary bladders were augmented with SIS seeded with 10 × 106 or 4 × 106 BM-MSCs/cm2, respectively. In the fifth group, urinary bladders were augmented with SIS without cells. The sixth group (control) was left intact. Smooth muscle regeneration was evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and histological examinations. Histologically, there were no significant differences between urinary bladders augmented with ADSCs and BM-MSCs, but there was a marked increase in smooth muscle formation in bladders augmented with grafts seeded with MSCs in higher density (10 × 106/cm2) compared to lower density (4 × 106/cm2). Molecular analysis revealed that bladders reconstructed with ADSC-seeded grafts expressed higher levels of smooth muscle myosin heavy chain, caldesmon, and vinculin. Bladders augmented with unseeded SIS were fibrotic and devoid of smooth muscles. ADSCs and BM-MSCs have comparable smooth muscle regenerative potential, but the number of MSCs used for graft preparation significantly affects the smooth muscle content in tissue-engineered urinary bladders.
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- Marta Pokrywczynska
- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland.,2 The Diabetes Research Institute Federation, Miami, FL, USA.,3 The Cure Alliance, Miami, FL, USA
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 4 Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 5 Department of Tumor Pathology, Center of Oncology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- 6 Department of Immunology, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 6 Department of Immunology, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 7 Department of Embryology and Histology, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 7 Department of Embryology and Histology, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- 2 The Diabetes Research Institute Federation, Miami, FL, USA.,3 The Cure Alliance, Miami, FL, USA.,9 Diabetes Research Institute and Cell Transplant Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- 1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Medical College in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Okolo FC, Zhang G, Rhodes J, Potoka DA. Intra-amniotic Sildenafil Treatment Modulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype in the Nitrofen Model of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17668. [PMID: 30518769 PMCID: PMC6281652 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34948-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The etiology of pulmonary vascular abnormalities in CDH is incompletely understood. Studies have demonstrated improvement in pulmonary vasculature with prenatal therapy in animal models. We hypothesize that prenatal sildenafil may attenuate defective pulmonary vascular development via modulation of vSMC phenotype from undifferentiated, proliferative phenotype to differentiated, contractile phenotype. We utilized the nitrofen model of CDH to examine the effect of IA sildenafil on pulmonary vSMC phenotype during lung development. Timed-pregnant CD-1 mice were gavage fed 25 mg nitrofen or olive oil (control) at E8.5 of gestation. Single IA injections of Sildenafil (Revatio; 10 µL of 4 mg/4 ml solution) or dextrose control were performed at E12.5. Mice were sacrificed on various gestational days for embryonic lung harvest. Markers of vSMC development of undifferentiated and differentiated phenotypes were analyzed by immunostaining and western blot. Across all time points in gestation, nitrofen-treated embryonic lungs demonstrated increased vSMC expression of NOTCH3, Hes-5, PDGFR-β, desmin and α-SMA and decreased expression of calponin and SMMHC, compared to oil controls. IA dextrose treatment had no effect on expression levels. However, IA Sildenafil treatment resulted in down-regulation of NOTCH3, Hes-5, PDGFR-β, desmin and α-SMA and upregulation of calponin and SMMHC, comparable to oil controls. In the nitrofen model, vSMC express markers consistent with more undifferentiated proliferative phenotype, resulting in hypermuscularization of intrapulmonary arterioles in CDH. A single dose of IA Sildenafil treatment early in gestation, results in sustained normalization of vSMC phenotype. Pharmacologic modulation of the vSMC phenotype at key gestational points may have therapeutic potential.
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MESH Headings
- Amnion
- Animals
- Female
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital/chemically induced
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital/drug therapy
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital/etiology
- Injections
- Lung/blood supply
- Lung/drug effects
- Lung/embryology
- Mice
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/embryology
- Phenotype
- Phenyl Ethers
- Pregnancy
- Sildenafil Citrate/administration & dosage
- Sildenafil Citrate/therapeutic use
- Vasodilator Agents/administration & dosage
- Vasodilator Agents/therapeutic use
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- Frances C Okolo
- Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Senel U, Coskun OS, Tuysuz EC, Sahin M, Bayrak OF, Cakmak B, Tanriverdi HI, Kuskucu A. Smooth muscle cell differentiation from rabbit amniotic cells. Exp Mol Pathol 2018; 105:395-403. [PMID: 30414978 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amniotic fluid (AF) is the liquid layer that provides mechanical support and allows movement of the fetus during embryogenesis. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which have differentiation capacity, are also found in AF-derived cells at a low ratio. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play an important role in organ function and are frequently used in tissue engineering. We examined the differentiation of AF-derived MSCs (AMSCs) into SMCs. AMSCs were sorted from cultured amniotic cells and differentiated into SMCs using differentiation agents, including platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB) and tumor growth factor β (TGF-β). Characterization of differentiated SMCs was confirmed morphologically, molecularly (via quantitative polymerase chain reaction [qPCR] and immunocytochemistry [ICC]), and functionally (using a contractile assay and fluo-4 calcium signaling assay). Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) scaffolds were fabricated, and the attachment capacity of AMSCs was assessed via scanning electron microscopy. AMSCs were successfully differentiated into SMCs. Our results indicate that AMSCs change their morphology and exhibit increased expression of ACTA2 and MYH11, which was confirmed via qPCR and ICC. Furthermore, functional experiments revealed that differentiated SMCs had both contraction ability and increased Ca2 concentration in the cytoplasm. Finally, PLGA scaffolds were prepared and AMSCs were successfully planted onto the scaffolds. The AMSCs fully differentiated into functional SMCs, and the PLGA polymer is a suitable scaffold material for AMSCs. With further clinical trials, AF-derived MSC-based SMC engineering may become a highly efficient treatment option.
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- Ufuk Senel
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60100 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Yeditepe University, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Yeditepe University, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, Institute of Science Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60100 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University, 60100 Tokat, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yeditepe University Medical School, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Stromal cells of hemangioblastomas exhibit mesenchymal stem cell-derived vascular progenitor cell properties. Brain Tumor Pathol 2018; 35:193-201. [PMID: 29936560 DOI: 10.1007/s10014-018-0323-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hemangioblastoma is composed of neoplastic stromal cells and a prominent capillary network. To date, the identity of stromal cells remains unclear. Mesenchymal stem cells can give rise to committed vascular progenitor cells, and ephrin-B2/EphB4 and Notch signaling have crucial roles in these steps. The aim of our study was to elucidate that stromal cells of central nervous system hemangioblastomas have mesenchymal stem cell-derived vascular progenitor cell properties. Ten hemangioblastomas were investigated immunohistochemically. CD44, a mesenchymal stem cell marker, was detected in stromal cells of all cases, suggesting that stromal cells have mesenchymal stem cell-like properties. Neither CD31 nor α-SMA was expressed in stromal cells, suggesting that stromal cells have not acquired differentiated vascular cell properties. Both ephrin-B2 and EphB4, immature vascular cell markers, were detected in stromal cells of all cases. Jagged1, Notch1, and Hesr2/Hey2, which are known to be detected in both immature endothelial cells and mural cells, were expressed in stromal cells of all cases. Notch3, which is known to be detected in differentiating mural cells, was also expressed in all cases. These results suggest that stromal cells also have vascular progenitor cell properties. In conclusion, stromal cells of hemangioblastomas exhibit mesenchymal stem cell-derived vascular progenitor cell properties.
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Goikuria H, Freijo MDM, Vega Manrique R, Sastre M, Elizagaray E, Lorenzo A, Vandenbroeck K, Alloza I. Characterization of Carotid Smooth Muscle Cells during Phenotypic Transition. Cells 2018; 7:cells7030023. [PMID: 29562638 PMCID: PMC5870355 DOI: 10.3390/cells7030023] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are central players in carotid atherosclerosis plaque development. Although the precise mechanisms involved in plaque destabilization are not completely understood, it is known that VSMC proliferation and migration participate in plaque stabilization. In this study, we analyzed expression patterns of genes involved in carotid atherosclerosis development (e.g., transcription factors of regulation of SMC genes) of VSMCs located inside or outside the plaque lesion that may give clues about changes in phenotypic plasticity during atherosclerosis. VSMCs were isolated from 39 carotid plaques extracted from symptomatic and asymptomatic patients by endarterectomy. Specific biomarker expression, related with VSMC phenotype, was analyzed by qPCR, western immunoblot, and confocal microscopy. MYH11, CNN1, SRF, MKL2, and CALD1 were significantly underexpressed in VSMCs from plaques compared with VSMCs from a macroscopically intact (MIT) region, while SPP1, KLF4, MAPLC3B, CD68, and LGALS3 were found significantly upregulated in plaque VSMCs versus MIT VSMCs. The gene expression pattern of arterial VSMCs from a healthy donor treated with 7-ketocholesterol showed high similarity with the expression pattern of carotid plaque VSMCs. Our results indicate that VSMCs isolated from plaque show a typical SMC dedifferentiated phenotype with macrophage-like features compared with VSMCs isolated from a MIT region of the carotid artery. Additionally, MYH11, KLF5, and SPP1 expression patterns were found to be associated with symptomatology of human carotid atherosclerosis.
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- Haize Goikuria
- Neurogenomiks Neuroscience Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- ACHUCARRO Basque Center for Neuroscience, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
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- Neurogenomiks Neuroscience Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- ACHUCARRO Basque Center for Neuroscience, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
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- Neurology Unit, Basurto University Hospital (BUH), 48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Neurogenomiks Neuroscience Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- ACHUCARRO Basque Center for Neuroscience, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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- Neurogenomiks Neuroscience Department, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- ACHUCARRO Basque Center for Neuroscience, Basque Country University, 48940 Leioa, Spain.
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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Dahal S, Broekelman T, Mecham RP, Ramamurthi A. Maintaining Elastogenicity of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Smooth Muscle Cells in Two-Dimensional Culture. Tissue Eng Part A 2018; 24:979-989. [PMID: 29264957 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2017.0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are localized expansions of the abdominal aorta that grow slowly to rupture. AAA growth is driven by irreversible elastic matrix breakdown in the aorta wall by chronically upregulated matrix metalloproteases (MMPs). Since adult vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) poorly regenerate elastic matrix, we previously explored utility of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and SMCs derived therefrom (BM-SMCs) for this purpose. One specific differentiated phenotype (cBM-SMCs) generated on a fibronectin substrate in presence of exogenous transforming growth factor-β and platelet-derived growth factor exhibited superior elastogenicity versus other phenotypes, and usefully provided proelastogenic and antiproteolytic stimuli to aneurysmal SMCs. Since in vivo cell therapy demands large cell inoculates, these derived SMCs must be propagated in vitro while maintaining their superior elastogenic, proelastogenic, and antiproteolytic characteristics. In this work, we thus investigated the culture conditions that must be provided to this propagation phase, which ensure that the differentiated SMCs maintain their phenotype and matrix regenerative benefits. Our results indicate that our BM-SMCs retain their phenotype in long-term culture even in the absence of differentiation growth factors and fibronectin substrate, but these conditions must be continued to be provided during postdifferentiation propagation if they are to maintain their superior elastic matrix deposition, crosslinking, and fiber formation properties. Our study, however, showed that cells propagated under these conditions exhibit higher expression of MMP-2, but favorably, no expression of elastolytic MMP-9. Hence, the study outcomes provide crucial guidelines to maintain phenotypic stability of cBM-SMCs during their propagation in two-dimensional culture before their delivery to the AAA wall for therapy.
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- Shataakshi Dahal
- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio
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- 2 Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University at St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri
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- 2 Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University at St. Louis , St. Louis, Missouri
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- 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic , Cleveland, Ohio.,3 Department of Molecular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, Ohio
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Barros RC, Gelens E, Bulten E, Tuin A, de Jong MR, Kuijer R, van Kooten TG. Self-assembled nanofiber coatings for controlling cell responses. J Biomed Mater Res A 2017; 105:2252-2265. [PMID: 28513985 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.36092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Nanofibers are thought to enhance cell adhesion, growth, and function. We demonstrate that the choice of building blocks in self-assembling nanofiber systems can be used to control cell behavior. The use of 2 D-coated, self-assembled nanofibers in controlling lens epithelial cells, fibroblasts, and mesenchymal stem cells was investigated, focusing on gene and protein expression related to the fibrotic response. To this end, three nanofibers with different characteristics (morphology, topography, and wettability) were compared with two standard materials frequently used in culturing cells, TCPS, and a collagen type I coating. Cell metabolic activity, cell morphology, and gene and protein expression were analyzed. The most hydrophilic nanofiber with more compact network consisting of small fibers proved to provide a beneficial 2 D environment for cell proliferation and matrix formation while decreasing the fibrotic/stress behavior in all cell lines when compared with TCPS and the collagen type I coating. This nanofiber demonstrates the potential to be used as a biomimetic coating to study the development of fibrosis through epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. This study also shows that nanofiber structures do not enhance cell function by definition, because the physico-chemical characteristics of the nanofibers influence cell behavior as well and actually can be used to regulate cell behavior toward suboptimal performance. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 105A: 2252-2265, 2017.
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- Raquel C Barros
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713, GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Nano Fiber Matrices B.V. (Nano-FM), Zernikepark 6-8, Groningen, 9747 AN, The Netherlands
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- Nano Fiber Matrices B.V. (Nano-FM), Zernikepark 6-8, Groningen, 9747 AN, The Netherlands
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- Nano Fiber Matrices B.V. (Nano-FM), Zernikepark 6-8, Groningen, 9747 AN, The Netherlands
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- Nano Fiber Matrices B.V. (Nano-FM), Zernikepark 6-8, Groningen, 9747 AN, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713, GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9713, GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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Chan YY, Sandlin SK, Kurzrock EA, Osborn SL. The Current Use of Stem Cells in Bladder Tissue Regeneration and Bioengineering. Biomedicines 2017; 5:biomedicines5010004. [PMID: 28536347 PMCID: PMC5423492 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines5010004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Many pathological processes including neurogenic bladder and malignancy necessitate bladder reconstruction, which is currently performed using intestinal tissue. The use of intestinal tissue, however, subjects patients to metabolic abnormalities, bladder stones, and other long-term sequelae, raising the need for a source of safe and reliable bladder tissue. Advancements in stem cell biology have catapulted stem cells to the center of many current tissue regeneration and bioengineering strategies. This review presents the recent advancements in the use of stem cells in bladder tissue bioengineering.
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- Yvonne Y Chan
- Department of Urology, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
- Stem Cell Program, Institute for Regenerative Cures, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
- Stem Cell Program, Institute for Regenerative Cures, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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- Department of Urology, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
- Stem Cell Program, Institute for Regenerative Cures, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
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RajendranNair DS, Karunakaran J, Nair RR. Differential response of human cardiac stem cells and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to hypoxia-reoxygenation injury. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 425:139-153. [PMID: 27844250 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2869-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are popularly used in stem cell therapy for myocardial regeneration. The cell type that survives and maintains stem cell characteristics in the adverse microenvironment following ischemia-reperfusion injury is presumed to be ideal for transplantation. The study was therefore aimed at identifying the cell type with relatively greater resistance to ischemia-reperfusion injury. CDCs were isolated from the right atrial appendage and MSCs from bone marrow of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Ischemia-reperfusion injury was simulated in vitro by subjecting the cells to hypoxia (0.5% O2) followed by reintroduction of oxygen (HR injury). Greater resistance of CDCs to HR injury was apparent from the decreased expression of senescence markers and lower proportion of apoptotic cells (one-sixth of that in MSCs). HR injury retarded cell cycle progression in MSCs. Consequent to HR injury, cell migration and secretion of stromal-derived growth factor were stimulated, significantly in CDCs. The differentiation to myocyte lineage and angiogenesis assessed by tube formation ability was better for CDCs. Release of vascular endothelial growth factor was relatively more in CDCs and was further stimulated by HR injury. Differentiation to osteogenic and angiogenic lineage was stimulated by HR injury in MSCs. Compared to MSCs, CDCs appear to be the cell of choice for promoting myocardial regeneration by virtue of its survival capacity in the event of ischemic insult along with higher proliferation rate, migration efficiency, release of growth factors with paracrine effects and differentiation to cardiac lineage.
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- Deepthi Sreerengam RajendranNair
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, India
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695011, India.
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Botulinum Toxin Type A Inhibits α-Smooth Muscle Actin and Myosin II Expression in Fibroblasts Derived From Scar Contracture. Ann Plast Surg 2016; 77:e46-9. [DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Floren M, Bonani W, Dharmarajan A, Motta A, Migliaresi C, Tan W. Human mesenchymal stem cells cultured on silk hydrogels with variable stiffness and growth factor differentiate into mature smooth muscle cell phenotype. Acta Biomater 2016; 31:156-166. [PMID: 26621695 PMCID: PMC4728007 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cell-matrix and cell-biomolecule interactions play critical roles in a diversity of biological events including cell adhesion, growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. Evidence suggests that a concise crosstalk of these environmental factors may be required to direct stem cell differentiation toward matured cell type and function. However, the culmination of these complex interactions to direct stem cells into highly specific phenotypes in vitro is still widely unknown, particularly in the context of implantable biomaterials. In this study, we utilized tunable hydrogels based on a simple high pressure CO2 method and silk fibroin (SF) the structural protein of Bombyx mori silk fibers. Modification of SF protein starting water solution concentration results in hydrogels of variable stiffness while retaining key structural parameters such as matrix pore size and β-sheet crystallinity. To further resolve the complex crosstalk of chemical signals with matrix properties, we chose to investigate the role of 3D hydrogel stiffness and transforming growth factor (TGF-β1), with the aim of correlating the effects on the vascular commitment of human mesenchymal stem cells. Our data revealed the potential to upregulate matured vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype (myosin heavy chain expression) of hMSCs by employing appropriate matrix stiffness and growth factor (within 72h). Overall, our observations suggest that chemical and physical stimuli within the cellular microenvironment are tightly coupled systems involved in the fate decisions of hMSCs. The production of tunable scaffold materials that are biocompatible and further specialized to mimic tissue-specific niche environments will be of considerable value to future tissue engineering platforms. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE This article investigates the role of silk fibroin hydrogel stiffness and transforming growth factor (TGF-β1), with the aim of correlating the effects on the vascular commitment of human mesenchymal stem cells. Specifically, we demonstrate the upregulation of mature vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype (myosin heavy chain expression) of hMSCs by employing appropriate matrix stiffness and growth factor (within 72h). Moreover, we demonstrate the potential to direct specialized hMSC differentiation by modulating stiffness and growth factor using silk fibroin, a well-tolerated and -defined biomaterial with an impressive portfolio of tissue engineering applications. Altogether, our study reinforce the fact that complex differentiation protocols may be simplified by engineering the cellular microenvironment on multiple scales, i.e. matrix stiffness with growth factor.
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- Michael Floren
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA; Department of Industrial Engineering and Biotech Research Center, University of Trento, via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Biotech Research Center, University of Trento, via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Biotech Research Center, University of Trento, via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Biotech Research Center, University of Trento, via Sommarive 9, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
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Bladder Smooth Muscle Cells Differentiation from Dental Pulp Stem Cells: Future Potential for Bladder Tissue Engineering. Stem Cells Int 2016; 2016:6979368. [PMID: 26880982 PMCID: PMC4736571 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6979368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are multipotent cells capable of differentiating into multiple cell lines, thus providing an alternative source of cell for tissue engineering. Smooth muscle cell (SMC) regeneration is a crucial step in tissue engineering of the urinary bladder. It is known that DPSCs have the potential to differentiate into a smooth muscle phenotype in vitro with differentiation agents. However, most of these studies are focused on the vascular SMCs. The optimal approaches to induce human DPSCs to differentiate into bladder SMCs are still under investigation. We demonstrate in this study the ability of human DPSCs to differentiate into bladder SMCs in a growth environment containing bladder SMCs-conditioned medium with the addition of the transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). After 14 days of exposure to this medium, the gene and protein expression of SMC-specific marker (α-SMA, desmin, and calponin) increased over time. In particular, myosin was present in differentiated cells after 11 days of induction, which indicated that the cells differentiated into the mature SMCs. These data suggested that human DPSCs could be used as an alternative and less invasive source of stem cells for smooth muscle regeneration, a technology that has applications for bladder tissue engineering.
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D'Elía NL, Mathieu C, Hoemann CD, Laiuppa JA, Santillán GE, Messina PV. Bone-repair properties of biodegradable hydroxyapatite nano-rod superstructures. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:18751-18762. [PMID: 26505580 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr04850h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HAp) materials show an analogous chemical composition to the biogenic mineral components of calcified tissues and depending on their topography they may mimic the specific arrangement of the crystals in bone. In this work, we have evaluated the potential of four synthesized nano-HAp superstructures for the in vitro conditions of bone-repair. Experiments are underway to investigate the effects of the material microstructure, surface roughness and hydrophilicity on their osseo-integration, osteo-conduction and osteo-induction abilities. Materials were tested in the presence of both, rat primary osteoblasts and rabbit mesenchymal stem cells. The following aspects are discussed: (i) cytotoxicity and material degradation; (ii) rat osteoblast spreading, proliferation and differentiation; and (iii) rabbit mesenchymal stem cell adhesion on nano-HAp and nano-HAp/collagen type I coatings. We effectively prepared a material based on biomimetic HAp nano-rods displaying the appropriate surface topography, hydrophilicity and degradation properties to induce the in vitro desired cellular responses for bone bonding and healing. Cells seeded on the selected material readily attached, proliferated and differentiated, as confirmed by cell viability, mitochondrial metabolic activity, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and cytoskeletal integrity analysis by immunofluorescence localization of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) protein. These results highlight the influence of material's surface characteristics to determine their tissue regeneration potential and their future use in engineering osteogenic scaffolds for orthopedic implants.
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- Noelia L D'Elía
- Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional del Sur, INQUISUR-CONICET, 8000 Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Sánchez-Céspedes R, Millán Y, Guil-Luna S, Reymundo C, Espinosa de Los Monteros A, Martín de Las Mulas J. Myoepithelial cells in canine mammary tumours. Vet J 2015; 207:45-52. [PMID: 26639832 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Mammary tumours are the most common neoplasms of female dogs. Compared to mammary tumours of humans and cats, myoepithelial (ME) cell involvement is common in canine mammary tumours (CMT) of any subtype. Since ME cell involvement in CMT influences both histogenetic tumour classification and prognosis, correct identification of ME cells is important. This review describes immunohistochemical methods for identification of canine mammary ME cells used in vivo. In addition, phenotypic and genotypic methods to isolate ME cells for in vitro studies to analyse tumour-suppressor protein production and gene expression are discussed. The contribution of ME cells to both histogenetic classifications and the prognosis of CMT is compared with other species and the potential use of ME cells as a method to identify carcinoma in situ is discussed.
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- Department of Comparative Pathology, University of Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Comparative Pathology, University of Córdoba, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, University of Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
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- Unit of Histology and Animal Pathology, Institute for Animal Health, Veterinary School, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35413 Las Palmas, Spain
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Jung S, Kleineidam B, Kleinheinz J. Regenerative potential of human adipose-derived stromal cells of various origins. J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2015; 43:2144-51. [PMID: 26541747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In regenerative concepts, the potential of adult stem cells holds great promise concerning an individualized therapeutic approach. These cells provide renewable progenitor cells to replace aged tissue, and play a significant role in tissue repair and regeneration. In this investigation, the characteristics of different types of adipose tissue are analysed systematically with special attention to their proliferation and differentiation potential concerning the angiogenic and osteogenic lineage. Tissue samples from subcutaneous, visceral, and omental fat were processed according to standard procedures. The cells were characterized and cultivated under suitable conditions for osteogenic and angiogenic cell culture. The development of the different cell cultures as well as their differentiation were analysed morphologically and immunohistochemically from cell passages P1 to P12. Harvesting and isolation of multipotent cells from all three tissue types could be performed reproducibly. The cultivation of these cells under osteogenic conditions led to a morphological and immunohistochemical differentiation; mineralization could be detected. The most stable results were observed for the cells of subcutaneous origin. An osteogenic differentiation from adipose-derived cells from all analysed fatty tissues can be achieved easily and reproducibly. In therapeutic concepts including angiogenic regeneration, adipose-derived cells from subcutaneous tissue provide the optimal cellular base.
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- Susanne Jung
- Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Research Unit Vascular Biology of Oral Structures (VABOS), University Hospital Muenster, Germany.
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- Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Research Unit Vascular Biology of Oral Structures (VABOS), University Hospital Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Research Unit Vascular Biology of Oral Structures (VABOS), University Hospital Muenster, Germany
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Winkler S, Hempel M, Brückner S, Mallek F, Weise A, Liehr T, Tautenhahn HM, Bartels M, Christ B. Mouse white adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells gain pericentral and periportal hepatocyte features after differentiation in vitro, which are preserved in vivo after hepatic transplantation. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2015; 215:89-104. [PMID: 26235702 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Revised: 07/17/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM Mesenchymal stem cells may differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, they are considered a novel cell resource for the treatment of various liver diseases. Here, the aim was to demonstrate that mesenchymal stem cells may adopt both perivenous and periportal hepatocyte-specific functions in vitro and in vivo. METHODS Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from immunodeficient C57BL/6 (B6.129S6-Rag2(tm1Fwa) Prf1(tm1Clrk) ) mice and differentiated into the hepatocytic phenotype by applying a simple protocol. Their physiological and metabolic functions were analysed in vitro and after hepatic transplantation in vivo. RESULTS Mesenchymal stem cells changed their morphology from a fibroblastoid into shapes of osteocytes, chondrocytes, adipocytes and hepatocytes. Typical for mesenchymal stem cells, hematopoietic marker genes were not expressed. CD90, which is not expressed on mature hepatocytes, decreased significantly after hepatocytic differentiation. Markers indicative for liver development like hepatic nuclear factor 4 alpha, or for perivenous hepatocyte specification like cytochrome P450 subtype 3a11, and CD26 were significantly elevated. Periportal hepatocyte-specific markers like carbamoylphosphate synthetase 1, the entry enzyme of the urea cycle, were up-regulated. Consequently, cytochrome P450 enzyme activity and urea synthesis increased significantly to values comparable to cultured primary hepatocytes. Both perivenous and periportal qualities were preserved after hepatic transplantation and integration into the host parenchyma. CONCLUSIONS Adult mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue differentiated into hepatocyte-like cells featuring both periportal and perivenous functions. Hence, they are promising candidates for the treatment of region-specific liver cell damage and may support organ regeneration in acute and chronic liver diseases.
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- S. Winkler
- Applied Molecular Hepatology Laboratory; Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Applied Molecular Hepatology Laboratory; Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Applied Molecular Hepatology Laboratory; Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Jena University Hospital; Institute of Human Genetics; Friedrich Schiller University; Jena Germany
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- Jena University Hospital; Institute of Human Genetics; Friedrich Schiller University; Jena Germany
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- Jena University Hospital; Institute of Human Genetics; Friedrich Schiller University; Jena Germany
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- Applied Molecular Hepatology Laboratory; Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
- Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine (TRM); University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
- Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Applied Molecular Hepatology Laboratory; Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery; University Hospital of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
- Translational Centre for Regenerative Medicine (TRM); University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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LeBlon CE, Casey ME, Fodor CR, Zhang T, Zhang X, Jedlicka SS. Correlation between in vitro expansion-related cell stiffening and differentiation potential of human mesenchymal stem cells. Differentiation 2015; 90:1-15. [PMID: 26381795 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are an attractive cell source for tissue regeneration, given their self-renewal and multilineage potential. However, they are present in only small percentages in human bone marrow, and are generally propagated in vitro prior to downstream use. Previous work has shown that hMSC propagation can lead to alterations in cell behavior and differentiation potency, yet optimization of differentiation based on starting cell elastic modulus is an area still under investigation. To further advance the knowledge in this field, hMSCs were cultured and routinely passaged on tissue-culture polystyrene to investigate the correlation between cell stiffening and differentiation potency during in vitro aging. Local cell elastic modulus was measured at every passage using atomic force microscopy indentation. At each passage, cells were induced to differentiate down myogenic and osteogenic paths. Cells induced to differentiate, as well as undifferentiated cells were assessed for gene and protein expression using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescent staining, respectively, for osteogenic and myogenic markers. Myogenic and osteogenic cell potential are highly reliant on the elastic modulus of the starting cell population (of undifferentiated cells), and this potential appears to peak when the innate cell elastic modulus is close to that of differentiated tissue. However, the latent expression of the same markers in undifferentiated cells also appears to undergo a correlative relationship with cell elastic modulus, indicating some endogenous effects of cell elastic modulus and gene/protein expression. Overall, this study correlates age-related changes with regards to innate cell stiffening and gene/protein expression in commercial hMSCs, providing some guidance as to maintenance and future use of hMSCs in future tissue engineering applications.
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- Courtney E LeBlon
- Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Packard Laboratory, Lehigh University, 19 Memorial Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States
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- Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States
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- Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States
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- Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States
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- Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Packard Laboratory, Lehigh University, 19 Memorial Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States; Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States
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- Bioengineering Program, Lehigh University, 111 Research Drive, Iacocca Hall, Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States; Materials Science and Engineering, Whitaker Laboratory, Lehigh University, 5 East Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States; Center for Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology, Whitaker Laboratory, Lehigh University, 5 East Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015, United States.
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Huber B, Volz AC, Kluger PJ. How do culture media influence in vitro perivascular cell behavior? Cell Biol Int 2015; 39:1395-407. [PMID: 26179857 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10515] [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: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Perivascular cells are multilineage cells located around the vessel wall and important for wall stabilization. In this study, we evaluated a stem cell media and a perivascular cell-specific media for the culture of primary perivascular cells regarding their cell morphology, doubling time, stem cell properties, and expression of cell type-specific markers. When the two cell culture media were compared to each other, perivascular cells cultured in the stem cell medium had a more elongated morphology and a faster doubling rate and cells cultured in the pericyte medium had a more typical morphology, with several filopodia, and a slower doubling rate. To evaluate stem cell properties, perivascular cells, CD146(-) cells, and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were differentiated into the adipogenic, osteogenic, and chondrogenic lineages. It was seen that perivascular cells, as well as CD146(-) cells and MSCs, cultured in stem cell medium showed greater differentiation than cells cultured in pericyte-specific medium. The expression of pericyte-specific markers CD146, neural/glial antigen 2 (NG2), platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (PDGFR-β), myosin, and α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) could be found in both pericyte cultures, as well as to varying amounts in CD146(-) cells, MSCs, and endothelial cells. The here presented work shows that perivascular cells can adapt to their in vitro environment and cell culture conditions influence cell functionality, such as doubling rate or differentiation behavior. Pericyte-specific markers were shown to be expressed also from cells other than perivascular cells. We can further conclude that CD146(+) perivascular cells are inhomogeneous cell population probably containing stem cell subpopulations, which are located perivascular around capillaries.
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- Birgit Huber
- Institute of Interfacial Process Engineering and Plasma Technology, University of Stuttgart, Nobelstraße 12, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Process Analysis & Technology (PA&T), Reutlingen University, Alteburgstraße 150, 72762, Reutlingen, Germany
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- Process Analysis & Technology (PA&T), Reutlingen University, Alteburgstraße 150, 72762, Reutlingen, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, Nobelstraße 12, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Hart ML, Izeta A, Herrera-Imbroda B, Amend B, Brinchmann JE. Cell Therapy for Stress Urinary Incontinence. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2015; 21:365-76. [PMID: 25789845 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2014.0627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine and is a common condition in middle-aged and elderly women and men. Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is caused by leakage of urine when coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting, and exercise, even standing leads to increased intra-abdominal pressure. Other types of UI also exist such as urge incontinence (also called overactive bladder), which is a strong and unexpected sudden urge to urinate, mixed forms of UI that result in symptoms of both urge and stress incontinence, and functional incontinence caused by reduced mobility, cognitive impairment, or neuromuscular limitations that impair mobility or dexterity. However, for many SUI patients, there is significant loss of urethral sphincter muscle due to degeneration of tissue, the strain and trauma of pregnancy and childbirth, or injury acquired during surgery. Hence, for individuals with SUI, a cell-based therapeutic approach to regenerate the sphincter muscle offers the advantage of treating the cause rather than the symptoms. We discuss current clinically relevant cell therapy approaches for regeneration of the external urethral sphincter (striated muscle), internal urethral sphincter (smooth muscle), the neuromuscular synapse, and blood supply. The use of mesenchymal stromal/stem cells is a major step in the right direction, but they may not be enough for regeneration of all components of the urethral sphincter. Inclusion of other cell types or biomaterials may also be necessary to enhance integration and survival of the transplanted cells.
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- Melanie L Hart
- 1 Clinical Research Group KFO 273, Department of Urology, University of Tübingen , Tübingen, Germany
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- 2 Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Instituto Biodonostia, Hospital Universitario Donostia , San Sebastian, Spain
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- 4 Department of Urology, University of Tübingen , Tuebingen, Germany
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- 5 Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- 6 Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo , Oslo, Norway
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Comparative secretome analysis of rat stomach under different nutritional status. J Proteomics 2015; 116:44-58. [PMID: 25579404 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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UNLABELLED Obesity is a major public health threat for many industrialised countries. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment against obesity, suggesting that gut derived signals are crucial for energy balance regulation. Several descriptive studies have proven the presence of gastric endogenous systems that modulate energy homeostasis; however, these systems and the interactions between them are still not well known. In the present study, we show for the first time the comparative 2-DE gastric secretome analysis under different nutritional status. We have identified 38 differently secreted proteins by comparing stomach secretomes from tissue explant cultures of rats under feeding, fasting and re-feeding conditions. Among the proteins identified, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase was found to be more abundant in gastric secretome and plasma after re-feeding, and downregulated in obesity. Additionally, two calponin-1 species were decreased in feeding state, and other were modulated by nutritional and metabolic conditions. These and other secreted proteins identified in this work may be considered as potential gastrokines implicated in food intake regulation. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE The present work has an important impact in the field of obesity, especially in the regulation of body weight maintenance by the stomach. Nowadays, the most effective treatment in the fight against obesity is bariatric surgery, which suggests that stomach derived signals might be crucial for the regulation of the energy homeostasis. However, until now, the knowledge about the gastrokines and its mechanism of action has been poorly elucidated. In the present work, we had updated a previously validated explant secretion model for proteomic studies; this analysis allowed us, for the first time, to study the gastric secretome without interferences from other organs. We had identified 38 differently secreted proteins comparing ex vivo cultured stomachs from rats under feeding, fasting and re-feeding regimes. The results in the present article provide novel targets to study the role of the stomach in body weight and appetite regulation, and suggest new potential therapeutic targets for treating obesity.
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Swaminathan G, Gadepalli VS, Stoilov I, Mecham RP, Rao RR, Ramamurthi A. Pro-elastogenic effects of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells on cultured aneurysmal smooth muscle cells. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2014; 11:679-693. [DOI: 10.1002/term.1964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Revised: 08/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Ganesh Swaminathan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland OH USA
- Department of Biology; University of Akron; Akron OH USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond VA USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology; Washington University; St. Louis MO USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology; Washington University; St. Louis MO USA
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- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond VA USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland OH USA
- Department of Biology; University of Akron; Akron OH USA
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Zamparelli A, Zini N, Cattini L, Spaletta G, Dallatana D, Bassi E, Barbaro F, Iafisco M, Mosca S, Parrilli A, Fini M, Giardino R, Sandri M, Sprio S, Tampieri A, Maraldi NM, Toni R. Growth on poly(L-lactic acid) porous scaffold preserves CD73 and CD90 immunophenotype markers of rat bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2014; 25:2421-2436. [PMID: 24997163 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-014-5259-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Few data are available on the effect of biomaterials on surface antigens of mammalian bone marrow-derived, adult mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). Since poly(L-lactic acid) or PLLA is largely used in tissue engineering of human bones, and we are developing a reverse engineering program to prototype with biomaterials the vascular architecture of bones for their bioartificial reconstruction, both in humans and animal models, we have studied the effect of porous, flat and smooth PLLA scaffolds on the immunophenotype of in vitro grown, rat MSCs in the absence of any coating, co-polymeric enrichment, and differentiation stimuli. Similar to controls on plastic, we show that our PLLA scaffold does not modify the distribution of some surface markers in rat MSCs. In particular, the maintained expression of CD73 and CD90 on two different subpopulations (small and large cells) is consistent with their adhesion to the PLLA scaffold through specialized appendages, and to their prominent content in actin. In addition, our PLLA scaffold favours retention of the intermediate filament desmin, believed a putative marker of undifferentiated state. Finally, it preserves all rat MSCs morphotypes, and allows for their survival, adhesion to the substrate, and replication. Remarkably, a subpopulation of rat MSCs grown on our PLLA scaffold exhibited formation of membrane protrusions of uncertain significance, although in a size range and morphology compatible with either motility blebs or shedding vesicles. In summary, our PLLA scaffold has no detrimental effect on a number of features of rat MSCs, primarily the expression of CD73 and CD90.
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- Alessandra Zamparelli
- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T) - Laboratory of Regenerative Morphology and Bioartificial Structures/S.Bi.Bi.T. Museum - Section of Human Anatomy, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Li H, Wang YP, Zhang LN, Tian G. Perivascular adipose tissue-derived leptin promotes vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching via p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in metabolic syndrome rats. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2014; 239:954-965. [PMID: 24719379 DOI: 10.1177/1535370214527903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT)-derived leptin is a detrimental adipocytokine and plays a critical role in the development of cardiovascular diseases in metabolic syndrome (MetS). During vascular remodeling, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) undergo phenotypic switching into a synthetic phenotype characterized by decreased expression of differentiation markers (smooth muscle myosin heavy chain, α-smooth muscle actin, and calponin) and increased proliferation. We aimed to determine whether PVAT-derived leptin influences VSMC phenotypic switching and to explore the underlying mechanisms in MetS rats. In vivo, 32 Wistar rats were divided into two groups that received either a normal diet (control rat) or a high-fat diet (MetS rats). After 16 weeks, rat aortas were stained using hematoxylin–eosin and imaged. VSMC differentiation markers and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), PVAT-derived leptin, aortic leptin receptor (ObR), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) expression were detected. In vitro, aortic VSMCs were incubated with MetS rat PVAT conditioned medium (PVAT-CM) to mimic in vivo conditions and were pretreated with a p38 MAPK inhibitor (SB 203580) or leptin antagonist. Differentiation marker expression, including PCNA and p38 MAPK, was detected. MetS rats exhibited pronounced insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, obesity, and an associated increase in PVAT weight. VSMCs underwent phenotypic switching in MetS rat aorta and contributed to vascular remodeling. PVAT-derived leptin expression was higher in MetS rats than in control rats ( P < 0.01). ObRa expression and p38 MAPK phosphorylation were upregulated in MetS rat aorta. In vitro, VSMCs incubated with MetS rat PVAT-CM underwent phenotypic switching, associated with increased p38 MAPK phosphorylation. This VSMC phenotypic switching was inhibited by pretreatment with SB 203580 or a leptin antagonist. These results suggest that in MetS rats, PVAT-derived leptin promotes VSMC phenotypic switching via a p38 MAPK-dependent pathway to exacerbate vascular remodeling.
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- Hao Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Geriatric Cardiology Department,Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710061, P.R. China
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Jeremias TDS, Machado RG, Visoni SBC, Pereima MJ, Leonardi DF, Trentin AG. Dermal substitutes support the growth of human skin-derived mesenchymal stromal cells: potential tool for skin regeneration. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89542. [PMID: 24586857 PMCID: PMC3935879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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New strategies for skin regeneration are needed in order to provide effective treatment for cutaneous wounds and disease. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive source of cells for tissue engineering because of their prolonged self-renewal capacity, multipotentiality, and ability to release active molecules important for tissue repair. In this paper, we show that human skin-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (SD-MSCs) display similar characteristics to the multipotent MSCs. We also evaluate their growth in a three-dimensional (3D) culture system with dermal substitutes (Integra and Pelnac). When cultured in monolayers, SD-MSCs expressed mesenchymal markers, such as CD105, Fibronectin, and α-SMA; and neural markers, such as Nestin and βIII-Tubulin; at transcriptional and/or protein level. Integra and Pelnac equally supported the adhesion, spread and growth of human SD-MSCs in 3D culture, maintaining the MSC characteristics and the expression of multilineage markers. Therefore, dermal substitutes support the growth of mesenchymal stromal cells from human skin, promising an effective tool for tissue engineering and regenerative technology.
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- Talita da Silva Jeremias
- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Departamento de Pediatria, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- Hospital Infantil Joana de Gusmão, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Hospital Governador Celso Ramos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
- Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Embriologia e Genética, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
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