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Flores A, Fernández-Sánchez L, Kutsyr O, Lax P, Yáñez A, Gil ML, Gozalbo D, Maneu V. Non-haematopoietic Sca-1 + Cells in the Retina of Adult Mice Express Functional TLR2. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2024; 20:845-851. [PMID: 38183535 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-023-10674-3] [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] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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The mammal retina does not have the capacity to regenerate throughout life, although some stem and progenitor cells persist in the adult retina and might retain multipotentiality, as previously described in many tissues. In this work we demonstrate the presence of a small lineage- Sca-1+ cell population in the adult mouse retina which expresses functional TLR2 receptors as in vitro challenge with the pure TLR2 agonist Pam3CSK4 increases cell number and upregulates TLR2. Therefore, this population could be of interest in neuroregeneration studies to elucidate its role in these processes.
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- Ana Flores
- Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Genética y Microbiología, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
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Molinos M, Fiordalisi MF, Caldeira J, Almeida CR, Barbosa MA, Gonçalves RM. Alterations of bovine nucleus pulposus cells with aging. Aging Cell 2023; 22:e13873. [PMID: 37254638 PMCID: PMC10410011 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
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Aging is one of the major etiological factors driving intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, the main cause of low back pain. The nucleus pulposus (NP) includes a heterogeneous cell population, which is still poorly characterized. Here, we aimed to uncover main alterations in NP cells with aging. For that, bovine coccygeal discs from young (12 months) and old (10-16 years old) animals were dissected and primary NP cells were isolated. Gene expression and proteomics of fresh NP cells were performed. NP cells were labelled with propidium iodide and analysed by flow cytometry for the expression of CD29, CD44, CD45, CD146, GD2, Tie2, CD34 and Stro-1. Morphological cell features were also dissected by imaging flow cytometry. Elder NP cells (up-regulated bIL-6 and bMMP1 gene expression) presented lower percentages of CD29+, CD44+, CD45+ and Tie2+ cells compared with young NP cells (upregulated bIL-8, bCOL2A1 and bACAN gene expression), while GD2, CD146, Stro-1 and CD34 expression were maintained with age. NP cellulome showed an upregulation of proteins related to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and melanosome independently of age, whereas proteins upregulated in elder NP cells were also associated with glycosylation and disulfide bonds. Flow cytometry analysis of NP cells disclosed the existence of 4 subpopulations with distinct auto-fluorescence and size with different dynamics along aging. Regarding cell morphology, aging increases NP cell area, diameter and vesicles. These results contribute to a better understanding of NP cells aging and highlighting potential anti-aging targets that can help to mitigate age-related disc disease.
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- Maria Molinos
- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- INEB – Instituto de Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel SalazarUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- INEB – Instituto de Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel SalazarUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- INEB – Instituto de Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- INEB – Instituto de Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- iBiMED – Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Medical SciencesUniversity of AveiroAveiroPortugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- INEB – Instituto de Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel SalazarUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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- i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em SaúdeUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- INEB – Instituto de Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
- ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel SalazarUniversidade do PortoPortoPortugal
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Giri J, Modi D. Endometrial and placental stem cells in successful and pathological pregnancies. J Assist Reprod Genet 2023; 40:1509-1522. [PMID: 37338750 PMCID: PMC10352206 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-023-02856-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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The endometrium is a dynamic tissue that undergoes extensive remodeling during the menstrual cycle and further gets modified during pregnancy. Different kinds of stem cells are reported in the endometrium. These include epithelial stem cells, endometrial mesenchymal stem cells, side population stem cells, and very small embryonic-like stem cells. Stem cells are also reported in the placenta which includes trophoblast stem cells, side population trophoblast stem cells, and placental mesenchymal stem cells. The endometrial and placental stem cells play a pivotal role in endometrial remodeling and placental vasculogenesis during pregnancy. The dysregulation of stem cell function is reported in various pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm birth. However, the mechanisms by which it does so are yet elusive. Herein, we review the current knowledge of the different type of stem cells involved in pregnancy initiation and also highlight how their improper functionality leads to pathological pregnancy.
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- Jayeeta Giri
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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Proteomic Analysis of Murine Bone Marrow Very Small Embryonic-like Stem Cells at Steady-State Conditions and after In Vivo Stimulation by Nicotinamide and Follicle-Stimulating Factor Reflects their Germ-Lineage Origin and Multi Germ Layer Differentiation Potential. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2023; 19:120-132. [PMID: 35986128 PMCID: PMC9823037 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-022-10445-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) are a dormant population of development early stem cells deposited in adult tissues that as demonstrated contribute to tissue/organ repair and regeneration. We postulated developmental relationship of these cells to migrating primordial germ cells (PGCs) and explained the quiescent state of these cells by the erasure of differently methylated regions (DMRs) at some of the paternally imprinted genes involved in embryogenesis. Recently, we reported that VSELs began to proliferate and expand in vivo in murine bone marrow (BM) after exposure to nicotinamide (NAM) and selected pituitary and gonadal sex hormones. In the current report, we performed proteomic analysis of VSELs purified from murine bone marrow (BM) after repeated injections of NAM + Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) that in our previous studies turned out to be an effective combination to expand these cells. By employing the Gene Ontology (GO) resources, we have performed a combination of standard GO annotations (GO-CAM) to produce a network between BM steady-state conditions VSELs (SSC-VSELS) and FSH + NAM expanded VSELs (FSH + NAM VSELs). We have identified several GO biological processes regulating development, organogenesis, gene expression, signal transduction, Wnt signaling, insulin signaling, cytoskeleton organization, cell adhesion, inhibiting apoptosis, responses to extra- and intracellular stimuli, protein transport and stabilization, protein phosphorylation and ubiquitination, DNA repair, immune response, and regulation of circadian rhythm. We report that VSELs express a unique panel of proteins that only partially overlapped with the proteome of BM - derived hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and hematopoietic mononuclear cells (MNCs) and respond to FSH + NAM stimulation by expressing proteins involved in the development of all three germ layers. Thus, our current data supports further germ-lineage origin and multi germ layer differentiation potential of these cells.
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Davies DM, van den Handel K, Bharadwaj S, Lengefeld J. Cellular enlargement - A new hallmark of aging? Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:1036602. [PMID: 36438561 PMCID: PMC9688412 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1036602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2023] Open
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Years of important research has revealed that cells heavily invest in regulating their size. Nevertheless, it has remained unclear why accurate size control is so important. Our recent study using hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vivo indicates that cellular enlargement is causally associated with aging. Here, we present an overview of these findings and their implications. Furthermore, we performed a broad literature analysis to evaluate the potential of cellular enlargement as a new aging hallmark and to examine its connection to previously described aging hallmarks. Finally, we highlight interesting work presenting a correlation between cell size and age-related diseases. Taken together, we found mounting evidence linking cellular enlargement to aging and age-related diseases. Therefore, we encourage researchers from seemingly unrelated areas to take a fresh look at their data from the perspective of cell size.
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- Daniel M. Davies
- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Center for Hematology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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RoŽanc J, Finšgar M, Maver U. Progressive use of multispectral imaging flow cytometry in various research areas. Analyst 2021; 146:4985-5007. [PMID: 34337638 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00788b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Multi-spectral imaging flow cytometry (MIFC) has become one of the most powerful technologies for investigating general analytics, molecular and cell biology, biotechnology, medicine, and related fields. It combines the capabilities of the morphometric and photometric analysis of single cells and micrometer-sized particles in flux with regard to thousands of events. It has become the tool of choice for a wide range of research and clinical applications. By combining the features of flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy, it offers researchers the ability to couple the spatial resolution of multicolour images of cells and organelles with the simultaneous analysis of a large number of events in a single system. This provides the opportunity to visually confirm findings and collect novel data that would otherwise be more difficult to obtain. This has led many researchers to design innovative assays to gain new insight into important research questions. To date, it has been successfully used to study cell morphology, surface and nuclear protein co-localization, protein-protein interactions, cell signaling, cell cycle, cell death, and cytotoxicity, intracellular calcium, drug uptake, pathogen internalization, and other applications. Herein we describe some of the recent advances in the field of multiparametric imaging flow cytometry methods in various research areas.
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- Jan RoŽanc
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Taborska ulica 8, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
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Altered Biology of Testicular VSELs and SSCs by Neonatal Endocrine Disruption Results in Defective Spermatogenesis, Reduced Fertility and Tumor Initiation in Adult Mice. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 16:893-908. [PMID: 32592162 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-020-09996-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Reproductive health of men has declined in recent past with reduced sperm count and increased incidence of infertility and testicular cancers mainly attributed to endocrine disruption in early life. Present study aims to evaluate whether testicular stem cells including very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) and spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) get affected by endocrine disruption and result in pathologies in adult life. Effect of treatment on mice pups with estradiol (20 μg on days 5-7) and diethylstilbestrol (DES, 2 μg on days 1-5) was studied on VSELs, SSCs and spermatogonial cells in adult life. Treatment affected spermatogenesis, tubules in Stage VIII & sperm count were reduced along with reduction of meiotic (4n) cells and markers (Prohibitin, Scp3, Protamine). Enumeration of VSELs by flow cytometry (2-6 μm, 7AAD-, LIN-CD45-SCA-1+) and qRT-PCR using specific transcripts for VSELs (Oct-4a, Sox-2, Nanog, Stella, Fragilis), SSCs (tOct-4, Gfra-1, Gpr-125) and early germ cells (Mvh, Dazl) showed several-fold increase but transition from c-Kit negative to c-Kit positive spermatogonial cells was blocked on D100 after treatment. Transcripts specific for apoptosis (Bcl2, Bax) remained unaffected but tumor suppressor (p53) and epigenetic regulator (NP95) transcripts showed marked disruption. 9 of 10 mice exposed to DES showed tumor-like changes. To conclude, endocrine disruption resulted in a tilt towards excessive self-renewal of VSELs (leading to testicular cancer after DES treatment) and blocked differentiation (reduced numbers of c-Kit positive cells, meiosis, sperm count and fertility). Understanding the underlying basis for infertility and cancer initiation from endogenous stem cells through murine modelling will hopefully improve human therapies in future.
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El-Helw M, Chelvarajan L, Abo-Aly M, Soliman M, Milburn G, Conger AL, Campbell K, Ratajczak MZ, Abdel-Latif A. Identification of Human Very Small Embryonic like Stem Cells (VSELS) in Human Heart Tissue Among Young and Old Individuals. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2020; 16:181-185. [PMID: 31758373 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-019-09923-1] [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: 12/11/2022]
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Very Small Embryonic-Like (VSEL) stem cells are a proposed pluripotent population, residing in adult tissues. VSELs have been described in multiple tissues including bone marrow, cord blood, and gonads. They exhibit multiple characteristics of embryonic stem cells including the ability to differentiate into cellular lineages of all three germ layers, including cardiomyocytes and vascular endothelial cells. However, their presence in adult solid organs such as heart in humans has not been established. VSELs are valuable source of stem cells for tissue regeneration and replacement of cells for turnover and usual wear-and-tear. The purpose of our study was to explore the existence of human VSELs (huVSELs) in human heart tissue and examine the changes in their prevalence with aging and cardiac disease. Human heart tissue, collected from healthy and ischemic heart disease subjects was examined for the prevalence of VSELS, defined as CD45-/CD133+/SSEA4+. Both epicardial and endocardial tissues were examined comparing VSEL numbers across different age groups. Our data confirm the existence of huVSELs in adult hearts with decreasing prevalence during aging. This is the first evidence of huVSELs in adult cardiac tissue. Cardiac huVSELs could be further explored in future studies to characterize their primitive potential and therapeutic potential in regenerative studies.
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- Mohamed El-Helw
- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. .,Lexington VA Medical Center and Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, 741 South Limestone, BBSRB B349, Lexington, KY, 40536-0509, USA.
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Lunin AV, Lizunova AA, Mochalova EN, Yakovtseva MN, Cherkasov VR, Nikitin MP, Kolychev EL. Hematite Nanoparticles from Unexpected Reaction of Ferrihydrite with Concentrated Acids for Biomedical Applications. Molecules 2020; 25:E1984. [PMID: 32340382 PMCID: PMC7221743 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The development of synthetic ways to fabricate nanosized materials with a well-defined shape, narrow-sized distribution, and high stability is of great importance to a rapidly developing area of nanotechnology. Here, we report an unusual reaction between amorphous two-line ferrihydrite and concentrated sulfuric or other mineral and organic acids. Instead of the expected dissolution, we observed the formation of new narrow-distributed brick-red nanoparticles (NPs) of hematite. Different acids produce similar nanoparticles according to scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The reaction demonstrates new possibilities for the synthesis of acid-resistant iron oxide nanoparticles and shows a novel pathway for the reaction of iron hydroxide with concentrated acids. The biomedical potential of the fabricated nanoparticles is demonstrated by the functionalization of the particles with polymers, fluorescent labels, and antibodies. Three different applications are demonstrated: i) specific targeting of the red blood cells, e.g., for red blood cell (RBC)-hitchhiking; ii) cancer cell targeting in vitro; iii) infrared ex vivo bioimaging. This novel synthesis route may be useful for the development of iron oxide materials for such specificity-demanding applications such as nanosensors, imaging, and therapy.
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- Afanasy V. Lunin
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Shemyakin–Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 16/10, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 9 Institutskiy per., Dolgoprudny, 141700 Moscow Region, Russia; (A.V.L.); (A.A.L.); (E.N.M.); (M.N.Y.); (V.R.C.); (M.P.N.)
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 38 Vavilova St., 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Gorelashvili MG, Angay O, Hemmen K, Klaus V, Stegner D, Heinze KG. Megakaryocyte volume modulates bone marrow niche properties and cell migration dynamics. Haematologica 2019; 105:895-904. [PMID: 31248970 PMCID: PMC7109717 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.202010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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All hematopoietic cells that develop in the bone marrow must cross the endothelial barrier to enter the blood circulation. Blood platelets, however, are released by bigger protrusions of huge progenitor cells, named megakaryocytes, and enter the blood stream as so-called proplatelets before fragmenting into mature platelets. Recently, a second function of megakaryocytes has been identified, as they modulate the quiescence of hematopoietic stem cells, mostly via different soluble factors. We know from light sheet fluorescence microscopy images that megakaryocytes are distributed throughout the bone marrow facing a dense vascular network. Here, we used such three-dimensional images to provide a realistic simulation template reflecting the in vivo cell-vessel distributions resulting in reliable whole-bone analysis in silico Combining this approach with an automated image analysis pipeline, we found that megakaryocytes influence migration of neutrophils and hematopoietic stem cells, and thus act as biomechanical restrainers modulating cell mobility and extravasation. Indeed, as a consequence of increased megakaryocyte volumes in platelet-depleted mice neutrophil mobility was reduced in these animals.
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg
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- Institute of Experimental Biomedicine, University Hospital Würzburg .,Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Rudolf Virchow Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Suman S, Domingues A, Ratajczak J, Ratajczak MZ. Potential Clinical Applications of Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1201:1-22. [PMID: 31898779 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-31206-0_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The field of regenerative medicine is looking for a pluripotent/multipotent stem cell able to differentiate across germ layers and be safely employed in therapy. Unfortunately, with the exception of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) for hematological applications, the current clinical results with stem cells are somewhat disappointing. The potential clinical applications of the more primitive embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have so far been discouraging, as both have exhibited several problems, including genomic instability, a risk of teratoma formation, and the possibility of rejection. Therefore, the only safe stem cells that have so far been employed in regenerative medicine are monopotent stem cells, such as the abovementioned HSPCs or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from postnatal tissues. However, their monopotency, and therefore limited differentiation potential, is a barrier to their broader application in the clinic. Interestingly, results have accumulated indicating that adult tissues contain rare, early-development stem cells known as very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs), which can differentiate into cells from more than one germ layer. This chapter addresses different sources of stem cells for potential clinical application and their advantages and problems to be solved.
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- Suman Suman
- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. .,Department of Regenerative Medicine, Center for Preclinical Research and Technology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
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Galkowski D, Ratajczak MZ, Kocki J, Darzynkiewicz Z. Of Cytometry, Stem Cells and Fountain of Youth. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2018; 13:465-481. [PMID: 28364326 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-017-9733-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Outlined are advances of cytometry applications to identify and sort stem cells, of laser scanning cytometry and ImageStream imaging instrumentation to further analyze morphometry of these cells, and of mass cytometry to classify a multitude of cellular markers in large cell populations. Reviewed are different types of stem cells, including potential candidates for cancer stem cells, with respect to their "stemness", and other characteristics. Appraised is further progress in identification and isolation of the "very small embryonic-like stem cells" (VSELs) and their autogenous transplantation for tissue repair and geroprotection. Also assessed is a function of hyaluronic acid, the major stem cells niche component, as a guardian and controller of stem cells. Briefly appraised are recent advances and challenges in the application of stem cells in regenerative medicine and oncology and their future role in different disciplines of medicine, including geriatrics.
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- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University in Lublin, 20-080, Lublin, Poland
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- Brander Cancer Research Institute and Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, 10095, USA.
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Osawa Y, Miyamoto T, Ohno S, Ohno E. Morphological Analysis of Live Undifferentiated Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2018; 27:1-9. [PMID: 28978257 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2017.0112] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells possess pluripotency and self-renewal ability. Therefore, iPS cells are expected to be useful in regenerative medicine. However, iPS cells form malignant immature teratomas after transplantation into animals, even after differentiation induction. It has been suggested that undifferentiated cells expressing Nanog that remain after differentiation induction are responsible for teratoma formation. Various methods of removing these undifferentiated cells have therefore been investigated, but few methods involve morphological approaches, which may induce less cell damage. In addition, for cells derived from iPS cells to be applied in regenerative medicine, they must be alive. However, detailed morphological analysis of live undifferentiated cells has not been performed. For the above reasons, we assessed the morphological features of live undifferentiated cells remaining after differentiation induction as a basic investigation into the clinical application of iPS cells. As a result, live undifferentiated cells remaining after differentiation induction exhibited a round or oval cytoplasm about 12 μm in diameter and a nucleus. They exhibited nucleo-cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio of about 60% and eccentric nuclei, and they possessed partially granule-like structures in the cytoplasm and prominent nucleoli. Although they were similar to iPS cells, they were smaller than live iPS cells. Furthermore, very small cells were present among undifferentiated cells after differentiation induction. These results suggest that the removal of undifferentiated cells may be possible using the morphological features of live iPS cells and undifferentiated cells after differentiation induction. In addition, this study supports safe regenerative medicine using iPS cells.
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- Yukihiko Osawa
- 1 Graduate School of Health Science Studies, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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- 2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,3 Department of Medical Life Science, Faculty of Medical Bioscience, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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- 1 Graduate School of Health Science Studies, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,3 Department of Medical Life Science, Faculty of Medical Bioscience, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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- 1 Graduate School of Health Science Studies, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,3 Department of Medical Life Science, Faculty of Medical Bioscience, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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Mu L, Huang K, Hu Y, Yan C, Li X, Tao D, Gong J, Qin J. Small-sized colorectal cancer cells harbor metastatic tumor-initiating cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:107907-107919. [PMID: 29296212 PMCID: PMC5746114 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is heterogeneous and contains different-sized cells. Recent studies have shown that tumor-initiating cells (TICs) are involved in cancer initiation, recurrence and metastasis. However, connections between cancer cell size and stem-like properties are largely unknown. Here we purified large- and small-sized CRC cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) based on forward scatter (FSC), and demonstrated that small CRC cells possess higher holoclone- and sphere-forming capacity in vitro, tumor-initiating capacity in vivo and form more lung metastases compared with large CRC cells. Furthermore, we found that down-regulated YAP1 (yes-associated protein 1) decreased tumor-initiating and metastatic capacity in small CRC cells but not in large CRC cells. More importantly, our results showed that the expression of YAP1 positively correlated with the poor prognosis in CRCs. Collectively, our findings suggest that small CRC cells enrich for metastatic TICs, and YAP1 is one of the potential therapeutic targets of metastatic TICs, the small CRC cells.
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- Lei Mu
- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.,Molecular Medicine Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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Jabłoński M, Mazur JK, Tarnowski M, Dołęgowska B, Pędziwiatr D, Kubiś E, Budkowska M, Sałata D, Wysiecka JP, Kazimierczak A, Reginia A, Ratajczak MZ, Samochowiec J. Mobilization of Peripheral Blood Stem Cells and Changes in the Concentration of Plasma Factors Influencing their Movement in Patients with Panic Disorder. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2017; 13:217-225. [PMID: 27914035 PMCID: PMC5380702 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-016-9700-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In this paper we examined whether stem cells and factors responsible for their movement may serve as new biological markers of anxiety disorders. The study was carried out on a group of 30 patients diagnosed with panic disorder (examined before and after treatment), compared to 30 healthy individuals forming the control group. We examined the number of circulating HSCs (hematopoetic stem cells) (Lin−/CD45 +/CD34 +) and HSCs (Lin−/CD45 +/AC133 +), the number of circulating VSELs (very small embryonic-like stem cells) (Lin−/CD45−/CD34 +) and VSELs (Lin−/CD45−/AC133 +), as well as the concentration of complement components: C3a, C5a and C5b-9, SDF-1 (stromal derived factor) and S1P (sphingosine-1-phosphate). Significantly lower levels of HSCs (Lin−/CD45 +/AC133 +) have been demonstrated in the patient group compared to the control group both before and after treatment. The level of VSELs (Lin−/CD45−/CD133 +) was significantly lower in the patient group before treatment as compared to the patient group after treatment. The levels of factors responsible for stem cell movement were significantly lower in the patient group compared to the control group before and after treatment. It was concluded that the study of stem cells and factors associated with their movement can be useful in the diagnostics of panic disorder, as well as differentiating between psychotic and anxiety disorders.
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- Marcin Jabłoński
- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460, Szczecin, Poland.
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Medical Analytics, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Medical Analytics, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Medical Analytics, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460, Szczecin, Poland
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- Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian University of Medicine, Broniewskiego 26, 71-460, Szczecin, Poland
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Bhartiya D. Pluripotent Stem Cells in Adult Tissues: Struggling To Be Acknowledged Over Two Decades. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2017; 13:713-724. [DOI: 10.1007/s12015-017-9756-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ratajczak MZ. Why are hematopoietic stem cells so 'sexy'? on a search for developmental explanation. Leukemia 2017; 31:1671-1677. [PMID: 28502982 PMCID: PMC5540746 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Evidence has accumulated that normal human and murine hematopoietic stem cells express several functional pituitary and gonadal sex hormones, and that, in fact, some sex hormones, such as androgens, have been employed for many years to stimulate hematopoiesis in patients with bone marrow aplasia. Interestingly, sex hormone receptors are also expressed by leukemic cell lines and blasts. In this review, I will discuss the emerging question of why hematopoietic cells express these receptors. A tempting hypothetical explanation for this phenomenon is that hematopoietic stem cells are related to subpopulation of migrating primordial germ cells. To support of this notion, the anatomical sites of origin of primitive and definitive hematopoiesis during embryonic development are tightly connected with the migratory route of primordial germ cells: from the proximal epiblast to the extraembryonic endoderm at the bottom of the yolk sac and then back to the embryo proper via the primitive streak to the aorta-gonado-mesonephros (AGM) region on the way to the genital ridges. The migration of these cells overlaps with the emergence of primitive hematopoiesis in the blood islands at the bottom of the yolk sac, and definitive hematopoiesis that occurs in hemogenic endothelium in the embryonic dorsal aorta in AGM region.
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- M Z Ratajczak
- Stem Cell Institute, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Ratajczak MZ, Ratajczak J, Suszynska M, Miller DM, Kucia M, Shin DM. A Novel View of the Adult Stem Cell Compartment From the Perspective of a Quiescent Population of Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells. Circ Res 2017; 120:166-178. [PMID: 28057792 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.116.309362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Evidence has accumulated that adult hematopoietic tissues and other organs contain a population of dormant stem cells (SCs) that are more primitive than other, already restricted, monopotent tissue-committed SCs (TCSCs). These observations raise several questions, such as the developmental origin of these cells, their true pluripotent or multipotent nature, which surface markers they express, how they can be efficiently isolated from adult tissues, and what role they play in the adult organism. The phenotype of these cells and expression of some genes characteristic of embryonic SCs, epiblast SCs, and primordial germ cells suggests their early-embryonic deposition in developing tissues as precursors of adult SCs. In this review, we will critically discuss all these questions and the concept that small dormant SCs related to migratory primordial germ cells, described as very small embryonic-like SCs, are deposited during embryogenesis in bone marrow and other organs as a backup population for adult tissue-committed SCs and are involved in several processes related to tissue or organ rejuvenation, aging, and cancerogenesis. The most recent results on successful ex vivo expansion of human very small embryonic-like SC in chemically defined media free from feeder-layer cells open up new and exciting possibilities for their application in regenerative medicine.
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- Mariusz Z Ratajczak
- From the Department of Medicine, Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY (M.Z.R., J.R., M.S., D.M.M., M.K.); Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Poland (M.Z.R., M.K.); and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (D.-M.S.).
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- From the Department of Medicine, Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY (M.Z.R., J.R., M.S., D.M.M., M.K.); Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Poland (M.Z.R., M.K.); and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (D.-M.S.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY (M.Z.R., J.R., M.S., D.M.M., M.K.); Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Poland (M.Z.R., M.K.); and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (D.-M.S.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY (M.Z.R., J.R., M.S., D.M.M., M.K.); Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Poland (M.Z.R., M.K.); and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (D.-M.S.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY (M.Z.R., J.R., M.S., D.M.M., M.K.); Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Poland (M.Z.R., M.K.); and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (D.-M.S.)
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- From the Department of Medicine, Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, KY (M.Z.R., J.R., M.S., D.M.M., M.K.); Department of Regenerative Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Poland (M.Z.R., M.K.); and Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (D.-M.S.)
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Abstract
Much has changed since our survey of the landscape for myocardial regeneration powered by adult stem cells 4 years ago.(1) The intervening years since that first review has witnessed an explosive expansion of studies that advance both understanding and implementation of adult stem cells in promoting myocardial repair. Painstaking research from innumerable laboratories throughout the world is prying open doors that may lead to restoration of myocardial structure and function in the wake of pathological injury. This global effort has produced deeper mechanistic comprehension coupled with an evolving appreciation for the complexity of myocardial regeneration in the adult context. Undaunted by both known and (as yet) unknown challenges, pursuit of myocardial regenerative medicine mediated by adult stem cell therapy has gathered momentum fueled by tantalizing clues and visionary goals. This concise review takes a somewhat different perspective than our initial treatise, taking stock of the business sector that has become an integral part of the field while concurrently updating state of affairs in cutting edge research. Looking retrospectively at advancement over the years as all reviews eventually must, the fundamental lesson to be learned is best explained by Jonatan Mårtensson: "Success will never be a big step in the future. Success is a small step taken just now."
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- Kathleen M Broughton
- From the San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, San Diego, CA
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- From the San Diego State University Heart Institute and the Integrated Regenerative Research Institute, San Diego, CA.
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Golipoor Z, Mehraein F, Zafari F, Alizadeh A, Ababzadeh S, Baazm M. Migration of Bone Marrow-Derived Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells toward An Injured Spinal Cord. CELL JOURNAL 2016; 17:639-47. [PMID: 26862523 PMCID: PMC4746414 DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2016.3836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Bone marrow (BM) is one of the major hematopoietic organs in postnatal life that consists of a heterogeneous population of stem cells which have been previously described. Recently, a rare population of stem cells that are called very small embryonic-like (VSEL) stem cells has been found in the BM. These cells express several developmental markers of pluri- potent stem cells and can be mobilized into peripheral blood (PB) in response to tissue injury. In this study we have attempted to investigate the ability of these cells to migrate toward an injured spinal cord after transplantation through the tail vein in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental study, VSELs were isolated from total BM cells using a fluorescent activated cell sorting (FACS) system and sca1 and stage specific embryonic antigen (SSEA-1) antibodies. After isolation, VSELs were cultured for 7 days on C2C12 as the feeder layer. Then, VSELs were labeled with 1,1´-dioctadecyl-3,3,3´,3´- tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate (DiI) and transplanted into the rat spinal cord injury (SCI) model via the tail vein. Finally, we sought to determine the presence of VSELs in the lesion site. RESULTS We isolated a high number of VSELs from the BM. After cultivation, the VSELs colonies were positive for SSEA-1, Oct4 and Sca1. At one month after transplantation, real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis confirmed a significantly increased expres- sion level of Oct4 and SSEA-1 positive cells at the injury site. CONCLUSION VSELs have the capability to migrate and localize in an injured spinal cord after transplantation.
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- Zoleikha Golipoor
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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Identification of New Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Population of Very Small Stem Cell with Oct-4A and Nanog Expression by Flow Cytometric Platforms. Stem Cells Int 2015; 2016:5069857. [PMID: 26633976 PMCID: PMC4655074 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5069857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) represent a unique rare population of adult stem cells (SCs) sharing several structural, genetic, biochemical, and functional properties with embryonic SCs and have been identified in several adult murine and human tissues. However, rat bone marrow- (BM-) derived SCs closely resembling murine or human VSELs have not been described. Thus, we employed multi-instrumental flow cytometric approach including classical and imaging cytometry and we established that newly identified population of nonhematopoietic cells expressing CD106 (VCAM-I) antigen contains SCs with very small size, expressing markers of pluripotency (Oct-4A and Nanog) on both mRNA and protein levels that indicate VSEL population. Based on our experience in both murine and human VSEL isolation procedures by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), we also optimized sorting protocol for separation of CD45−/Lin−/CD106+ rat BM-derived VSELs from wild type and eGFP-expressing rats, which are often used as donor animals for cell transplantations in regenerative studies in vivo. Thus, this is a first study identifying multiantigenic phenotype and providing sorting protocols for isolation VSELs from rat BM tissue for further examining of their functional properties in vitro as well as regenerative capacity in distinct in vivo rat models of tissue injury.
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Novel Action of FSH on Stem Cells in Adult Mammalian Ovary Induces Postnatal Oogenesis and Primordial Follicle Assembly. Stem Cells Int 2015; 2016:5096596. [PMID: 26635884 PMCID: PMC4655292 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5096596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Adult mammalian ovary has been under the scanner for more than a decade now since it was proposed to harbor stem cells that undergo postnatal oogenesis during reproductive period like spermatogenesis in testis. Stem cells are located in the ovary surface epithelium and exist in adult and menopausal ovary as well as in ovary with premature failure. Stem cells comprise two distinct populations including spherical, very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs which express nuclear OCT-4 and other pluripotent and primordial germ cells specific markers) and slightly bigger ovarian germ stem cells (OGSCs with cytoplasmic OCT-4 which are equivalent to spermatogonial stem cells in the testes). These stem cells have the ability to spontaneously differentiate into oocyte-like structures in vitro and on exposure to a younger healthy niche. Bone marrow may be an alternative source of these stem cells. The stem cells express FSHR and respond to FSH by undergoing self-renewal, clonal expansion, and initiating neo-oogenesis and primordial follicle assembly. VSELs are relatively quiescent and were recently reported to survive chemotherapy and initiate oogenesis in mice when exposed to FSH. This emerging understanding and further research in the field will help evolving novel strategies to manage ovarian pathologies and also towards oncofertility.
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Li Q, Rycaj K, Chen X, Tang DG. Cancer stem cells and cell size: A causal link? Semin Cancer Biol 2015; 35:191-9. [PMID: 26241348 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The majority of normal animal cells are 10-20 μm in diameter. Many signaling mechanisms, notably PI3K/Akt/mTOR, Myc, and Hippo pathways, tightly control and coordinate cell growth, cell size, cell division, and cell number during homeostasis. These regulatory mechanisms are frequently deregulated during tumorigenesis resulting in wide variations in cell sizes and increased proliferation in cancer cells. Here, we first review the evidence that primitive stem cells in adult tissues are quiescent and generally smaller than their differentiated progeny, suggesting a correlation between small cell sizes with the stemness. Conversely, increased cell size positively correlates with differentiation phenotypes. We then discuss cancer stem cells (CSCs) and present some evidence that correlates cell sizes with CSC activity. Overall, a causal link between CSCs and cell size is relatively weak and remains to be rigorously assessed. In the future, optimizing methods for isolating cells based on size should help elucidate the connection between cancer cell size and CSC characteristics.
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- Qiuhui Li
- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park, Smithville, TX 78957, USA
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park, Smithville, TX 78957, USA.
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- Department of Epigenetics and Molecular Carcinogenesis, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park, Smithville, TX 78957, USA; Cancer Stem Cell Institute, Research Center for Translational Medicine, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200120, China.
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Molinos M, Almeida CR, Gonçalves RM, Barbosa MA. Improvement of Bovine Nucleus Pulposus Cells Isolation Leads to Identification of Three Phenotypically Distinct Cell Subpopulations. Tissue Eng Part A 2015; 21:2216-27. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2014.0461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Maria Molinos
- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica (INEB), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Stem Cells in Regenerative Therapy. Bioengineering (Basel) 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10798-1_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Nagareddy PR, Asfour A, Klyachkin YM, Abdel-Latif A. A novel role for bioactive lipids in stem cell mobilization during cardiac ischemia: new paradigms in thrombosis: novel mediators and biomarkers. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2014; 37:24-31. [PMID: 24318213 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-013-1032-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite major advances in pharmacological and reperfusion therapies, regenerating and/or replacing the infarcted myocardial tissue is an enormous challenge and therefore ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Adult bone marrow is home for a variety of hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic stem cells including a small subset of primitive cells that carry a promising regenerative potential. It is now well established that myocardial ischemia (MI) induces mobilization of bone marrow-derived cells including differentiated lineage as well as undifferentiated stem cells. While the numbers of stem cells carrying pluripotent features among the mobilized stem cells is small, their regenerative capacity appears immense. Therapies aimed at selective mobilization of these pluripotent stem cells during myocardial ischemia have a promising potential to regenerate the injured myocardium. Emerging evidence suggest that bioactive sphingolipids such as sphingosine-1-phosphate and ceramide-1-phosphate hold a great promise in selective mobilization of pluripotent stem cells to the infarcted region during MI. This review highlights the recent advances in the mechanisms of stem cell mobilization and provides newer evidence in support of bioactive lipids as potential therapeutic agents in the treatment of ischemic heart disease.
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Chang YJ, Tien KE, Wen CH, Hsieh TB, Hwang SM. Recovery of CD45(-)/Lin(-)/SSEA-4(+) very small embryonic-like stem cells by cord blood bank standard operating procedures. Cytotherapy 2013; 16:560-5. [PMID: 24364909 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2013.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Very small embryonic-like (VSEL) stem cells are a rare cell population present in bone marrow, cord blood and other tissues that displays a distinct small cell size and the ability to give rise to cells of the three germ layers. VSEL stem cells were reported to be discarded in the red blood cell fraction by Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation during the processing of bone marrow and cord blood specimens. However, most cord blood banks do not include density gradient centrifugation in their procedures while red blood cells are removed by Hespan sedimentation following the Cord Blood Transplantation Study cord blood bank standard operating procedures (COBLT SOP). To clarify the retention of VSEL stem cells, we investigated the recovery of VSEL stem cells following COBLT SOP guidelines. METHODS The recovery of CD45(-)/Lin(-)/SSEA-4(+) VSEL stem cells of umbilical cord blood was examined by flow cytometry before and after COBLT SOP processing, and relative expression of pluripotent genes was analyzed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS CD45(-)/Lin(-)/SSEA-4(+) VSEL stem cells were mostly recovered in the final products following COBLT SOP guidelines. The expression of pluripotent genes could be maintained at >80% in products after hetastarch (Hespan; B. Braun Medical Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) processing. CONCLUSIONS The rare sub-population of CD45(-)/Lin(-)/SSEA-4(+) VSEL stem cells survived after Hespan sedimentation. This finding suggests that umbilical cord blood units cryopreserved by COBLT SOP in cord blood banks should retain most VSEL stem cells present in the un-processed specimens.
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- Yu-Jen Chang
- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Bioresource Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) represent a real challenge in stem cell biology: recent pros and cons in the midst of a lively debate. Leukemia 2013; 28:473-84. [PMID: 24018851 PMCID: PMC3948156 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The concept that adult tissue, including bone marrow (BM), contains early-development cells with broader differentiation potential has again been recently challenged. In response, we would like to review the accumulated evidence from several independent laboratories that adult tissues, including BM, harbor a population of very rare stem cells that may cross germ layers in their differentiation potential. Thus, the BM stem cell compartment hierarchy needs to be revisited. These dormant, early-development cells that our group described as very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) most likely overlap with similar populations of stem cells that have been identified in adult tissues by other investigators as the result of various experimental strategies and have been given various names. As reported, murine VSELs have some pluripotent stem cell characteristics. Moreover, they display several epiblast/germline markers that suggest their embryonic origin and developmental deposition in adult BM. Moreover, at the molecular level, changes in expression of parentally imprinted genes (for example, Igf2–H19) and resistance to insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) regulates their quiescent state in adult tissues. In several emergency situations related to organ damage, VSELs can be activated and mobilized into peripheral blood, and in appropriate animal models they contribute to tissue organ/regeneration. Interestingly, their number correlates with lifespan in mice, and they may also be involved in some malignancies. VSELs have been successfully isolated in several laboratories; however, some investigators experience problems with their isolation.
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Miyanishi M, Mori Y, Seita J, Chen JY, Karten S, Chan CKF, Nakauchi H, Weissman IL. Do pluripotent stem cells exist in adult mice as very small embryonic stem cells? Stem Cell Reports 2013; 1:198-208. [PMID: 24052953 PMCID: PMC3757755 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) isolated from bone marrow (BM) have been reported to be pluripotent. Given their nonembryonic source, they could replace blastocyst-derived embryonic stem cells in research and medicine. However, their multiple-germ-layer potential has been incompletely studied. Here, we show that we cannot find VSELs in mouse BM with any of the reported stem cell potentials, specifically for hematopoiesis. We found that: (1) most events within the "VSEL" flow-cytometry gate had little DNA and the cells corresponding to these events (2) could not form spheres, (3) did not express Oct4, and (4) could not differentiate into blood cells. These results provide a failure to confirm the existence of pluripotent VSELs.
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- Masanori Miyanishi
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Ratajczak MZ, Suszyńska M. Quo Vadis medycyno regeneracyjna?: Quo Vadis Regenerative Medicine? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 44:161-170. [PMID: 24068834 DOI: 10.1016/j.achaem.2013.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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There are presented the most important sources of pluripotent stem cells for potential application in the regenerative medicine. This review summarizes also advantages and disadvantages for potential application of these cells in clinical medicine.
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- Mariusz Z Ratajczak
- Katedra i Zakład Fizjologii Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego, Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Szczecin, Polska
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Gao L, Thilakavathy K, Nordin N. A plethora of human pluripotent stem cells. Cell Biol Int 2013; 37:875-87. [DOI: 10.1002/cbin.10120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Liyang Gao
- Clinical Genetics Unit; Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences; Universiti Putra Malaysia; 43400; UPM Serdang; Selangor; Malaysia
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Szade K, Bukowska-Strakova K, Nowak WN, Szade A, Kachamakova-Trojanowska N, Zukowska M, Jozkowicz A, Dulak J. Murine bone marrow Lin⁻Sca⁻1⁺CD45⁻ very small embryonic-like (VSEL) cells are heterogeneous population lacking Oct-4A expression. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63329. [PMID: 23696815 PMCID: PMC3656957 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2012] [Accepted: 03/30/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Murine very small embryonic-like (VSEL) cells, defined by the Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-) phenotype and small size, were described as pluripotent cells and proposed to be the most primitive hematopoietic precursors in adult bone marrow. Although their isolation and potential application rely entirely on flow cytometry, the immunophenotype of VSELs has not been extensively characterized. Our aim was to analyze the possible heterogeneity of Lin(-)Sca(+)CD45(-) population and investigate the extent to which VSELs characteristics may overlap with that of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). The study evidenced that murine Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-) population was heterogeneous in terms of c-Kit and KDR expression. Accordingly, the c-Kit(+)KDR(-), c-Kit(-)KDR(+), and c-Kit(-)KDR(-) subpopulations could be distinguished, while c-Kit(+)KDR(+) events were very rare. The c-Kit(+)KDR(-) subset contained almost solely small cells, meeting the size criterion of VSELs, in contrast to relatively bigger c-Kit(-)KDR(+) cells. The c-Kit(-)KDR(-)FSC(low) subset was highly enriched in Annexin V-positive, apoptotic cells, hence omitted from further analysis. Importantly, using qRT-PCR, we evidenced lack of Oct-4A and Oct-4B mRNA expression either in whole adult murine bone marrow or in the sorted of Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-)FSC(low) population, even by single-cell qRT-PCR. We also found that the Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-)c-Kit(+) subset did not exhibit hematopoietic potential in a single cell-derived colony in vitro assay, although it comprised the Sca-1(+)c-Kit(+)Lin(-) (SKL) CD34(-)CD45(-)CD105(+) cells, expressing particular HSC markers. Co-culture of Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-)FSC(low) with OP9 cells did not induce hematopoietic potential. Further investigation revealed that SKL CD45(-)CD105(+) subset consisted of early apoptotic cells with fragmented chromatin, and could be contaminated with nuclei expelled from erythroblasts. Concluding, murine bone marrow Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-)FSC(low) cells are heterogeneous population, which do not express the pluripotency marker Oct-4A. Despite expression of some hematopoietic markers by a Lin(-)Sca-1(+)CD45(-)c-Kit(+)KDR(-) subset of VSELs, they do not display hematopoietic potential in a clonogenic assay and are enriched in early apoptotic cells.
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- Krzysztof Szade
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- * E-mail: (JD); (AJ)
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
- * E-mail: (JD); (AJ)
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Demicheli R. Tumours and tissues: similar homeostatic systems? Target Oncol 2013; 8:97-105. [DOI: 10.1007/s11523-013-0277-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The past decade has witnessed a marked increase in the number of clinical trials of cardiac repair with adult bone marrow cells (BMCs). These trials included patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) as well as chronic ischemic heart disease (IHD) and utilized different types of BMCs with variable numbers, routes of administration, and timings after MI. Given these differences in methods, the outcomes from these trials have been often disparate and controversial. However, analysis of pooled data suggests that BMC injection enhances left ventricular function, reduces infarct scar size, and improves remodeling in patients with acute MI as well as chronic IHD. BMC therapy also improves clinical outcomes during follow-up without any increase in adverse effects. Although the underlying mechanisms of heart repair are difficult to elucidate in human studies, valuable insights may be gleaned from subgroup analysis of key variables. This information may be utilized to design future randomized controlled trials to carefully determine the long-term safety and benefits of BMC therapy.
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Ratajczak MZ, Mierzejewska K, Ratajczak J, Kucia M. CD133 Expression Strongly Correlates with the Phenotype of Very Small Embryonic-/Epiblast-Like Stem Cells. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 777:125-41. [PMID: 23161080 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5894-4_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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CD133 antigen (prominin-1) is a useful cell surface marker of very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs). Antibodies against it, conjugated to paramagnetic beads or fluorochromes, are thus powerful biological tools for their isolation from human umbilical cord blood, mobilized peripheral blood, and bone marrow. VSELs are described with the following characteristics: (1) are slightly smaller than red blood cells; (2) display a distinct morphology, typified by a high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio and an unorganized euchromatin; (3) become mobilized during stress situations into peripheral blood; (4) are enriched in the CD133(+)Lin(-)CD45(-) cell fraction in humans; and (5) express markers of pluripotent stem cells (e.g., Oct-4, Nanog, and stage-specific embryonic antigen-4). The most recent in vivo data from our and other laboratories demonstrated that human VSELs exhibit some characteristics of long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells and are at the top of the hierarchy in the mesenchymal lineage. However, still more labor is needed to characterize better at a molecular level these rare cells.
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- Mariusz Z Ratajczak
- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, 500 S. Floyd Street, 40202 Rm. 107, Louisville, KY, USA,
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Peripheral blood stem cells: phenotypic diversity and potential clinical applications. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2012; 8:917-25. [PMID: 22451417 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-012-9361-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A small proportion of cells in peripheral blood are actually pluripotent stem cells. These peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) are thought to be heterogeneous and could be exploited for a variety of clinical applications. The exact number of distinct populations is unknown. It is likely that individual PBSC populations detected by different experimental strategies are similar or overlapping but have been assigned different names. In this mini review, we divide PBSCs into seven groups: hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), CD34- stem cells, CD14+ stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), very small embryonic-like (VSEL) stem cells, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), and other pluripotent stem cells. We review the major characteristics of these stem/progenitor cell populations and their potential applications in ophthalmology.
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Havens AM, Shiozawa Y, Jung Y, Sun H, Wang J, McGee S, Mishra A, Taichman LS, Danciu T, Jiang Y, Yavanian G, Leary E, Krebsbach PH, Rodgerson D, Taichman RS. Human very small embryonic-like cells generate skeletal structures, in vivo. Stem Cells Dev 2012; 22:622-30. [PMID: 23020187 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Human very small embryonic-like (hVSEL) cells are a resident population of multipotent stem cells in the bone marrow involved in the turnover and regeneration of tissues. The levels of VSEL cells in blood are greatly increased in response to injury, and they have been shown to repair injured tissues. Adult hVSEL cells, SSEA-4(+)/CD133(+)/CXCR4(+)/Lin(-)/CD45(-), express the pluripotency markers (Oct-4 and Nanog) and may be able to differentiate into cells from all 3 germ lineages. hVSEL cells isolated from blood by apheresis following granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilization were fractionated and enriched by elutriation and fluorescence activated cell sorting. Collagen sponge scaffolds containing 2,000-30,000 hVSEL cells were implanted into cranial defects generated in SCID mice. Analysis by microcomputed tomography showed that a cell population containing VSEL cells produced mineralized tissue within the cranial defects compared with controls at 3 months. Histologic studies showed significant bone formation and cellular organization within the defects compared with cellular or scaffold controls alone. Antibodies to human leukocyte antigens demonstrated that the newly generated tissues were of human origin. Moreover, human osteocalcin was identified circulating in the peripheral blood. There was evidence that some level of hVSEL cells migrated away from the defect site, using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect for human-specific Alu sequences. This study demonstrates that hVSEL cells are able to generate human bone tissue in a mouse model of skeletal repair. These studies lay the foundation for future cell-based regenerative therapies for osseous and connective tissue disorders, including trauma and degenerative conditions, such as osteoporosis, fracture repair, and neoplastic repair.
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- Aaron M Havens
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078, USA
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Ratajczak MZ, Shin DM, Liu R, Mierzejewska K, Ratajczak J, Kucia M, Zuba-Surma EK. Very small embryonic/epiblast-like stem cells (VSELs) and their potential role in aging and organ rejuvenation--an update and comparison to other primitive small stem cells isolated from adult tissues. Aging (Albany NY) 2012; 4:235-46. [PMID: 22498452 PMCID: PMC3371759 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) are a population of developmentally early stem cells residing in adult tissues. These rare cells, which are slightly smaller than red blood cells, i) become mobilized during stress situations into peripheral blood, ii) are enriched in the Sca1+Lin−CD45− cell fraction in mice and the CD133+ Lin−CD45− cell fraction in humans, iii) express markers of pluripotent stem cells (e.g., Oct4, Nanog, and SSEA), and iv) display a distinct morphology characterized by a high nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio and undifferentiated chromatin. Recent evidence indicates that murine VSELs are kept quiescent in adult tissues and protected from teratoma formation by epigenetic modification of imprinted genes that regulate insulin/insulin like growth factor signaling (IIS). The successful reversal of these epigenetic changes in VSELs that render them quiescent will be crucial for efficient expansion of these cells. The most recent data in vivo from our and other laboratories demonstrated that both murine and human VSELs exhibit some characteristics of long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs), are at the top of the hierarchy in the mesenchymal lineage, and may differentiate into organ-specific cells (e.g., cardiomyocytes). Moreover, as recently demonstrated the number of these cells positively correlates in several murine models with longevity. Finally, while murine BM-derived VSELs have been extensively characterized more work is needed to better characterize these small cells at the molecular level in humans.
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- Mariusz Z Ratajczak
- Stem Cell Biology Program at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KT, USA.
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Qiao G, Zong G, Sun M, Wang J. Automatic neutrophil nucleus lobe counting based on graph representation of region skeleton. Cytometry A 2012; 81:734-42. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 04/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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One of the most intriguing questions in stem cell biology is whether pluripotent stem cells exist in adult tissues. Several groups of investigators employing i) various isolation protocols, ii) detection of surface markers, and iii) experimental in vitro and in vivo models, have reported the presence of cells that possess a pluripotent character in adult tissues. Such cells were assigned various operational abbreviations and names in the literature that added confusion to the field and raised the basic question of whether these are truly distinct or overlapping populations of the same primitive stem cells. Unfortunately, these cells were never characterized side-by-side to address this important issue. Nevertheless, taking into consideration their common features described in the literature, it is very likely that various investigators have described overlapping populations of developmentally early stem cells that are closely related. These different populations of stem cells will be reviewed in this paper.
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Stem cell interaction with somatic niche may hold the key to fertility restoration in cancer patients. Obstet Gynecol Int 2012; 2012:921082. [PMID: 22548074 PMCID: PMC3324916 DOI: 10.1155/2012/921082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2011] [Revised: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The spontaneous return of fertility after bone marrow transplantation or heterotopic grafting of cryopreserved ovarian cortical tissue has surprised many, and a possible link with stem cells has been proposed. We have reviewed the available literature on ovarian stem cells in adult mammalian ovaries and presented a model that proposes that the ovary harbors two distinct populations of stem cells, namely, pluripotent, quiescent, very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs), and slightly larger “progenitor” ovarian germ stem cells (OGSCs). Besides compromising the somatic niche, oncotherapy destroys OGSCs since, like tumor cells, they are actively dividing; however VSELs persist since they are relatively quiescent. BMT or transplanted ovarian cortical tissue may help rejuvenate the ovarian niche, which possibly supports differentiation of persisting VSELs resulting in neo-oogenesis and follicular development responsible for successful pregnancies. Postnatal oogenesis in mammalian ovary from VSELs may be exploited for fertility restoration in cancer survivors including those who were earlier deprived of gametes and/or gonadal tissue cryopreservation options.
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A critical comparison of the attributes of several types of stem cells is presented, with particular emphasis on properties that are critical for the application of these cells for therapeutic purposes. The importance of an autologous source of pluripotent stem cells is stressed. It is apparent that two sources currently exist for non-embryonic pluripotent stem cells--very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). The impact of the emerging iPS research on therapy is considered.
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- Denis O Rodgerson
- NeoStem, Inc., 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 450, New York, NY 10170, USA.
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Zuba-Surma EK, Wojakowski W, Ratajczak MZ, Dawn B. Very small embryonic-like stem cells: biology and therapeutic potential for heart repair. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:1821-34. [PMID: 21194389 PMCID: PMC3159118 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs) represent a population of extremely small nonhematopoietic pluripotent cells that are negative for lineage markers and express Sca-1 in mice and CD133 in humans. Their embryonic-like characteristics include the expression of markers of pluripotency; the ability to give rise to cellular derivatives of all three germ-layers; and the ability to form embryoid-like bodies. Indeed, quiescent VSELs may represent the remnants of epiblast-derived cells in adult organs. After tissue injury, including acute myocardial infarction (MI), bone marrow-derived VSELs are mobilized into the peripheral blood and home to the damaged organ. Given the ability of VSELs to differentiate into cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells, and their ability to secrete various cardioprotective growth factors/cytokines, VSELs may serve as an ideal cellular source for cardiac repair. Consistently, transplantation of VSELs after an acute MI improves left ventricular (LV) structure and function, and these benefits remain stable during long-term follow-up. Although the mechanisms remain under investigation, effects of secreted factors, regeneration of cellular constituents, and stimulation of endogenous stem/progenitors may play combinatorial roles. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current evidence regarding the biologic features of VSELs, and to discuss their potential as cellular substrates for therapeutic cardiac repair.
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- Ewa K Zuba-Surma
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Corradetti B, Lange-Consiglio A, Barucca M, Cremonesi F, Bizzaro D. Size-sieved subpopulations of mesenchymal stem cells from intervascular and perivascular equine umbilical cord matrix. Cell Prolif 2011; 44:330-42. [PMID: 21645152 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2011.00759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Umbilical cord matrix (UCM) has been recently proposed as an alternative source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize presumptive stem cells from intervascular and perivascular equine UCM and to obtain homogeneous subpopulations from both sites. MATERIALS AND METHODS Umbilical cords were processed for retrieval of MSCs. Unsieved cells from intervascular and perivascular portions were evaluated for cell cycle analysis and for immunophenotyping by flow cytometry. Cells from each site were separated into larger and smaller sieved populations using multi-dishes with 8-μm pore transwell inserts. Each cell population was characterized in terms of renewal capability, specific marker expression and differentiation potential. Cryopreservation was performed on sieved cells only. RESULTS Cells from both areas expressed MSC and pluripotential specific markers and were able to differentiate into mesodermic and ectodermic lineages. The sieving procedure yielded two relatively homogeneous subpopulations with comparable characteristics. Surprisingly, after sieving, large intervascular and small perivascular cells were the most rapidly replicating cells [20.53 and 19.49 cell population doublings (PD) after 31 days respectively] and also showed higher fibroblast colony forming unit frequency. Unsieved cell populations were used as controls, and showed PD of 9.42(intervascular cells) and 8.54 (perivascular cells) after 31 days. CONCLUSIONS Here, cells from UCM represented an intermediate stage between pluripotent embryonic and adult stem cells. Size-sieving can be used to isolate more rapidly proliferating cell populations.
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- B Corradetti
- Università Politecnica delle Marche, Department of Biochemistry, Biology and Genetics, Ancona, Italy
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Wlodkowic D, Khoshmanesh K, Akagi J, Williams DE, Cooper JM. Wormometry-on-a-chip: Innovative technologies for in situ analysis of small multicellular organisms. Cytometry A 2011; 79:799-813. [PMID: 21548078 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.21070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2011] [Revised: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Small multicellular organisms such as nematodes, fruit flies, clawed frogs, and zebrafish are emerging models for an increasing number of biomedical and environmental studies. They offer substantial advantages over cell lines and isolated tissues, providing analysis under normal physiological milieu of the whole organism. Many bioassays performed on these alternative animal models mirror with a high level of accuracy those performed on inherently low-throughput, costly, and ethically controversial mammalian models of human disease. Analysis of small model organisms in a high-throughput and high-content manner is, however, still a challenging task not easily susceptible to laboratory automation. In this context, recent advances in photonics, electronics, as well as material sciences have facilitated the emergence of miniaturized bioanalytical systems collectively known as Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC). These technologies combine micro- and nanoscale sciences, allowing the application of laminar fluid flow at ultralow volumes in spatially confined chip-based circuitry. LOC technologies are particularly advantageous for the development of a wide array of automated functionalities. The present work outlines the development of innovative miniaturized chip-based devices for the in situ analysis of small model organisms. We also introduce a new term "wormometry" to collectively distinguish these up-and-coming chip-based technologies that go far beyond the conventional meaning of the term "cytometry."
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- Donald Wlodkowic
- Department of Chemistry and MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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Ratajczak MZ, Liu R, Ratajczak J, Kucia M, Shin DM. The role of pluripotent embryonic-like stem cells residing in adult tissues in regeneration and longevity. Differentiation 2011; 81:153-61. [PMID: 21339038 DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2011.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2010] [Revised: 12/01/2010] [Accepted: 01/11/2011] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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From the point of view of regenerative potential, the most important cells are pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). Such cells must fulfill certain in vitro as well as in vivo criteria that have been established by work with PSCs isolated from embryos, which are known as embryonic stem cells (ESCs). According to these criteria, pluripotent stem cells should: (i) give rise to cells from all three germ layers, (ii) complete blastocyst development, and (iii) form teratomas after inoculation into experimental animals. Unfortunately, in contrast to immortalized embryonic ESC lines or induced PSCs (iPSCs), these last two criteria have thus far not been obtained in a reproducible manner for any potential PSC candidates isolated from adult tissues. There are two possible explanations for this failure. The first is that PSCs isolated from adult tissues are not fully pluripotent; the second is that there are some physiological mechanisms involved in keeping these cells quiescent in adult tissues that preclude their "unleashed proliferation", thereby avoiding the risk of teratoma formation. In this review we present an evidence that adult tissues contain remnants from development; a population of PSCs that is deposited in various organs as a backup for primitive stem cells, plays a role in rejuvenation of the pool of more differentiated tissue-committed stem cells (TCSCs), and is involved in organ regeneration. These cells share several markers with epiblast/germ line cells and have been named very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELs). We suggest that, on one hand, VSELs maintain mammalian life span but, on the other hand, they may give rise to several malignancies if they mutate. We provide an evidence that the quiescent state of these cells in adult tissues, which prevents teratoma formation, is the result of epigenetic changes in some of the imprinted genes.
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- Mariusz Z Ratajczak
- Stem Cell Institute at James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Sovalat H, Scrofani M, Eidenschenk A, Pasquet S, Rimelen V, Hénon P. Identification and isolation from either adult human bone marrow or G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood of CD34(+)/CD133(+)/CXCR4(+)/ Lin(-)CD45(-) cells, featuring morphological, molecular, and phenotypic characteristics of very small embryonic-like (VSEL) stem cells. Exp Hematol 2011; 39:495-505. [PMID: 21238532 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2011.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Revised: 12/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recently, we demonstrated that normal human bone marrow (hBM)-derived CD34(+) cells, released into the peripheral blood after granulocyte colony-stimulating factor mobilization, contain cell subpopulations committed along endothelial and cardiac differentiation pathways. These subpopulations could play a key role in the regeneration of post-ischemic myocardial lesion after their direct intracardiac delivery. We hypothesized that these relevant cells might be issued from very small embryonic-like stem cells deposited in the BM during ontogenesis and reside lifelong in the adult BM, and that they could be mobilized into peripheral blood by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. MATERIALS AND METHODS Samples of normal hBM and leukapheresis products harvested from cancer patients after granulocyte colony-stimulating factor mobilization were analyzed and sorted by multiparameter flow cytometry strategy. Immunofluorescence and reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays were performed to analyze the expression of typical pluripotent stem cells markers. RESULTS A population of CD34(+)/CD133(+)/CXCR4(+)/Lin(-) CD45(-) immature cells was first isolated from the hBM or from leukapheresis products. Among this population, very small (2-5 μm) cells expressing Oct-4, Nanog, and stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 at protein and messenger RNA levels were identified. CONCLUSIONS Our study supports the hypothesis that very small embryonic-like stem cells constitute a "mobile" pool of primitive/pluripotent stem cells that could be released from the BM into the peripheral blood under the influence of various physiological or pathological stimuli. In order to fully support that hBM- and leukapheresis product-derived very small embryonic-like stem cells are actually pluripotent, we are currently testing their ability to differentiate in vitro into cells from all three germ layers.
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- Hanna Sovalat
- Institut de Recherche en Hématologie et Transplantation, Mulhouse, France.
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Imaging cytometry has recently become an important achievement in development of flow cytometric technologies. The ImageStream cytometer combines the vast features of classical flow cytometry including an impartial analysis of great number of cells in short period of time which results in strong statistical data output, with essential features of fluorescence microscopy such us collecting of real multiparameter images of analyzed objects. In this chapter, we would like to introduce an overview of imaging cytometry platform and emphasize the potential advantages of using this system for several experimental purposes. Moreover, both well established as well as potential applications of imaging cytometry will be described. Eventually, we would like to illustrate the unique use of ImageStream cytometer for identification and characterization of subpopulations of stem/ progenitor cells present in different biological specimens.
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- Ewa K Zuba-Surma
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Identification of Very Small Embryonic/Epiblast-Like Stem Cells (VSELs) Circulating in Peripheral Blood During Organ/Tissue Injuries. Methods Cell Biol 2011; 103:31-54. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385493-3.00003-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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