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Moyle LA, Davoudi S, Gilbert PM. Innovation in culture systems to study muscle complexity. Exp Cell Res 2021; 411:112966. [PMID: 34906582 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2021.112966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Endogenous skeletal muscle development, regeneration, and pathology are extremely complex processes, influenced by local and systemic factors. Unpinning how these mechanisms function is crucial for fundamental biology and to develop therapeutic interventions for genetic disorders, but also conditions like sarcopenia and volumetric muscle loss. Ex vivo skeletal muscle models range from two- and three-dimensional primary cultures of satellite stem cell-derived myoblasts grown alone or in co-culture, to single muscle myofibers, myobundles, and whole tissues. Together, these systems provide the opportunity to gain mechanistic insights of stem cell behavior, cell-cell interactions, and mature muscle function in simplified systems, without confounding variables. Here, we highlight recent advances (published in the last 5 years) using in vitro primary cells and ex vivo skeletal muscle models, and summarize the new insights, tools, datasets, and screening methods they have provided. Finally, we highlight the opportunity for exponential advance of skeletal muscle knowledge, with spatiotemporal resolution, that is offered by guiding the study of muscle biology and physiology with in silico modelling and implementing high-content cell biology systems and ex vivo physiology platforms.
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- Louise A Moyle
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada; Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada; Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, ON, M5S 3G9, Canada; Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Toronto, ON, M5S 3E1, Canada; Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Gaster M. The diabetic phenotype is preserved in myotubes established from type 2 diabetic subjects: a critical appraisal. APMIS 2018; 127:3-26. [DOI: 10.1111/apm.12908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Michael Gaster
- Laboratory for Molecular Physiology Department of Pathology and Department of Endocrinology Odense University Hospital Odense Denmark
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Heterocellular molecular contacts in the mammalian stem cell niche. Eur J Cell Biol 2018; 97:442-461. [PMID: 30025618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Adult tissue homeostasis and repair relies on prompt and appropriate intervention by tissue-specific adult stem cells (SCs). SCs have the ability to self-renew; upon appropriate stimulation, they proliferate and give rise to specialized cells. An array of environmental signals is important for maintenance of the SC pool and SC survival, behavior, and fate. Within this special microenvironment, commonly known as the stem cell niche (SCN), SC behavior and fate are regulated by soluble molecules and direct molecular contacts via adhesion molecules providing connections to local supporting cells and the extracellular matrix. Besides the extensively discussed array of soluble molecules, the expression of adhesion molecules and molecular contacts is another fundamental mechanism regulating niche occupancy and SC mobilization upon activation. Some adhesion molecules are differentially expressed and have tissue-specific consequences, likely reflecting the structural differences in niche composition and design, especially the presence or absence of a stromal counterpart. However, the distribution and identity of intercellular molecular contacts for adhesion and adhesion-mediated signaling within stromal and non-stromal SCN have not been thoroughly studied. This review highlights common details or significant differences in cell-to-cell contacts within representative stromal and non-stromal niches that could unveil new standpoints for stem cell biology and therapy.
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Arora R, Rumman M, Venugopal N, Gala H, Dhawan J. Mimicking Muscle Stem Cell Quiescence in Culture: Methods for Synchronization in Reversible Arrest. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1556:283-302. [PMID: 28247356 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6771-1_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Growing evidence supports the view that in adult stem cells, the defining stem cell features of potency and self-renewal are associated with the quiescent state. Thus, uncovering the molecular logic of this reversibly arrested state underlies not only a fundamental understanding of adult tissue dynamics but also hopes for therapeutic regeneration and rejuvenation of damaged or aging tissue. A key question concerns how adult stem cells use quiescence to establish or reinforce the property of self-renewal. Since self-renewal is largely studied by assays that measure proliferation, the concept of self-renewal programs imposed during non-proliferating conditions is counterintuitive. However, there is increasing evidence generated by deconstructing the quiescent state that highlights how programs characteristic of this particular cell cycle exit may enhance stem cell capabilities, through both cell-intrinsic and extrinsic programs.Toward this end, culture models that recapitulate key aspects of stem cell quiescence are useful for molecular analysis to explore attributes and regulation of the quiescent state. In this chapter, we review the different methods used to generate homogeneous populations of quiescent muscle cells, largely by manipulating culture conditions that feed into core signaling programs that regulate the cell cycle. We also provide detailed protocols developed or refined in our lab over the past two decades.
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- Reety Arora
- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India
- Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore, India.
- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, India.
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Xu X, Wilschut KJ, Kouklis G, Tian H, Hesse R, Garland C, Sbitany H, Hansen S, Seth R, Knott PD, Hoffman WY, Pomerantz JH. Human Satellite Cell Transplantation and Regeneration from Diverse Skeletal Muscles. Stem Cell Reports 2016; 5:419-34. [PMID: 26352798 PMCID: PMC4618654 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Identification of human satellite cells that fulfill muscle stem cell criteria is an unmet need in regenerative medicine. This hurdle limits understanding how closely muscle stem cell properties are conserved among mice and humans and hampers translational efforts in muscle regeneration. Here, we report that PAX7 satellite cells exist at a consistent frequency of 2-4 cells/mm of fiber in muscles of the human trunk, limbs, and head. Xenotransplantation into mice of 50-70 fiber-associated, or 1,000-5,000 FACS-enriched CD56(+)/CD29(+) human satellite cells led to stable engraftment and formation of human-derived myofibers. Human cells with characteristic PAX7, CD56, and CD29 expression patterns populated the satellite cell niche beneath the basal lamina on the periphery of regenerated fibers. After additional injury, transplanted satellite cells robustly regenerated to form hundreds of human-derived fibers. Together, these findings conclusively delineate a source of bona-fide endogenous human muscle stem cells that will aid development of clinical applications.
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- Xiaoti Xu
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Surgery and Orofacial Sciences, Program in Craniofacial Biology, Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Li BJ, Li PH, Huang RH, Sun WX, Wang H, Li QF, Chen J, Wu WJ, Liu HL. Isolation, Culture and Identification of Porcine Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2015; 28:1171-7. [PMID: 26104526 PMCID: PMC4478486 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.14.0848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2014] [Revised: 01/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The objective of this study was to establish the optimum protocol for the isolation and culture of porcine muscle satellite cells. Mononuclear muscle satellite cells are a kind of adult stem cell, which is located between the basal lamina and sarcolemma of muscle fibers and is the primary source of myogenic precursor cells in postnatal muscle. Muscle satellite cells are a useful model to investigate the mechanisms of muscle growth and development. Although the isolation and culture protocols of muscle satellite cells in some species (e.g. mouse) have been established successfully, the culture system for porcine muscle satellite cells is very limited. In this study, we optimized the isolation procedure of porcine muscle satellite cells and elaborated the isolation and culture process in detail. Furthermore, we characterized the porcine muscle satellite cells using the immunofluorecence. Our study provides a reference for the isolation of porcine muscle satellite cells and will be useful for studying the molecular mechanisms in these cells.
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- Bo-Jiang Li
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China ; Huaian Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223001, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China ; Huaian Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223001, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China ; Huaian Academy of Nanjing Agricultural University, Huaian, Jiangsu, 223001, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Adams GR, Bamman MM. Characterization and regulation of mechanical loading-induced compensatory muscle hypertrophy. Compr Physiol 2013; 2:2829-70. [PMID: 23720267 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c110066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In mammalian systems, skeletal muscle exists in a dynamic state that monitors and regulates the physiological investment in muscle size to meet the current level of functional demand. This review attempts to consolidate current knowledge concerning development of the compensatory hypertrophy that occurs in response to a sustained increase in the mechanical loading of skeletal muscle. Topics covered include: defining and measuring compensatory hypertrophy, experimental models, loading stimulus parameters, acute responses to increased loading, hyperplasia, myofiber-type adaptations, the involvement of satellite cells, mRNA translational control, mechanotransduction, and endocrinology. The authors conclude with their impressions of current knowledge gaps in the field that are ripe for future study.
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- Gregory R Adams
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
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Aas V, Bakke SS, Feng YZ, Kase ET, Jensen J, Bajpeyi S, Thoresen GH, Rustan AC. Are cultured human myotubes far from home? Cell Tissue Res 2013; 354:671-82. [PMID: 23749200 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-013-1655-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Satellite cells can be isolated from skeletal muscle biopsies, activated to proliferating myoblasts and differentiated into multinuclear myotubes in culture. These cell cultures represent a model system for intact human skeletal muscle and can be modulated ex vivo. The advantages of this system are that the most relevant genetic background is available for the investigation of human disease (as opposed to rodent cell cultures), the extracellular environment can be precisely controlled and the cells are not immortalized, thereby offering the possibility of studying innate characteristics of the donor. Limitations in differentiation status (fiber type) of the cells and energy metabolism can be improved by proper treatment, such as electrical pulse stimulation to mimic exercise. This review focuses on the way that human myotubes can be employed as a tool for studying metabolism in skeletal muscles, with special attention to changes in muscle energy metabolism in obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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- Vigdis Aas
- Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway,
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Sellathurai J, Cheedipudi S, Dhawan J, Schrøder HD. A novel in vitro model for studying quiescence and activation of primary isolated human myoblasts. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64067. [PMID: 23717533 PMCID: PMC3662676 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle stem cells, satellite cells, are normally quiescent but become activated upon muscle injury. Recruitment of resident satellite cells may be a useful strategy for treatment of muscle disorders, but little is known about gene expression in quiescent human satellite cells or the mechanisms involved in their early activation. We have developed a method to induce quiescence in purified primary human myoblasts isolated from healthy individuals. Analysis of the resting state showed absence of BrdU incorporation and lack of KI67 expression, as well as the extended kinetics during synchronous reactivation into the cell cycle, confirming arrest in the G0 phase. Reactivation studies showed that the majority (>95%) of the G0 arrested cells were able to re-enter the cell cycle, confirming reversibility of arrest. Furthermore, a panel of important myogenic factors showed expression patterns similar to those reported for mouse satellite cells in G0, reactivated and differentiated cultures, supporting the applicability of the human model. In addition, gene expression profiling showed that a large number of genes (4598) were differentially expressed in cells activated from G0 compared to long term exponentially proliferating cultures normally used for in vitro studies. Human myoblasts cultured through many passages inevitably consist of a mixture of proliferating and non-proliferating cells, while cells activated from G0 are in a synchronously proliferating phase, and therefore may be a better model for in vivo proliferating satellite cells. Furthermore, the temporal propagation of proliferation in these synchronized cultures resembles the pattern seen in vivo during regeneration. We therefore present this culture model as a useful and novel condition for molecular analysis of quiescence and reactivation of human myoblasts.
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- Jeeva Sellathurai
- Institute of Clinical Research, SDU Muscle Research Cluster (SMRC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (InStem), National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Clinical Research, SDU Muscle Research Cluster (SMRC), University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Human satellite cells: identification on human muscle fibres. PLOS CURRENTS 2012; 3:RRN1294. [PMID: 22333991 PMCID: PMC3275414 DOI: 10.1371/currents.rrn1294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Satellite cells, normally quiescent underneath the myofibre basal lamina, are skeletal muscle stem cells responsible for postnatal muscle growth, repair and regeneration. Since their scarcity and small size have limited study on transverse muscle sections, techniques to isolate individual myofibres, bearing their attendant satellite cells, were developed. Studies on mouse myofibres have generated much information on satellite cells, but the limited availability and small size of human muscle biopsies have hampered equivalent studies of satellite cells on human myofibres. Here, we identified satellite cells on fragments of human and mouse myofibres, using a method applicable to small muscle biopsies.
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Isolation of satellite cells from single muscle fibers from young, aged, or dystrophic muscles. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 916:3-14. [PMID: 22914928 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-980-8_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Skeletal muscle contains an identified resident stem cell population called the satellite cells. This cell is responsible for the majority of the postnatal growth and regenerative potential of skeletal muscle. Other cells do contribute to skeletal muscle regeneration and in cultures of minced whole muscle these cells are cultured along with the satellite cells and it is impossible to dissect out their contribution compared to the satellite cells. Therefore, a method to culture pure satellite cells has been developed to study the signaling pathways that control their proliferation and differentiation. In our studies into the role of the resident myogenic stem cells in regeneration, myopathic conditions, and aging, we have optimized the established techniques that already exist to isolate pure satellite cell cultures from single muscle fibers. We have successfully isolated satellite cells from young adults through to 24-month-old muscles and obtained populations of cells that we are studying for the signaling events that regulate their proliferative potential.
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Sato K, Saida K, Yanagawa T, Fukuda T, Shirakura K, Shinozaki H, Watanabe H. Differential Responses of Myogenic C2C12 Cells to Hypoxia between Growth and Muscle-Induction Phases: Growth, Differentiation and Motility. J Phys Ther Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.23.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Kaori Sato
- Course of Health Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Gunma University School of Health Sciences
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Course of Health Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
- Department of Cytopathology, Gunma University School of Health Sciences
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Course of Health Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
- Department of Nursing, Gunma University School of Health Sciences
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Gunma University School of Health Sciences
- Course of Health Sciences, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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Boldrin L, Muntoni F, Morgan JE. Are human and mouse satellite cells really the same? J Histochem Cytochem 2010; 58:941-55. [PMID: 20644208 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2010.956201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Satellite cells are quiescent cells located under the basal lamina of skeletal muscle fibers that contribute to muscle growth, maintenance, repair, and regeneration. Mouse satellite cells have been shown to be muscle stem cells that are able to regenerate muscle fibers and self-renew. As human skeletal muscle is also able to regenerate following injury, we assume that the human satellite cell is, like its murine equivalent, a muscle stem cell. In this review, we compare human and mouse satellite cells and highlight their similarities and differences. We discuss gaps in our knowledge of human satellite cells, compared with that of mouse satellite cells, and suggest ways in which we may advance studies on human satellite cells, particularly by finding new markers and attempting to re-create the human satellite cell niche in vitro.
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- Luisa Boldrin
- Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N1EH, United Kingdom.
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Logan MS, Propst JT, Nottingham JM, Goodwin RL, Pabon DF, Terracio L, Yost MJ, Fann SA. Human Satellite Progenitor Cells for Use in Myofascial Repair. Ann Plast Surg 2010; 64:794-9. [DOI: 10.1097/sap.0b013e3181b025cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Xu X, Thompson LV, Navratil M, Arriaga EA. Analysis of superoxide production in single skeletal muscle fibers. Anal Chem 2010; 82:4570-6. [PMID: 20446672 PMCID: PMC2885860 DOI: 10.1021/ac100577q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Due to their high energetic profile, skeletal muscle fibers are prone to damage by endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby causing alterations in muscle function. Unfortunately, the complexity of skeletal muscle makes it difficult to measure and understand ROS production by fibers since other components (e.g., extracellular collagen and vascular vessels) may also generate ROS. Single cell imaging techniques are promising approaches to monitor ROS production in single muscle fibers, but usually the detection schemes for ROS are not specific. Single cell analysis by capillary electrophoresis (aka chemical cytometry) has the potential to separate and detect specific ROS reporters, but the approach is only suitable for small spherical cells that fit within the capillary lumen. Here, we report a novel method for the analysis of superoxide in single fibers maintained in culture for up to 48 h. Cultured muscle fibers in individual nanoliter-volume wells were treated with triphenylphosphonium hydroethidine (TPP-HE), which forms the superoxide specific reporter hydroxytriphenylphosphonium ethidium (OH-TPP-E(+)). After lysis of each fiber in their corresponding nanowell, the contents of each well were processed and analyzed by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography with laser-induced fluorescence detection (MEKC-LIF) making it possible to detect superoxide found in single fibers. Superoxide basal levels as well as changes due to fiber treatment with the scavenger, tiron, and the inducer, antimycin A, were easily monitored demonstrating the feasibility of the method. Future uses of the method include parallel single-fiber measurements aiming at comparing pharmacological treatments on the same set of fibers and investigating ROS production in response to muscle disease, disuse, exercise, and aging.
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- Xin Xu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Bae JH, Yoo JJ. Cell-based therapy for urinary incontinence. Korean J Urol 2010; 51:1-7. [PMID: 20414402 PMCID: PMC2855472 DOI: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2009] [Accepted: 01/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Urinary incontinence has become a societal problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Although numerous therapeutic modalities are available, none has been shown to be entirely satisfactory. Consequently, cell-based approaches using regenerative medicine technology have emerged as a potential solution that would provide a means of correcting anatomical deficiencies and restoring normal function. As such, numerous cell-based investigations have been performed to develop systems that are focused on addressing clinical needs. While most of these attempts remain in the experimental stages, several clinical trials are being designed or are in progress. This article provides an overview of the cell-based approaches that utilize various cell sources to develop effective treatment modalities for urinary incontinence.
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- Jae Hyun Bae
- Department of Urology and Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Yamanouchi K, Hosoyama T, Murakami Y, Nakano SI, Nishihara M. Satellite cell differentiation in goat skeletal muscle single fiber culture. J Reprod Dev 2009; 55:252-5. [PMID: 19234370 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Satellite cells are skeletal muscle progenitor/stem cells that reside between the basal lamina and plasma membranes of skeletal muscle fibers in vivo and can give rise to both myogenic and adipogenic cells. The isolated skeletal muscle single fiber culture is an in vitro model that has the advantage of enabling the researcher to monitor the differentiation of satellite cells in a closer microenvironment found in living muscle in vivo. The aim of the present study was to establish single fiber culture of goat skeletal muscle and monitor satellite cell differentiation in this system. Fine single fibers were isolated from goat intercostal muscle by enzymatic treatment, and satellite cells on the fibers were analyzed immunocytochemically. Satellite cells on freshly isolated fibers were positive for Pax7, but negative for MyoD and myogenin, indicating that they are quiescent. As the culture period progressed, the satellite cells became positive for myogenic markers MyoD and myogenin. The satellite cells that detached from the fiber and migrated onto the culture dish were positive for both MyoD and myogenin, and some of them formed multinucleated myosin heavy chain-positive myotubes. In addition, hypercontraction of isolated fine fibers induced adipogenic differentiation of satellite cells. The present study is the first to describe establishment of a goat skeletal muscle single fiber culture that can be used as a model system for further studies on satellite cell behavior in ruminants.
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- Keitaro Yamanouchi
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
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Boldrin L, Malerba A, Vitiello L, Cimetta E, Piccoli M, Messina C, Gamba PG, Elvassore N, De Coppi P. Efficient delivery of human single fiber-derived muscle precursor cells via biocompatible scaffold. Cell Transplant 2009; 17:577-84. [PMID: 18714677 DOI: 10.3727/096368908785095980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The success of cell therapy for skeletal muscle disorders depends upon two main factors: the cell source and the method of delivery. In this work we have explored the therapeutic potential of human muscle precursor cells (hMPCs), obtained from single human muscle fibers, implanted in vivo via micropatterned scaffolds. hMPCs were initially expanded and characterized in vitro by immunostaining and flow cytometric analysis. For in vivo studies, hMPCs were seeded onto micropatterned poly-lactic-glycolic acid 3D-scaffolds fabricated using soft-lithography and thermal membrane lamination. Seeded scaffolds were then implanted in predamaged tibialis anterior muscles of CD1 nude mice; hMPCs were also directly injected in contralateral limbs as controls. Similarly to what we previously described with mouse precursors cells, we found that hMPCs were able to participate in muscle regeneration and scaffold-implanted muscles contained a greater number of human nuclei, as revealed by immunostaining and Western blot analyses. These results indicate that hMPCs derived from single fibers could be a good and reliable cell source for the design of therapeutic protocols and that implantation of cellularized scaffolds is superior to direct injection for the delivery of myogenic cells into regenerating skeletal muscle.
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- Luisa Boldrin
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Eberli D, Soker S, Atala A, Yoo JJ. Optimization of human skeletal muscle precursor cell culture and myofiber formation in vitro. Methods 2008; 47:98-103. [PMID: 18952174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Revised: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Muscle bioengineering is proposed as a treatment option for various conditions requiring restoration of muscle function. In order to allow for rapid clinical translation culture conditions have to be optimized for human application. The optimal isolation and culture technique should be able to support cell growth and differentiation using defined media only. Therefore, we have evaluated alternative culture conditions to determine the optimal growth condition for the engineering of human skeletal muscle. In this research, we present protocols for consistent isolation and growth of human muscle precursor cells (MPCs). MPCs were grown from human biopsies and expanded in culture using defined media and collagen coated dishes only. The best results were achieved using a one-step pre-plating and by supplementing the growth medium with insulin, dexamethasone, human basic fibroblast growth factor (hFGF) and human epithelial growth factor (hEGF). Detailed cell characterization using fluorescence-activated cell-sorting analysis and morphological analysis at different passages were performed. Further, the applicability of these cells for tissue engineering purposes was assessed by measuring expansion potential, formation of myofibers and fused myotubes. We have established a culture technique for human MPCs that allows for reliable cell growth and expansion using collagen coated dishes and defined media only. Cell characterization demonstrated a muscle phenotype and the ability to form myofibers in vitro.
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- Daniel Eberli
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27154-1094, USA.
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Fluorescent high-throughput screening of chemical inducers of neuronal differentiation in skeletal muscle cells. Nat Protoc 2008; 3:835-9. [DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2008.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Williams DR, Lee MR, Song YA, Ko SK, Kim GH, Shin I. Synthetic small molecules that induce neurogenesis in skeletal muscle. J Am Chem Soc 2007; 129:9258-9. [PMID: 17622149 DOI: 10.1021/ja072817z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ko SK, Yang YK, Tae J, Shin I. In Vivo Monitoring of Mercury Ions Using a Rhodamine-Based Molecular Probe. J Am Chem Soc 2006; 128:14150-5. [PMID: 17061899 DOI: 10.1021/ja065114a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 377] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Exposure to mercury causes severe damage to various tissues and organs in humans. Concern over mercury toxicity has encouraged the development of efficient, sensitive, and selective methods for the in vivo detection of mercury. Although a variety of chemosensors have been exploited for this purpose, no in vivo monitoring systems have been described to date. In this report, we describe an irreversible rhodamine chemosensor-based, real-time monitoring system to detect mercury ions in living cells and, in particular, vertebrate organisms. The chemosensor responds rapidly, irreversibly, and stoichiometrically to mercury ions in aqueous media at room temperature. The results of experiments with mammalian cells and zebrafish show that the mercury chemosensor is cell and organism permeable and that it responds selectively to mercury ions over other metal ions. In addition, real-time monitoring of mercury-ion uptake by cells and zebrafish using this chemosensor shows that saturation of mercury-ion uptake occurs within 20-30 min in cells and organisms. Finally, accumulation of mercury ions in zebrafish tissue and organs is readily detected by using this rhodamine-based chemosensor.
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- Sung-Kyun Ko
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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De Coppi P, Milan G, Scarda A, Boldrin L, Centobene C, Piccoli M, Pozzobon M, Pilon C, Pagano C, Gamba P, Vettor R. Rosiglitazone modifies the adipogenic potential of human muscle satellite cells. Diabetologia 2006; 49:1962-73. [PMID: 16799780 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-006-0304-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2006] [Accepted: 04/19/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Satellite cells are responsible for postnatal skeletal muscle regeneration. It has been demonstrated that mouse satellite cells behave as multipotent stem cells. We studied the differentiation capacities of human satellite cells and evaluated the effect of the insulin sensitiser rosiglitazone, a well known peroxisome proliferative activated receptor gamma (PPARG) agonist, on their adipogenic conversion. SUBJECTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS We obtained human satellite cells from human muscle biopsies of healthy subjects by single-fibre isolation and cultured them under myogenic, osteogenic and adipogenic conditions. Moreover, we compared the morphological features and the adipose-specific gene expression profiling, as assessed by quantitative PCR, between adipocytes differentiated from human satellite cells and those obtained from the stromal vascular fraction of human visceral fat. RESULTS We proved by morphological analysis, mRNA expression and immunohistochemistry that human satellite cells are able to differentiate into myotubes, adipocytes and osteocytes. The addition of rosiglitazone to the adipogenic medium strongly activated PPARG expression and enhanced adipogenesis in human satellite cells, but did not in itself trigger the complete adipogenic programme. Moreover, we observed a decrease in wingless-type MMTV integration site family member 10B and an upregulation of growth differentiation factor 8 expression, both being independent of PPARG activation. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Human satellite cells possess a clear adipogenic potential that could explain the presence of mature adipocytes within skeletal muscle in pathological conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and ageing-related sarcopenia. Rosiglitazone treatment, while enhancing adipogenesis, induces a more favourable pattern of adipocytokine expression in satellite-derived fat cells. This could partially counteract the worsening effect of intermuscular adipose tissue depots on muscle insulin sensitivity.
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- P De Coppi
- Paediatric Oncohaematology, Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, University of Padua, via Ospedale 105, 35128 Padua, Italy
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Aas V, Rokling-Andersen M, Wensaas AJ, Thoresen GH, Kase ET, Rustan AC. Lipid metabolism in human skeletal muscle cells: effects of palmitate and chronic hyperglycaemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 183:31-41. [PMID: 15654918 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201x.2004.01381.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This review focuses on the effect of exogenous factors known to be of importance for the development of insulin resistance in differentiated human myotubes. Recent data from our laboratory on the effects of fatty acid pre-treatment and chronic glucose oversupply on fatty acid and glucose metabolism, without and with acute insulin are presented, and discussed in the context of other recent publications in the field. Pre-treatment of myotubes with palmitate, chronic hyperglycaemia, and acute high concentrations of insulin changed fatty acid metabolism in favour of accumulation of intracellular lipids. Acute insulin exposure increased (14)C-oleate uptake and levels of free fatty acids (FFA) and triacylglycerol (TAG). Palmitate pre-treatment further increased oleate uptake, both under basal conditions and in the presence of insulin, with a marked increase in the phospholipid (PL) fraction, with a concomitant reduction in oleate oxidation. Chronic hyperglycaemia also promoted increased lipogenesis and elevated levels of cellular lipids. Changes in fatty acid metabolism in human muscle, in particular fatty acid oxidation, are probably crucial for the molecular mechanism behind skeletal muscle insulin resistance and impaired glucose metabolism. Differentiated human skeletal muscle cells may be an ideal system to further explore the mechanisms regulating lipid metabolism.
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- V Aas
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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Yiou R, Yoo JJ, Atala A. Restoration of functional motor units in a rat model of sphincter injury by muscle precursor cell autografts1. Transplantation 2003; 76:1053-60. [PMID: 14557752 DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000090396.71097.c2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is a debilitating condition that affects primarily elderly individuals. One major mechanism results from chronic denervation of the striated urethral sphincter with associated fibrosis. The authors investigated the fate of muscle precursor cells (MPC) injected into a model of striated urethral sphincter injury that reproduces the histopathologic changes of sphincter insufficiency. METHODS The striated urethral sphincter of older male rats was damaged by electrocoagulation. MPC were isolated from limb myofiber explants, infected with an adenovirus carrying the transgene encoding beta-galactosidase, and injected into the sphincter of the same animal 37 days after injury. Animals were killed 5 and 30 days after injection for assessment of sphincter function and the formation of motor units. RESULTS Electrocoagulation resulted in an irreversible destruction of both sphincteric myofibers and nerve endings, with a functional incapacity of the damaged sphincter to sustain an increase in bladder pressure; atrophy and fibrosis developed after 1 month. Injection of MPC resulted in the formation of beta-galactosidase-expressing myotubes in the sphincter that persisted beyond 30 days. The regenerated myotubes carried acetylcholine receptors associated with a nerve ending and were thus considered to form anatomic motor units. Urodynamic studies confirmed the restoration of 41% of sphincter function 1 month after MPC injection. CONCLUSIONS The authors showed that MPC isolated from limb muscles of an older animal can recapitulate a myogenic program when injected into an irreversibly injured sphincter. The maturation of MPC activates nerve regeneration and restores functional motor units.
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- René Yiou
- Laboratory of Tissue Engineering and Cellular Therapeutics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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