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Avolio E, Rodriguez-Arabaolaza I, Spencer HL, Riu F, Mangialardi G, Slater SC, Rowlinson J, Alvino VV, Idowu OO, Soyombo S, Oikawa A, Swim MM, Kong CHT, Cheng H, Jia H, Ghorbel MT, Hancox JC, Orchard CH, Angelini G, Emanueli C, Caputo M, Madeddu P. Expansion and characterization of neonatal cardiac pericytes provides a novel cellular option for tissue engineering in congenital heart disease. J Am Heart Assoc 2015; 4:e002043. [PMID: 26080813 PMCID: PMC4599542 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.002043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Background Living grafts produced by combining autologous heart-resident stem/progenitor cells and tissue engineering could provide a new therapeutic option for definitive correction of congenital heart disease. The aim of the study was to investigate the antigenic profile, expansion/differentiation capacity, paracrine activity, and pro-angiogenic potential of cardiac pericytes and to assess their engrafting capacity in clinically certified prosthetic grafts. Methods and Results CD34pos cells, negative for the endothelial markers CD31 and CD146, were identified by immunohistochemistry in cardiac leftovers from infants and children undergoing palliative repair of congenital cardiac defects. Following isolation by immunomagnetic bead-sorting and culture on plastic in EGM-2 medium supplemented with growth factors and serum, CD34pos/CD31neg cells gave rise to a clonogenic, highly proliferative (>20 million at P5), spindle-shape cell population. The following populations were shown to expresses pericyte/mesenchymal and stemness markers. After exposure to differentiation media, the expanded cardiac pericytes acquired markers of vascular smooth muscle cells, but failed to differentiate into endothelial cells or cardiomyocytes. However, in Matrigel, cardiac pericytes form networks and enhance the network capacity of endothelial cells. Moreover, they produce collagen-1 and release chemo-attractants that stimulate the migration of c-Kitpos cardiac stem cells. Cardiac pericytes were then seeded onto clinically approved xenograft scaffolds and cultured in a bioreactor. After 3 weeks, fluorescent microscopy showed that cardiac pericytes had penetrated into and colonized the graft. Conclusions These findings open new avenues for cellular functionalization of prosthetic grafts to be applied in reconstructive surgery of congenital heart disease.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elisa Avolio
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Iker Rodriguez-Arabaolaza
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Helen L Spencer
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Federica Riu
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Giuseppe Mangialardi
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Sadie C Slater
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Jonathan Rowlinson
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Valeria V Alvino
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Oluwasomidotun O Idowu
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Stephanie Soyombo
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Atsuhiko Oikawa
- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
| | - Megan M Swim
- Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (M.M.S., H.J., M.T.G., M.C.)
| | - Cherrie H T Kong
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (C.T.K., H.C., J.C.H., C.H.O.)
| | - Hongwei Cheng
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (C.T.K., H.C., J.C.H., C.H.O.)
| | - Huidong Jia
- Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (M.M.S., H.J., M.T.G., M.C.)
| | - Mohamed T Ghorbel
- Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (M.M.S., H.J., M.T.G., M.C.)
| | - Jules C Hancox
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (C.T.K., H.C., J.C.H., C.H.O.)
| | - Clive H Orchard
- School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (C.T.K., H.C., J.C.H., C.H.O.)
| | - Gianni Angelini
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (G.A.) Imperial College of London, London, United Kingdom (G.A., C.E.)
| | - Costanza Emanueli
- Vascular Pathology and Regeneration, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (C.E.) Imperial College of London, London, United Kingdom (G.A., C.E.)
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- Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (M.M.S., H.J., M.T.G., M.C.)
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- Division of Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom (E.A., I.R.A., H.L.S., F.R., G.M., S.C.S., J.R., V.V.A., O.O.I., S.S., A.O., P.M.)
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