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Rosa S, Praça C, Pitrez PR, Gouveia PJ, Aranguren XL, Ricotti L, Ferreira LS. Functional characterization of iPSC-derived arterial- and venous-like endothelial cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3826. [PMID: 30846769 PMCID: PMC6405900 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-40417-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The current work reports the functional characterization of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs)- arterial and venous-like endothelial cells (ECs), derived in chemically defined conditions, either in monoculture or seeded in a scaffold with mechanical properties similar to blood vessels. iPSC-derived arterial- and venous-like endothelial cells were obtained in two steps: differentiation of iPSCs into endothelial precursor cells (CD31pos/KDRpos/VE-Cadmed/EphB2neg/COUP-TFneg) followed by their differentiation into arterial and venous-like ECs using a high and low vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) concentration. Cells were characterized at gene, protein and functional levels. Functionally, both arterial and venous-like iPSC-derived ECs responded to vasoactive agonists such as thrombin and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), similar to somatic ECs; however, arterial-like iPSC-derived ECs produced higher nitric oxide (NO) and elongation to shear stress than venous-like iPSC-derived ECs. Both cells adhered, proliferated and prevented platelet activation when seeded in poly(caprolactone) scaffolds. Interestingly, both iPSC-derived ECs cultured in monoculture or in a scaffold showed a different inflammatory profile than somatic ECs. Although both somatic and iPSC-derived ECs responded to tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) by an increase in the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), only somatic ECs showed an upregulation in the expression of E-selectin or vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1).
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Affiliation(s)
- S Rosa
- CNC UC- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC UC- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC UC- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC UC- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal.,IIIUC- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, University of Coimbra, Casa Costa Alemão - Pólo II, Rua Dom Francisco de Lemos, 3030-789, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Hematology and Cell Therapy Area, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, and Division of Oncology, Center for Applied Medical Research, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant' Anna, Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, PI, Italy
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- CNC UC- Center for Neurosciences and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Pitrez P, Rosa S, Praça C, Ferreira L. Vascular disease modeling using induced pluripotent stem cells: Focus in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2016; 473:710-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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