胚胎造血过程中的成血管血液干细胞

在胚胎发育过程中,血细胞和内皮细胞共同产生于特定时间和地点的中胚层间质细胞。利用多种体内外方法证明,导致中胚层决定和分化形成造血细胞和内皮细胞的祖细胞就是成血管血液干细胞。本文就体内内皮祖细胞和造血干细胞标记的追踪,体外胚胎干细胞向造血和内皮细胞的决定与分化,影响成血管血液干细胞的关键转录因子等方面,综述了近年来成血管血液干细胞存在的证据、诱导发生、影响因素和多分化潜能,以及未来研究的前景。     

小鼠胚胎干细胞定向血管内皮和造血细胞分化体系的建立

目的:建立小鼠胚胎干细胞体外定向分化为血管内皮细胞和造血细胞的体系,并验证诱导后2种细胞的表面分子特征。方法:以小鼠胚胎成纤维细胞为饲养层,首先在无血清培养基StemPro中加入骨形态发生蛋白4(BMP4)、激活素A、碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(FGF-Basic)和血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF),诱导小鼠胚胎干细胞系R1/E 4 d后形成拟胚体;再将拟胚体消化后与OP9-DL1基质细胞共孵育,分别用干细胞因子(SCF)、VEGF和SCF、FLt3、白细胞介素3(IL-3)诱导向内皮和造血2个方向分化,并以CD31、CD45、CD144、Kit、CD201作为表面标志,流式检测诱导后细胞的表面分子特征和诱导效率;诱导10 d后免疫组化染色,进行内皮细胞的形态学鉴定。结果:诱导分化10 d后,免疫组化染色观察到多个内皮管状结构,流式检测CD31^+的内皮细胞比例为1.35%±0.05%,进一步分析CD31^+CD144^+CD45^-群体,有3.0%±0.2%的细胞表型为Kit^+CD201^+,提示该部分细胞可能是处于分化上游的内皮干祖细胞;CD45^+的造血细胞比例为35.0%±0.5%,其中0.35%±0.05%的细胞表达Kit和CD201,提示该部分细胞可能是处于分化上游的造血干祖细胞。结论:本研究将胚胎干细胞诱导为内皮细胞和造血细胞,并且能诱导出具有内皮、造血干祖细胞分子特征的细胞,可作为理想的体外诱导分化体系。     

骨髓内皮细胞来源的可溶性因子调节造血系、内皮系及胚胎干细胞的分化和增殖(英文)

本研究室建立了一支骨髓内皮细胞(bone marrow endothelial cell,BMEC)株。本文综述了这一内皮细胞株细胞的条件培养液(bone marrow endothelial cell-conditioned medium,BMEC-CM)对造血系、内皮系及胚胎干细胞的分化增殖的作用。(1)BMEC-CM促进造血系细胞的分化和增殖;(2)BMEC-CM促进内皮系细胞的分化和增殖;(3)BMEC-CM诱导造血干/祖细胞向内皮系细胞分化;(4)BMEC-CM诱导胚胎干细胞分化为造血细胞和内皮细胞。以上研究成果提示,骨髓内皮细胞分泌可溶性因子支持造血系及内皮系细胞的分化与增殖,促进造血系细胞向内皮系细胞的横向分化,诱导胚胎干细胞分化为造血细胞和内皮细胞。本文进一步阐述了造血系与内皮系之间的密切关系,对缺血性疾病及肿瘤疾病提供有效治疗策略。     

胚胎干细胞分化为血管内皮细胞的分子调控机制

胚胎干细胞在不同的诱导条件下具有多向分化的潜能,多种胞内外信号途径参与其分化过程的调控。现就胚胎干细胞向血管内皮细胞分化的诱导条件及分子机制做一综述,并阐明不同阶段的内皮前体细胞所表达的不同分子标志,同时提出胚胎干细胞在再生医学中的应用前景。     

兔骨髓基质干细胞向血管内皮样细胞的诱导分化

目的:研究血管内皮细胞生长因子(VEGF)联合碱性成纤维细胞生长因子(bFGF)促进兔骨髓基质干细胞向血管内皮样细胞的定向诱导分化,为血管化组织工程骨研究提供实验基础.方法:采集2周龄兔后肢长骨骨髓,用全骨骨髓贴壁法进行原代培养,将获得的第2代骨髓基质干细胞以1× 105/mL密度接种于内皮细胞条件培养基(含10 μg/L VEGF,10 μg/L bFGF,10％胎牛血清的DMEM/F12培养液)进行体外诱导培养,对诱导2周的细胞进行细胞形态观察和表型、功能鉴定.结果:经血管内皮细胞条件培养基诱导2周后的细胞呈扁平形,多边形,表达血管内皮细胞特异性标志CD31、VWF因子,细胞具有吞噬DiI-Ac-LDL和摄取FITC-UEA-1的功能,诱导的细胞可在BD基质胶内形成管腔样结构.结论:血管内皮细胞生长因子联合碱性成纤维细胞生长因子可以成功诱导兔骨髓基质干细胞为血管内皮样细胞,有希望作为组织工程骨的血管化的种子细胞.     

内皮祖细胞在新血管形成中的作用及其影响因素

内皮祖细胞是血管内皮的前体细胞,具有迁移,增殖、分化、黏附和吞噬功能,在体内外均可以诱导分化为成熟的内皮细胞,参与血管损伤的修复,病理及生理性新生血管的形成等过程,从而在多种心血管疾病、器官移植、肿瘤发生发展中起到重要作用。本文就EPC的特性、功能,在血管新生中所起的作用及其影响因素做一综述,以期为更深入的研究EPC提供依据。     

内皮祖细胞研究进展

内皮细胞是能直接分化为血管内皮细胞的前体细胞,不仅参与胚胎血管生成,而且最近研究发现其也参与出生后的血管新生过程,提示内皮细胞在缺血性疾病、创伤愈合中的重要治疗作用和广阔的临床运用前景。本文将就目前有关内皮祖细胞的来源、发育分化、生理病理意义和应用研究作一综述。     

胚胎干细胞向造血干/祖细胞定向诱导分化的研究进展

胚胎干细胞(embryonic stem cell,ES细胞)是指由胚胎内细胞团(inner cell mass,ICM)细胞经体外抑制培养而筛选得到的细胞,具有无限增殖潜能,在体外可以向造血细胞分化,有可能为造血干细胞移植和血细胞输注开辟新的来源．此外,ES细胞向造血干/祖细胞的定向诱导分化也为阐明哺乳动物造血发育的细胞和分子机制提供了良好的体外模型．对ES细胞向造血干/祖细胞定向分化的研究进展进行了综述．     

低氧通过上调Wnt5a促进人胚胎干细胞向生血内皮细胞分化

胚胎的早期发育是在低氧条件下进行的,低氧环境在胚胎血管发生及造血发育中起着重要作用,低氧条件能促进胚胎干细胞在体外向内皮细胞和造血细胞的分化,但低氧条件对造血细胞产生的具体作用及相应机制尚不清楚．本研究利用人Es细胞向造血祖细胞定向分化体系,发现低氧环境可以促进CD31＋TIE2＋造血内皮祖细胞的产生,2天后造血内皮祖细胞开始表达终生造血基因．进一步研究发现,低氧能够上调Wnt5a的表达,干涉Wnt5a能够抑制低氧环境对生血内皮细胞分化的促进作用．在正常氧环境下加入Wnt5a产生促进生血内皮细胞分化的效应,该效应与低氧处理促进生血内皮细胞产生的作用相似．本研究首次证明了低氧通过上调Wnt5a的表达促进人Es细胞向生血内皮细胞的分化,为ES细胞向生血内皮细胞的分化及造血祖细胞分化的研究提供了新的线索．     

内皮祖细胞分离培养及应用技术新进展

内皮祖细胞(Endothelial progenitor cells,EPCs)是能够增殖、迁移、粘附并分化为血管内皮细胞潜能的一种原始细胞,在修复血管内皮和促进血管生成中具有重要的作用。EPC来源于骨髓,存在于骨髓、外周血、脐带血,新研究表明在脂肪组织、心肌中也能发现EPC的存在。EPC与干细胞的细胞表面标志物相似,功能上亦接近干细胞,但不具有自我更新的功能。近年来EPC已成为热点问题,对疾病诊断,预后判断和靶向治疗方面发挥重要作用,在冠状动脉粥样硬化性疾病、糖尿病血管病变、恶性肿瘤等治疗中全身或局部注射EPC具有更广泛的前景和应用价值。但关于分离培养EPC的方法及细胞表面标志物不完全相同,报道较少,至今尚没有形成统一的标准,本文就对于内皮祖细胞基本现状、分离培养技术、分选鉴定及临床应用方面做一综述。     

人嗅觉黏膜间充质干细胞来源的外泌体促进内皮细胞的血管生成

外泌体作为是细胞旁分泌的重要介质,在促血管形成方面有重要作用。在我们前期研究中,已经成功从嗅黏膜间充质干细胞（olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem cells,OM-MSCs）分离、鉴定了其外泌体,然而,OM-MSCs源外泌体对血管生成的影响尚不清楚。本研究旨在探讨OM-MSCs来源外泌体对内皮细胞血管生成能力的影响。采用PKH67 荧光标记OM-MSCs源外泌体,与人脑微血管内皮细胞（human brain microvessel endothelial cells, HBMECs) 共培养,观察 OM-MSCs外泌体能否进入 HBMECs。采用CCK-8法、Transwell 迁移实验和小管实验,观察 OM-MSCs外泌体对 HBMECs增殖、迁移及管状结构形成的影响。采用基质胶塞实验及CD31免疫荧光,观察OM-MSCs外泌体在体内对血管生成的影响。上述研究均以等量 PBS 作为对照。结果提示,OM-MSCs外泌体可被HBMECs 摄取。CCK-8 法检测显示,在处理1、2、3、4、5 d各时间点,实验组细胞增殖均优于对照组（1.32±0.14 vs. 0.98±0.04, 1.36±0.14 vs.1.04±0.06, 1.75±0.18 vs.1.33±0.11, 2.16±0.11 vs.1.50±0.19, 2.71±0.11 vs. 1.81±0.20, P<0.01）。Transwell 实验结果显示,实验组跨膜迁移细胞吸光度值较对照组显著增多（1.12±0.05 vs.0.02±0.02, P<0.05）。在体外小管实验中,从节点、交叉点、网眼数、血管分支数和总长度5个方面,实验组均高于空白对照组（374.33±127.74 vs. 193.33±44.79, 104.56±33.07 vs. 54.33±11.65, 20.11±11.20 vs. 7.56±3.64, 81.67±19.07 vs. 57.00±13.02, 11466.22±2781.03 vs. 8544.00±1848.61, P<0.05）;在体内实验中,实验组成血管及CD31阳性率（%）亦显著高于对照组（85.00±5.57 vs.8.00±2.08, P<0.05）。本研究表明：OM-MSCs外泌体可促进 HBMECs 增殖、迁移及管样结构形成,提示OM-MSCs外泌体可促进血管新生。     

Isolation of Murine Valve Endothelial Cells

Normal valve structures consist of stratified layers of specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) interspersed with valve interstitial cells (VICs) and surrounded by a monolayer of valve endothelial cells (VECs). VECs play essential roles in establishing the valve structures during embryonic development, and are important for maintaining life-long valve integrity and function. In contrast to a continuous endothelium over the surface of healthy valve leaflets, VEC disruption is commonly observed in malfunctioning valves and is associated with pathological processes that promote valve disease and dysfunction. Despite the clinical relevance, focused studies determining the contribution of VECs to development and disease processes are limited. The isolation of VECs from animal models would allow for cell-specific experimentation. VECs have been isolated from large animal adult models but due to their small population size, fragileness, and lack of specific markers, no reports of VEC isolations in embryos or adult small animal models have been reported. Here we describe a novel method that allows for the direct isolation of VECs from mice at embryonic and adult stages. Utilizing the Tie2-GFP reporter model that labels all endothelial cells with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP), we have been successful in isolating GFP-positive (and negative) cells from the semilunar and atrioventricular valve regions using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Isolated GFP-positive VECs are enriched for endothelial markers, including CD31 and von Willebrand Factor (vWF), and retain endothelial cell expression when cultured; while, GFP-negative cells exhibit molecular profiles and cell shapes consistent with VIC phenotypes. The ability to isolate embryonic and adult murine VECs allows for previously unattainable molecular and functional studies to be carried out on a specific valve cell population, which will greatly improve our understanding of valve development and disease mechanisms.     

胰高血糖素样肽l对脂多糖诱导的血管内皮细胞炎性反应的影响

目的:探讨胰高血糖素样肽l(glucagon like peptide 1,GLP-1)对脂多糖(1ipopolysaccharide,LPS)诱导的血管内皮细胞(VEC)炎性反应的影响。方法:以体外培养的人动脉VEC为研究模型,将细胞分为四组(对照组、LPS刺激组、LPS+GLP-1组、GLP-1组),Rhodamin-Phalloidin检测肌动蛋白骨架F-actin分布,用苏木素-伊红(HE)染色观察细胞间连接的形态特征,用示踪剂Rhodamine B isothiocyanate-Dextran检测VECs单层通透性变化改变,酶联免疫吸附实验检测细胞分泌白介素(IL)-6和IL-8的变化。结果:GLP-1(100 nM)可减少LPS(1μg/mL)刺激后细胞肌动蛋白骨架F-actin应力纤维的形成,并抑制LPS刺激后细胞间连接的中断。Rhodamine B isothiocyanate-Dextran细胞通透性检测结果显示:GLP-1可明显降低LPS刺激引起的VEC通透性增加[由(2.57±0.19)×10-5cm/s降至(2.10±0.18)×10-5cm/s,P0.05]。此外,GLP-1可抑制LPS刺激后VEC中炎性细胞因子IL-6和IL-8的表达[分别由(42130±6522)pg/ml降至(27478±5096)pg/ml和(18376±1561)pg/ml降至(14414±927)pg/ml,均P0.05]。结论:GLP-1可对抗LPS刺激引起的VEC炎症反应和细胞通透性增加,改善LPS诱导的内皮细胞炎性损伤。     

胰高血糖素样肽1对脂多糖诱导的血管内皮细胞炎性反应的影响

目的：探讨胰高血糖素样肽1（glucagon like peptide 1,GLP-1）对脂多糖（1ipopolysaccharide,LPS）诱导的血管内皮细胞（VEC）炎性反应的影响。方法：以体外培养的人动脉VEC为研究模型,将细胞分为四组（对照组、LPS刺激组、LPS±GLP-1组、GLP-1组）,Rhodamin-Phalloidin检测肌动蛋白骨架F-actin分布,用苏木素-伊红（HE）染色观察细胞间连接的形态特征,用示踪剂Rhodamine Bisothiocyanate-Dextran检测VECs单层通透性变化改变,酶联免疫吸附实验检测细胞分泌白介素（IL）-6和IL-8的变化。结果：GLP-1（100nM）可减少LPS（1μg／mL）刺激后细胞肌动蛋白骨架F-actin应力纤维的形成,并抑制LPS刺激后细胞间连接的中断。Rhodamine B isothiocyanate-Dextran细胞通透性检测结果显示：GLP-1可明显降低LPS刺激引起的VEC通透性增加[由（2．57±0．19）×10^-5cm／s降至（2．10±0．18）×10^-5cm／s,P〈0．05]。此外,GLP-1可抑制LPS刺激后VEC中炎性细胞因子IL-6和IL-8的表达[分别由（42130±6522）pg／ml降至（27478±5096）pg／ml和（18376±1561）pg／ml降至（14414±927）pg／ml,均P〈0．05]。结论：GLP-1可对抗LPS刺激引起的VEC炎症反应和细胞通透性增加．改善LPS诱导的内皮细胞炎性损伤。     

内皮祖细胞生物学特性及其进展

内皮祖细胞(Endothelial Progenitor Cells,EPCs)是血管内皮细胞的前体细胞,即能分化为成熟血管内皮细胞的祖细胞。随着对EPCs功能和影响其分化、生存、归巢和组织分布因素的了解,EPCs作为临床诊断、预后判断和治疗方法将有广阔的前景。本文就EPCs的的来源,EPCs的分离、培养、鉴定,EPCs的表面标志,EPCs的动员、分化和归巢等生物学特性及其进展展开综述。     

血管再生中的内皮祖细胞

循环血液里存在一种被称为内皮祖细胞(endothelial progenitor cells,EPCs)的祖细胞亚群,具有在体内外分化为成熟内皮细胞的能力。根据内皮祖细胞与其他血液细胞的粘附能力的差异和内皮祖细胞的抗原特异性,内皮祖细胞可通过贴壁培养和免疫磁珠筛选而分离获得。内皮祖细胞可特异性表达三种祖细胞分子标志：CD133、CD34和血管内皮生长因子受体-2。当内皮祖细胞分化为成熟内皮细胞后,血小板内皮细胞粘附分子-1(CD31)、血管内皮粘附素(VE-cadherin,又称CD144)和Ⅷ因子(vWF)表达将上调。越来越多的证据显示,内皮祖细胞有利于体内内皮损伤后修复和血管再生。我们的研究发现,内皮祖细胞可修复apoE-缺陷小鼠血管移植物中的损伤内皮并且在动脉血管外膜中存在大量的血管祖细胞。然而,在机体的血管再生和动脉硬化的形成进程中,这些内皮祖细胞的作用和机制还不太明确。另外,有关机体内相应心血管疾病危险因素是如何影响内皮祖细胞功能的机制也不清楚。因此,对内皮祖细胞的归巢、释放和粘附机制的进一步深入研究将有助于人们探索内皮祖细胞的基础理论和临床应用价值。     

Inhibition of Lymphangiogenesis of Endothelial Progenitor Cells with VEGFR-3 siRNA Delivered with PEI-alginate Nanoparticles

Lymphangiogenesis is implicated in lymphatic metastasis of tumor cells. Recently, growing evidences show that endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are involved in lymphangiogenesis. This study has investigated effects of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3) signaling pathway on EPC differentiation and effectiveness of inhibiting lymphatic formation of EPCs with VEGFR-3 siRNA delivered in PEI (polyethylenimine)-alginate nanoparticles. CD34⁺VEGFR-3⁺ EPCs were sorted from mononuclear cells of human cord blood. Under induction with VEGF-C, the cells differentiated toward lymphatic endothelial cells. The nanoparticles were formulated with 25 kDa branched PEI and alginate. The size and surface charge of PEI-alginate nanoparticles loading VEGFR-3 siRNA (N/P = 16) are 139.1 nm and 7.56 mV respectively. VEGFR-3 siRNA specifically inhibited expression of VEGFR-3 mRNA in the cells. After treatment with PEI-alginate/siRNA nanocomplexes, EPCs could not differentiate into lymphatic endothelial cells, and proliferation, migration and lymphatic formation of EPC-derived cells were suppressed significantly. These results demonstrate that VEGFR-3 signaling plays an important role in differentiation of CD34⁺VEGFR-3⁺ EPCs. VEGFR-3 siRNA delivered with PEI-alginate nanoparticles can effectively inhibit differentiation and lymphangiogenesis of EPCs. Inhibiting VEGFR-3 signaling with siRNA/nanocomplexes would be a potential therapy for suppression of tumor lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis.     

Differential Effects of Isoxazole-9 on Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells,Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells,and Endothelial Progenitor Cells

Adult mammalian brain can be plastic after injury and disease. Therefore, boosting endogenous repair mechanisms would be a useful therapeutic approach for neurological disorders. Isoxazole-9 (Isx-9) has been reported to enhance neurogenesis from neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs). However, the effects of Isx-9 on other types of progenitor/precursor cells remain mostly unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of Isx-9 on the three major populations of progenitor/precursor cells in brain: NSPCs, oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs), and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). Cultured primary NSPCs, OPCs, or EPCs were treated with various concentrations of Isx-9 (6.25, 12.5, 25, 50 μM), and their cell numbers were counted in a blinded manner. Isx-9 slightly increased the number of NSPCs and effectively induced neuronal differentiation of NSPCs. However, Isx-9 significantly decreased OPC number in a concentration-dependent manner, suggesting cytotoxicity. Isx-9 did not affect EPC cell number. But in a matrigel assay of angiogenesis, Isx-9 significantly inhibited tube formation in outgrowth endothelial cells derived from EPCs. This potential anti-tube-formation effect of Isx-9 was confirmed in a brain endothelial cell line. Taken together, our data suggest that mechanisms and targets for promoting stem/progenitor cells in the central nervous system may significantly differ between cell types.     

Hela l-CaD Is Implicated in the Migration of Endothelial Cells/Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Human Neoplasms

Caldesmon (CaD) is a major actin-binding protein distributed in a variety of cell types. No functional differences among the isoforms in in vitro studies were found so far. In a previous study we found that the low molecular caldesmon isoform (Hela l-CaD) is expressed in endothelial cells (ECs)/endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in tumor vasculature of various human tumors. Activation of cell motility is necessary for the navigation of the tip ECs during angiogenesis, and migration of EPCs from the bone marrow during vasculogenesis. In the present study we searched for features of motility and the intracellular expression sites of Hela l-CaD in ECs/EPCs of various human tumors under histologically preserved microenviroment. We discovered a variety of motility-related cell protrusions like filopodia, microspikes, lamellipodia, podosomes, membrane blebs and membrane ruffles in the activated ECs/EPCs. Hela l-CaD appeared to be invariably expressed in the subregions of these cell protrusions. The findings suggest that Hela l-CaD is implicated in the migration of ECs/EPC in human neoplasms where they contribute to tumor vasculogenesis and angiogenesis.     

骨髓间充质干细胞和内皮祖细胞移植促进血流重建的比较

目的:比较骨髓间充质细胞(Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells,BM/MSC)和骨髓源内皮祖细胞(Bone Marrow Endothelialprogenitor cells,BM/EPC)移植促进血流重建的效果,为进一步优化骨髓干细胞移植治疗肢体缺血提供理论基础。方法:获取Lewis大鼠骨髓单个核细胞,在体外培养分化为MSC和EPC。采用Lewis大鼠建立单侧后肢缺血模型。在模型建立后3天,将0.8mlD-Hanks液注入大鼠缺血侧后肢,为对照组(n=6);将8×106个骨髓MSC植入大鼠缺血侧后肢,为MSC组(n=6);将体外培养的8×106个EPC植入大鼠缺血侧后肢,为EPC组(n=6)。细胞移植后3周行缺血大鼠后肢动脉造影,检测缺血侧后肢侧支血管数;获取缺血侧后肢腓肠肌,分别行CD31和α-SMA免疫组化染色,计算毛细血管密度和小动脉密度。结果:MSC组与EPC组侧支血管数无显著性差异,二者均高于对照组;EPC组毛细血管密度明显高于MSC组,二者均高于对照组;MSC组与EPC组小动脉密度无显著性差异,二者均高于对照组。结论:骨髓间充质干细胞移植和内皮祖细胞移植均能够明显促进血流重建,而且骨髓间充质干细胞在治疗肢体缺血性疾病中的优势应该受到重视。