Expression of HSP47 in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia

Background

Heat shock protein (HSP) 47, a collagen-specific molecular chaperone, is involved in the processing and/or secretion of procollagens, and its expression is increased in various fibrotic diseases. The aim of this study was to determine whether quantitative immunohistochemical evaluation of the expression levels of HSP47, type I procollagen and α-smooth muscle actin (SMA) allows the differentiation of idiopathic usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) from UIP associated with collagen vascular disease (CVD) and idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP).

Methods

We reviewed surgical lung biopsy specimens of 19 patients with idiopathic UIP, 7 with CVD-associated UIP and 16 with idiopathic NSIP and assigned a score for the expression of HSP47, type I procollagen and α-SMA in type II pneumocytes and/or lung fibroblasts (score 0 = no; 1 = weak; 2 = moderate; 3 = strong staining).

Results

The expression level of HSP47 in type II pneumocytes of idiopathic UIP was significantly higher than in CVD-associated UIP and idiopathic NSIP. The expression of HSP47 in fibroblasts was significantly higher in idiopathic UIP and idiopathic NSIP than in CVD-associated UIP. The expression of type I procollagen in type II pneumocytes was significantly higher in idiopathic UIP than in idiopathic NSIP. The expression of type I procollagen in fibroblasts was not different in the three groups, while the expression of α-SMA in fibroblasts was significantly higher in idiopathic UIP than in idiopathic NSIP.

Conclusion

Our results suggest the existence of different fibrotic pathways among these groups involved in the expression of HSP47 and type I procollagen.     

骨髓移植与造血干细胞研究

骨髓移植是目前治疗白血病等血液疾病最有效的方法。在经历了多年的发展并已取得巨大成就的今天,骨髓移植仍然面,临很多问题。造血干细胞研究必将解决骨髓移植中的诸多问题。重点对造骨髓移植的发展历史,所面临的问题以及造血干细胞研究的进展进行简要的概述。     

表达神经营养因子Neurturin的骨髓间充质干细胞的构建及体外活性检测

研究神经营养因子Neurturin(NTN)在由于神经元损伤而造成的神经退行性疾病中对神经元的保护和修复作用。利用重组腺病毒载体将NTN基因转入恒河猴骨髓间充质干细胞(rMSC),通过RT-PCR、IF及Western blot方法检测NTN的转录和表达,并采用鸡胚背根神经节体外培养实验和胚胎大鼠中脑多巴胺能神经元存活实验对NTN进行体外活性检测。结果表明NTN在rMSC中稳定表达和分泌,并具有体外生物学活性,为由于神经元损伤造成的神经退行性疾病的干细胞移植治疗奠定了一定的基础。     

Niches of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Bone Marrow

Molecular Biology - Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) exist in a close contact with their specific microenvironment, called a niche, which supports the HSC function and significantly influences the...     

Metamorphosis from Bone Marrow Derived Primitive Stem Cells to Functional Liver Cells

Both stem cell plasticity and cell fusion have been implicated as physiological responses to tissue injury. It remains the ultimate goal for the future to understand the regulatory control of each during regeneration. In our recent paper by Jang et al. we demonstrate the repair of damaged liver by bone marrow derived stem cells (SCs) in response to microenvironmental cues. Within 48 hrs after transplantation or co-culture, conversion of SCs into liver cells was observed. Fusion was ruled out as a major mechanism of this functional regeneration. Direct differentiation of SCs into liver epithelial cells may be clinically useful. However, if plasticity or fusion results in abnormal genetic changes they could be harmful. Before proceeding with therapeutic applications, the consequences of cellular therapy accompanying both plasticity and fusion must be examined in multiple animal models. Functional repair should also be demonstrated prior to treatment in patients.     

Endocannabinoids Are Expressed in Bone Marrow Stromal Niches and Play a Role in Interactions of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells with the Bone Marrow Microenvironment

Endocannabinoids are lipid signaling molecules that act via G-coupled receptors, CB₁ and CB₂. The endocannabinoid system is capable of activation of distinct signaling pathways on demand in response to pathogenic events or stimuli, hereby enhancing cell survival and promoting tissue repair. However, the role of endocannabinoids in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and their interaction with hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) niches is not known. HSPCs are maintained in the quiescent state in bone marrow (BM) niches by intrinsic and extrinsic signaling. We report that HSPCs express the CB₁ receptors and that BM stromal cells secrete endocannabinoids, anandamide (AEA) (35 pg/10⁷ cells), and 2-AG (75.2 ng/10⁷ cells). In response to the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), elevated levels of AEA (75.6 pg/10⁷ cells) and 2-AG (98.8 ng/10⁷ cells) were secreted from BM stromal cells, resulting in migration and trafficking of HSPCs from the BM niches to the peripheral blood. Furthermore, administration of exogenous cannabinoid CB₁ agonists in vivo induced chemotaxis, migration, and mobilization of human and murine HSPCs. Cannabinoid receptor knock-out mice Cnr1^−/− showed a decrease in side population (SP) cells, whereas fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH)^−/− mice, which have elevated levels of AEA, yielded increased colony formation as compared with WT mice. In addition, G-CSF-induced mobilization in vivo was modulated by endocannabinoids and was inhibited by specific cannabinoid antagonists as well as impaired in cannabinoid receptor knock-out mice Cnr1^−/−, as compared with WT mice. Thus, we propose a novel function of the endocannabinoid system, as a regulator of HSPC interactions with their BM niches, where endocannabinoids are expressed in HSC niches and under stress conditions, endocannabinoid expression levels are enhanced to induce HSPC migration for proper hematopoiesis.     

成纤维生长因子-2与肝细胞生长因子诱导骨髓间充质干细胞分化为肝细胞样细胞的作用比较

比较成纤维生长因子-2(FGF-2)与肝细胞生长因子(HGF)诱导大鼠骨髓间充质干细胞(BM-MSCs)向肝细胞分化的能力,并进一步的研究BM-MSCs诱导成肝细胞所需的最佳诱导因子以及其用量。体外获取、培养大鼠BM-MSCs,将第3代BM-MSCs采用不同剂量的FGF-2和HGF诱导。诱导后,在显微镜下观察细胞形态学的改变;Shiff染色法检测糖原的分泌;ELISA法检测AFP的分泌;免疫细胞化学法检测白蛋白和CK19的分泌。诱导后BM-MSCs由梭形向多角形、卵圆形方向变化,AFP第3天就有分泌,第12天达到高峰,以后逐渐减少;白蛋白、CK19和糖原第12天即有阳性表达,以后随着诱导时间的延长阳性率逐渐升高。第2组和第4组比其他组分泌的白蛋白、CK19和糖原均多。FGF-2比HGF具有更强的诱导BM-MSCs向肝细胞分化的能力。     

骨髓基质干细胞向成骨细胞的定向诱导分化

骨髓基质干细胞具有间充质干细胞的特性,表现为较强的增殖能力和向多种间充质细胞分化的潜能。目前已经建立了体外培养骨髓基质干细胞的方法,可定向诱导为成骨细胞。成骨细胞是骨组织形成过程中的一种重要细胞,在骨缺损的修复过程中起关键作用,特别对构建用于修复骨缺损的组织工程化骨组织来说尤其重要,但成骨分化的调控机制和应用值得进一步研究。     

骨髓来源的间充质干细胞分化能力的鉴定

本文研究了人骨髓来源的间充质干细胞(MSCs)的成骨及成脂分化的潜能.通过加入诱导成骨的诱导剂,人的MSCs出现成骨分化的机箱,通过碱性磷酸酶活性测定,茜素红染色及主要调控基因BMP2和Runx2的表达,确定了MSCs具有成骨分化的潜能.对于成脂分化,通过油红O染色,及主要标志基因PPARγ的表达确定其具有成脂分化的潜能.所以,从骨髓分离的到的MSCs纯度达到标准,并且具有成骨成脂分化的多向潜能,是一种理想的实验模型细胞.     

Bone Marrow Stem Cells Expressing Keratinocyte Growth Factor via an Inducible Lentivirus Protects against Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis

Many common diseases of the gas exchange surface of the lung have no specific treatment but cause serious morbidity and mortality. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by alveolar epithelial cell injury, interstitial inflammation, fibroblast proliferation and collagen accumulation within the lung parenchyma. Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF, also known as FGF-7) is a critical mediator of pulmonary epithelial repair through stimulation of epithelial cell proliferation. During repair, the lung not only uses resident cells after injury but also recruits circulating bone marrow-derived cells (BMDC). Several groups have used Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) as therapeutic vectors, but little is known about the potential of Hematopoietic Stem cells (HSCs). Using an inducible lentiviral vector (Tet-On) expressing KGF, we were able to efficiently transduce both MSCs and HSCs, and demonstrated that KGF expression is induced in a regulated manner both in vitro and in vivo. We used the in vivo bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis model to assess the potential therapeutic effect of MSCs and HSCs. While both populations reduced the collagen accumulation associated with bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis, only transplantation of transduced HSCs greatly attenuated the histological damage. Using double immunohistochemistry, we show that the reduced lung damage likely occurs through endogenous type II pneumocyte proliferation induced by KGF. Taken together, our data indicates that bone marrow transplantation of lentivirus-transduced HSCs can attenuate lung damage, and shows for the first time the potential of using an inducible Tet-On system for cell based gene therapy in the lung.     

Functional Analysis of Neuron-like Cells Differentiated from Neural Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow Stroma Cells in vitro

The transversal differentiation of bone marrow stroma cell (BMSCs) into neural stem cells (NSCs) has attracted much attention in recent years because of their therapeutic potential. However, the problem in therapeutic application of NSCs was how to confirm whether neuron-like cells differentiated from bone marrow stroma cell-derived neural stem cells (BMSCs-D-NSCs) possess corresponding functions of neurochemistry and electrophysiology. In the present study, we tried to affirm the function of neuron-like cells differentiated from BMSCs-D-NSCs in vitro. The BMSCs were harvested by gradient centrifugation in Ficoll-Paque and cultured in “NSCs medium”. Immunocytochemistry was used to detect positive expression of neuron-specific nuclear protein (NeuN) in neuron-like cells derived from the BMSCs-D-NSCs. High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to identify neuron-like cells by detecting excitable amino acids [aspartic acid (Asp), glutamic acid (Glu)], inhibited amino acids [glycine (Gly), gamma (γ) -aminobutyric acid (GABA), alanine (Ala)] or monoamines [noradrenaline (NE), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), dopamine (DA)]. Electrophysiological properties of the neuron-like cells were also examined using patch clamp analysis to verify their neuron-like functions. It was found that the neuron-like cells differentiated from the BMSCs-D-NSCs could express positive NeuN, synthesize and excrete amino acids, and show some typical electrophysiological properties including the typical Na⁺ and K⁺ ion channel membrane current under the voltage patch clamp condition, the typical static electrical membrane potential under the current patch clamp condition, and the differential membrane capacitance and resistance values in series between undifferentiated BMSCs-D-NSCs and differentiated neuron-like cells under the whole-cell patch clamp condition. The neuron-like cells differentiated from BMSCs-D-NSCs exhibit both neuron-like biochemical function and some corresponding electrophysiological properties.     

N-Cadherin-Expressing Bone and Marrow Stromal Progenitor Cells Maintain Reserve Hematopoietic Stem Cells

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人骨髓间充质干细胞培养方法

骨髓间充质干细胞(BMMSCs)是一种多潜能的成体干细胞,在细胞治疗和组织工程上具有广阔的应用前景。对供体年龄、分离方法、培养密度、培养基和培养基质表面性质对细胞增殖的影响进行了比较,重点阐述了用人自体血清结合多种细胞因子,替代胎牛血清培养BMMSCs的效果,转染端粒酶基因的BMMSCs的增殖能力和分化潜能,以及灌注培养反应器用于大规模培养的技术进展。     

猪骨髓间充质干细胞的分离培养与鉴定

目的:建立猪骨髓间充质干细胞(pMSCs)体外分离培养、纯化和鉴定的方法,为下一步实验研究奠定基础.方法:采用密度梯度离心法获得骨髓单核细胞,接种后形成单层贴壁的成纤维样细胞.免疫荧光及PCR检测细胞表面标志及多能性基因的表达,并鉴定分离细胞的多向诱导分化潜能.结果:体外培养的原代细胞10天达到融合,传代后仍具有成纤维样的形态;免疫荧光结果见波形蛋白(Vimention)和Oct4标记阳性,CD45阴性;PCR分子检测见多能性基因OCT-4,nanog的表达;细胞具有分化为成骨细胞和成脂细胞的能力.结论:采用密度梯度离心法获得的pMSCs体外增殖能力强,纯度高,具有间充质干细胞的特性,pMSCs分离培养体系的成功建立为下一步实验研究奠定基础.     

小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞的分离、培养及鉴定

目的建立一种从小鼠骨髓中分离培养间充质干细胞（MSCs）的高效方法。方法采取贴壁细胞分离法分离和纯化小鼠骨髓间充质干细胞（mMSCs）,检测mMSCs在不同诱导条件下向成骨细胞及脂肪细胞分化能力,用流式细胞术及显微镜分别检测mMSCs纯度和形态特征。结果mMSCs贴壁生长后形态较均一,细胞形态呈成纤维细胞样,流式细胞术检测：CD45、CD11b、CD44及CD29分别为（3.34）%、（2.41）%、（98.46）%及（99.36）%。第4代mMSCs经诱导后可向成骨细胞和脂肪细胞分化。结论通过贴壁培养可以从小鼠骨髓中分离培养出高纯度mMSCs,该方法效率高,稳定性好。     

新生猪骨髓间充质干细胞衍生细胞的分离、培养及生物学特性分析

利用骨髓间充质干细胞(Bone mesenchymal stem cells,BMSCs)治疗疾病已经逐渐成为现实,但是作为被移植的种子细胞,BMSCs体外传代能力非常有限,种子细胞来源极为贫乏。本研究通过差速贴壁筛选的方法分离出一种猪BMSCs的衍生细胞株,命名为猪骨髓间充质干细胞衍生细胞(Bone mesenchymal stem-derived cells,BMSDCs)。分别对BMSDCs与BMSCs细胞进行细胞生物学特性分析,探讨其体外诱导分化特性,并应用流式细胞术测定细胞表面标记物。结果表明,BMSC和BMSDCs细胞倍增时间分别为31.3 h和30.3 h,平均传代时间分别为3-5 d和2-3 d;两种细胞均阳性表达CD34、CD90,阴性表达CD44、CD45;经体外诱导后均可分化为成脂细胞和成肌细胞。在传代能力上,前者可传代15至20次,后者可长期传代(200次以上)且维持正常染色体特征。研究认为在适宜的实验条件下,体外培养的猪骨髓间充质干细胞的衍生细胞——BMSDCs能够稳定生存增殖并维持BMSCs多向分化潜能,可作为组织工程的理想种子细胞。     

Myogenic Differentiation Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Fetal Bovine Bone Marrow

The myogenic potential of bovine fetal MSC (bfMSC) derived from bone marrow (BM) remains unknown; despite its potential application for the study of myogenesis and its implications for livestock production. In the present study, three protocols for in vitro myogenic differentiation of bfMSC based on the use of DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-Aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-Aza), myoblast-secreted factor Galectin-1 (Gal-1), and myoblast culture medium SkGM-2 BulletKit were used. Plastic-adherent bfMSC were isolated from fetal BM collected from abattoir-derived fetuses. Post-thaw viability analyses detected 85.6% bfMSC negative for propidium iodine (PI). Levels of muscle regulatory factors (MRF) MYF5, MYF6, MYOD, and DES mRNA were higher (P?MYOD mRNA (Days 7 to 21) and up-regulation of MYF6 (Day 7), MYF5, and DES mRNA (Day 21). Gal-1 and SkGM-2 BulletKit induced sequential down-regulation of early MRF (MYF5) and up-regulation of intermediate (MYOD) and late MRF (DES) mRNA. Moreover, DES and MYF5 were immunodetected in differentiated bfMSC. In conclusion, protocols evaluated in bfMSC induced progress into myogenic differentiation until certain extent evidenced by changes in MRF gene expression.     

恒河猴骨髓间质干细胞的体外分离培养及形态学特征分析(英文)

探索恒河猴骨髓间质干细胞(MSC)的体外分离培养方法,为其应用提供实验基础。取恒河猴骨髓细胞悬液,经梯度离心去除大部分血细胞,取含有MSC的中间单核细胞层,在含10%胎牛血清及1ng/mL碱性成纤维细胞生长因子的L-DMEM中培养扩增,并不断换液去除杂细胞,经过18d的原代培养,获得呈致密单层生长的MSC,其形态为较规则的长梭形细胞,排列有方向性,呈现一定的漩涡状、辐射状生长趋势。将原代细胞以1∶2传代,传代培养后期,细胞增殖速度逐渐变缓,细胞形态逐渐出现三角形、多边形及扁平宽大形等不规则形态。结果显示,恒河猴骨髓间质干细胞可在体外进行传代培养,但需进一步优化其培养条件。     

An Enzymatic Method to Rescue Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Clotted Bone Marrow Samples

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) - usually obtained from bone marrow - often require expansion culture. Our protocol uses clinical grade urokinase to degrade clots in the bone marrow and release MSCs for further use. This protocol provides a rapid and inexpensive alternative to bone marrow resampling. Bone marrow is a major source of MSCs, which are interesting for tissue engineering and autologous stem cell therapies. Upon withdrawal bone marrow may clot, as it comprises all of the hematopoietic system. The resulting clots contain also MSCs that are lost for expansion culture or direct stem cell therapy. We experienced that 74% of canine bone marrow samples contained clots and yielded less than half of the stem cell number expected from unclotted samples. Thus, we developed a protocol for enzymatic digestion of those clots to avoid labor-intense and costly bone marrow resampling. Urokinase - a clinically approved and readily available thrombolytic drug – clears away the bone marrow clots almost completely. As a consequence, treated bone marrow aspirates yield similar numbers of MSCs as unclotted samples. Also, after urokinase treatment the cells kept their metabolic activity and the ability to differentiate into chondrogenic, osteogenic and adipogenic lineages. Our protocol salvages clotted blood and bone marrow samples without affecting the quality of the cells. This obsoletes resampling, considerably reduces sampling costs and enables the use of clotted samples for research or therapy.