Laminin Production and Basement Membrane Deposition by Mesenchymal Stem Cells upon Adipogenic Differentiation

The aim was to study laminin (LM) synthesis, integration, and deposition into the basement membrane (BM) during adipogenesis. Human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) were induced along the adipogenic lineage. LM chain mRNA and protein levels were followed using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), immunofluorescence (IF) staining, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and immunoprecipitation. MSCs produced low levels of LM mRNAs but were not surrounded by BM in IF and TEM imaging. LM-α4, LM-β1, and LM-γ1 mRNAs increased during adipogenesis 3.9-, 5.8-, and 2.8-fold by day 28. LM-411 was immunoprecipitated from the ECM of the differentiated cells. Immunostaining suggested deposition of LM-411 and some LM-421. BM build-up was probably organized in part by integrin (Int) α₆β₁. At day 28, TEM images revealed BM-like structures around fat droplet-containing cells. The first signs of BM formation and Int α₆β₁ were seen using IF imaging at day 14. Laminin-411 and Int α₆β₁ were expressed in vivo in mature human subcutaneous fat tissue. Undifferentiated human MSCs did not organize LM subunits into BM, whereas LM-411 and some LM-421 are precipitated in the BM around adipocytes. This is the first demonstration of LM-411 precipitation during hMSC adipogenesis around adipocytes as a structural scaffold and Int-regulated signaling element.     

乙酰水杨酸预处理骨髓间充质干细胞对实验性牙周炎大鼠的治疗作用

本研究旨在探讨应用乙酰水杨酸(ASA)预处理的骨髓间充质干细胞(BMMSCs)治疗对大鼠牙周炎模型中的牙周骨修复的影响。通过建立大鼠牙周炎动物模型并使用ASA和BMMSCs联和治疗大鼠,本研究检测了体外BMMSCs的成骨分化、成脂分化、碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性及成骨相关基因(ALP和OCN)的表达,并检测大鼠相关炎症因子(TNF-α,IL-17和IL-10)水平。结果显示,使用成骨培养基诱导BMMSCs后,可清晰地观察到BMMSCs的成骨分化和成脂分化。体外研究显示,60μg/mL的ASA显著促进了体外BMMSCs的增殖,提高了碱性磷酸酶(ALP)活性,促进了钙沉积和上调了成骨相关基因(ALP和OCN)的表达。此外,与未治疗的牙周炎大鼠比较,经ASA-BMMSCs治疗的牙周炎大鼠的TNF-α和IL-17水平显著下降,而IL-10显著升高。本研究表明,60μg/mL的ASA显著促进了体外BMMSCs的增殖和成骨分化。ASA和BMMSCs联用能够调节大鼠体内相关细胞因子的表达,并减轻炎症反应,可能是牙周炎治疗和牙周骨再生的有效方法。     

Long-Term Outcome of Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibody Disease Treated with Immunoadsorption

Background

Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody disease may lead to acute crescentic glomerulonephritis with poor renal prognosis. Current therapy favours plasma exchange (PE) for removal of pathogenic antibodies. Immunoadsorption (IAS) is superior to PE regarding efficiency of antibody-removal and safety. Apart from anecdotal data, there is no systemic analysis of the long-term effects of IAS on anti-GBM-disease and antibody kinetics.

Objective

To examine the long-term effect of high-frequency IAS combined with standard immunosuppression on patient and renal survival in patients with anti-GBM-disease and to quantify antibody removal and kinetics through IAS.

Design

Retrospective review of patients treated with IAS for anti-GBM-antibody disease confirmed by biopsy and/or anti-GBM-antibodies.

Setting

University Hospital of Vienna, Austria.

Participants

10 patients with anti-GBM-disease treated with IAS.

Measurements

Patient and renal survival, renal histology, anti-GBM-antibodies.

Results

Anti-GBM-antibodies were reduced by the first 9 IAS treatments (mean number of 23) to negative levels in all patients. Renal survival was 40% at diagnosis, 70% after the end of IAS, 63% after one year and 50% at the end of observation (mean 84 months, range 9 to 186). Dialysis dependency was successfully reversed in three of six patients. Patient survival was 90% at the end of observation.

Conclusion

IAS efficiently eliminates anti-GBM-antibodies suggesting non-inferiority to PE with regard to renal and patient survival. Hence IAS should be considered as a valuable treatment option for anti-GBM-disease, especially in patients presenting with a high percentage of crescents and dialysis dependency due to an unusual high proportion of responders.     

Genome Edited Sirt1-Overexpressing Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exhibit Therapeutic Effects in Treating Collagen-Induced Arthritis

Even though mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are known for cartilage regeneration, their therapeutic efficacy needs to be enhanced. In the present study, we produced genome-edited silent information regulator 2 type 1 (Sirt1)-overexpressing MSCs, and evaluated their therapeutic potential in a damaged cartilage mouse liver fibrosis model. The Sirt1 gene was successfully inserted into a ‘safe harbor’ genomic locus in amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (AMMs), and the chondrogenic properties of the Sirt1 gene overexpressing AMMs (AMM/S) were characterized using quantitative PCR and histology. Therapeutic potentials were investigated in a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model. Chondrocyte-differentiated AMM/S expressed cartilage-specific genes and were positive for Safranin O staining. Transplantation of AMM/S attenuated CIA progression and suppressed T helper (Th)-17 cell activation while increasing the Treg cell population in CIA mice. Pro-inflammatory factors, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were significantly decreased in AMM/S-injected joint tissues. In conclusion, genome-edited AMM/S may represent a safe and alternative therapeutic option for the treatment and repair of damaged cartilage, or in inflammatory joint arthritis.     

人滑膜间充质干细胞与人脐带间充质干细胞的生物学性状比较

该文旨在比较人滑膜间充质干细胞(human synovial mesenchymal stem cells,hSMSCs)与人脐带间充质干细胞(human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells,hUC-MSCs)的生物学性状.流式细胞仪鉴定hSMSCs和hUC-MSCs.比较两种间...     

Glomerulonephritis Associated with Antibody to Glomerular Basement Membrane

Glomerulonephritis associated with antibody to glomerular basement membrane, shown by linear staining of the glomerular basement membrane with fluoresceinated anti-IgG antisera, was found in only 10 out of 400 (2·5%) renal biopsy specimens studied by immunofluorescence. Seven of these cases had rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, five with lung haemorrhage (Goodpasture''s syndrome) and two without, and three had less severe nephritis without lung haemorrhage. Circulating antibody to glomerular basement membrane, measured by a passive haemagglutination technique and by indirect immunofluorescence, was detected in the serum of all patients with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis by both techniques but only by the passive haemagglutination method in two of the other three patients. Two patients died of their lung haemorrhage, one despite bilateral nephrectomy, and lung haemorrhage and circulating antibody to glomerular basement membrane persisted after bilateral nephrectomy in another patient.     

间充质干细胞过滤分离器制备人羊膜间充质干细胞的研究

自然存在的间充质干细胞数量少,限制了其研究应用。依靠自主发明的间充质干细胞过滤分离器,分离制备了人羊膜间充质干细胞,并对制备的干细胞进行了三维培养扩增。结果表明,制备的干细胞形态长势良好,并能诱导分化为类胰岛样组织。与常规方法相比,干细胞收获率提高了8倍以上,且细胞活性状态良好。间充质干细胞过滤分离器可以批量制备高质量的各种间充质干细胞,有利于高效率地建设各种间充质干细胞库,以促进间充质干细胞的研究应用。     

Intrathecal Injection of Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorates Neuropathic Pain in Rats

Neuropathic pain (NP) is a clinically incurable disease with miscellaneous causes, complicated mechanisms and available therapies show poor curative effect. Some recent studies have indicated that neuroinflammation plays a vital role in the occurrence and promotion of NP and anti-inflammatory therapy has the potential to relieve the pain. During the past decades, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with properties of multipotentiality, low immunogenicity and anti-inflammatory activity have showed excellent therapeutic effects in cell therapy from animal models to clinical application, thus aroused great attention. However there are no reports about the effect of intrathecal human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HUC-MSCs) on NP which is induced by peripheral nerve injury. Therefore, in this study, intrathecally transplanted HUC-MSCs were utilized to examine the effect on neuropathic pain induced by a rat model with spinal nerve ligation (SNL), so as to explore the possible mechanism of those effects. As shown in the results, the HUC-MSCs transplantation obviously ameliorated SNL-induced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia, which was related to the inhibiting process of neuroinflammation, including the suppression of activated astrocytes and microglia, as well as the significant reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and Interleukin ?17A (IL-17A) and the up-regulation of anti-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin ?10 (IL-10). Therefore, through the effect on glial cells, pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine, the targeting intrathecal HUC-MSCs may offer a novel treatment strategy for NP.     

人脐带间充质干细胞对百草枯中毒肺损伤小鼠模型的治疗作用

目的:探讨脐带间充质干细胞(UCMSC)治疗百草枯中毒引起的小鼠肺损伤的可行性。方法:小鼠腹腔一次性注射百草枯制备百草枯中毒小鼠模型,24 h后尾静脉注射UCMSC,分别于治疗后7和21 d取材,观察UCMSC对急性肺损伤和慢性肺纤维化的治疗作用。结果:UCMSC移植对40和50 mg/kg百草枯染毒组急性肺损伤有效,动物死亡率显著降低,但对60 mg/kg百草枯染毒组动物无效。UCMSC治疗对慢性肺纤维化有显著治疗作用,治疗组动物体重恢复早,死亡率降低,肺纤维化评分降低。RT-PCR结果显示,UCMSC移植3 h有人特异性线粒体基因的表达,但24 h后未检测到。结论:UCMSC对百草枯中毒性急慢性肺损伤有一定的治疗作用,这种作用可能是通过旁分泌机制实现的。     

肝细胞生长因子基因修饰的人脐带间充质干细胞对大鼠慢性肝损伤的治疗研究

目的：研究肝细胞生长因子（HGF）基因修饰的人脐带间充质干细胞（MSC）对Wistar大鼠慢性肝损伤的治疗作用。方法：利用携带人HGF基因的重组腺病毒（Ad～HGF）对MSC进行基因修饰;通过皮下注射CCl4-橄榄油溶液建立大鼠肝损伤模型;56只Wistar雄性大鼠随机分为正常对照组、模型组、MSC组、HGF组和HGF／MSC组,分别尾静脉注射生理盐水、MSC、Ad-HGF或HGF／MSC,通过血清肝功能检测及肝组织的生化指标、病理切片等评价治疗效果。结果：利用腺病毒将HGF基因转入MSC并确定了最佳感染条件。CCl4-橄榄油诱导4周后,动物肝脏外观出现明显的脂肪变性和血清转氨酶明显升高,表明成功诱导了大鼠慢性肝损伤模型。经过4周治疗,治疗组动物的体重明显升高、肝指数明显降低,动物存活率高于模型组（模型组：50％;MSC组：70％;Ad-HGF组：70％;HGF／MSC组：90％）。肝功能指标测定结果显示,与模型组比较,HGF／MSC组动物的天门冬氨酸氨基转移酶（406.75±35.98 vs.513.75±12.71U／L,P〈0.01）、丙氨酸氨基转移酶（124.6±10.6 vs.169.67＋15.38 U／L,P〈0.05）和总胆红素（14.6±2.08 vs.19.25±1.38g／dL,P〈0.01）均明显降低,白蛋白含量（29.1±1.3vs.22.05±2.61g／L,P〈0.05）明显升高;Ad-HGF组只有天门冬氨酸氨基转移酶（436.0±18.40vs.513.75±12.71U／L,P〈0.05）明显降低;而单纯MSC治疗对肝功能改善不明显。丙二醛测定结果显示,治疗后动物肝组织中的过氧化反应均较模型组显著减弱。HGF／MSC组和MSC组动物肝组织中的羟脯氨酸含量与模型组比较明显降低（69.27±14.58,63.23±13.23 vs.96.59±15.05mg／mL,P〈0.01）。上述实验结果提示3种治疗方式对CCl4-橄榄油引起的大鼠肝损伤均有一定的治疗效果,可减轻CCl。导致的肝损伤程度,增加动物体重,降低肝脏指数,减轻肝组织的过氧化反应,提高动物的存活率,其中HGF／MSC治疗效果最为明显,而且细胞注射没有引起动物的不良反应。结论：3种治疗方式均可改善CCl。导致的肝损伤,其中以HGF／MSC对肝损伤的治疗效果最好。本实验为HGF／MSC的临床研究提供了新的实验数据,为治疗肝损伤提供了新的治疗措施。     

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Signals Regulate Neural Stem Cell Fate

Neural stem cells (NSCs) differentiate into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes depending on their location within the central nervous system (CNS). The cellular and molecular cues mediating end-stage cell fate choices are not completely understood. The retention of multipotent NSCs in the adult CNS raises the possibility that selective recruitment of their progeny to specific lineages may facilitate repair in a spectrum of neuropathological conditions. Previous studies suggest that adult human bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) improve functional outcome after a wide range of CNS insults, probably through their trophic influence. In the context of such trophic activity, here we demonstrate that hMSCs in culture provide humoral signals that selectively promote the genesis of neurons and oligodendrocytes from NSCs. Cell–cell contacts were less effective and the proportion of hMSCs that could be induced to express neural characteristics was very small. We propose that the selective promotion of neuronal and oligodendroglial fates in neural stem cell progeny is responsible for the ability of MSCs to enhance recovery after a wide range of CNS injuries. Special issue dedicated to Anthony Campagnoni.     

人尿源性干细胞及人脐带间充质干细胞的生物学性状比较

该研究探讨人尿源性干细胞(human urine-derived stem cells,hUSCs)及人脐带间充质干细胞(human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells,hUC-MSCs)的生物学性状差异。分离培养hUSCs及hUC-MSCs,显微镜下观察细胞形态,流式细胞术检测干细胞表面标记物,锥虫蓝拒染实验及克隆形成实验检测细胞增殖能力,划痕实验及Transwell迁移实验检测细胞迁移能力,碱性磷酸酶(alkaline phosphatase,ALP)染色、茜素红染色、油红O染色及阿利新蓝染色评估多向分化潜能。hUSCs为米粒状贴壁生长细胞,hUC-MSCs为长梭形贴壁细胞,呈旋涡状排列生长,两种细胞表型分析相似,均表达多种间充质干细胞标志物,但CD24在hUC-MSCs表达阳性,而CD105在hUSCs表达阳性。hUC-MSCs的增殖及迁移能力优于hUSCs,但后者的克隆形成能力更强。hUSCs及hUCMSCs都具有成骨、成脂、成软骨分化能力,hUC-MSCs的成骨能力强而hUSCs的成脂能力强。该研究成功分离培养出增殖能力强并具有多向分化潜能的hUSCs,该细胞与hUC-MSCs相比具有相似的生物学性状,可作为再生医学自体移植的理想种子细胞来源。     

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Derived Hepatocyte-Like Cells Exhibit Similar Therapeutic Effects on an Acute Liver Failure Mouse Model

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have exhibited therapeutic effects in multiple animal models so that are promising liver substitute for transplantation treatment of end-stage liver diseases. However, it has been shown that over-manipulation of these cells increased their tumorigenic potential, and that reducing the in vitro culture time could minimize the risk. In this study, we used a D-galactosamine plus lipopolysaccharide (Gal/LPS)-induced acute liver failure mouse model, which caused death of about 50% of the mice with necrosis of more than 50% hepatocytes, to compare the therapeutic effects of human umbilical cord MSCs (hUCMSCs) before and after induction of differentiation into hepatocyte (i-Heps). Induction of hUCMSCs to become i-Heps was achieved by treatment of the cells with a group of growth factors within 4 weeks. The resulted i-Heps exhibited a panel of human hepatocyte biomarkers including cytokeratin (hCK-18), α-fetoprotein (hAFP), albumin (hALB), and hepatocyte-specific functions glycogen storage and urea metabolism. We demonstrated that transplantation of both cell types through tail vein injection rescued almost all of the Gal/LPS-intoxicated mice. Although both cell types exhibited similar ability in homing at the mouse livers, the populations of the hUCMSCs-derived cells, as judged by expressing hAFP, hCK-18 and human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF), were small. These observations let us to conclude that the hUCMSCs was as effective as the i-Heps in treatment of the mouse acute liver failure, and that the therapeutic effects of hUCMSCs were mediated largely via stimulation of host hepatocyte regeneration, and that delivery of the cells through intravenous injection was effective.     

Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Target Brain Tumor-Initiating Cells

In neuro-oncology, the biology of neural stem cells (NSCs) has been pursued in two ways: as tumor-initiating cells (TICs) and as a potential cell-based vehicle for gene therapy. NSCs as well as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been reported to possess tumor tropism capacities. However, there is little data on the migratory capacity of MSCs toward brain tumor-initiating cells (BTICs). This study focuses on the ability of human adipose tissue derived MSCs (hAT-MSCs) to target BTICs and their crosstalk in the microenvironment. BTICs were isolated from three different types of brain tumors. The migration capacities of hAT-MSCs toward BTICs were examined using an in vitro migration assay and in vivo bioluminescence imaging analysis. To investigate the crosstalk between hAT-MSCs and BTICs, we analyzed the mRNA expression patterns of cyto-chemokine receptors by RT-qPCR and the protein level of their ligands in co-cultured medium. The candidate cyto-chemokine receptors were selectively inhibited using siRNAs. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that hAT-MSCs possess migratory abilities to target BTICs isolated from medulloblastoma, atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT) and glioblastoma. Different types of cyto-chemokines are involved in the crosstalk between hAT-MSCs and BTICs (medulloblastoma and AT/RT: CXCR4/SDF-1, CCR5/RANTES, IL6R/IL-6 and IL8R/IL8; glioblastoma: CXCR4/SDF-1, IL6R/IL-6, IL8R/IL-8 and IGF1R/IGF-1). Our findings demonstrated the migratory ability of hAT-MSCs for BTICs, implying the potential use of MSCs as a delivery vehicle for gene therapy. This study also confirmed the expression of hAT-MSCs cytokine receptors and the BTIC ligands that play roles in their crosstalk.     

人脐带间充质干细胞对炎症性肠病小鼠模型的治疗作用

目的:探讨2种方式移植人脐带间充质干细胞(UCMSC)对TNBS诱导的炎症性肠病小鼠模型的治疗作用。方法:分离培养人UCMSC,并通过一次性腹腔注射TNBS制备炎症性肠病动物模型,采用尾静脉注射和腹腔注射2种方式移植人UCMSC进行治疗,4周后处死,观察动物的死亡率、体重改变及结肠炎症变化,并进行大体和病理评分。结果:与对照组相比,尾静脉和腹腔注射移植UCMSC组动物死亡率下降,体重恢复较早,结肠病变大体评分和病理评分均显著改善;2种方式移植组之间的评分无显著差异。结论:尾静脉和腹腔移植人UCMSC对TNBS诱导的炎症性肠病小鼠模型均有治疗作用。     

不同数目骨髓间充质干细胞移植对大鼠肺损伤的抑制作用

目的研究不同数目的骨髓间充质干细胞（mesenchymal stem cells,MSCs）静脉移植对野百合碱（monocrotaline,MCT）诱导大鼠肺损伤的抑制作用。方法全骨髓贴壁法培养Wistar大鼠MSCs,取第3～5代细胞进行移植。健康雄性Wistar大鼠20只由颈外静脉移植MSCs,按移植细胞个数分为5×105组、1×106组、5×106组和对照（生理盐水）组（n=5）,测定移植前、移植后5 min,30 min及24 h的RVSP。另40只随机分组（n=10）：①MCT/MSCs 5×105组;②MCT/MSCs 1×106组;③MCT组;④对照组,腹腔注射60 mg/kgM CT（对照组注射等量生理盐水）,同时分别移植MSCs 5×105个、1×106个或等量PBS液体。4周后检测大鼠右心室收缩压（right ventricularsystolic pressure,RVSP）、RV/（LV＋S）重量比值;肺组织苏木素-伊红染色、地衣红染色和平滑肌Actin免疫组织化学染色。统计数据采用SPSS 11.0软件,对各组数据进行单因素方差分析检验。结果少于1×106个MSCs颈外静脉移植是安全的。MSCs颈外静脉移植4周后,MCT/MSCs 1×106组RVSP（35.6±8.4）mmHg与MCT组（47.2±10.5）mmHg相比明显下降（P〈0.05）,心室比0.3572±0.0923明显低于MCT组0.4454±0.0935（P〈0.05）,而MCT/MSCs 5×105组RVSP为（42.5±11.3）mmHg,心室比0.4003±0.0725,与MCT组相比无明显下降（两者P〉0.05）;病理染色可见肺组织肺小动脉中,MCT/MSCs 1×106组中膜厚度分布为（19.2±3.8）%,较MCT组（26.4±4.9）%明显变薄（P〈0.05）;而MCT/MSCs 5×105组（23.3±3.6）%较MCT组相比无显著差异（P〉0.05）。结论 MSCs颈外静脉移植对MCT诱导的肺损伤具有抑制作用,1×106个细胞较5×105个细胞移植抑制作用显著。     

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。