Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Support CD34posHematopoietic Stem Cell Propagation and Suppress Inflammatory Reaction
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Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) represent a promising cell source for research and therapeutic applications, but their restricted ex vivo propagation capabilities limit putative applications. Substantial self-renewing of stem cells can be achieved by reprogramming cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that can be easily expanded as undifferentiated cells even in mass culture. Here, we investigated a differentiation protocol enabling the generation and selection of human iPSC-derived MSCs exhibiting relevant surface marker expression profiles (CD105 and CD73) and functional characteristics. We generated such iPSC-MSCs from fibroblasts and bone marrow MSCs utilizing two different reprogramming constructs. All such iPSC-MSCs exhibited the characteristics of normal bone marrow-derived (BM) MSCs. In direct comparison to BM-MSCs our iPSC-MSCs exhibited a similar surface marker expression profile but shorter doubling times without reaching senescence within 20 passages. Considering functional capabilities, iPSC-MSCs provided supportive feeder layer for CD34+hematopoietic stem cells’ self-renewal and colony forming capacities. Furthermore, iPSC-MSCs gained immunomodulatory function to suppress CD4+cell proliferation, reduce proinflammatory cytokines in mixed lymphocyte reaction, and increase regulatory CD4+/CD69+/CD25+T-lymphocyte population. In conclusion, we generated fully functional MSCs from various iPSC lines irrespective of their starting cell source or reprogramming factor composition and we suggest that such iPSC-MSCs allow repetitive cell applications for advanced therapeutic approaches.
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Antibody specificity for FACS was validated using iPSCs negative for CD73 and CD105 and THP1 cells negative for CD90.
“iPSC and THP1 cells were used to validate the specificity of antibodies (Supplementary Figure S1D, E), with iPSCs negative for CD73 and CD105 and THP1 cells negative for CD90 (Moslem et al., 2015; Holken and Teusch, 2023).”
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Methods §2.4 describes FACS antibody staining and says nonspecific fluorescence was assessed with isotype-matched antibodies, not with iPSCs or THP1 cells. Results §3.2 reports CD73 and CD105 expression in differentiated iPSC-MSCs but does not establish that undifferentiated iPSCs are negative for either marker. A search for THP1 and CD90 antibody-validation controls found no supporting passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.74)
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- Authors
- Moslem, M., Eberle, I., Weber, I., Henschler, R., & Cantz, T.
- Affiliations
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- German Red Cross (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Henschler, Reinhard
- Cantz, Tobias
- Venue
- Stem Cells International
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 2015
- Pages
- 1-14
- ISSN
- 1687-966X (ISSN-L)
- 1687-9678
- PMC
- PMC4491576
- OpenAlex
- W1505439893
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- Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (EXC62/2, Exc-62)
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
- Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
- Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Keywords
- mesenchymal stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells, CD34+ cells, self-renewal, immunomodulation, regulatory T cells, CD4+ T cell proliferation, inflammatory cytokines, bone marrow-derived MSCs, fibroblast reprogramming, cell expansion, CD105, CD73
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