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Phenotype, donor age and gender affect function of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells

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Siegel, Georg, Kluba, Torsten, Hermanutz-Klein, Ursula, Bieback, Karen, Northoff, Hinnak, Schäfer, Richard·2013·BMC Medicine

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Background: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are attractive for cell-based therapies ranging from regenerative medicine and tissue engineering to immunomodulation. However, clinical efficacy is variable and it is unclear how the phenotypes defining bone marrow (BM)-derived MSCs as well as donor characteristics affect their functional properties. Methods: BM-MSCs were isolated from 53 (25 female, 28 male; age: 13 to 80 years) donors and analyzed by: (1) phenotype using flow cytometry and cell size measurement; (2) in vitro growth kinetics using population doubling time; (3) colony formation capacity and telomerase activity; and (4) function by in vitro differentiation capacity, suppression of T cell proliferation, cytokines and trophic factors secretion, and hormone and growth factor receptor expression. Additionally, expression of Oct4 , Nanog , Prdm14 and SOX2 mRNA was compared to pluripotent stem cells. Results: BM-MSCs from younger donors showed increased expression of MCAM, VCAM-1, ALCAM, PDGFRβ, PDL-1, Thy1 and CD71, and led to lower IL-6 production when co-cultured with activated T cells. Female BM-MSCs showed increased expression of IFN-γR1 and IL-6β, and were more potent in T cell proliferation suppression. High-clonogenic BM-MSCs were smaller, divided more rapidly and were more frequent in BM-MSC preparations from younger female donors. CD10, β1integrin, HCAM, CD71, VCAM-1, IFN-γR1, MCAM, ALCAM, LNGFR and HLA ABC were correlated to BM-MSC preparations with high clonogenic potential and expression of IFN-γR1, MCAM and HLA ABC was associated with rapid growth of BM-MSCs. The mesodermal differentiation capacity of BM-MSCs was unaffected by donor age or gender but was affected by phenotype (CD10, IFN-γR1, GD2). BM-MSCs from female and male donors expressed androgen receptor and FGFR3, and secreted VEGF-A, HGF, LIF, Angiopoietin-1, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and NGFB. HGF secretion correlated negatively to the expression of CD71, CD140b and Galectin 1. The expression of Oct4, Nanog and Prdm14 mRNA in BM-MSCs was much lower compared to pluripotent stem cells and was not related to donor age or gender. Prdm14 mRNA expression correlated positively to the clonogenic potential of BM-MSCs . Conclusions: By identifying donor-related effects and assigning phenotypes of BM-MSC preparations to functional properties, we provide useful tools for assay development and production for clinical applications of BM-MSC preparations.

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Siegel, G., Kluba, T., Hermanutz-Klein, U., Bieback, K., Northoff, H., & Schäfer, R.
Affiliations
  • Universitätsklinikum Tübingen (DE)
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
Corresponding author
Schäfer, Richard
Venue
BMC Medicine
Published
2013-06-11
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
146-146
ISSN
1741-7015 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2043060398
Cited by
493
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80
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17.40
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journal article
Language
en
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  • BMC Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
  • Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
Keywords
bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells, donor age, donor gender, cell phenotype, clonogenicity, T cell proliferation inhibition, immunomodulation, mesoderm differentiation, IFN-gamma receptor 1, hepatocyte growth factor, Oct4, Nanog, pluripotency genes, cell therapy
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Immunophenotyping, Living Donors, Young Adult, Mesenchymal Stem Cells

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