期刊
STEM CELLS
卷 26, 期 9, 页码 2408-2418出版社
ALPHAMED PRESS
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0393
关键词
dental pulp stem cells; side population cells; CD31; limb ischemia; vasculogenesis; angiogenesis
资金
- Collaborative Development of Innovative Seeds
- Potentiality verification stage from Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan [17390509, 19659499, 19791418]
- Mitsubishi Pharma Research Foundation
- Japan Health Foundation
- Aichigakuin University High-Tech Research Center
- MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19659499, 19791418, 17390509] Funding Source: KAKEN
Cell therapy with stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to stimulate vasculogenesis as a potential treatment for ischemic disease is an exciting area of research in regenerative medicine. EPCs are present in bone marrow, peripheral blood, and adipose tissue. Autologous EPCs, however, are obtained by invasive biopsy, a potentially painful procedure. An alternative approach is proposed in this investigation. Permanent and deciduous pulp tissue is easily available from teeth after extraction without ethical issues and has potential for clinical use. We isolated a highly vasculogenic subfraction of side population (SP) cells based on CD31 and CD146, from dental pulp. The CD31(-); CD146(-) SP cells, demonstrating CD34(+) and vascular endothelial growth factor-2 (VEGFR2)/Flk1(+), were similar to EPCs. These cells were distinct from the hematopoietic lineage as CD11b, CD14, and CD45 mRNA were not expressed. They showed high proliferation and migration activities and multilineage differentiation potential including vasculogenic potential. In models of mouse hind limb ischemia, local transplantation of this subfraction of SP cells resulted in successful engraftment and an increase in the blood flow including high density of capillary formation. The transplanted cells were in proximity of the newly formed vasculature and expressed several proangiogenic factors, such as VEGF-A, G-CSF, GM-CSF, and MMP3. Conditioned medium from this subfraction showed the mitogenic and antiapoptotic activity on human umbilical vein endothelial cells. In conclusion, subfraction of SP cells from dental pulp is a new stem cell source for cell-based therapy to stimulate angiogenesis/vasculogenesis during tissue regeneration.
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