Validation of endothelial progenitor cells in human umbilical veins and the isolated endothelial cells.

To detect endothelial progenitor cells in human umbilical veins and isolated endothelial cells, the authors examined protein and mRNA expression levels of cell surface markers for endothelial progenitor cells in human umbilical veins before and after trypsin treatment and at different passages of the isolated endothelial cells. CD133(+) (2.14 +/- 0.57 per mm) and KDR(+) (35.74 +/- 8.28 per mm) cells were observed in the intima of umbilical veins. The amounts of CD133(+), KDR(+), CD34(+), and CD105(+) cells decreased in the intima after trypsin treatment, whereas the percent of CD133(+) and KDR(+)cells in the media did not change significantly. Moreover, similar protein and mRNA expression levels of CD133 and KDR were detected in the umbilical veins before and after trypsin treatment. In the isolated cells from umbilical veins, the percent of CD133(+) and CD34(+) cells in P1 was 3.43% +/- 3.85%, which was higher than those in P3 (0.17% +/- 0.21%, p = 0.005) and P6 (0.14% +/- 0.18%, p = .001). The mRNA expression levels of CD133 and CD105 were down-regulated in later passages compared to those in P1, whereas the expression level of KDR was up-regulated in late passages. Thus it is suggested that endothelial progenitor cells reside in the distinct zone (e.g., initma and media) of human umbilical veins, and retain the capacity of differentiation to endothelial cells in vitro.     

人脐带血淋巴管内皮祖细胞的分化及其生物学特征

目的研究脐带血中CD34^＋／CD133^＋／VEGFR-3^＋淋巴管内皮祖细胞经VEGF—C诱导向内皮细胞分化过程中生物学特征的变化,并探讨其分化的机制。方法取脐带血,用PercoU密度梯度离心法分离单形核细胞,再用流式细胞仪分选CD34^＋／CD133^＋／VEGFR-3^＋细胞,然后用VEGF—C诱导分化。在扫描电镜和透射电镜下观察细胞表面形态和细胞内结构的变化,并在激光扫描共焦显微镜下观察特征性标志物的表达变化。结果脐带血中的淋巴管内皮祖细胞表达CD34、CD133和VEGFR-3。CD34^＋／CD133^＋／VEGFR-3^＋细胞经VEGF-C诱导后7d,呈长梭形,细胞伸出板状伪足和丝状伪足,出现较多短的微绒毛。表面可见细胞小凹,细胞质中含有丰富的线粒体和粗面内质网。诱导后14d,细胞已具有内皮细胞的特征,表达淋巴管内皮特异性标志物LYVE-1和5-核苷酸酶,CD133表达消失,细胞质中可见Weibel-Palade小体。结论脐带血中存在CD34^＋／CD133^＋／VEGFR-3^＋淋巴管内皮祖细胞,这些细胞在VEGF—C诱导作用下可能通过VEGF—C／VEGFR-3信号途径分化为淋巴管内皮细胞。     

Human mast cells express receptors for IL-3, IL-5 and GM-CSF; a partial map of receptors on human mast cells cultured in vitro

BACKGROUND: Mast cells have long been recognized as the principal cell type that initiates the inflammatory response characteristic of acute allergic type 1 reactions. Our goal has been to further characterize maturation of progenitors to mast cells. METHODS: Mast cells were cultured from human cord blood derived CD133(+) progenitors. Mast cell function was tested using histamine release. During differentiation mast cells surface marker expression was monitored by flow cytometry. RESULTS: CD133(+) progenitors expressed the early haematopoietic and myeloid lineage markers CD34, CD117, CD13 and CD33. Mature mast cells expressed CD117, CD13 and CD33, and expression of the high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor FcepsilonRI increased during culture. Cytokine receptors interleukin (IL)-5R, IL-3R, granulocyte-macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)R and IL-18R were expressed at high levels during maturation. Chemokine receptors CXCR4 and CXCR2 were highly expressed on both newly purified CD133(+) cells and mature cells. CONCLUSION: Human mast cells can be cultured from a CD34(+)/CD117(+)/CD13(+)/CD33(+) progenitor cell population in cord blood that is tryptase and chymase negative. Developing and mature mast cells express a wide range of chemokine and cytokine receptors. We found high levels of expression of CD123, IL-5R and GM-CSF receptors, also found on eosinophils and basophils, and high levels of expression of the receptor for the inflammatory cytokine IL-18.     

人骨骼肌源性血管内皮细胞对造血干/祖细胞的体外支持

背景:人骨骼肌源性血管内皮细胞位于血管壁,共表达肌肉干细胞和血管内皮细胞的标记(CD56+CD34+CD144+CD45-).研究显示,人肌血管内皮细胞与间充质干细胞存在相似性,表达间充质干细胞表面标记物,具有多向分化潜能.目的:建立人肌血管内皮细胞作为滋养层与人脐血CD34+细胞体外培养体系,以培养前后CD34+细胞...     

CD133(+) human umbilical cord blood stem cells enhance angiogenesis in experimental chronic hepatic fibrosis

The in vivo angiogenic potential of transplanted human umbilical cord blood (UCB) CD133(+) stem cells in experimental chronic hepatic fibrosis induced by murine schistosomiasis was studied. Enriched cord blood-derived CD133(+) cells were cultured in primary medium for 3 weeks. Twenty-two weeks post-Schistosomiasis infection in mice, after reaching the chronic hepatic fibrotic stage, transplantation of stem cells was performed and mice were sacrificed 3 weeks later. Histopathology and electron microscopy showed an increase in newly formed blood vessels and a decrease in the fibrosis known for this stage of the disease. By immunohistochemical analysis the newly formed blood vessels showed positive expression of the human-specific angiogenic markers CD31, CD34 and von Willebrand factor. Few hepatocyte-like polygonal cells showed positive expression of human vascular endothelial growth factor and inducible nitric oxide synthase. The transplanted CD133(+) human stem cells primarily enhanced hepatic angiogenesis and neovascularization and contributed to repair in a paracrine manner by creating a permissive environment that enabled proliferation and survival of damaged cells rather than by direct differentiation to hepatocytes. A dual advantage of CD133(+) cell therapy in hepatic disease is suggested based on its capability of hematopoietic and endothelial differentiation.     

人外周血与脐血内皮祖细胞生物学特性的比较

背景：内皮祖细胞可从外周血与脐血中获取,是修复各种疾病所致损伤的血管内皮细胞不可或缺的细胞来源。 目的：比较人外周血与脐血来源的内皮祖细胞经体外培养后生物学特性的差异。 方法：通过密度梯度离心法和6%羟乙基淀粉结合密度梯度离心法分别分离人外周血与脐血中的单个核细胞,分别设为脐血源组和外周血源组,计数各组单个核细胞数量,按1.0×106/cm2接种于大鼠尾胶包被的培养皿中,用内皮细胞培养基进行诱导,共培养7 d。 结果与结论：外周血与脐血体外培养分离出内皮祖细胞具有类似的形态学特征。光学显微镜下观察,随着培养天数的增加,大多数细胞由早期的贴壁圆形转变为梭形。外周血源组内皮祖细胞有细胞集落形成,脐血源组可见梭形细胞自行排列生长为典型的线样结构。锥虫蓝染色及绘制细胞生长曲线后发现,外周血源组单个核细胞及内皮祖细胞数量、内皮祖细胞活率及增殖能力均低于脐血源组(P < 0.05)。外周血源组和脐血源组内皮祖细胞在接种后第3天增殖速度达到峰值,在随后的培养中细胞增殖呈衰减态。流式细胞仪及免疫荧光染色检测结果显示,外周血源组和脐血源组内皮祖细胞均可表达具有内皮祖细胞表型的CD133、CD34和血管内皮细胞因子受体2表面标志物,两组既摄取Dil标记乙酰化低密度脂蛋白,也能标记体外内皮祖细胞的标志物荆豆凝集素Ⅰ。结果证实,脐血来源的内皮祖细胞与外周血来源的内皮祖细胞生物学特性相近,脐血来源的内皮祖细胞增殖能力更强。     

人脐血和外周血内皮祖细胞的分离培养和鉴定

背景：国内外有关内皮祖细胞的分离培养和鉴定方面的文章很多,但是人脐血和外周血内皮祖细胞的鉴别方面文章不多。 目的：从人脐血和外周血中分离出内皮祖细胞,并对其进行培养和鉴定。 方法：选取密度梯度离心法从脐血和外周血中分离获得单个核细胞,按照1× 10⁶/cm²的浓度种植于预先铺有纤维连接蛋白的培养板中,用含血管内皮生长因子的M199培养基进行诱导培养。 结果与结论：人脐血和外周血中存在内皮祖细胞,浓度梯度离心联合贴壁筛选获得的单个核细胞在血管内皮生长因子的诱导培养下可分化成内皮祖细胞,内皮祖细胞表达CD34、CD133、CD105、KDR和CD31,能吞噬乙酰化低密度脂蛋白,结合荆豆凝集素1,它们可作为体外分选内皮祖细胞的标志。     

缺氧预处理脐带间充质干细胞诱导分化为内皮样细胞

背景：糖尿病下肢血管病变发病率的升高,使如何通过改善下肢血管及增加新生血管生成成为关注的焦点,临床上已用人脐带间充质干细胞局部肌肉注射进行治疗,但是具体的治疗效果及机制尚不明确。 目的：探讨缺氧预处理及氯化钴培养液对脐带间充质干细胞诱导分化为内皮样细胞的影响。 方法：分离、培养脐带间充质干细胞,经不同浓度氯化钴模拟体内病理状态下的缺氧,通过ELISA检测细胞上清中碱性成纤维生长因子和血管内皮生长因子基因水平表达、MTT检测细胞增殖,选取最适氯化钴浓度,染色体进行氯化钴诱导前后安全性检测,用含10 µg/L血管内皮生长因子、10 µg/L的碱性成纤维细胞生长因子及体积分数10%胎牛血清的DMEM-LG/F12培养液向内皮样细胞方向诱导分化,鉴定诱导前及诱导后内皮样细胞表型CD31、假性血友病因子,通过三维血管形成模型的观察进行诱导前后脐带间充质干细血管形成能力检测。 结果与结论：分离的脐带间充质干细经流式鉴定高表达脐带间充质干细相关表面标志。经含不同浓度氯化钴的培养液处理后,细胞增殖与作用时间呈正相关。根据碱性成纤维生长因子和血管内皮生长因子基因水平的表达,验证得出氯化钴浓度为200 µmol/L为最适浓度。染色体检测显示氯化钴干预后的安全性可靠。诱导后CD31及假性血友病因子强阳性表达,三维血管成形观察显示脐带间充质干细诱导后可形成直径大小不等的管腔样结构,证实脐带间充质干细可诱导为内皮样细胞,且具有成血管的能力。     

Seven week culture of functional human mast cells from buffy coat preparations

Functional, mature human mast cells have been generated by in vitro differentiation of CD133(+)/CD34(+) progenitor cells isolated from e.g. cord blood, peripheral blood, bone marrow or fetal liver. However, the protocols published so far require long term cultivation, i.e. up to 15 weeks for mast cell differentiation, which makes such approaches not only laborious but also costly. Here, we have developed a protocol for generating functional human mast cells from peripheral blood already within 7 weeks. Human CD133(+) progenitors were isolated from buffy coat preparations of peripheral blood and cultured in the presence of stem cell factor (SCF) and IL-6 for 7 weeks. IL-3 was added to the culture medium during the first 3 weeks, and fetal calf serum (FCS) added during the last week. In vitro differentiated CD133(+) cells exhibited multiple characteristics of mature mast cells. Thus, cells contained tryptase and expressed functional levels of FcepsilonRI. Anti-IgE stimulation induced significant release of histamine and PGD(2) and also of chemokines including MCP-1, IL-8, MIP-1alpha, and MIP-1beta. The fact that our in vitro differentiated mast cells are derived from a generally available source of progenitor cells makes this novel protocol widely applicable to any patient group, irrespective of age. Moreover, this progenitor source is more readily available than e.g. bone marrow or cord blood-derived progenitors. Consequently, our protocol has great potential in studies on mast cell biology and mast cell pathology, and e.g. on evaluation of drug effects.     

Cord blood-derived neurons are originated from CD133+/CD34 stem/progenitor cells in a cell-to-cell contact dependent manner

Previous studies described that neurons could be generated in vitro from human umbilical cord blood cells. However, there are few data concerning their origin. Notably, cells generating neurons are not well characterized. The present study deals with the origin of cord blood cells generating neurons and mechanisms allowing the neuronal differentiation. We studied neuronal markers of both total fractions of cord blood and stem/progenitor cord blood cells before and after selections and cultures. We also compared neuronal commitment of cord blood cells to that observed for the neuronal cell line SK-N-BE(2). Before cultures, neuronal markers are found within the total fraction of cord blood cells. In CD133+ stem/progenitor cell fraction only immature neuronal markers are detected. However, CD133+ cells are unable to give rise to neurons in cultures, whereas this is achieved when total fraction of cord blood cells is used. In fact, mature functional neurons can be generated from CD133+ cells only in cell-to-cell close contact with either CD133- fraction or a neurogenic epithelium. Furthermore, since CD133+ fraction is heterogenous, we used several selections to precisely identify the phenotype of cord blood-derived neuronal stem/progenitor cells. Results reveal that only CD34- cells from CD133+ fraction possess neuronal potential. These data show the phenotype of cord blood neuronal stem/progenitor cells and the crucial role of direct cell-to-cell contact to achieve their commitment. Identifying the neuron supporting factors may be beneficial to the use of cord blood neuronal stem/progenitor cells for regenerative medicine.     

Comparative characteristics of endothelial-like cells derived from human adipose mesenchymal stem cells and umbilical cord blood-derived endothelial cells

Adult peripheral blood contains a limited number of endothelial progenitor cells that can be isolated for treatment of ischemic diseases. The adipose tissue became an interesting source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. This study aimed to investigate the phenotype of cells obtained by culturing adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ad-MSCs) in the presence of endothelial growth supplements compared to endothelial cells obtained from umbilical cord blood (UCB). Passage 3 ad-MSCs and mononuclear layer from UCB were cultured in presence of endothelial growth media for 3 weeks followed by their characterization by flow cytometry and polymerase chain reaction. After culture in endothelial inductive media, ad-MSCs expressed endothelial genes and some endothelial marker proteins as CD31 and CD34, respectively. Adipose tissue could be a reliable source for easy obtaining, expanding and differentiating MSCs into endothelial-like cells for autologous cell-based therapy.     

内皮祖细胞在体外培养成血管样结构的初步观察

目的：探索体外培养脐血、外周血内皮祖细胞（EPCs）的方法，观察其形成血管样结构的可能性及条件。 方法： 采用贴壁选择法培养人脐血及兔外周血内皮祖细胞，光镜下观察细胞形态，用荧光显微镜、流式细胞仪分析贴壁细胞CD34、VEGFR-2、AC133、血管内皮钙粘素（VE-cadherin）的表达，DiI-ac-LDL 吞噬试验及Ⅷ因子免疫组化证实细胞属性。 结果： 体外成功培养出人脐血及兔外周血内皮祖细胞，形成条索状、管状结构，兔外周血EPCs分化较成熟，形成典型铺路石形状及血管样结构。 结论： 脐血、兔外周血内皮祖细胞可在体外培养成功并表现成血管倾向，可能是血管组织工程的潜在资源。     

Ex vivo expansion does not alter the capacity of umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells to generate functional T lymphocytes and dendritic cells

We examined whether ex vivo expansion of umbilical cord blood progenitor cells affected their capacity to generate immune cells such as T lymphocytes (TLs) and dendritic cells (DCs). The capacity to generate TLs from cord blood CD34(+) cells expanded for 14 days (d14) was compared with that of nonexpanded CD34(+) cells (d0) using fetal thymus organ cultures or transfer into nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice. The cell preparations yielded comparable percentages of immature (CD4(+)CD8(-), CD4(+)CD8(+)) TLs and functional mature (CD3(+)CD4(+), CD3(+)CD8(+)) TLs with an analogous TCR (T-cell receptor)-Vbeta repertoire pattern. As regards DCs, d0 and d14 CD34(+) cells also yielded similar percentages of CD1a(+) DCs with the same expression levels of HLA-DR, costimulatory and adhesion molecules, and chemokine receptors. DCs derived from either d14 or d0 CD34(+) stimulated allogeneic TLs to the same extent, and the cytokine pattern production of these allogeneic TLs was similar with no shift toward a predominant Th1 or Th2 response. Even though the intrinsic capacity of d14 CD34(+) cells to generate DCs was 13-fold lower than that of d0 CD34(+) cells, this reduction was offset by the prior amplification of the CD34(+) cells, resulting in the overall production of 15-fold more DCs. These data indicate that ex vivo expansion of CD34(+) cells does not impair T lymphopoiesis nor DC differentiation capacity.     

人脐带血内皮祖细胞与血管内皮生长因子和碱性成纤维细胞生长因子共培养及其增殖和迁移能力

背景：目前组织工程心脏瓣膜再内皮化种子细胞主要来源于成熟内皮细胞,内皮祖细胞作为内皮细胞的前体细胞越来越受到人们的关注。 目的：分离和扩增人脐带血内皮祖细胞,观测其体外生物学特性。 方法：密度梯度离心法分离新鲜的脐血中单个核细胞,在含血管内皮生长因子和碱性成纤维细胞生长因子的培养液中培养扩增,通过形态学、免疫荧光和流式细胞仪等对贴壁细胞进行鉴定;并与脐静脉内皮细胞进行增殖和迁移能力比较。 结果与结论：随着培养和诱导时间延长,贴壁细胞形态发生明显的改变,从小圆形变成梭形,逐渐分化成典型成熟内皮细胞的鹅卵石样形态,并可形成特征性的克隆;体外诱导7 d后90%以上贴壁细胞呈Dil-ac-LDL和FITC-UEA-I双阳性;贴壁细胞流式细胞仪分析显示：培养7 d的细胞VEGFR-2、CD34和CD133表达分别占(77.4±4.9)%、(52.4±6.6)%和(19.4±2.1)%,培养28 d的细胞VEGFR-2和CD34表达分别占(81.1±7.4)%和(7.6±3.1)%,而未检测到CD133表达;人内皮祖细胞增殖和迁移能力明显高于人脐静脉内皮细胞(P < 0.05),并且细胞数量可扩增达10⁹ L^-1。结果显示用密度梯度离心法和贴壁筛选法,可从人脐带血分离、纯化内皮祖细胞;内皮祖细胞可诱导分化为内皮细胞,增殖和迁移能力都很强。     

猕猴骨髓干细胞动员后外周血干细胞、免疫细胞亚群及细胞因子变化

目的:观察GM-CSF动员猕猴骨髓干细胞后外周血干细胞、免疫细胞亚群和细胞因子含量的动态变化,为临床干细胞动员及用于治疗疾病提供参考依据.方法:健康猕猴连续5 d,皮下注射GM-CSF 8 μg/(kg·d),分别于0、2、4、6、8、10 d采集外周血,血细胞分析仪计数白细胞(WBC)总数、淋巴细胞和中性粒细胞比例,流式细胞术(FCM)测定CD34 、CD133 、CD3 、CD4 、CD8 、CD56 细胞比例,酶联免疫分析法测定血清TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-2含量.结果:WBC、中性粒细胞、CD34 、CD133 细胞数量和比例均同步升高(P＜0.01),到动员第6天时达到高峰,细胞数量分别为正常水平的6.4、9.1、117和163.3倍,其中CD34 、CD133 第8天时恢复正常,而WBC、中性粒细胞仍高于正常水平(P＜0.05).CD3 、CD4 、CD8 、CD56 细胞的数量增加,细胞数在第6天时分别为动员前的4.1、4.0、2.9和4.3倍,但比例下降(P＜0.01),到第6天达到最低(P＜0.001),随后逐渐升高至正常以上水平并持续至第10天(P＜0.05).TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-2浓度于动员后6 d内明显升高(P＜0.01),其中TNF-α、IL-1β浓度至8 d恢复正常(P＞0.05),IL-2浓度升高幅度较大并至少持续至第10天(P＜0.01).结论:连续5 d动员猕猴骨髓干细胞可使外周血中CD34 、CD133 细胞比率短暂升高,WBC、中性粒细胞比例持续升高,使CD3 、CD4 、CD8 、CD56 细胞绝对数增加,TNF-α、IL-1β、IL-2浓度升高,表明GM-CSF动员猕猴骨髓干细胞可在细胞和免疫调节因子水平提高免疫功能.     

人脐带血中粘附前体细胞的研究

目的:验证脐带血中内皮细胞前体细胞的存在,并研究这一前体细胞的分化发育过程中的影响因素。方法:用淋巴细胞分离液分离出脐带血中的单个核细胞,在胶原包被的培养瓶中,用含20%小牛血清的MCDB131培养液培养,获得具有粘附性的细胞,并观察不同培养条件对这一细胞分化发育的影响。倒置相差显微镜下每日两次观察、记录。流式细胞分析所获细胞的CD34、CD14以及因子免疫组化检测Ⅶ因子表达。结果与结论:脐带血中存在可粘附CD34^-内皮细胞的前体细胞,小牛血清、小牛下丘脑提取物、胰岛素对这一细胞的生成及分化有促进作用,而地塞米松、次黄嘌呤则对这一细胞的生成及分化有抑制作用。免疫组化证实这一细胞Ⅶ因子表达阳性,培养两周的粘附梭形细胞可形成管状排列及血岛样结构。