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OBJECTIVE: Studies in pulmonary arteries (PA) of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suggest that bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (CD133(+)) may infiltrate the intima and differentiate into smooth muscle cells (SMC). This study aimed to evaluate the plasticity of CD133(+) cells to differentiate into SMC and endothelial cells (EC) in both cell culture and human isolated PA. METHODS: Plasticity of granulocyte-colony stimulator factor (G-CSF)-mobilized peripheral blood CD133(+) cells was assessed in co-cultures with primary lines of human PA endothelial cells (PAEC) or SMC (PASMC) and in isolated human PA. We also evaluated if the phenotype of differentiated progenitor cells was acquired by fusion or differentiation. RESULTS: The in vitro studies demonstrated CD133(+) cells may acquire the morphology and phenotype of the cells they were co-cultured with. CD133(+) cells co-incubated with human isolated PA were able to migrate into the intima and differentiate into SMC. Progenitor cell differentiation was produced without fusion with mature cells. CONCLUSIONS: We provide evidence of plasticity of CD133(+) cells to differentiate into both endothelial cells and SMC,reinforcing the idea of their potential role in the remodeling process of PA in COPD. This process was conducted by transdifferentiation and not by cell fusion. View Publication

Emerging studies suggested that murine podoplanin-positive monocytes (PPMs) are involved in lymphangiogenesis. The goal of this study was to demonstrate the therapeutic lymphangiogenesis of human PPMs by the interaction with platelets. Aggregation culture of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) resulted in cellular aggregates termed hematospheres. During 5-day culture,PPMs expanded exponentially and expressed several lymphatic endothelial cell-specific markers including vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-3 and well-established lymphangiogenic transcription factors. Next,we investigated the potential interaction of PPMs with platelets that had C-type lectin-like receptor-2 (CLEC-2),a receptor of podoplanin. In vitro coculture of PPMs and platelets stimulated PPMs to strongly express lymphatic endothelial markers and upregulate lymphangiogenic cytokines. Recombinant human CLEC-2 also stimulated PPMs through Akt and Erk signaling. Likewise,platelets in coculture with PPMs augmented secretion of a lymphangiogenic cytokine,interleukin (IL)-1-β,via podoplanin/CLEC-2 axis. The supernatant obtained from coculture was able to enhance the migration,viability,and proliferation of lymphatic endothelial cell. Local injection of hematospheres with platelets significantly increased lymphatic neovascularization and facilitated wound healing in the full-thickness skin wounds of nude mice. Cotreatment with PPMs and platelets augments lymphangiogenesis through podoplanin/CLEC-2 axis,which thus would be a promising novel strategy of cell therapy to treat human lymphatic vessel disease. View Publication

Antiangiogenic effects of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib were analyzed on tumor xenografts in vivo. Bortezomib strongly inhibited angiogenesis and vascularization in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane. Bortezomib's inhibitory effects on chorioallantoic membrane vascularization were abrogated in the presence of distinct tumor xenografts,thanks to a soluble factor secreted by tumor cells. Through size-exclusion and ion-exchange chromatography as well as mass spectroscopy,we identified GRP-78,a chaperone protein of the unfolded protein response,as being responsible for bortezomib resistance. Indeed,a variety of bortezomib-resistant solid tumor cell lines (PC-3,HRT-18),but not myeloma cell lines (U266,OPM-2),were able to secrete high amounts of GRP-78. Recombinant GRP-78 conferred bortezomib resistance to endothelial cells and OPM-2 myeloma cells. Knockdown of GRP78 gene expression in tumor cells and immunodepletion of GRP-78 protein from tumor cell supernatants restored bortezomib sensitivity. GRP-78 did not bind or complex bortezomib but induced prosurvival signals by phosphorylation of extracellular signal-related kinase and inhibited p53-mediated expression of proapoptotic Bok and Noxa proteins in endothelial cells. From our data,we conclude that distinct solid tumor cells are able to secrete GRP-78 into the tumor microenvironment,thus demonstrating a hitherto unknown mechanism of resistance to bortezomib. View Publication

TEL-TRKC is a fusion gene generated by chromosomal translocation and encodes an activated tyrosine kinase. Uniquely,it is found in both solid tumors and leukemia. However,a single exon difference (in TEL) in TEL-TRKC fusions is associated with the two sets of cancer phenotypes. We expressed the two TEL-TRKC variants in vivo by using the 3' regulatory element of SCL that is selectively active in a subset of mesodermal cell lineages,including endothelial and hematopoietic stem cells and progenitors. The leukemia form of TEL-TRKC (-exon 5 of TEL) enhanced hematopoietic stem cell renewal and initiated leukemia. In contrast,the TEL-TRKC solid tumor variant (+ TEL exon 5) elicited an embryonic lethal phenotype with impairment of both angiogenesis and hematopoiesis indicative of an effect at the level of the hemangioblasts. The ability of TEL-TRKC to repress expression of Flk1,a critical regulator of early endothelial and hematopoietic cells,depended on TEL exon 5. These data indicate that related oncogenic fusion proteins similarly expressed in a hierarchy of early stem cells can have selective,cell type-specific developmental impacts. View Publication

AIMS: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) have been shown to repair pulmonary endothelium,although they can also migrate into the arterial intima and differentiate into smooth muscle-like (mesenchymal) cells contributing to intimal hyperplasia. The molecular mechanisms by which this process proceeds have not been fully elucidated. Here,we study whether genes involved in the endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EnMT) may contribute to the mesenchymal phenotype acquisition of EPC and we evaluate whether transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) is involved in this process. METHODS AND RESULTS: Our results show that co-culture of EPC with smooth muscle cells (SMC) increases the expression of the mesenchymal cell markers α-smooth muscle actin,sm22-α,and myocardin,and decreases the expression of the endothelial cell marker CD31. In the same conditions,we also observed a concomitant increase in the gene expression of the EnMT-related transcription factors: slug,snail,zeb1,and endothelin-1. This indicates that mesenchymal phenotype acquisition occurred through an EnMT-like process. Inhibition of TGFβ receptor I (TGFβRI) downregulated snail gene expression,blocked the EnMT,and facilitated the differentiation of EPC to the endothelial cell lineage. Furthermore,TGFβRI inhibition decreased migration of EPC stimulated by SMC without affecting their functionality and adhesion capacity. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that EPC may differentiate into SMC-like cells through an EnMT-like process and that TGFβI plays an important role in the fate of EPC. View Publication

Recent studies have demonstrated that cancer stem cells play an important role in the pathobiology of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). However,little is known about functional interactions between head and neck cancer stem-like cells (CSC) and surrounding stromal cells. Here,we used aldehyde dehydrogenase activity and CD44 expression to sort putative stem cells from primary human HNSCC. Implantation of 1,000 CSC (ALDH+CD44+Lin-) led to tumors in 13 (out of 15) mice,whereas 10,000 noncancer stem cells (ALDH-CD44-Lin-) resulted in 2 tumors in 15 mice. These data demonstrated that ALDH and CD44 select a subpopulation of cells that are highly tumorigenic. The ability to self-renew was confirmed by the observation that ALDH+CD44+Lin- cells sorted from human HNSCC formed more spheroids (orospheres) in 3-D agarose matrices or ultra-low attachment plates than controls and were serially passaged in vivo. We observed that approximately 80% of the CSC were located in close proximity (within 100-μm radius) of blood vessels in human tumors,suggesting the existence of perivascular niches in HNSCC. In vitro studies demonstrated that endothelial cell-secreted factors promoted self-renewal of CSC,as demonstrated by the upregulation of Bmi-1 expression and the increase in the number of orospheres as compared with controls. Notably,selective ablation of tumor-associated endothelial cells stably transduced with a caspase-based artificial death switch (iCaspase-9) caused a marked reduction in the fraction of CSC in xenograft tumors. Collectively,these findings indicate that endothelial cell-initiated signaling can enhance the survival and self-renewal of head and neck CSC. View Publication

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Interactions between acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) blasts and non-leukemic cells in the bone marrow seem to be important for both disease development and susceptibility to chemotherapy. Recent studies have focused on the endothelial cells,but other non-leukemic cells may also be involved. In the present study we investigated how osteoblasts affect native human AML blasts. DESIGN AND METHODS: AML cells were derived from a large group of consecutive patients. The AML blasts and osteoblastic sarcoma cell lines (Cal72,SJSA-1) were incubated together in different chambers separated by a semipermeable membrane. We investigated effects of co-culture on proliferation,apoptosis and cytokine release. RESULTS: The cross-talk between these two cell populations,achieved via release of soluble mediators,resulted in increased AML blast proliferation,including increased proliferation of clonogenic progenitors,but did not affect spontaneous in vitro apoptosis. Both interleukin (IL) 1-b and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor were involved in this growth-enhancing cross-talk,and normal osteoblasts could also increase the AML blast proliferation. Furthermore,co-culture of AML blasts with osteoblastic sarcoma cells as well as normal osteoblasts increased the levels of the pro-angiogenic mediator IL8. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: Our in vitro results suggest that the release of soluble mediators by osteoblasts supports leukemic hematopoiesis through two major mechanisms: (i) direct enhancement of AML blast proliferation; and (ii) enhanced angiogenesis caused by increased IL8 levels. View Publication

Putative myogenic and endothelial (myo-endothelial) cell progenitors were identified in the interstitial spaces of murine skeletal muscle by immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy using CD34 antigen. Enzymatically isolated cells were characterized by fluorescence-activated cell sorting on the basis of cell surface antigen expression,and were sorted as a CD34+ and CD45- fraction. Cells in this fraction were approximately 94% positive for Sca-1,and mostly negative (textless3% positive) for CD14,31,49,144,c-kit,and FLK-1. The CD34+/45- cells formed colonies in clonal cell cultures and colony-forming units displayed the potential to differentiate into adipocytes,endothelial,and myogenic cells. The CD34+/45- cells fully differentiated into vascular endothelial cells and skeletal muscle fibers in vivo after transplantation. Immediately after sorting,CD34+/45- cells expressed only c-met mRNA,and did not express any other myogenic cell-related markers such as MyoD,myf-5,myf-6,myogenin,M-cadherin,Pax-3,and Pax-7. However,after 3 d of culture,these cells expressed mRNA for all myogenic markers. CD34+/45- cells were distinct from satellite cells,as they expressed Bcrp1/ABCG2 gene mRNA (Zhou et al.,2001). These findings suggest that myo-endothelial progenitors reside in the interstitial spaces of mammalian skeletal muscles,and that they can potentially contribute to postnatal skeletal muscle growth. View Publication

Chemokine stromal derived factor 1 (SDF-1) is involved in trafficking of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from the bone marrow (BM) to peripheral blood (PB) and has been found to enhance postischemia angiogenesis. This study was aimed at investigating whether SDF-1 plays a role in differentiation of BM-derived c-kit(+) stem cells into endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) and in ischemia-induced trafficking of stem cells from PB to ischemic tissues. We found that SDF-1 enhanced EPC number by promoting alpha(2),alpha(4),and alpha(5) integrin-mediated adhesion to fibronectin and collagen I. EPC differentiation was reduced in mitogen-stimulated c-kit(+) cells,while cytokine withdrawal or the overexpression of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p16(INK4) restored such differentiation,suggesting a link between control of cell cycle and EPC differentiation. We also analyzed the time course of SDF-1 expression in a mouse model of hind-limb ischemia. Shortly after femoral artery dissection,plasma SDF-1 levels were up-regulated,while SDF-1 expression in the bone marrow was down-regulated in a timely fashion with the increase in the percentage of PB progenitor cells. An increase in ischemic tissue expression of SDF-1 at RNA and protein level was also observed. Finally,using an in vivo assay such as injection of matrigel plugs,we found that SDF-1 improves formation of tubulelike structures by coinjected c-kit(+) cells. Our findings unravel a function for SDF-1 in increase of EPC number and formation of vascular structures by bone marrow progenitor cells. View Publication

Adipose tissue-derived stem cells have been demonstrated to differentiate into cardiomyocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Here we investigate whether mature adipocyte-derived dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells can differentiate to cardiomyocytes in vitro and in vivo by establishing DFAT cell lines via ceiling culture of mature adipocytes. DFAT cells were obtained by dedifferentiation of mature adipocytes from GFP-transgenic rats. We evaluated the differentiating ability of DFAT cells into cardiomyocytes by detection of the cardiac phenotype markers in immunocytochemical and RT-PCR analyses in vitro. We also examined effects of the transplantation of DFAT cells into the infarcted heart of rats on cardiomyocytes regeneration and angiogenesis. DFAT cells expressed cardiac phenotype markers when cocultured with cardiomyocytes and also when grown in MethoCult medium in the absence of cardiomyocytes,indicating that DFAT cells have the potential to differentiate to cardiomyocyte lineage. In a rat acute myocardial infarction model,transplanted DFAT cells were efficiently accumulated in infarcted myocardium and expressed cardiac sarcomeric actin at 8 weeks after the cell transplantation. The transplantation of DFAT cells significantly (ptextless0.05) increased capillary density in the infarcted area when compared with hearts from saline-injected control rats. We demonstrated that DFAT cells have the ability to differentiate to cardiomyocyte-like cells in vitro and in vivo. In addition,transplantation of DFAT cells led to neovascuralization in rats with myocardial infarction. We propose that DFAT cells represent a promising candidate cell source for cardiomyocyte regeneration in severe ischemic heart disease. View Publication

Hematopoietic progenitor cells arising from bone marrow (BM) are known to contribute to the formation and expansion of tumor vasculature. However,whether different subsets of these cells have different roles in this process is unclear. To investigate the roles of BM-derived progenitor cell subpopulations in the formation of tumor vasculature in a Ewing's sarcoma model,we used a functional assay based on endothelial cell and pericyte differentiation in vivo. Fluorescence-activated cell sorting of human cord blood/BM or mouse BM from green fluorescent protein transgenic mice was used to isolate human CD34+/CD38(-),CD34+/CD45+,and CD34(-)/CD45+ cells and mouse Sca1+/Gr1+,Sca1(-)/Gr1+,VEGFR1+,and VEGFR2+ cells. Each of these progenitor subpopulations was separately injected intravenously into nude mice bearing Ewing's sarcoma tumors. Tumors were resected 1 week later and analyzed using immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy for the presence of migrated progenitor cells expressing endothelial,pericyte,or inflammatory cell surface markers. We showed two distinct patterns of stem cell infiltration. Human CD34+/CD45+ and CD34+/CD38(-) and murine VEGFR2+ and Sca1+/Gr1+ cells migrated to Ewing's tumors,colocalized with the tumor vascular network,and differentiated into cells expressing either endothelial markers (mouse CD31 or human vascular endothelial cadherin) or the pericyte markers desmin and alpha-smooth muscle actin. By contrast,human CD34(-)/CD45+ and mouse Sca1(-)/Gr1+ cells migrated predominantly to sites outside of the tumor vasculature and differentiated into monocytes/macrophages expressing F4/80 or CD14. Our data indicate that only specific BM stem/progenitor subpopulations participate in Ewing's sarcoma tumor vasculogenesis. View Publication

Neonatal hyperoxia impairs vascular and alveolar growth in mice and decreases endothelial progenitor cells. To determine the role of bone marrow-derived cells in restoration of neonatal lung structure after injury,we studied a novel bone marrow myeloid progenitor cell population from Tie2-green fluorescent protein (GFP) transgenic mice (bone marrow-derived angiogenic cells; BMDAC). We hypothesized that treatment with BMDAC would restore normal lung structure in infant mice during recovery from neonatal hyperoxia. Neonatal mice (1-day-old) were exposed to 80% oxygen for 10 days. BMDACs (1 x 10(5)),embryonic endothelial progenitor cells,mouse embryonic fibroblasts (control),or saline were then injected into the pulmonary circulation. At 21 days of age,saline-treated mice had enlarged alveoli,reduced septation,and a reduction in vascular density. In contrast,mice treated with BMDAC had complete restoration of lung structure that was indistinguishable from room air controls. BMDAC comprised 12% of distal lung cells localized to pulmonary vessels or alveolar type II (AT2) cells and persist (8.8%) for 8 wk postinjection. Coculture of AT2 cells or lung endothelial cells (luEC) with BMDAC augmented AT2 and luEC cell growth in vitro. We conclude that treatment with BMDAC after neonatal hyperoxia restores lung structure in this model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. View Publication