Human CellPub Date : 2024-01-02DOI: 10.1007/s13577-023-01019-w
Changsheng Wang, Rongsheng Chen, Xitian Zhu, Xiaobo Zhang, Nancheng Lian
{"title":"Long noncoding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 5 facilitates neuropathic pain in spinal nerve injury by promoting SCN9A expression via CDK9","authors":"Changsheng Wang, Rongsheng Chen, Xitian Zhu, Xiaobo Zhang, Nancheng Lian","doi":"10.1007/s13577-023-01019-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-01019-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aims to explore the functions and mechanisms of long noncoding RNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 5 (SNHG5) in chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced neuropathic pain (NP). An NP rat model was established using the CCI method and the NP severity was evaluated by paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and paw withdrawal latency (PWL). The expression of SNHG5, CDK9, and SCN9A was quantified in rat dorsal root ganglion, in addition to the detections of apoptosis, pathological changes, neuron number, and the co-localization of Nav1.7 and cleaved caspase-3 with NeuN. In ND7/23 cells, the apoptosis and lactate dehydrogenase concentration were assessed, as well as the relationship between SNHG5, CDK9, and SCN9A. In the dorsal root ganglion of CCI-treated rats, SNHG5 and SCN9A were upregulated and downregulation of SNHG5 suppressed SCN9A expression, increased the PWT and PWL, blocked neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis, and alleviated NP. Mechanistically, SNHG5 recruited CDK9 to enhance SCN9A-encoded Nav1.7 expression and promoted peripheral neuronal apoptosis and injury. In addition, SCN9A overexpression nullified the alleviative effects of SNHG5 deficiency on NP and neuron loss in CCI rats. In conclusion, SNHG5 promotes SCN9A-encoded Nav1.7 expression by recruiting CDK9, thereby facilitating neuron loss and NP after spinal nerve injury, which may offer a promising target for the management of NP.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139083540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research hotspots and emerging trends in mesenchymal stem/stromal cells in bronchopulmonary dysplasia","authors":"Meng Ao, Heqian Ma, Meizhen Guo, Xuelin Dai, Xiaoying Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s13577-023-01018-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-01018-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a prevalent lung disease in neonates that is associated with numerous complications and high mortality. The promising approach to treat BPD is the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), However, the current treatment of MSCs presents safety concerns, including occlusion of blood vessels and tumorigenicity. In this study, relevant publications from the Web of Science Core Collection were downloaded in January 2023. The acquired data were analyzed and predicted for trends and hotspots in this field using CiteSpace software. Results revealed that in recent years, the focus of co-cited references has been primarily on the clinical studies of MSCs and the application of MSCs derivatives for treating BPD models. The keywords that have gained attention are extracellular vesicles and exosomes. The United States has emerged as the most influential co-authoring country in this field. Among the co-cited journals, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine holds the highest influence. Thus,<b> t</b>his study provides trends in publications, collaboration, research interests, and hotspots, and provides clues for novel ideas and strategies in to further MSCs treatments for BPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"121 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139070471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generation of iPSC lines (KAIMRCi003A, KAIMRCi003B) from a Saudi patient with Dravet syndrome carrying homozygous mutation in the CPLX1 gene and heterozygous mutation in SCN9A","authors":"Maryam Alowaysi, Mohammad Al-Shehri, Amani Badkok, Hanouf Attas, Doaa Aboalola, Moayad Baadhaim, Hajar Alzahrani, Mustafa Daghestani, Asima Zia, Khalid Al-Ghamdi, Asayil Al-Ghamdi, Samer Zakri, Sihem Aouabdi, Jesper Tegner, Khaled Alsayegh","doi":"10.1007/s13577-023-01016-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-01016-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The most prevalent form of epileptic encephalopathy is Dravet syndrome (DRVT), which is triggered by the pathogenic variant SCN1A in 80% of cases. iPSCs with different SCN1A mutations have been constructed by several groups to model DRVT syndrome. However, no studies involving DRVT-iPSCs with rare genetic variants have been conducted. Here, we established two DRVT-iPSC lines harboring a homozygous mutation in the CPLX1 gene and heterozygous mutation in SCN9A gene. Therefore, the derivation of these iPSC lines provides a unique cellular platform to dissect the molecular mechanisms underlying the cellular dysfunctions consequent to CPLX1 and SCN9A mutations.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138744710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human CellPub Date : 2023-12-12DOI: 10.1007/s13577-023-01008-z
Nengqing Liu, Yi Cheng, Ding Wang, Hongmei Guan, Diyu Chen, Juan Zeng, Dian Lu, Yuanshuai Li, Yinghong Yang, Qian Luo, Lifen Zhu, Bin Jiang, Xiaofang Sun, Bing Song
{"title":"Tissue-specific populations from amniotic fluid-derived mesenchymal stem cells manifest variant in vitro and in vivo properties","authors":"Nengqing Liu, Yi Cheng, Ding Wang, Hongmei Guan, Diyu Chen, Juan Zeng, Dian Lu, Yuanshuai Li, Yinghong Yang, Qian Luo, Lifen Zhu, Bin Jiang, Xiaofang Sun, Bing Song","doi":"10.1007/s13577-023-01008-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-01008-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Amniotic fluid derived mesenchymal stem cells (AFMSCs), shed along the fetal development, exhibit superior multipotency and immunomodulatory properties compared to MSCs derived from other somatic tissues (e.g., bone marrow and fat). However, AFMSCs display heterogeneity due to source ambiguity, making them an underutilized stem cells source for translational clinical trials. Consequently, there is an urgent need to identify a method to purify the AFMSCs for clinical use. We found that the AFMSCs can be categorized into three distinct groups: kidney-specific AFMSCs (AFMSCs-K), lung-specific AFMSCs (AFMSCs-L), and AFMSCs with an undefined tissue source (AFMSCs-X). This classification was based on tissue-specific gene expression pattern of single cell colony. Additionally, we observed that AFMSCs-X, a minority population within the AFMSCs, exhibited the highest multipotency, proliferation, resistance to senescence and immuno-modulation. Our results showed that AFMSCs-X significantly improved survival rates and reduced bacterial colony forming units (CFU) in cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced septic mice. Therefore, our study introduces a novel classification method to enhance the consistency and efficacy of AFMSCs. These subpopulations, originating from different tissue source, may offer a valuable and innovative resource of cells for regenerative medicine purposes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138579928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human CellPub Date : 2023-12-11DOI: 10.1007/s13577-023-01011-4
Meimei Yang, Jing He, Sixuan Xia, Yudong Wang, Jun Xiong, Cong Liao, Nan Li, Sanfu Qu, Chao Shen
{"title":"Investigation of the mixed origins of the MGC-803 cell line reveals that it is a hybrid cell line derived from HeLa","authors":"Meimei Yang, Jing He, Sixuan Xia, Yudong Wang, Jun Xiong, Cong Liao, Nan Li, Sanfu Qu, Chao Shen","doi":"10.1007/s13577-023-01011-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-01011-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Human cancer cell lines have an essential role in cancer research, but only authentic cell lines should be used as biological models. Authentication testing using short tandem repeat (STR) loci has shown that MGC-803 cells, which were reported to come from gastric adenocarcinoma, are similar to HeLa. In this study, we confirmed that the MGC-803 cell line contains genetic material from HeLa, including genetic sequence from human papilloma virus 18 (HPV18). Additional alleles were present on STR analysis that remained stable after extensive passaging and generation of mono-clones. This behavior is consistent with a hybrid cell line arising from cell–cell fusion. Further genetic analysis revealed that MGC-803 originated from donors with different genetic ancestries, one African (HeLa) and the other Asian. Transcriptomic analysis demonstrated that MGC-803 closely resembles HeLa and another nasopharyngeal–HeLa hybrid cell line CNE-2. Based on these findings, we conclude that MGC-803 is a hybrid cell line derived from HeLa and other cells, the latter derived from a different patient with Asian genetic ancestry.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138566954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human CellPub Date : 2023-12-09DOI: 10.1007/s13577-023-01013-2
Jing Yi Lee, Peiyong Guan, Abner Herbert Lim, Zexi Guo, Zhimei Li, Jessica Sook Ting Kok, Elizabeth Chun Yong Lee, Boon Yee Lim, Bavani Kannan, Jui Wan Loh, Cedric Chuan-Young Ng, Kah Suan Lim, Bin Tean Teh, Tun Kiat Ko, Jason Yongsheng Chan
{"title":"Establishment and characterization of a patient-derived solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma cell line model","authors":"Jing Yi Lee, Peiyong Guan, Abner Herbert Lim, Zexi Guo, Zhimei Li, Jessica Sook Ting Kok, Elizabeth Chun Yong Lee, Boon Yee Lim, Bavani Kannan, Jui Wan Loh, Cedric Chuan-Young Ng, Kah Suan Lim, Bin Tean Teh, Tun Kiat Ko, Jason Yongsheng Chan","doi":"10.1007/s13577-023-01013-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-023-01013-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Solitary fibrous tumor/Hemangiopericytoma (SFT/HPC) is a rare subtype of soft tissue sarcoma harboring <i>NAB2–STAT6</i> gene fusions. Mechanistic studies and therapeutic development on SFT/HPC are impeded by scarcity and lack of system models. In this study, we established and characterized a novel SFT/HPC patient-derived cell line (PDC), SFT-S1, and screened for potential drug candidates that could be repurposed for the treatment of SFT/HPC. Immunohistochemistry profiles of the PDC was consistent with the patient’s tumor sample (CD99+/CD34+/desmin−). RNA sequencing, followed by Sanger sequencing confirmed the pathognomonic <i>NAB2</i>exon3–<i>STAT6</i>exon18 fusion in both the PDC and the original tumor. Transcriptomic data showed strong enrichment for oncogenic pathways (epithelial–mesenchymal transition, FGF, EGR1 and TGFβ signaling pathways) in the tumor. Whole genome sequencing identified potentially pathogenic somatic variants such as <i>MAGEA10</i> and <i>ABCA2</i>. Among a panel of 14 targeted agents screened, dasatinib was identified to be the most potent small molecule inhibitor against the PDC (IC<sub>50</sub>, 473 nM), followed by osimertinib (IC<sub>50</sub>, 730 nM) and sunitinib (IC<sub>50</sub>, 1765 nM). Methylation profiling of the tumor suggests that this specific variant of SFT/HPC could lead to genome-wide hypomethylation. In conclusion, we established a novel PDC model of SFT/HPC with comprehensive characterization of its genomic, epigenomic and transcriptomic landscape, which can facilitate future preclinical studies of SFT/HPC, such as in vitro drug screening and in vivo drug testing.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138560219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Human CellPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-08-09DOI: 10.1007/s13577-022-00753-x
Ziang Yang, Bei Xu, Sheng Wu, Weige Yang, Rongkui Luo, Shengkai Geng, Zhaochen Xin, Wen Jin, Xiong Shen, Xixi Gu, Hongwei Zhang, Hong Wang
{"title":"Exosomal microRNA-551b-3p from bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells inhibits breast cancer progression via regulating TRIM31/Akt signaling.","authors":"Ziang Yang, Bei Xu, Sheng Wu, Weige Yang, Rongkui Luo, Shengkai Geng, Zhaochen Xin, Wen Jin, Xiong Shen, Xixi Gu, Hongwei Zhang, Hong Wang","doi":"10.1007/s13577-022-00753-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-022-00753-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) play an important role in the development of human cancer. Meanwhile, exosomes released by MSCs can mediate cell-cell communication by delivering microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs). Hence, this study aimed to explore the role of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell (BMSC)-derived exosomal miR-551b-3p in breast cancer. In this study, we found that upregulation of miR-551b-5p suppressed the proliferation and migration and induced the apoptosis of breast cancer cells via downregulating tripartite motif-containing protein 31 (TRIM31). In addition, miR-551b-5p could be transferred from BMSCs to breast cancer cells via exosomes; BMSC-derived exosomal miR-551b-3p suppressed the proliferation and migration and promoted the apoptosis and oxidative stress of MDA-MB-231 cells via inhibiting TRIM31. Furthermore, a xenograft mouse model was used to explore the role of BMSC-derived exosomal miR-551b-3p in vivo. We found that BMSC-derived exosomal miR-551b-3p inhibited tumor growth in a mouse xenograft model of breast cancer in vivo. Collectively, these findings indicated that BMSC-derived exosomal miR-551b-3p could suppress the development of breast cancer via downregulating TRIM31. Thus, miR-551b-3p could serve as a potential target for the treatment of breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"35 6","pages":"1797-1812"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40679711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pirfenidone promotes the levels of exosomal miR-200 to down-regulate ZEB1 and represses the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of non-small cell lung cancer cells.","authors":"Jingjing Liu, Liming Cao, Yuanyuan Li, Pengbo Deng, Pinhua Pan, Chengping Hu, Huaping Yang","doi":"10.1007/s13577-022-00766-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13577-022-00766-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the malignancy with highest mortality and morbidity. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the most abundant stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment of NSCLC. This research is performed to explore the biological functions of pirfenidone (PFD) to repress the malignant phenotypes of NSCLC cells, and its regulatory effects on exosomal microRNA-200 (exo-miR-200) derived from CAFs. In the present work, we report that, exo-miR-200 secreted by CAFs restrains the migration, invasion and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) of NSCLC cells; PFD treatment promotes the secretion of exo-miR-200 from CAFs and enhances the tumor-suppressive properties of exo-miR-200 on NSCLC cells; zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1) is identified as a target of miR-200, and PFD treatment repressed the expression of ZEB1 in NSCLC cells via inducing the expression and secretion of miR-200 in CAFs. In conclusion, PFD-induced miR-200 overexpression in CAFs inhibits ZEB1 expression in NSCLC cells, and thus decelerates the migration, invasion and EMT process. Our study may provide clues for the treatment of NSCLC.</p>","PeriodicalId":13228,"journal":{"name":"Human Cell","volume":"35 6","pages":"1813-1823"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40636217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}