Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-11-03eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/8188324
Fengsheng Yu, Zujuan Zhang, Xiaohong Chang, Xue Ye, Hongyan Cheng, Yi Li, Heng Cui
{"title":"Immunization with Embryonic Stem Cells/Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Induces Effective Immunity against Ovarian Tumor-Initiating Cells in Mice.","authors":"Fengsheng Yu, Zujuan Zhang, Xiaohong Chang, Xue Ye, Hongyan Cheng, Yi Li, Heng Cui","doi":"10.1155/2023/8188324","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/8188324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cancer stem cells (CSCs) express pluripotent markers and share many features with normal pluripotent stem cells. It is possible that immunity induced by embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells- (IPSCs-) based vaccines may selectively target CSCs. In our study, cells expressing the pluripotent marker CD133 in the murine ovarian cancer cell-line ID8 were isolated and identified as CSCs. We investigated the preventive efficacy of ESCs and IPSCs-based vaccines against the development of ovarian cancer <i>in vivo</i> and evaluated the humoral and cellular immunities targeting CSCs <i>in vitro</i>. Our study showed that preimmunization with both mouse-derived embryonic stem cells (mESCs) and mouse-induced pluripotent stem cells (mIPSCs) lysates, combined with an immunostimulatory adjuvant CpG, elicited strong humoral and cellular responses. These responses effectively suppressed the development of CSC-derived tumors. Immune sera collected from mESCs and mIPSCs-vaccinated mice contained antibodies that were capable of selectively targeting CSCs, resulting in the lysis of CSCs in the presence of complement. Cytotoxic <i>T</i>-lymphocytes generated from splenocytes of mESCs and mIPSCs-vaccinated hosts could secrete interferon- (IFN-) <i>γ</i> in response to CSCs and kill CSCs <i>in vitro</i>. These findings indicate that vaccines based on mESCs and mIPSCs can elicit effective antitumor immunities. These immunities are related to the conferring of humoral and cellular responses that directly target CSCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"8188324"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10696476/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138499400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-11-02eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/2729377
Iwona Deszcz
{"title":"Stem Cell-Based Therapy and Cell-Free Therapy as an Alternative Approach for Cardiac Regeneration.","authors":"Iwona Deszcz","doi":"10.1155/2023/2729377","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/2729377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The World Health Organization reports that cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent 32% of all global deaths. The ineffectiveness of conventional therapies in CVDs encourages the development of novel, minimally invasive therapeutic strategies for the healing and regeneration of damaged tissue. The self-renewal capacity, multilineage differentiation, lack of immunogenicity, and immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) make them a promising option for CVDs. However, growing evidence suggests that myocardial regeneration occurs through paracrine factors and extracellular vesicle (EV) secretion, rather than through differentiation into cardiomyocytes. Research shows that stem cells secrete or surface-shed into their culture media various cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, anti-inflammatory factors, and EVs, which constitute an MSC-conditioned medium (MSC-CM) or the secretome. The use of MSC-CM enhances cardiac repair through resident heart cell differentiation, proliferation, scar mass reduction, a decrease in infarct wall thickness, and cardiac function improvement comparable to MSCs without their side effects. This review highlights the limitations and benefits of therapies based on stem cells and their secretome as an innovative treatment of CVDs.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"2729377"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10635745/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89719588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-10-23eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/6767735
Amany Abdlrehim Bekhit, Olivia N Beshay, Michael A Fawzy, Sara Mohamed Naguib Abdel-Hafez, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Farid S Ataya, Moustafa Fathy
{"title":"Curative Effect of AD-MSCs against Cisplatin-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats is Potentiated by Azilsartan: Targeting Oxidative Stress, MAPK, and Apoptosis Signaling Pathways.","authors":"Amany Abdlrehim Bekhit, Olivia N Beshay, Michael A Fawzy, Sara Mohamed Naguib Abdel-Hafez, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Farid S Ataya, Moustafa Fathy","doi":"10.1155/2023/6767735","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6767735","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite its clinical value, cisplatin (CISP) is complicated by marked hepatotoxicity via inducing oxidative stress, inflammatory, and apoptotic pathways. This study aims to explore the protective impact of azilsartan (AZIL), an antihypertensive drug, in addition to adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) on CISP-induced hepatotoxicity. After characterization and labeling of AD-MSCs by PKH26 dye, 54 Wistar male albino rats were randomly divided into nine groups: I (CONT), II (AZIL.H), III (CISP), IV (CISP + AZIL.L), V (CISP + AZIL.H), VI (CISP + AD-MSCs), VII (CISP + AZIL.L + AD-MSCs), VIII (CISP + AZIL.H + AD-MSCs), and IX (CISP + VITA C). Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alanine aminotransferase (AST), and albumin levels were determined. Assessment of reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde, and glutathione contents, and superoxide dismutase activity and histopathological evaluations were done on hepatic tissue. Quantitative real-time PCR was utilized to estimate the expression of <i>TNF-α</i> and <i>IL-6</i> genes. Cell homing of labeled AD-MSCs to the liver tissues was investigated. Hepatic expression of JNK1/2, ERK1/2, p38, Bax, Bcl-2, and cleaved caspase-3 proteins was investigated by western blot analysis. CISP elevated serum ALT and AST activities, reduced albumin level, and remarkably changed the hepatic architecture. It increased the expression <i>TNF-α</i> and <i>IL-6</i> genes, raised the expression of JNK1/2, ERK1/2, p38, Bax, and cleaved caspase-3 proteins, and diminished the Bcl-2 protein. By contrast, treatment of animals with either AZIL or AD-MSCs dramatically reduced the effects of CISP injection. Moreover, treatment with combination therapy (AZIL.L or H + AD-MSCs) considerably mitigated all previously mentioned alterations superior to AZIL or AD-MSCs alone, which might be attributed to the AZIL-enhanced homing ability of AD-MSCs into the injured liver tissue. In conclusion, the present findings demonstrated that AZIL improves the hepatoprotective potential of AD-MSCs against CISP-induced hepatotoxicity by modulating oxidative stress, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and apoptotic pathways.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"6767735"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615573/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71427000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-10-20eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/8815888
Soo-Jin Lee, Ji-Woong Shin, Mee-Ae Kwon, Ki Baek Lee, Hyo-Jun Kim, Jin-Haeng Lee, Heun-Soo Kang, Jong Kwan Jun, Sung-Yup Cho, In-Gyu Kim
{"title":"Transglutaminase 2 Prevents Premature Senescence and Promotes Osteoblastic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells through NRF2 Activation.","authors":"Soo-Jin Lee, Ji-Woong Shin, Mee-Ae Kwon, Ki Baek Lee, Hyo-Jun Kim, Jin-Haeng Lee, Heun-Soo Kang, Jong Kwan Jun, Sung-Yup Cho, In-Gyu Kim","doi":"10.1155/2023/8815888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8815888","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional enzyme that exhibits transamidase, GTPase, kinase, and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) activities. Of these, transamidase-mediated modification of proteins regulates apoptosis, differentiation, inflammation, and fibrosis. TG2 is highly expressed in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) compared with differentiated cells, suggesting a role of TG2 specific for MSC characteristics. In this study, we report a new function of TG2 in the regulation of MSC redox homeostasis. During <i>in vitro</i> MSC expansion, TG2 is required for cell proliferation and self-renewal by preventing premature senescence but has no effect on the expression of surface antigens and oxidative stress-induced cell death. Moreover, induction of differentiation upregulates TG2 that promotes osteoblastic differentiation. Molecular analyses revealed that TG2 mediates tert-butylhydroquinone, but not sulforaphane, -induced nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) activation in a transamidase activity-independent manner. Differences in the mechanism of action between two NRF2 activators suggest that PDI activity of TG2 may be implicated in the stabilization of NRF2. The role of TG2 in the regulation of antioxidant response was further supported by transcriptomic analysis of MSC. These results indicate that TG2 is a critical enzyme in eliciting antioxidant response in MSC through NRF2 activation, providing a target for optimizing MSC manufacturing processes to prevent premature senescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"8815888"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10611545/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71413892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-10-17eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/9992207
Xiaofeng Wei, Xinhong Cheng, Yang Luo, Xun Li
{"title":"Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate S100-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis via Modulating Th1 and Th17 Cell Responses in Mice.","authors":"Xiaofeng Wei, Xinhong Cheng, Yang Luo, Xun Li","doi":"10.1155/2023/9992207","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/9992207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Currently, the first-line treatment for autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is still the combination of glucocorticoids or immunosuppressants. However, hormone and immunosuppressive therapy can cause serious side effects, such as Cushing syndrome and bone marrow suppression. Previous studies reported on the applicability and safety of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to ameliorate liver inflammation and fibrosis. However, the characteristics of MSCs sources directly contribute to the different conclusions on the mechanisms underlying MSC-mediated immunoregulation. Bone marrow-derived MSCs can exert an immunosuppression effect to ameliorate the S100-induced AIH model by inhibiting several proinflammatory cytokines and upregulating of PD-L1 in liver tissue. It is not clear whether human umbilical cord-derived MSCs (hUC-MSCs) could directly inhibit liver inflammation and ultimately alleviate the dysfunction of hepatocytes in the AIH model. First, hUC-MSCs were extracted from umbilical cord tissue, and the basic biological properties and multilineage differentiation potential were examined. Second, 1 × 10<sup>6</sup> hUC-MSCs were administered intravenously to AIH mice. At the peak of the disease, serum levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase and pathologic damage to liver tissue were measured to evaluate liver function and degree of inflammation. We also observed that the infiltration of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells in the liver was significantly reduced. Furthermore, the frequency of the splenic IFN<i>γ</i>- and IL-17A- producing CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells were also significantly decreased, while we only observed an increasing trend in Treg cells in liver tissue. Third, an RNA sequencing analysis of liver tissue was performed, which showed that in the UC-MSC-treated group, the transcriptional profiles of inflammation-related signaling pathways were significantly negatively regulated compared to those of phosphate-buffered saline-treated mice. Collectively, these findings indicated the potential of hUC-MSC to suppress immune responses in immune anomaly mediated liver disease, thus offering a potential clinical option to improve AIH.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9992207"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10597736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50162985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-10-12eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/6684617
Yiming Shao, Lei Sun, Baodong Ma, Ranran Jin, Yueyao Ban, Ruibo Li, Jianfa Wang, Hongkai Lian, Han Yue
{"title":"VCAM-1 Promotes Angiogenesis of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Patients with Trauma-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head by Regulating the Apelin/CCN2 Pathway.","authors":"Yiming Shao, Lei Sun, Baodong Ma, Ranran Jin, Yueyao Ban, Ruibo Li, Jianfa Wang, Hongkai Lian, Han Yue","doi":"10.1155/2023/6684617","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/6684617","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trauma-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head (TI-ONFH) is a pathological process in which the destruction of blood vessels supplying blood to the femoral head causes the death of bone tissue cells. Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) has been shown to have potent proangiogenic activity, but the role in angiogenesis of TI-ONFH is unclear. In this work, we discovered that VCAM-1 was significantly downregulated in the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) derived from patients with TI-ONFH. Subsequently, we constructed BMSCs overexpressing VCAM-1 using a lentiviral vector. VCAM-1 enhances the migration and angiogenesis of BMSCs. We further performed mRNA transcriptome sequencing to explore the mechanisms by which VCAM-1 promotes angiogenesis. Gene ontology biological process enrichment analysis demonstrated that upregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were related to blood vessel development. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment analysis revealed that upregulated DEGs were engaged in the Apelin signaling pathway. Apelin-13 is the endogenous ligand of the APJ receptor and activates this G protein-coupled receptor. Treatment with Apelin-13 activated the Apelin signaling pathway and suppressed the expression of cellular communication network factor 2 in BMSCs. Furthermore, Apelin-13 also inhibits the migration and angiogenesis of VCAM-1-BMSCs. In summary, VCAM-1 plays an important role in vascular microcirculation disorders of TI-ONFH, which provides a new direction for the molecular mechanism and treatment of TI-ONFH.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"6684617"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10586908/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49692410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-10-11eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/7357179
Xiaolei Bai, Ruijue Cao, Danni Wu, Huicong Zhang, Fan Yang, Linhong Wang
{"title":"Dental Pulp Stem Cells for Bone Tissue Engineering: A Literature Review.","authors":"Xiaolei Bai, Ruijue Cao, Danni Wu, Huicong Zhang, Fan Yang, Linhong Wang","doi":"10.1155/2023/7357179","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/7357179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bone tissue engineering (BTE) is a promising approach for repairing and regenerating damaged bone tissue, using stem cells and scaffold structures. Among various stem cell sources, dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) have emerged as a potential candidate due to their multipotential capabilities, ability to undergo osteogenic differentiation, low immunogenicity, and ease of isolation. This article reviews the biological characteristics of DPSCs, their potential for BTE, and the underlying transcription factors and signaling pathways involved in osteogenic differentiation; it also highlights the application of DPSCs in inducing scaffold tissues for bone regeneration and summarizes animal and clinical studies conducted in this field. This review demonstrates the potential of DPSC-based BTE for effective bone repair and regeneration, with implications for clinical translation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"7357179"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10586346/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49692409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-10-04eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/9760693
Stem Cells International
{"title":"Retracted: lncRNA HOTTIP Recruits EZH2 to Inhibit PTEN Expression and Participates in IM Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.","authors":"Stem Cells International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9760693","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/9760693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/9993393.].</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9760693"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10567471/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41213426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-09-29eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/3320211
Xuerui Yao, Ji Hyun Kang, Kee-Pyo Kim, Hyogeun Shin, Zhe-Long Jin, Hao Guo, Yong-Nan Xu, Ying-Hua Li, Sai Hali, Jeongwoo Kwon, Hyeonwoo La, Chanhyeok Park, Yong-June Kim, Lin Wang, Kwonho Hong, Qilong Cao, Il-Joo Cho, Nam-Hyung Kim, Dong Wook Han
{"title":"Production of Highly Uniform Midbrain Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells.","authors":"Xuerui Yao, Ji Hyun Kang, Kee-Pyo Kim, Hyogeun Shin, Zhe-Long Jin, Hao Guo, Yong-Nan Xu, Ying-Hua Li, Sai Hali, Jeongwoo Kwon, Hyeonwoo La, Chanhyeok Park, Yong-June Kim, Lin Wang, Kwonho Hong, Qilong Cao, Il-Joo Cho, Nam-Hyung Kim, Dong Wook Han","doi":"10.1155/2023/3320211","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/3320211","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brain organoids have been considered as an advanced platform for <i>in vitro</i> disease modeling and drug screening, but numerous roadblocks exist, such as lack of large-scale production technology and lengthy protocols with multiple manipulation steps, impeding the industrial translation of brain organoid technology. Here, we describe the high-speed and large-scale production of midbrain organoids using a high-throughput screening-compatible platform within 30 days. Micro midbrain organoids (<i>µ</i>MOs) exhibit a highly uniform morphology and gene expression pattern with minimal variability. Notably, <i>µ</i>MOs show dramatically accelerated maturation, resulting in the generation of functional <i>µ</i>MOs within only 30 days of differentiation. Furthermore, individual <i>µ</i>MOs display highly consistent responsiveness to neurotoxin, suggesting their usefulness as an <i>in vitro</i> high-throughput drug toxicity screening platform. Collectively, our data indicate that <i>µ</i>MO technology could represent an advanced and robust platform for <i>in vitro</i> disease modeling and drug screening for human neuronal diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"3320211"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10558263/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41153711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stem Cells InternationalPub Date : 2023-09-27eCollection Date: 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1155/2023/5548112
Xin Tang, Cuixiang Cao, Yunxiao Liang, Le Han, Bin Tu, Miao Yu, Miaojian Wan
{"title":"Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Exosomes Antagonize the Inhibitory Effect of Dihydrotestosterone on Hair Follicle Growth by Activating Wnt/<i>β</i>-Catenin Pathway.","authors":"Xin Tang, Cuixiang Cao, Yunxiao Liang, Le Han, Bin Tu, Miao Yu, Miaojian Wan","doi":"10.1155/2023/5548112","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/5548112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The most prevalent type of alopecia is androgenetic alopecia (AGA), which has a high prevalence but no effective treatment. Elevated dihydrotestosterone (DHT) level in the balding area was usually thought to be critical in the pathophysiology of AGA. The canonical Wnt/<i>β</i>-catenin signaling pathway plays a key role in promoting hair follicle development and sustaining the hair follicle cycle. Adipose-derived stem cell exosomes (ADSC-Exos) are widely used in the field of regenerative medicine due to the advantages of being cell free and immune privileged. Still, few studies have reported the therapeutic effect on hair disorders. As a result, we sought to understand how ADSC-Exos affected hair growth and explore the possibility that ADSC-Exos could counteract the hair-growth-inhibiting effects of DHT. This research using human hair follicle organs, in vitro dermal papilla cells, and in vivo animal models showed that ADSC-Exos not only encouraged healthy hair growth but also counteracted the inhibitory effects of DHT on hair growth. Additionally, we discovered that ADSC-Exos increased Ser9 phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase-3<i>β</i> levels and facilitated nuclear translocation of <i>β</i>-catenin, which may have been blocked by the specific Wnt/<i>β</i>-catenin signaling pathway inhibitor dickkopf-related protein 1. Our findings suggested that ADSC-Exos are essential for hair regeneration, which is anticipated to open up new therapeutic possibilities for clinical alopecia, particularly for the treatment of AGA.</p>","PeriodicalId":21962,"journal":{"name":"Stem Cells International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"5548112"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10551537/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41131338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}