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(Circulation. 2004;109:1543-1549.)
© 2004 American Heart Association, Inc.
Basic Science Reports |
From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington, DC.
Correspondence to Tim Kinnaird, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Room 4B-1, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, Washington, DC 20010. E-mail tim.kinnaird{at}medstar.net
Received March 21, 2003; de novo received September 12, 2003; revision received November 7, 2003; accepted December 5, 2003.
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Methods and Results Murine marrow-derived stromal cells (MSCs) were purified by magnetic bead separation of cultured bone marrow. The release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), placental growth factor (PlGF), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) was demonstrated by analysis of MSC conditioned media (MSC-CM). MSC-CM enhanced proliferation of endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells in a dose-dependent manner; anti-VEGF and anti-FGF antibodies only partly attenuated these effects. Balb/C mice (n=10) underwent distal femoral artery ligation, followed by adductor muscle injection of 1x106 MSCs 24 hours later. Compared with controls injected with media (n=10) or mature endothelial cells (n=8), distal limb perfusion improved, and mid-thigh conductance vessels increased in number and total cross-sectional area. MSC injection improved limb function and appearance, reduced the incidence of auto-amputation, and attenuated muscle atrophy and fibrosis. After injection, labeled MSCs were seen dispersed between muscle fibers but were not seen incorporated into mature collaterals. Injection of MSCs increased adductor muscle levels of bFGF and VEGF protein compared with controls. Finally, colocalization of VEGF and transplanted MSCs within adductor tissue was demonstrated.
Conclusions MSCs secrete a wide array of arteriogenic cytokines. MSCs can contribute to collateral remodeling through paracrine mechanisms.
Key Words: cells, bone marrow cells, stromal angiogenesis
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MSCs play an important supportive role in the marrow microenvironment, mediated partly through cell-to-cell contact but importantly also via paracrine mechanisms involving release of cytokines that exert effects on surrounding cells. Therefore, the present study sought to examine the hypothesis that local delivery of MSCs augments collateral perfusion in a murine hindlimb ischemia model and that these effects are mediated by paracrine mechanisms rather than by cell incorporation.
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7 to 10 days). MSCs were purified from the heterogeneous cultured cells. The CD34-/CD45- fraction was isolated by labeling with fluorescein isothiocyanatelabeled anti-CD34 antibody (Pharmingen), simultaneous incubation with antifluorescein isothiocyanate and anti-CD45 magnetic beads (Miltenyi Biotech), and passage through a magnetic column. Subsequently, the bead-negative and bead-positive populations were cultured separately. The bead-negative population demonstrated typical MSC fibroblastic morphology, whereas the bead-positive population consisted of small, spherical cells consistent with lymphohematopoietic cells (Figure 1A and 1B). Fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis demonstrated that the bead-negative cells did not express the surface markers CD31, CD34, CD45, and CD117 but did express high levels of CD44 (95±0.6%), CD90 (99.1±0.1%), and CD105 (89±2.1%), in agreement with previous published data on MSC cell surface markers (Figure 1C).7
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Murine Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Harvest
To isolate mouse aortic endothelial cells (MAECs), thoracic aortas (n=10) were cut into 1- to 2-mm rings after adventitial removal and incubated with 0.25% trypsin for 20 minutes. Floating cells were harvested and cultured in medium-199 supplemented with 10% FBS (M-10). Cells were uniformly positive for factor VIII. Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were isolated with the use of a modification of a previously described protocol.8 Briefly, after MAECs were collected as described above, collagenase in Hanks balanced salt solution (1 mg/mL) was added and incubated in 37°C for up to 3 hours with gentle agitation every 15 to 30 minutes. Floating cells were harvested, washed, and resuspended in M-10. Cells stained uniformly for smooth muscle actin. Passages 3 to 8 were used for experiments.
Conditioned Media Collection and Analysis
For enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), media were collected from plates of MAECs or MSCs (MSC conditioned media [MSC-CM]) after 24 hours of culture and analyzed by sandwich ELISA kits (vascular endothelial growth factor [VEGF], basic fibroblast growth factor [bFGF], placental growth factor [MCP-1], and placental growth factor [PlGF]) according to the manufacturers directions. As a control, basal media were also analyzed. ELISA values were corrected for total cell protein.
Endothelial Cell and SMC Proliferation Assay
MAECs or SMCs (1x104 per well) were cultured in varying dilutions of MSC-CM or control wells of DM-10. When indicated, blocking antibodies to VEGF (10 µg/mL, Sigma) and/or blocking antibodies to bFGF (5 µg/mL, Sigma) were added to the MSC-CM. Cultures were continued for 72 hours, after which the cells were recovered and counted with a Coulter counter. Data are reported as the mean percent change in proliferation compared with control.
Animal Surgery and Cell Delivery
All animal procedures were approved by the institutional animal care and use committee. Under sedation, 12-week-old Balb/C mice (Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, Me) underwent distal femoral artery ligation to create unilateral hindlimb ischemia. In preliminary studies, MSC injection immediately after femoral ligation failed to improve flow recovery. Therefore, in the present study, MSC injection was delayed by 24 hours to allow the mice to recover from surgery. MSCs (1x106 cells in 250 µL volume; n=10), MAECs (1x106 cells in 250 µL volume; n=8), or media alone (n=10) were injected in 6 sites in the right adductor muscle adjacent to and within 1 mm proximal or distal to the ligation site.
In Vivo Assessment of Limb Perfusion, Function, and Ischemic Damage
Blood flow recovery between mid-calf and mid-foot regions was measured with laser-Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI) (Moor Instruments). For consistent measurements, imaging was performed after limb hair removal and after heating to 37°C to minimize temperature variation. Calculated perfusion is expressed as a ratio of the ischemic to normal limb.9 Previous data suggest a close linear relationship between recovery of LDPI perfusion and remodeling of adductor collateral vessels.10 A semiquantitative functional assessment of the ischemic limb was performed by a blinded observer using a modification of a clinical score (0=toe flexion, 1=foot flexion, 2=no dragging but no plantar flexion, 3=foot dragging).11 Ischemic damage was also scored (0=no change, 1=mild discoloration, 2=moderate/severe discoloration, 3=necrosis, 4=amputation).
Western Blotting
Muscle samples were harvested 24 hours (for hypoxia-inducible factor-1
[HIF-1
] assay) or 7 days (for VEGF and bFGF assays) after surgery. Proteins were separated with the use of SDS-PAGE gels (10%) and incubated with antibodies to HIF-1
(1:800, Santa Cruz), VEGF (1:1000, Chemicon), bFGF (1:1000, Santa Cruz), or
-tubulin (1:2000, Santa Cruz). Relative quantification of proteins was determined with the use of Imagegauge software (Fuji Photo Film Co).
MSC Labeling and Tracking
Preliminary studies determined that 99% of MSCs were transduced with an adenovirus containing a reporter transgene at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 150 (data not shown). To track protein expression, cells were incubated with Ad.GFP or Ad.ß-galactosidase at MOI of 150 for 2 hours and immediately injected into the adductor muscle (24 hours after surgery). To follow the fate of injected green fluorescent protein (GFP)+/MSCs, sections of adductor and calf muscle were examined with the use of a Nikon inverted fluorescent microscope. To follow the fate of ß-gal+/MSCs, sections were developed with an X-gal kit (Invitrogen). For demonstration of vessels, adductor muscle sections were stained with a goat anti-mouse plateletendothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM) antibody (Santa Cruz).
Immunofluorescence and Histological Analysis
For colocalization of MSCs and VEGF, MSCs were incubated ex vivo with carboxyfluorescein diacetate succinimidyl esters (CFSE) (Molecular Probes) and injected into adductor tissue. At day 7, cryostat sections of adductor muscle were fixed in methanol, blocked with 10% FBS for 30 minutes, and incubated with goat anti-mouse VEGF antibody (1:500, Santa Cruz) and then with phycoerythrin-coupled anti-goat antibody (Santa Cruz). Adductor muscle sections were stained with van Giesons solution, and conductance arteries, identified by the presence of a continuous internal elastic laminae and muscle spindles, were counted. Total cross-sectional area was calculated with the use of Image-Pro software, with the smallest internal luminal distance measured as the radius. For collagen analysis, calf muscle sections were fixed in formalin and stained with 0.1% Sirius red. Collagen volume fraction was determined by measuring the percentage of the total area of stained tissue within a given field.
Statistical Analysis
All results are presented as mean±SEM. Statistical significance was evaluated with an unpaired Student t test for comparison between 2 groups or with ANOVA for comparison and contrast between multiple groups. A probability value of <0.05 was considered significant.
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To examine whether MSC-CM exhibited biological effects, a series of endothelial cell and SMC proliferation assays were performed. MSC-CM significantly enhanced endothelial cell proliferation over control in a dose-responsive manner (Figure 2B). Anti-VEGF antibody partially attenuated the effects of MSC-CM, although there was still a significant mitogenic effect over control (450% over control without antibody versus 190% over control with antibody; P<0.001; Figure 2B). In contrast, anti-bFGF antibody had a smaller effect on endothelial cell proliferation (450% without antibody versus 375% with antibody; P<0.05). Anti-VEGF antibody had little effect on SMC proliferation, although anti-bFGF antibody significantly impaired SMC proliferation (82% over control without antibody versus 31% with antibody; Figure 2C). Similar to endothelial cell proliferation, there remained a significant increase in cell number over control despite blocking VEGF and bFGF, implying the mitogenic influence of multiple MSC-CM cytokines.
Analysis of HIF-1
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HIF-1
protein level, a sensitive marker of ischemia, was measured to assess adductor muscle injection site ischemia. Quantitative analysis of the HIF Western blot showed a 30-fold increase in the calf HIF protein at day 1 and a 15-fold increase in the calf HIF protein at day 3 over control (Figure 3). There was no HIF protein demonstrated in the adductor samples. These data imply no or minimal ischemia at the injection site.
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Hindlimb Blood Flow and Functional Recovery
All animals survived surgery and reached the 21-day end point. In mice receiving media or MAECs, flow returned to approximately 50% of the nonischemic limb by day 14, with no difference in flow recovery between the 2 groups. In contrast, in MSC-treated mice, there was a significant improvement in flow (Figure 4A), and a dose-response relationship was demonstrated (Figure 4B). In mice receiving MSCs, there was an increase in the number of mid-thigh arteries (6.6 versus 4.1 in those mice receiving media [P<0.05] versus 4.3 in those mice receiving MAECs [P<0.05]; Figure 4D). Similarly, total arterial cross-sectional area was increased in those mice compared with control (10 453 versus 6723 µm2 [P<0.05] versus 5125 µm2 [P<0.05], respectively).
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Improved flow recovery led to improved hindlimb appearance and function. Mice receiving media or MAECs experienced severe ischemic damage (ischemic score, 2±0.5 versus 2±0.62, respectively; P=NS), resulting in a 50% incidence of auto-amputation by day 21. However, mice receiving MSCs displayed less ischemic damage (ischemic score, 0.2±0.15; P<0.05 for both control group comparisons), with a 10% auto-amputation rate (Figure 5A). Similarly, in mice receiving media or MAECs, significant impairment of function remained at day 21 (1.75±0.24 in media group versus 2.4±0.3 in MAEC group; P=NS). However, in the MSC group, ambulatory impairment was less than both control groups (ischemic score, 0.4±0.18; Figure 5B).
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Muscle Atrophy and Fibrosis
Significant calf muscle atrophy was noted in the media- and MAEC-treated mice (65.2±6.2% versus 60.3±6.5%, respectively; P=NS). MSC transplantation significantly attenuated this tissue loss (36.1±8.9%; P<0.05 versus media; Figure 5C). Muscle fibrosis was more pronounced in the media and MAEC groups compared with MSC (28.8±2.0% versus 29.2±2.0% versus 14.5±1.3%; P<0.001; Figure 5D). Fiber atrophy and disturbance of normal tissue architecture was also more evident in mice not receiving MSCs (Figure 5E).
MSC Tracking and Protein Expression in Adductor Muscle
To assess MSC viability and distribution, MSCs were transduced ex vivo with an Ad.GFP vector and injected immediately. The subsequent appearance of GFP+ cells implied viability and maintenance of the transcriptional and translational mechanisms. Few fluorescent cells were found in adductor sections taken at day 3. However, strongly fluorescent cells were observed in large numbers by day 7 and persisted through day 14 (Figure 6A, top). By day 21, cell numbers appeared to decline, and few cells were seen at day 28. GFP-positive cells were not seen in any calf muscle sections. With the use of ß-gal labeling, MSCs were again found distributed widely between muscle fibers (Figure 6A, bottom). However, in conjunction with PECAM staining, multiple adductor muscle sections failed to demonstrate ß-gal+ cells incorporated into vessels, suggesting in this model that MSCs did not transdifferentiate into endothelial cells or vascular SMCs.
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Local Production of Arteriogenic Cytokines
To confirm that MSCs secreted arteriogenic cytokines in vivo, sections of adductor muscle were examined for colocalization of MSCs and VEGF. Clusters of CFSE+ cells were seen surrounding VEGF immunostaining (Figure 6B), suggesting local secretion of VEGF from the MSCs. Western blotting and ELISA confirmed significantly higher local adductor muscle production of bFGF and VEGF in those mice receiving MSCs compared with mice receiving media or MAECs (Figure 6C and 6D).
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In the present study, we demonstrate that MSCs secrete several important arteriogenic cytokines. MCP-1, for example, recruits monocytes to the perivascular compartment, where they orchestrate processes that ultimately lead to collateral vessel growth.14 Subsequent SMC and endothelial cell proliferation are also crucial in this process, and while VEGF and bFGF enhance proliferation of endothelial cells, bFGF also enhances SMC proliferation. Furthermore, each of these cytokines has been used in a variety of animal models as a single agent to enhance the collateral response to ischemia.15
We found that injection of MSCs into the adductor muscles of the ischemic hindlimb significantly enhanced perfusion of ischemic tissue and collateral remodeling, lessened tissue damage, and improved limb function. These actions occurred without observable MSC incorporation into vessels. We also found that local production of bFGF and VEGF increased in MSC-injected tissue and documented colocalization of MSCs and VEGF. These results therefore demonstrate that stromal cells can augment collateral remodeling and appear to accomplish this mainly through paracrine pathways.
Previous studies have focused on stromal cell therapy regenerating myocardium when injected into an injured region.5,1618 Although these studies also documented increases in local capillary density, with MSCs found in capillary and arteriolar walls, to our knowledge the present study is the first to demonstrate the potential of stromal cells to augment collateral flow to ischemic tissue through paracrine mechanisms. Of interest, this effect was achieved with injection of the MSCs into tissue proximal to the site of arterial ligation and that manifested no or minimal ischemia.
Several explanations may account for the fact that whereas we demonstrated MSC-derived improvement in collateral function with no evidence of incorporation of stromal cells into mature collaterals, other studies have demonstrated incorporation of bone marrowderived populations into blood vessels. First, in previous studies demonstrating incorporation of cells into vessels, cells were delivered into ischemic tissue, and incorporation was found to occur in capillaries. The local milieu is likely to be crucial in directing cells to differentiate, and injection into nonischemic tissue may not direct MSCs to incorporate into vessels and to differentiate into endothelial cells. Second, although such cells can incorporate into capillaries or small vessels present in injured, ischemic tissue, it is possible that they do not efficiently incorporate into remodeling collaterals. Third, although vessel wall incorporation of freshly isolated bone marrow mononuclear cells and endothelial progenitor cells has been documented, incorporation of MSCs is less well characterized. MSCs isolated in this study protocol may not represent a population able to differentiate and incorporate through an endothelial or smooth muscle lineage. If this is indeed the case, our data remain consistent with the concept that certain bone marrowderived populations can enhance collateral remodeling without necessarily incorporating into the vessel wall. Finally, it is possible that small numbers of incorporated cells were simply missed during the section preparation. However, in light of the large increase in flow observed after local MSC injection, it seems unlikely that such a small number of cells could account for this effect.
The concept of paracrine effects mediating at least part of the effects of bone marrow cell therapy is not inconsistent with previous data. Several studies have demonstrated that freshly isolated bone marrow mononuclear cells contain mRNA for VEGF, bFGF, and angiopoietin-1, and local increases in VEGF protein production after bone marrow mononuclear cell therapy were noted.6,1921 Endothelial progenitor cells were also found to release several cytokines, including VEGF and granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor.22 Furthermore, injection of human-derived angioblasts into infarcted rat myocardium stimulated host endothelial cells to proliferate, suggesting that these angioblasts may also be a source of proangiogenic factors.23 Therefore, these data combined with the present study imply that local cytokine release may be an important factor mediating the beneficial arteriogenic effects seen after delivery of bone marrow cells.
Local delivery of MSCs may also cause circulating stem/progenitor cells to home to the region of injury and contribute to healing. MSCs play an important hematopoietic supportive role and have an intimate relationship with stem/progenitor cells in the marrow cavity. In the present study we documented MSC release of several stem/progenitor cell chemokines, including VEGF and MCP-1. Previous studies have documented that MSCs release other stem/progenitor cell chemokines, including hepatocyte growth factor and stem cellderived factor.24 Therefore, it is highly likely that the collateral enhancing effects of cell therapy are mediated through multiple pathways, including paracrine effects on local vascular cells and chemoattractant effects leading to homing of circulating stem and or progenitor cells.
In addition to the direct therapeutic potential of these cells, the present study demonstrates that MSCs may be used as a vector for gene therapy. MSCs expressed adenoviral transgene product for at least 2 weeks after injection and, unlike fresh mononuclear cells, appeared relatively permissive to adenoviral transduction. This potential was previously exploited in a study demonstrating that MSCs engineered to overexpress interferon-ß inhibited the growth of malignant cells in vivo.25
In summary, this study demonstrates that (1) MSCs produce a wide array of arteriogenic cytokines; (2) direct injection of MSCs into a region of forming collaterals improves perfusion and remodeling, lessens tissue damage, and enhances limb function in a mouse model of hindlimb ischemia; and (3) these effects appear to be mediated largely through paracrine mechanisms with local release of arteriogenic cytokines.
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J. S. Burchfield, M. Iwasaki, M. Koyanagi, C. Urbich, N. Rosenthal, A. M. Zeiher, and S. Dimmeler Interleukin-10 From Transplanted Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Contributes to Cardiac Protection After Myocardial Infarction Circ. Res., July 18, 2008; 103(2): 203 - 211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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N. Eliopoulos, M. Francois, M.-N. Boivin, D. Martineau, and J. Galipeau Neo-Organoid of Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Secreting Interleukin-12 for Breast Cancer Therapy Cancer Res., June 15, 2008; 68(12): 4810 - 4818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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J. C. Chappell, J. Song, A. L. Klibanov, and R. J. Price Ultrasonic Microbubble Destruction Stimulates Therapeutic Arteriogenesis Via the CD18-Dependent Recruitment of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, June 1, 2008; 28(6): 1117 - 1122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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D. You, C. Cochain, C. Loinard, J. Vilar, B. Mees, M. Duriez, B. I. Levy, and J.-S. Silvestre Hypertension Impairs Postnatal Vasculogenesis: Role of Antihypertensive Agents Hypertension, June 1, 2008; 51(6): 1537 - 1544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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J. Tongers, J.-M. Knapp, M. Korf, T. Kempf, A. Limbourg, F. P. Limbourg, Z. Li, D. Fraccarollo, J. Bauersachs, X. Han, et al. Haeme oxygenase promotes progenitor cell mobilization, neovascularization, and functional recovery after critical hindlimb ischaemia in mice Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2008; 78(2): 294 - 300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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T. Kinnaird, E. Stabile, S. Zbinden, M.-S. Burnett, and S. E. Epstein Cardiovascular risk factors impair native collateral development and may impair efficacy of therapeutic interventions Cardiovasc Res, May 1, 2008; 78(2): 257 - 264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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R. Hinkel, C. El-Aouni, T. Olson, J. Horstkotte, S. Mayer, S. Muller;, M. Willhauck, C. Spitzweg, F.-J. Gildehaus, W. Munzing, et al. Thymosin {beta}4 Is an Essential Paracrine Factor of Embryonic Endothelial Progenitor Cell-Mediated Cardioprotection Circulation, April 29, 2008; 117(17): 2232 - 2240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S. C. Dudley Jr and D. Simpson An Imperfect Syllogism: Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Mobilization and Cardiac Regeneration J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., April 15, 2008; 51(15): 1438 - 1439. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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K. V Arom, P. Ruengsakulrach, and V. Jotisakulratana Intramyocardial Angiogenic Cell Precursor Injection for Cardiomyopathy Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann, April 1, 2008; 16(2): 143 - 148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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P. R. Crisostomo, Y. Wang, T. A. Markel, M. Wang, T. Lahm, and D. R. Meldrum Human mesenchymal stem cells stimulated by TNF-{alpha}, LPS, or hypoxia produce growth factors by an NF{kappa}B- but not JNK-dependent mechanism Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, March 1, 2008; 294(3): C675 - C682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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M. Bosch-Marce, H. Okuyama, J. B. Wesley, K. Sarkar, H. Kimura, Y. V. Liu, H. Zhang, M. Strazza, S. Rey, L. Savino, et al. Effects of Aging and Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Activity on Angiogenic Cell Mobilization and Recovery of Perfusion After Limb Ischemia Circ. Res., December 7, 2007; 101(12): 1310 - 1318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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H.-F. Tse, S. Thambar, Y.-L. Kwong, P. Rowlings, G. Bellamy, J. McCrohon, P. Thomas, B. Bastian, J. K.F. Chan, G. Lo, et al. Prospective randomized trial of direct endomyocardial implantation of bone marrow cells for treatment of severe coronary artery diseases (PROTECT-CAD trial) Eur. Heart J., December 2, 2007; 28(24): 2998 - 3005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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G. L. Semenza Regulation of tissue perfusion in mammals by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 Exp Physiol, November 1, 2007; 92(6): 988 - 991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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J. Tongers and D. W. Losordo Frontiers in Nephrology: The Evolving Therapeutic Applications of Endothelial Progenitor Cells J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., November 1, 2007; 18(11): 2843 - 2852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S. K. Sze, D. P. V. de Kleijn, R. C. Lai, E. Khia Way Tan, H. Zhao, K. S. Yeo, T. Y. Low, Q. Lian, C. N. Lee, W. Mitchell, et al. Elucidating the Secretion Proteome of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mol. Cell. Proteomics, October 1, 2007; 6(10): 1680 - 1689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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R. S. Ripa, M. Haack-Sorensen, Y. Wang, E. Jorgensen, S. Mortensen, L. Bindslev, T. Friis, and J. Kastrup Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Cell Mobilization by Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Results From the Stem Cells in Myocardial Infarction (STEMMI) Trial Circulation, September 11, 2007; 116(11_suppl): I-24 - I-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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H.-F. Tse and C.-P. Lau Therapeutic Angiogenesis With Bone Marrow--Derived Stem Cells Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, June 1, 2007; 12(2): 89 - 97. [Abstract] [PDF] |
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E. L. Olivares, R. H. Costa-e-Sousa, J. P.S. Werneck-de-Castro, V. Pinho-Ribeiro, M. G. Silva, K. C. Ribeiro, E. C. Mattos, R. C.S. Goldenberg, A. C. C. de Carvalho, and M. O. Masuda Cellular cardiomyoplasty in large myocardial infarction: Can the beneficial effect be enhanced by ACE-inhibitor therapy? Eur J Heart Fail, June 1, 2007; 9(6-7): 558 - 567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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F. Togel, K. Weiss, Y. Yang, Z. Hu, P. Zhang, and C. Westenfelder Vasculotropic, paracrine actions of infused mesenchymal stem cells are important to the recovery from acute kidney injury Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, May 1, 2007; 292(5): F1626 - F1635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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V. L.T. Ballard and J. M. Edelberg Stem Cells and the Regeneration of the Aging Cardiovascular System Circ. Res., April 27, 2007; 100(8): 1116 - 1127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S. Zbinden, L. C. Clavijo, B. Kantor, H. Morsli, G. A. Cortes, J. A. Andrews, G. J. Jang, M. S. Burnett, and S. E. Epstein Interanimal variability in preexisting collaterals is a major factor determining outcome in experimental angiogenesis trials Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, April 1, 2007; 292(4): H1891 - H1897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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J.J. Mao, W.V. Giannobile, J.A. Helms, S.J. Hollister, P.H. Krebsbach, M.T. Longaker, and S. Shi Craniofacial Tissue Engineering by Stem Cells Journal of Dental Research, November 1, 2006; 85(11): 966 - 979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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K.-L. Ang, L. Takura Shenje, L. Srinivasan, and M. Galinanes Repair of the damaged heart by bone marrow cells: from experimental evidence to clinical hope. Ann. Thorac. Surg., October 1, 2006; 82(4): 1549 - 1558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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H. Liu, O. Honmou, K. Harada, K. Nakamura, K. Houkin, H. Hamada, and J. D. Kocsis Neuroprotection by PlGF gene-modified human mesenchymal stem cells after cerebral ischaemia Brain, October 1, 2006; 129(10): 2734 - 2745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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M. D. Plotkin and M. S. Goligorsky Mesenchymal cells from adult kidney support angiogenesis and differentiate into multiple interstitial cell types including erythropoietin-producing fibroblasts Am J Physiol Renal Physiol, October 1, 2006; 291(4): F902 - F912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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J. Tang, Q. Xie, G. Pan, J. Wang, and M. Wang Mesenchymal stem cells participate in angiogenesis and improve heart function in rat model of myocardial ischemia with reperfusion. Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., August 1, 2006; 30(2): 353 - 361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S. Mieno, B. Ramlawi, M. Boodhwani, R. T. Clements, K. Minamimura, T. Maki, S.-H. Xu, C. Bianchi, J. Li, and F. W. Sellke Role of Stromal-Derived Factor-1{alpha} in the Induction of Circulating CD34+CXCR4+ Progenitor Cells After Cardiac Surgery. Circulation, July 4, 2006; 114(1 Suppl): 186 - 192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S. Kanki-Horimoto, H. Horimoto, S. Mieno, K. Kishida, F. Watanabe, E. Furuya, and T. Katsumata Synthetic Vascular Prosthesis Impregnated With Mesenchymal Stem Cells Overexpressing Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Circulation, July 4, 2006; 114(1_suppl): I-327 - I-330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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C. E. Bergmann, I. E. Hoefer, B. Meder, H. Roth, N. van Royen, S. M. Breit, M. M. Jost, S. Aharinejad, S. Hartmann, and I. R. Buschmann Arteriogenesis depends on circulating monocytes and macrophage accumulation and is severely depressed in op/op mice J. Leukoc. Biol., July 1, 2006; 80(1): 59 - 65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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R. Uemura, M. Xu, N. Ahmad, and M. Ashraf Bone Marrow Stem Cells Prevent Left Ventricular Remodeling of Ischemic Heart Through Paracrine Signaling Circ. Res., June 9, 2006; 98(11): 1414 - 1421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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H. Okuyama, B. Krishnamachary, Y. F. Zhou, H. Nagasawa, M. Bosch-Marce, and G. L. Semenza Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 1 in Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Cells Is Dependent on Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 J. Biol. Chem., June 2, 2006; 281(22): 15554 - 15563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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A. Y. Khakoo, S. Pati, S. A. Anderson, W. Reid, M. F. Elshal, I. I. Rovira, A. T. Nguyen, D. Malide, C. A. Combs, G. Hall, et al. Human mesenchymal stem cells exert potent antitumorigenic effects in a model of Kaposi's sarcoma J. Exp. Med., May 15, 2006; 203(5): 1235 - 1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S Enomoto, M Yoshiyama, T Omura, R Matsumoto, T Kusuyama, D Nishiya, Y Izumi, K Akioka, H Iwao, K Takeuchi, et al. Microbubble destruction with ultrasound augments neovascularisation by bone marrow cell transplantation in rat hind limb ischaemia Heart, April 1, 2006; 92(4): 515 - 520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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E. Stabile, T. Kinnaird, A. la Sala, S. K. Hanson, C. Watkins, U. Campia, M. Shou, S. Zbinden, S. Fuchs, H. Kornfeld, et al. CD8+ T Lymphocytes Regulate the Arteriogenic Response to Ischemia by Infiltrating the Site of Collateral Vessel Development and Recruiting CD4+ Mononuclear Cells Through the Expression of Interleukin-16 Circulation, January 3, 2006; 113(1): 118 - 124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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N. Eliopoulos, J. Stagg, L. Lejeune, S. Pommey, and J. Galipeau Allogeneic marrow stromal cells are immune rejected by MHC class I- and class II-mismatched recipient mice Blood, December 15, 2005; 106(13): 4057 - 4065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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N. Landazuri and W. R. Taylor The stem cell shell game. Focus on "The postnatal rat aorta contains pericyte progenitor cells that form spheroidal colonies in suspension culture" Am J Physiol Cell Physiol, December 1, 2005; 289(6): C1361 - C1362. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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T. J. O'Neill IV, B. R. Wamhoff, G. K. Owens, and T. C. Skalak Mobilization of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Enhances the Angiogenic Response to Hypoxia Without Transdifferentiation Into Endothelial Cells Circ. Res., November 11, 2005; 97(10): 1027 - 1035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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V. J. Dzau, M. Gnecchi, and A. S. Pachori Enhancing Stem Cell Therapy Through Genetic Modification J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., October 4, 2005; 46(7): 1351 - 1353. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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D. Chalothorn, S. M. Moore, H. Zhang, S. W. Sunnarborg, D. C. Lee, and J. E. Faber Heparin-Binding Epidermal Growth Factor-Like Growth Factor, Collateral Vessel Development, and Angiogenesis in Skeletal Muscle Ischemia Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, September 1, 2005; 25(9): 1884 - 1890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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D. Chalothorn, H. Zhang, J. A. Clayton, S. A. Thomas, and J. E. Faber Catecholamines augment collateral vessel growth and angiogenesis in hindlimb ischemia Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, August 1, 2005; 289(2): H947 - H959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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T. He, T. E. Peterson, and Z. S. Katusic Paracrine mitogenic effect of human endothelial progenitor cells: role of interleukin-8 Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, August 1, 2005; 289(2): H968 - H972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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K. C. Wollert and H. Drexler Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Myocardial Infarction: Promises and Pitfalls Circulation, July 12, 2005; 112(2): 151 - 153. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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H. K. Haider and M. Ashraf Bone marrow stem cell transplantation for cardiac repair Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, June 1, 2005; 288(6): H2557 - H2567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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T. Iwase, N. Nagaya, T. Fujii, T. Itoh, S. Murakami, T. Matsumoto, K. Kangawa, and S. Kitamura Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia Cardiovasc Res, June 1, 2005; 66(3): 543 - 551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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G. V. Silva, S. Litovsky, J. A.R. Assad, A. L.S. Sousa, B. J. Martin, D. Vela, S. C. Coulter, J. Lin, J. Ober, W. K. Vaughn, et al. Mesenchymal Stem Cells Differentiate into an Endothelial Phenotype, Enhance Vascular Density, and Improve Heart Function in a Canine Chronic Ischemia Model Circulation, January 18, 2005; 111(2): 150 - 156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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L. G. Futterman and L. Lemberg Cardiac Repair With Autologous Bone Marrow Stem Cells Am. J. Crit. Care., November 1, 2004; 13(6): 512 - 518. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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T. Kinnaird, E. Stabile, M. S. Burnett, and S. E. Epstein Bone Marrow-Derived Cells for Enhancing Collateral Development: Mechanisms, Animal Data, and Initial Clinical Experiences Circ. Res., August 20, 2004; 95(4): 354 - 363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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Y. F. Zhou, E. Stabile, J. Walker, M. Shou, R. Baffour, Z. Yu, D. Rott, G. D. Yancopoulos, J. S. Rudge, and S. E. Epstein Effects of gene delivery on collateral development in chronic hypoperfusion: Diverse effects of angiopoietin-1 versus vascular endothelial growth factor J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., August 18, 2004; 44(4): 897 - 903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
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K. L. March and B. H. Johnstone Cellular approaches to tissue repair in cardiovascular disease: the more we know, the more there is to learn Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, August 1, 2004; 287(2): H458 - H463. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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S. E. Epstein, E. Stabile, T. Kinnaird, C. W. Lee, L. Clavijo, and M. S. Burnett Janus Phenomenon: The Interrelated Tradeoffs Inherent in Therapies Designed to Enhance Collateral Formation and Those Designed to Inhibit Atherogenesis Circulation, June 15, 2004; 109(23): 2826 - 2831. [Full Text] [PDF] |
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