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Submitted on April 24, 2004
Revised on June 21, 2004
Accepted on August 3, 2004

Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1{alpha} Plays a Critical Role in Stem Cell Recruitment to the Heart After Myocardial Infarction but Is Not Sufficient to Induce Homing in the Absence of Injury

J. Dawn Abbott MD, Yan Huang PhD, Dingang Liu MD, Reed Hickey BS, Diane S. Krause MD, PhD, and Frank J. Giordano MD*

From the Departments of Cardiology (J.D.A., Y.H., D.L., R.H., F.J.G.) and Laboratory Medicine (D.S.K.), Yale University Medical School, New Haven, Conn.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: frank.giordano{at}yale.edu.

Background--After myocardial infarction (MI), bone marrow-derived cells (BMDCs) are found within the myocardium. The mechanisms determining BMDC recruitment to the heart remain unclear. We investigated the role of stromal cell-derived factor-1{alpha} (SDF-1) in this process.

Methods and Results--MI produced in mice by coronary ligation induced SDF-1 mRNA and protein expression in the infarct and border zone and decreased serum SDF-1 levels. By quantitative polymerase chain reaction, 48 hours after intravenous infusion of donor-lineage BMDCs, there were 80.5±15.6% more BDMCs in infarcted hearts compared with sham-operated controls (P<0.01). Administration of AMD3100, which specifically blocks binding of SDF-1 to its endogenous receptor CXCR4, diminished BMDC recruitment after MI by 64.2±5.5% (P<0.05), strongly suggesting a requirement for SDF-1 in BMDC recruitment to the infarcted heart. Forced expression of SDF-1 in the heart by adenoviral gene delivery 48 hours after MI doubled BMDC recruitment over MI alone (P<0.001) but did not enhance recruitment in the absence of MI, suggesting that SDF-1 can augment, but is not singularly sufficient for, BDMC recruitment to the heart. Gene expression analysis after MI revealed increased levels of several genes in addition to SDF-1, including those for vascular endothelial growth factor, matrix metalloproteinase-9, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, which might act in concert with SDF-1 to recruit BMDCs to the injured heart.

Conclusion--SDF-1/CXCR4 interactions play a crucial role in the recruitment of BMDCs to the heart after MI and can further increase homing in the presence, but not in the absence, of injury.


Key words: cell adhesion molecules • cells • growth factors • myocardial infarction




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H. Ince, M. Petzsch, H. D. Kleine, H. Eckard, T. Rehders, D. Burska, S. Kische, M. Freund, and C. A. Nienaber
Prevention of Left Ventricular Remodeling With Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Final 1-year Results of the Front-Integrated Revascularization and Stem Cell Liberation in Evolving Acute Myocardial Infarction by Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (FIRSTLINE-AMI) Trial
Circulation, August 30, 2005; 112(9_suppl): I-73 - I-80.
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Y. L. Tang, Q. Zhao, X. Qin, L. Shen, L. Cheng, J. Ge, and M. I. Phillips
Paracrine Action Enhances the Effects of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation on Vascular Regeneration in Rat Model of Myocardial Infarction
Ann. Thorac. Surg., July 1, 2005; 80(1): 229 - 237.
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B. Guleng, K. Tateishi, M. Ohta, F. Kanai, A. Jazag, H. Ijichi, Y. Tanaka, M. Washida, K. Morikane, Y. Fukushima, et al.
Blockade of the Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1/CXCR4 Axis Attenuates In vivo Tumor Growth by Inhibiting Angiogenesis in a Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Independent Manner
Cancer Res., July 1, 2005; 65(13): 5864 - 5871.
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A. Zernecke, A. Schober, I. Bot, P. von Hundelshausen, E. A. Liehn, B. Mopps, M. Mericskay, P. Gierschik, E. A. Biessen, and C. Weber
SDF-1{alpha}/CXCR4 Axis Is Instrumental in Neointimal Hyperplasia and Recruitment of Smooth Muscle Progenitor Cells
Circ. Res., April 15, 2005; 96(7): 784 - 791.
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