Clonal analysis and hierarchy of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells
Objective This study was performed to assess adult human bone marrow mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells at a single-cell level and to determine a hierarchy based on proliferative potential. Materials and Methods Adult bone marrow mesenchymal cells expressing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EG...
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Published in | Experimental hematology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 46 - 54 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier Inc
2010
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Summary: | Objective This study was performed to assess adult human bone marrow mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells at a single-cell level and to determine a hierarchy based on proliferative potential. Materials and Methods Adult bone marrow mesenchymal cells expressing the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) were sorted as single cells into 24-well plates, each well confirmed with single EGFP-positive cells by fluorescence microscopy, and counted every 3 days. Colonies derived from single cells were expanded then sorted and evaluated using established differentiation protocols for adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic lineages. Cells were further analyzed by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor [PPAR]− γ2, LEP, LPL, LUM, COMP, BIG, RUNX2, IBSP, BGLAP) and immunocytochemistry (PPAR− γ1/2, collagen II, bone sialoprotein II) specific for trilineage differentiation. Results Bone marrow mesenchymal cells were found to contain high proliferative potential (HPP) mesenchymal colony-forming cells (MCFC) (7%), low proliferative potential (LPP) MCFC (29%), mesenchymal cell clusters (MCC, 26%), and mature mesenchymal cells (MMC, 38%). All LPP-MCFC, MCC, and MMC colonies reached senescence at the end of the evaluation period. However, HPP-MCFC continued to grow, showed differentiation toward all three lineages, and demonstrated the capacity to give rise to secondary HPP-MCFC upon replating at a clonal level. Conclusion These findings suggest that there is a low frequency of bone marrow−derived HPP-MCFC that can both self-renew at a single-cell level and differentiate toward multiple lineages of mesenchymal origin. |
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ISSN: | 0301-472X 1873-2399 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.11.001 |