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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Despite the crucial role of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in vascular regeneration, the specific interactions between EPCs and hematopoietic cells remain unclear.Methods
In EPC colony forming assays, we first demonstrated that the formation of EPC colonies was drastically increased in the coculture of CD34+ and CD34- cells, and determined the optimal concentrations of CD34+ cells and CD34- cells for spindle-shaped EPC differentiation.Results
Functionally, the coculture of CD34+ and CD34- cells resulted in a significant enhancement of adhesion, tube formation, and migration capacity compared with culture of CD34+ cells alone. Furthermore, blood flow recovery and capillary formation were remarkably increased by the coculture of CD34+ and CD34- cells in a murine hind-limb ischemia model. To elucidate further the role of hematopoietic cells in EPC differentiation, we isolated different populations of hematopoietic cells. T lymphocytes (CD3+) markedly accelerated the early EPC status of CD34+ cells, while macrophages (CD11b+) or megakaryocytes (CD41+) specifically promoted large EPC colonies.Conclusion
Our results suggest that specific populations of hematopoietic cells play a role in the EPC differentiation of CD34+ cells, a finding that may aid in the development of a novel cell therapy strategy to overcome the quantitative and qualitative limitations of EPC therapy.
SUBMITTER: Kwon SM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4148437 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kwon Sang-Mo SM Lee Jun-Hee JH Lee Sang-Hun SH Jung Seok-Yun SY Kim Da-Yeon DY Kang Song-Hwa SH Yoo So-Young SY Hong Jong-Kyu JK Park Ji-Hye JH Kim Jung-Hee JH Kim Sung-Wook SW Kim Yeon-Ju YJ Lee Sun-Jin SJ Kim Hwi-Gon HG Asahara Takayuki T
PloS one 20140828 8
<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite the crucial role of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in vascular regeneration, the specific interactions between EPCs and hematopoietic cells remain unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>In EPC colony forming assays, we first demonstrated that the formation of EPC colonies was drastically increased in the coculture of CD34+ and CD34- cells, and determined the optimal concentrations of CD34+ cells and CD34- cells for spindle-shaped EPC differentiation.<h4>Results</h4>Functionall ...[more]