Cellhesion VP enhances the therapeutic potential of human Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles
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ABSTRACT: Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation is a promising therapy for regenerative medicine. However, MSCs cultured in two-dimensional (2D) culture conditions are significantly different from the cell shape in the body, down-regulation of stemness genes and the secretion of paracrine factors. Here, we evaluated the effect of 3D culture using Cellhesion VP, a water-insoluble material composing of chitin-based polysaccharide fibers, on the characteristics of human Wharton’s jelly-derived MSCs (hWJ-MSCs). Cellhesion VP significantly increased the cell proliferation after retrieval. Transcriptome analysis revealed that genes involved in cell stemness, migration ability, and extracellular vesicle (EV) production appeared to be enhanced by 3D culture. Subsequent biochemical analyses showed that the expression levels of stemness genes including OCT4, NANOG, and SSEA4 were up-regulated, and migration capacity was elevated in 3D cultured hWJ-MSCs. In addition, the EV production was significantly increased in 3D cells, which contained a distinct protein profile from 2D cells. Gene and drug connectivity analysis revealed that the 2D and 3D EVs had similar functions as immunomodulators; however, 3D EVs had completely distinct therapeutic profiles on various infectious and metabolic diseases by activating the disease-associated signaling pathways. Therefore, EVs from Cellhesion VP-primed hWJ-MSCs appear as a new treatment for immune and metabolic diseases.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE152507 | GEO | 2021/06/30
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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