Project description:Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are a rare, self-renewing bone marrow resident population capable of giving rise to all circulating hematopoietic cells. They can be used therapuetically for reconstituting defective or ablated hematopoietic systems following chemotherapy, and for inducing tolerance toward allografts of the same haplotype as the HSC donor. There are several sources for HSCs, such as the adult bone marrow, or umblical cord blood, which is more replete with such HSCs. However, HSCs obtained from such sources may be immunogenic, especially if isolated from adult bone marrow. To overcome this issue, our lab has establsihed human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived HPCs with the hope of creating a nonimmunogenic, readily available and unlimited source of HSCs to use for therapy. The goal of this study was to compare the gene expression profiles of naturally found HSCs (UCB-CD34+ HSCs) and HPCs differentiated from 4 different human iPS cell lines (iPS-HPCs), so as to determine the variation between the four iPS-HPCs and whether there were any differences between these HPCs and naturally found HSCs. We utilized 4 iPS cells for this study (detailed descriptions are provided below). iPS cells were differentiated into hematopoietic progenitor cells by coculture on OP9 stromal cells, followed by enrichment of CD34+ cells through immunomagnetic bead separation. The UCB-CD34+ cells were isolated from frozen cord samples through immunomagnetic bead separation. Total RNA was isolated and human gene Affymetrix ST 1.0 arrays performed at the University of Iowa DNA core facility. Data was analyzed, normalized and plotted on BRB Array Tools.
Project description:Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are a rare, self-renewing bone marrow resident population capable of giving rise to all circulating hematopoietic cells. They can be used therapuetically for reconstituting defective or ablated hematopoietic systems following chemotherapy, and for inducing tolerance toward allografts of the same haplotype as the HSC donor. There are several sources for HSCs, such as the adult bone marrow, or umblical cord blood, which is more replete with such HSCs. However, HSCs obtained from such sources may be immunogenic, especially if isolated from adult bone marrow. To overcome this issue, our lab has establsihed human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived HPCs with the hope of creating a nonimmunogenic, readily available and unlimited source of HSCs to use for therapy. The goal of this study was to compare the gene expression profiles of naturally found HSCs (UCB-CD34+ HSCs) and HPCs differentiated from 4 different human iPS cell lines (iPS-HPCs), so as to determine the variation between the four iPS-HPCs and whether there were any differences between these HPCs and naturally found HSCs.
Project description:Transplantation with low numbers of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), found in many of the publically accessible cryopreserved umbilical cord blood (UCB) units, leads to delayed time to engraftment, high graft failure rates, and early mortality in many patients. A chemical screen in zebrafish identified the prostaglandin compound, 16,16 dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2), to be a critical regulator of hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis. We hypothesized that an ex vivo modulation with dmPGE2 prior to transplantation would lead to enhanced engraftment by increasing the “effective” dose of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in cord blood. A phase I trial of reduced-intensity double UCB transplantation was performed to evaluate safety, rates of engraftment and fractional chimerism of dmPGE2 enhanced UCB units. To explore potential causes of the lack of enhanced efficacy in the first cohort, we characterized HSCs to determine whether the prostaglandin pathway was being activated under the ex vivo incubation conditions (4°C, 10µM dmPGE2, 60 minutes). Incubation conditions were identified (37°C, 10µM dmPGE2, 120 minutes) that maximize the activation of the prostaglandin pathway by dmPGE2 in human CD34+ cells. Isolated human CD34+ from umbilical cord blood were incubated ex vivo in Stem Span media with 10uM 16,16-dmPGE2 or DMSO. Two treatment conditions were evaluated (4 deg C for 1 hour, 37 deg C for 2 hours) with either 3 or 7 biological replicates at each condition. Total RNA was isolated post incubation and analyzed on Affymetrix microarrays for pathway activation.
Project description:Transplantation with low numbers of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), found in many of the publically accessible cryopreserved umbilical cord blood (UCB) units, leads to delayed time to engraftment, high graft failure rates, and early mortality in many patients. A chemical screen in zebrafish identified the prostaglandin compound, 16,16 dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2), to be a critical regulator of hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis. We hypothesized that an ex vivo modulation with dmPGE2 prior to transplantation would lead to enhanced engraftment by increasing the “effective” dose of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in cord blood. A phase I trial of reduced-intensity double UCB transplantation was performed to evaluate safety, rates of engraftment and fractional chimerism of dmPGE2 enhanced UCB units. To explore potential causes of the lack of enhanced efficacy in the first cohort, we characterized HSCs to determine whether the prostaglandin pathway was being activated under the ex vivo incubation conditions (4°C, 10µM dmPGE2, 60 minutes). Incubation conditions were identified (37°C, 10µM dmPGE2, 120 minutes) that maximize the activation of the prostaglandin pathway by dmPGE2 in human CD34+ cells.
Project description:PPARγ antagonist GW9662 treatment could enhance ex vivo expansion of human cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSCs/HPCs). To gain mechanistical insights into how antagonizing PPARγ promotes expansion of HSCs/HPCs, we performed RNA sequencing (RNA seq) analysis to identify genes involved in this process. Loss of function of PPARγ in CB CD34+ cells resulted in downregulation of a number of differentiation associated genes, including CD38, CD1d, HIC1, FAM20C, DUSP4, DHRS3 and ALDH1A2, suggesting that PPARγ antagonist may maintain stemness of CB CD34+ cells, at least in part by preventing differentiation. We also observed that FBP1, encoding fructose 1, 6-bisphosphatase, a negative regulator of glycolytic flux, was significantly downregulated by treating CB CD34+ cells with GW9662. Our study demonstrates that antagonizing PPARγ signaling drives ex vivo expansion of human CB HSCs/HPCs by switching on FBP1 repressed glycolysis and preventing differentiation.
Project description:Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a valuable source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for use in allogeneic transplantation. Key advantages of UCB are rapid availability and less stringent requirements for HLA matching. However, UCB contains an inherently limited HSC count, which is associated with delayed time to engraftment, high graft failure rates and early mortality. 16,16 dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2) was previously identified to be a critical regulator of HSC homeostasis and we hypothesized that a brief ex vivo modulation could improve patient outcomes by increasing the "effective dose" of HSCs. Molecular profiling with Affymetrix GeneChips were used to evaluate if increasing the concentration of prostaglandin at 25 and 37 deg C could increase biological responses. Isolated human CD34+ cells from umbilical cord blood were incubated ex vivo in Stem Span (SS) media evaluating five concentrations of 16,16-dmPGE2 (0.1uM, 1uM, 10uM, 50uM, and 100uM) or Vehicle (DMSO) for 2 hours at 25 or 37 deg C. Total RNA was isolated post incubation and analyzed on Affymetrix microarrays for pathway activation.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human iPS-HSCs overexpressing LHX2 compared with control iPS-HSCs, which were cocultured with human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived hepatic progenitor cells (iPS-HPCs).
Project description:Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a valuable source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for use in allogeneic transplantation. Key advantages of UCB are rapid availability and less stringent requirements for HLA matching. However, UCB contains an inherently limited HSC count, which is associated with delayed time to engraftment, high graft failure rates and early mortality. 16,16 dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2) was previously identified to be a critical regulator of HSC homeostasis and we hypothesized that a brief ex vivo modulation could improve patient outcomes by increasing the “effective dose” of HSCs. Molecular profiling with Affymetrix GeneChips were used to determine the optimal ex vivo modulation conditions (e.g., temperature and media) for use in a clinical setting by measured pathway induced expression changes. Isolated human CD34+ from umbilical cord blood were incubated ex vivo in Stem Span (SS) media evaluating three treatment temperatures (4 deg C, 25 deg C, and 37 deg C) with 10uM 16,16-dmPGE2 or Vehicle (DMSO) for 2 hours. To evaluate optimal media, similar CD34+ cells were incubated ex vivo in either Stem Span-SFEM (SS) media or 8% Low Molecular Weigh Dextran 40/5% HSA solution (LMD/HSA) with 10uM 16,16-dmPGE2 or Vehicle (DMSO) for 2 hours at 37 deg C. Total RNA was isolated post incubation and analyzed on Affymetrix microarrays for pathway activation.
Project description:Gene expression analyses of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), progenitor cells (HPCs), and differentiated cell. Gene expressions of long-term HSCs (CD34-ckit+Sca1+Lineage-), short term HSCs (CD34+ckit+Sca1+Lineage-), Progenitor cells (ckit+Sca1- Lineage-), and differentiated cels (Lineage+) were examined by microarray. Results provide insight into the mechanism of hematopoietic cell differentiation. Long-term HSCs (CD34-ckit+Sca1+Lineage-), Short term-HSCs (CD34+ckit+Sca1+Lineage-), Progenitor cells (ckit+Sca1- Lineage-, and Lineage+), and differentiated cell (Lineage+) were sorted from mouse bone marraw and were examined by microarray. Results provide insight into the mechanism of hematopoietic cell differentiation.
Project description:Umbilical cord blood (UCB) is a valuable source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for use in allogeneic transplantation. Key advantages of UCB are rapid availability and less stringent requirements for HLA matching. However, UCB contains an inherently limited HSC count, which is associated with delayed time to engraftment, high graft failure rates and early mortality. 16,16 dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2) was previously identified to be a critical regulator of HSC homeostasis and we hypothesized that a brief ex vivo modulation could improve patient outcomes by increasing the “effective dose” of HSCs. Molecular profiling with Affymetrix GeneChips were used to evaluate if increasing the concentration of prostaglandin could compensate for the reduced biological responses observed with incubations at 4 deg C. Isolated human CD34+ from umbilical cord blood were incubated ex vivo in Stem Span (SS) media evaluating three concentrations of 16,16-dmPGE2 (10uM, 50uM, and 100uM) or Vehicle (DMSO) for 2 hours at 4 deg C. To evaluate if increasing the concentration of prostaglandin could compensate for the reduced biological responses observed with incubations at 4 deg C. Total RNA was isolated post incubation and analyzed on Affymetrix microarrays for pathway activation.