PMID- 23702186 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140123 LR - 20181203 IS - 1532-3102 (Electronic) IS - 0143-4004 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 8 DP - 2013 Aug TI - Influence of ischemic microenvironment on human Wharton's Jelly mesenchymal stromal cells. PG - 642-9 LID - S0143-4004(13)00218-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.04.021 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: While in vivo studies suggest poor survival of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) after transplantation in ischemic conditions, in vitro studies report diverse effects on proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation of stem/precursor cells of different tissue-origin. The present focus is to understand the influence of ischemic microenvironment on the survival, proliferation, apoptosis, ROS-generation, antioxidant levels, immunophenotypic-expression and neurotrophic factor secretion of Wharton's Jelly (WJ)-MSCs. METHOD: WJ-MSCs were cultured in normoxic and hypoxic conditions in presence and absence of serum and the end-point parameters were measured at 4 time-points. Cell survival, proliferation, apoptosis, ROS-generation and immunophenotypic-expression were quantitatively detected either by fluorimetry or flow cytometry techniques. ELISA-based methods were used for detection of antioxidant-substrate glutathione (GSH) and neurotrophic factors [vascular endothelial factor (VEGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)]. Expression of the antioxidants glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), was measured by real-time RT-PCR. RESULT: Immunophenotypic analysis showed reduction in mesenchymal-marker (CD73, CD90, and CD105) expression under ischemic conditions influenced mainly by hypoxia, whereas the decrease in cell-survival under ischemic condition was mainly as a result of nutrition depletion. This was associated with increased ROS-generation and apoptosis and reduction in antioxidants (GSH, GPx, SOD1). For neurotrophic factors, ELISA-readings showed that VEGF and HGF secretion (which were higher in hypoxia) peaked at 48 h and decreased from 72 h, though BDNF release did not decrease. DISCUSSION: Therapeutic benefits rendered by WJ-MSCs in in vitro ischemic microenvironment are highest at the 48 h time-point, declining thereafter with time probably due to failure in cellular defense systems and the onset of apoptosis. CONCLUSION: It is hence clear that the growth factor deficiency is more lethal to the cells than hypoxia in ischemic microenvironment. CI - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Majumdar, D AU - Majumdar D AD - Manipal Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Manipal University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. FAU - Bhonde, R AU - Bhonde R FAU - Datta, I AU - Datta I LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130520 PL - Netherlands TA - Placenta JT - Placenta JID - 8006349 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (HGF protein, human) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (SOD1 protein, human) RN - 0 (VEGFA protein, human) RN - 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) RN - 67256-21-7 (Hepatocyte Growth Factor) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) RN - EC 1.11.1.9 (Glutathione Peroxidase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase-1) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/biosynthesis MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Hypoxia/*physiology MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cell Survival MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Glutathione Peroxidase/biosynthesis MH - Hepatocyte Growth Factor/biosynthesis MH - Humans MH - Ischemia/*physiopathology MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Superoxide Dismutase/biosynthesis MH - Superoxide Dismutase-1 MH - Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/biosynthesis MH - Wharton Jelly/*cytology EDAT- 2013/05/25 06:00 MHDA- 2014/01/24 06:00 CRDT- 2013/05/25 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2013/04/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2013/04/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/05/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/05/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/24 06:00 [medline] AID - S0143-4004(13)00218-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.04.021 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Placenta. 2013 Aug;34(8):642-9. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.04.021. Epub 2013 May 20.