PMID- 26025397 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160331 LR - 20181202 IS - 1165-158X (Electronic) IS - 0145-5680 (Linking) VI - 61 IP - 2 DP - 2015 May 8 TI - Importance of CD44 on umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells for expansion of hematopoietic cells. PG - 18-25 AB - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) have important functions on the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) through providing the essential microenvironment for hematopoiesis. In order to test whether CD44 on hUCMSCs could have a key function for the ability of hUCMSCs to expand human HSCs, the soluble anti—CD44 antibody was added to the co—cultures of hUCMSCs and cord blood (CB) CD34+ cells, which blocked the ability of hUCMSCs to expand CB CD34+ cells significantly. Long—term culture initiating cell (LTC—IC) assay revealed that the ability of multipotent differentiation of CB CD34+ cells co—cultured with CD44 knockdown hUCMSCs could only retain lasting at most for 5 weeks in vitro. In vivo assay, based on non—obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient disease (NOD/SCID) mice, revealed that the hematopoietic reconstitution potential of CB CD34+ cells co—cultured with CD44 knockdown hUCMSCs is significantly reduced. The hematopoietic supporting ability of hUCMSCs in vivo and in vitro is reduced upon the knockdown of CD44. CD44 has important functions on the ability of hUCMSCs to expand human HSCs in the cell— extrinsic control. FAU - Zhang, Y J AU - Zhang YJ AD - Tianjin Central Hospital of Gynecology Obstetrics Department of Anesthesiology Tianjin China yanju_z2@126.com. FAU - Yang, Y X AU - Yang YX AD - School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Department of Medical Genetics Beijing China. FAU - Hu, M Y AU - Hu MY AD - School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Department of Medical Genetics Beijing China. FAU - Ni, Q K AU - Ni QK AD - School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Department of Medical Genetics Beijing China. FAU - Li, H G AU - Li HG AD - School of Medicine, Indiana University Department of Medical and Molecular genetics USA. FAU - Miao, Z C AU - Miao ZC AD - Beijing Vitalstar Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Beijing China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150508 PL - France TA - Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) JT - Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) JID - 9216789 RN - 0 (Antigens, CD34) RN - 0 (CD44 protein, human) RN - 0 (Hyaluronan Receptors) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, CD34/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/genetics MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cellular Microenvironment/physiology MH - Fetal Blood/cytology MH - G1 Phase/physiology MH - Hematopoiesis/*genetics/physiology MH - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Humans MH - Hyaluronan Receptors/*genetics MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred NOD MH - Mice, SCID MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering MH - S Phase/physiology MH - Umbilical Cord/cytology EDAT- 2015/05/31 06:00 MHDA- 2016/04/01 06:00 CRDT- 2015/05/31 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/05/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/01 06:00 [medline] PST - epublish SO - Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2015 May 8;61(2):18-25.