PMID- 29215199 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190923 LR - 20190923 IS - 2157-6564 (Print) IS - 2157-6580 (Electronic) IS - 2157-6564 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Jan TI - Neurotrophically Induced Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Enhance Neuritogenesis via Neurotrophin and Cytokine Production. PG - 45-58 LID - 10.1002/sctm.17-0108 [doi] AB - Adult tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are known to produce a number of bioactive factors, including neurotrophic growth factors, capable of supporting and improving nerve regeneration. However, with a finite culture expansion capacity, MSCs are inherently limited in their lifespan and use. We examined here the potential utility of an alternative, mesenchymal-like cell source, derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, termed induced mesenchymal progenitor cells (MiMPCs). We found that several genes were upregulated and proteins were produced in MiMPCs that matched those previously reported for MSCs. Like MSCs, the MiMPCs secreted various neurotrophic and neuroprotective factors, including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), osteopontin, and osteonectin, and promoted neurite outgrowth in chick embryonic dorsal root ganglia (DRG) cultures compared with control cultures. Cotreatment with a pharmacological Trk-receptor inhibitor did not result in significant decrease in MiMPC-induced neurite outgrowth, which was however inhibited upon Jak/STAT3 blockade. These findings suggest that the MiMPC induction of DRG neurite outgrowth is unlikely to be solely dependent on BDNF, but instead Jak/STAT3 activation by IL-6 and/or LIF is likely to be critical neurotrophic signaling pathways of the MiMPC secretome. Taken together, these findings suggest MiMPCs as a renewable, candidate source of therapeutic cells and a potential alternative to MSCs for peripheral nerve repair, in view of their ability to promote nerve growth by producing many of the same growth factors and cytokines as Schwann cells and signaling through critical neurotrophic pathways. Stem Cells Translational Medicine 2018;7:45-58. CI - (c) 2017 The Authors Stem Cells Translational Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of AlphaMed Press. FAU - Brick, Rachel M AU - Brick RM AD - Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Sun, Aaron X AU - Sun AX AD - Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Tuan, Rocky S AU - Tuan RS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6067-6705 AD - Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. AD - Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. LA - eng GR - T32 EB001026/EB/NIBIB NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20171207 PL - England TA - Stem Cells Transl Med JT - Stem cells translational medicine JID - 101578022 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (IL6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) RN - 0 (LIF protein, human) RN - 0 (Leukemia Inhibitory Factor) RN - 0 (Nerve Growth Factors) RN - 0 (Osteonectin) RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Triterpenes) RN - 106441-73-0 (Osteopontin) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) RN - SHQ47990PH (cucurbitacin I) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Chick Embryo MH - Cytokines/*metabolism MH - Ganglia, Spinal/cytology/growth & development MH - Humans MH - Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-6/metabolism MH - Leukemia Inhibitory Factor/metabolism MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology/*metabolism MH - Nerve Growth Factors/*metabolism MH - Nerve Regeneration/*physiology MH - Neurites/metabolism MH - Neurogenesis/physiology MH - Osteonectin/metabolism MH - Osteopontin/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Schwann Cells/*metabolism MH - Triterpenes/pharmacology PMC - PMC5746147 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cytokines OT - Induced pluripotent stem cells OT - Mesenchymal stem cells OT - Nanofiber scaffold OT - Nerve growth OT - Nerve repair OT - Neurotrophins OT - Regenerative medicine OT - Sholl analysis OT - Tissue engineering EDAT- 2017/12/08 06:00 MHDA- 2019/09/24 06:00 PMCR- 2017/12/07 CRDT- 2017/12/08 06:00 PHST- 2017/04/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/09/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - SCT312256 [pii] AID - 10.1002/sctm.17-0108 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Stem Cells Transl Med. 2018 Jan;7(1):45-58. doi: 10.1002/sctm.17-0108. Epub 2017 Dec 7.