scholarly journals Characterization of rabbit stromal fibroblasts derived from red and yellow bone marrow.

1986 ◽  
Vol 163 (2) ◽  
pp. 400-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
D F Bainton ◽  
M A Maloney ◽  
H M Patt ◽  
R Stern

Rabbit stromal fibroblasts subcultured from red and yellow bone marrow and implanted beneath the renal capsule form ossicles the hemic cellularity of which mirrors the cellularity of the marrow used for culture. Although the cultured red and yellow marrow cells are similar in fine-structural appearance, they differ strikingly in enzymatic content of alpha-naphthylbutyrate esterase, which is abundant only in the cells derived from yellow marrow. Other observers (20, 21) have proposed that stromal fibroblasts are preadipocytes, and this data suggests that those derived from yellow marrow have the phenotype of more differentiated adipocytes. On the other hand, fibroblasts derived from red and yellow bone marrow show no differences in their profiles of procollagen synthesis. Both types of fibroblasts secrete type III procollagen as the major species, with a I/III ratio of 1:3; in contrast, rabbit dermal fibroblasts have a prominent peak of type I procollagen. The similarity of stromal cells derived from red and yellow bone marrow in procollagen synthesis suggests that the collagen part of the extracellular matrix is not the only basis for their intrinsic difference in capacity for hematopoiesis.

1995 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 1251-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A. Clark ◽  
L.D. Nielsen ◽  
M.P. Welch ◽  
J.M. McPherson

Transforming growth factor-beta, a potent modulator of cell function, induces fibroblasts cultured on plastic to increase collagen synthesis. In 5- and 7-day porcine skin wounds, which have minimal to moderate collagen matrix, respectively, transforming growth factor-beta and type I procollagen were coordinately expressed throughout the granulation tissue. However, in 10-day collagen-rich granulation tissue type I procollagen expression diminished despite persistence of transforming growth factor-beta. To investigate whether collagen matrix attenuates the collagen-synthetic response of fibroblasts to transforming growth factor-beta, we cultured human dermal fibroblasts in conditions that simulate collagen-rich granulation tissue. Therefore, human dermal fibroblasts were suspended in attached collagen gels and collagen and noncollagen production was assayed in the absence and presence of transforming growth factor-beta. Although transforming growth factor-beta stimulated collagen synthesis by fibroblasts cultured in the collagen gels, these fibroblasts consistently produced less collagen than similarly treated fibroblasts cultured on plastic. This phenomenon was not secondary to nonspecific binding of transforming growth factor-beta to the collagen matrix. Fibroblasts cultured in a fibrin gel responded to transforming growth factor-beta similarly to fibroblasts cultured on plastic. Using immunofluorescence probes to type I procollagen, we observed that transforming growth factor-beta increased type I procollagen expression in most fibroblasts cultured on plastic, but only in occasional fibroblasts cultured in collagen gels. From these data we conclude that collagen matrices attenuate the collagen synthetic response of fibroblast to transforming growth factor-beta in vitro and possibly in vivo.


Blood ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 81 (5) ◽  
pp. 1205-1213 ◽  
Author(s):  
PE Penn ◽  
DZ Jiang ◽  
RG Fei ◽  
E Sitnicka ◽  
NS Wolf

Abstract We have previously shown the adherent nontransformed, nonimmortalized murine bone marrow stromal cell (BMSC) population to consist of phagocytic macrophage and endothelial-like cells and nonphagocytic fibroblasts. Both colonial and near confluent growth of each cell type was obtained following magnetic bead separation, subsequent passaging, and sustained culture with fetal bovine serum and cytokines. Monoclonal antibody staining of antigenic determinants was used to characterize the phenotype of the stromal cell population in primary platings of murine colony-forming unit fibroblast and long-term bone marrow cultures. The antibodies MECA-99, MECA-32, and MJ7–18, raised against murine vascular endothelial antigenic determinants, and von Willebrand's factor all stained selectively for the rounded endothelial- like cells. Endothelial-like cells as well as macrophages expressed the myeloid surface antigens F4/80, 7/4, and Mac-1 under our culture conditions. The cytoskeleton of the stromal fibroblasts in culture was shown to express smooth muscle-specific actin isoforms, as evidenced by positive staining of stress fibers for alpha smooth muscle-1, CGA-7 (alpha/gamma isoforms), and HHF-35 (recognizes all muscle-specific actins). Under culture conditions, stromal fibroblasts were also found to be positive for a polyclonal smooth muscle myosin. It was found that these fibroblasts stained for collagens type I, III, and IV in our cultures. Although collagen type IV is considered a by-product of endothelial cells, endothelial-like cells in our cultures did not stain for any of the collagen types. We propose a classification listing for murine BMSCs as macrophages, endotheliallike cells, and fibroblasts that display smooth muscle-like characteristics in culture.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 8439
Author(s):  
Kyung-Eun Lee ◽  
Sugyeong Jeong ◽  
Seok Kyun Yun ◽  
Seoyeon Kyung ◽  
Abadie Sophie ◽  
...  

In recent years, a number of active materials have been developed to provide anti-aging benefits for skin and, among them, peptides have been considered the most promising candidate due to their remarkable and long-lasting anti-wrinkle activity. Recent studies have begun to elucidate the relationship between the secretion of emotion-related hormones and skin aging. Kisspeptin, a neuropeptide encoded by the KISS1 gene, has gained attention in reproductive endocrinology since it stimulates the reproductive axis in the hypothalamus; however, the effects of Kisspeptin on skin have not been studied yet. In this study, we synthesized Kisspeptin-10 and Kisspeptin-E, which are biologically active fragments, to mimic the action of Kisspeptin. Next, we demonstrated the anti-aging effects of the Kisspeptin-mimicking fragments using UV-induced skin aging models, such as UV-induced human dermal fibroblasts (Hs68) and human skin explants. Kisspeptin-E suppressed UV-induced 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) stimulation leading to a regulation of skin aging related genes, including type I procollagen, matrix metalloproteinases-1 (MMP-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-8, and rescued the skin integrity. Taken together, these results suggest that Kisspeptin-E could be useful to improve UV-induced skin aging by modulating expression of stress related genes, such as 11β-HSD1.


2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 4647-4657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigehisa Aoki ◽  
Shuji Toda ◽  
Takashi Ando ◽  
Hajime Sugihara

Mesenchymal cell types, under mesenchymal-epithelial interaction, are involved in tissue regeneration. Here we show that bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), subcutaneous preadipocytes, and dermal fibroblasts distinctively caused keratinocytes to promote epidermal regeneration, using a skin reconstruction model by their coculture with keratinocytes. Three mesenchymal cell types promoted the survival, growth, and differentiation of keratinocytes, whereas BMSCs and preadipocytes inhibited their apoptosis. BMSCs and preadipocytes induced keratinocytes to reorganize rete ridge- and epidermal ridge-like structures, respectively. Keratinocytes with fibroblasts or BMSCs expressed the greatest amount of interleukin (IL)-1α protein, which is critical for mesenchymal-epithelial cross-talk in skin. Keratinocytes with or without three mesenchymal supports displayed another cross-talk molecule, c-Jun protein. Without direct mesenchymal-epithelial contact, the rete ridge- and epidermal ridge-like structures were not replicated, whereas the other phenomena noted above were. DNA microarray analysis showed that the mesenchymal-epithelial interaction affected various gene expressions of keratinocytes and mesenchymal cell types. Our results suggest that not only skin-localized fibroblasts and preadipocytes but also BMSCs accelerate epidermal regeneration in complexes and that direct contact between keratinocytes and BMSCs or preadipocytes is required for the skin-specific morphogenesis above, through mechanisms that differ from the IL-1α/c-Jun pathway.


Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 1814-1814
Author(s):  
Donata Verdelli ◽  
Lucia Nobili ◽  
Katia Todoerti ◽  
Laura Mosca ◽  
Sonia Fabris ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 1814 Poster Board I-840 Background The growth and survival of multiple myeloma (MM) cells in the bone marrow microenvironment is regulated by functional complex interactions between the tumor cells and the surrounding bone marrow stromal cells mediated by adhesion molecules and the production of several cytokines of which interleukin-6 (IL-6) has been identified as the most important. Major advances in the investigation of MM biology were made possible by the availability of human myeloma cell lines (HMCLs). The IL-6-dependent CMA-03 cell line was established in our laboratory from a peritoneal effusion of a refractory relapsed MM patient. By gradually decreasing the IL-6 added to the culture, an IL-6-independent variant, CMA-03/06, could be obtained. Aims. To perform a biological and molecular characterization of this novel cell line, and to provide insights into the signaling pathways and target genes involved in the growth and survival of CMA-03/06. Methods. The growth, immunophenotypic, cytogenetic and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) characterization of CMA-03/06 cell line was performed by means of standard procedures. IL-6 production into the culture media was determined using a high sensitivity IL-6 specific ELISA. Genome-wide profiling data were generated by means of Affymetrix GeneChip® Human Mapping 250K Nsp arrays; copy number (CN) alterations were calculated using the DNAcopy Bioconductor package, based on circular binary segmentation method. Global gene expression profiling (GEP) was performed by means of the GeneChip® Human Gene 1.0 ST Arrays (Affymetrix); the supervised analyses were done using the SAM software version 3.0. Results Unlike CMA-03, the addition of IL-6 to the culture medium of CMA-03/06 cells or co-culture with multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells did not induce an increase in CMA-03/06 proliferation. IL-6 was not detected in the supernatants from either CMA-03 or CMA-03/06 cell lines within 48 h, suggesting that the IL-6 independence of CMA03/06 cells is not a result of the development of an autocrine IL-6 loop. Nevertheless, IL-6 induced the activation of STAT3 and STAT1 in both cell lines, even if a slight constitutive STAT3 phosphorylation was found in CMA-03/06. The immunophenotypic analysis showed a significant difference in the expression of three antigens in the 2 cell lines: CD45 was considerably reduced in CMA-03/06 cells, whereas they were found positive for both chains of IL-6 receptor, CD126 and CD130, almost undetectable in CMA-03. Conventional cytogenetic and FISH analyses did not reveal differences between the 2 HMCLs. The genome-wide analysis allowed the identification of about 100 altered chromosomal regions common to both HMCLs, mostly DNA gains. Comparison of CMA-03/06 and CMA-03 cells evidenced a different CN in only 15 small chromosomal regions, 8 of which did not contain any transcript, whereas few genes were located on the other ones. GEP analysis of CMA-03/06 compared with CMA-03 identified 21 upregulated and 47 downregulated genes, many of which particularly relevant for MM biology, mainly involved in cellular signaling, cell cycle, cell adhesion, cell development, regulation of transcription, immunologic, inflammatory or defense activity, apoptosis. None of the genes differentially expressed in CMA-03/06 compared with CMA-03 except 1 were positioned on the chromosomal regions showing a different CN. Finally, CMA-03/06 cell line showed a lower susceptibility to camptothecin-induced apoptosis compared to CMA-03 cells. Conclusions Our data show the IL-6 independence of CMA-03/06 cell line in the absence of an autocrine IL-6 loop; the cells, however, maintain the IL-6 signaling pathway responsiveness. A consistent number of genes particularly relevant for MM biology were found deregulated in CMA-03/06 cell line compared with CMA-03. Furthermore, CMA-03/06 cell line shows an increased resistance to apoptosis. The novel CMA03/06 cell line may thus represent a suitable model for studies investigating molecular mechanisms involved in clonal evolution towards IL-6 and/or stroma-independent growth and survival of myeloma cells. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


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