scholarly journals Reduced expression of mitochondrial fumarate hydratase in progressive multiple sclerosis contributes to impaired in vitro mesenchymal stromal cell-mediated neuroprotection

2021 ◽  
pp. 135245852110606
Author(s):  
Pamela Sarkar ◽  
Juliana Redondo ◽  
Kelly Hares ◽  
Steven Bailey ◽  
Anastasia Georgievskaya ◽  
...  

Background: Cell-based therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS), including those employing autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are being examined in clinical trials. However, recent studies have identified abnormalities in the MS bone marrow microenvironment. Objective: We aimed to compare the secretome of MSC isolated from control subjects (C-MSC) and people with MS (MS-MSC) and explore the functional relevance of findings. Methods: We employed high throughput proteomic analysis, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and immunoblotting, as well as in vitro assays of enzyme activity and neuroprotection. Results: We demonstrated that, in progressive MS, the MSC secretome has lower levels of mitochondrial fumarate hydratase (mFH). Exogenous mFH restores the in vitro neuroprotective potential of MS-MSC. Furthermore, MS-MSC expresses reduced levels of fumarate hydratase (FH) with downstream reduction in expression of master regulators of oxidative stress. Conclusions: Our findings are further evidence of dysregulation of the bone marrow microenvironment in progressive MS with respect to anti-oxidative capacity and immunoregulatory potential. Given the clinical utility of the fumaric acid ester dimethyl fumarate in relapsing–remitting MS, our findings have potential implication for understanding MS pathophysiology and personalised therapeutic intervention.

Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Divij Verma ◽  
Rahul Kumar ◽  
Raquel S. Pereira ◽  
Christina Karantanou ◽  
Costanza Zanetti ◽  
...  

Abstract Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) have been used in 1% of the world’s population for prophylaxis or treatment of thromboembolic events for 64 years. Impairment of osteoblast function and osteoporosis has been described in patients receiving VKAs. Given the involvement of cells of the bone marrow microenvironment (BMM), such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and macrophages, as well as other factors such as the extracellular matrix for the maintenance of normal hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), we investigated a possible effect of VKAs on hematopoiesis via the BMM. Using various transplantation and in vitro assays, we show here that VKAs alter parameters of bone physiology and reduce functional HSCs 8-fold. We implicate impairment of the functional, secreted, vitamin K-dependent, γ-carboxylated form of periostin by macrophages and, to a lesser extent, MSCs of the BMM and integrin β3-AKT signaling in HSCs as at least partly causative of this effect, with VKAs not being directly toxic to HSCs. In patients, VKA use associates with modestly reduced leukocyte and monocyte counts, albeit within the normal reference range. VKAs decrease human HSC engraftment in immunosuppressed mice. Following published examples that alteration of the BMM can lead to hematological malignancies in mice, we describe, without providing a causal link, that the odds of VKA use are higher in patients with vs without a diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). These results demonstrate that VKA treatment impairs HSC function via impairment of the BMM and the periostin/integrin β3 axis, possibly associating with increased MDS risk.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 919-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana Redondo ◽  
Pamela Sarkar ◽  
Kevin Kemp ◽  
Paul F Virgo ◽  
Joya Pawade ◽  
...  

Background: Autologous bone-marrow-derived cells are currently employed in clinical studies of cell-based therapy in multiple sclerosis (MS) although the bone marrow microenvironment and marrow-derived cells isolated from patients with MS have not been extensively characterised. Objectives: To examine the bone marrow microenvironment and assess the proliferative potential of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in progressive MS. Methods: Comparative phenotypic analysis of bone marrow and marrow-derived MSCs isolated from patients with progressive MS and control subjects was undertaken. Results: In MS marrow, there was an interstitial infiltrate of inflammatory cells with lymphoid (predominantly T-cell) nodules although total cellularity was reduced. Controlling for age, MSCs isolated from patients with MS had reduced in vitro expansion potential as determined by population doubling time, colony-forming unit assay, and expression of β-galactosidase. MS MSCs expressed reduced levels of Stro-1 and displayed accelerated shortening of telomere terminal restriction fragments (TRF) in vitro. Conclusion: Our results are consistent with reduced proliferative capacity and ex vivo premature ageing of bone-marrow-derived cells, particularly MSCs, in MS. They have significant implication for MSC-based therapies for MS and suggest that accelerated cellular ageing and senescence may contribute to the pathophysiology of progressive MS.


Blood ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 597-604
Author(s):  
KC Anderson ◽  
J Ritz ◽  
T Takvorian ◽  
F Coral ◽  
H Daley ◽  
...  

Hematologic engraftment and immune reconstitution were examined in patients who received cyclophosphamide and total body irradiation therapy followed by infusion of autologous bone marrow purged with anti- B1 monoclonal antibody (MoAb) and complement as therapy for non- Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hematologic engraftment was prompt with return of greater than or equal to 0.5 X 10(3)/microL granulocytes and greater than or equal to 2 X 10(4)/microL platelets at a median of 26 and 29 days posttransplant, respectively. Immunologic reconstitution, in contrast, was prolonged. Normal numbers of circulating B cells were consistently noted by five months posttransplant, whereas return of normal immunoglobulin levels in some patients did not occur for one year. Normal numbers of T cells were evident within the first month posttransplant, but a reversed T4:T8 ratio persisted in some patients up to three years. In vitro responses of either B cells to triggers of activation or of T cells to mitogens and antigens were not normal for at least three months posttransplant. Natural killer (NK) cells predominated early after transplant and may demonstrate cytotoxicity against tumor cells. Our studies demonstrate that transplantation with anti-B1 purged autologous bone marrow results in complete hematologic and delayed immunologic engraftment. No significant acute or chronic clinical toxicities have been observed.


Blood ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 3320-3327 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Domenech ◽  
C Linassier ◽  
E Gihana ◽  
A Dayan ◽  
D Truglio ◽  
...  

Hematopoietic reconstitution has been studied in 180 patients after autologous bone marrow transplantation based on peripheral blood cell (PBC) recovery time and marrow progenitor counts sequentially tested for up to 4 years. Several factors that could influence hematopoietic reconstitution have been analyzed including sex, age, diagnosis, disease status, conditioning regimen, graft progenitor content, graft in vitro purging, and postgrafting administration of growth factors. Before transplantation, marrow progenitor values were normal only for colony-forming unit granulocyte macrophage (CFU-GM) in contrast to colony-forming unit-erythroid (CFU-E), burst-forming unit-erythroid (BFU-E), and colony-forming unit-megakaryocyte (CFU-Meg). After transplantation, as described with allogenic grafts, these values remained low for several years, although PBC counts were nearly normalized within a few weeks. Pregraft values were reached after 2 years for CFU-GM and BFU-E, and after 4 years for CFU-E, while CFU-Meg failed to reach pregraft values after this time. Normal levels were reached after 4 years only by CFU-GM. On univariate and multivariate analysis, the following factors appeared to delay both PBC and marrow progenitor reconstitution: underlying disease (particularly acute myeloid leukemias), graft characteristics such as low stem cell content and in vitro purging, conditioning regimens with total body irradiation or busulfan, and lack of postgraft administration of growth factors. In conclusion, high-dose therapy followed by bone marrow transplantation induces a deep and prolonged impairment of hematopoiesis irrespective of any alloimmune reaction or postgraft immunosuppressive therapy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


1993 ◽  
Vol 16 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 108-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Giuliodori ◽  
L. Moretti ◽  
S. Stramigioli ◽  
F. Luchetti ◽  
G.M. Annibali ◽  
...  

In this study we will demonstrate that LAK cells, in vitro, can lyse hematologic neoplastic cells with a minor toxicity of the staminal autologous marrow cells. In fact, after bone marrow and LAK co-culture at a ratio of 1/1 for 8 hours, the inhibition on the GEMM colonies resulted to be 20% less compared to the untreated marrow. These data make LAK an inviting agent for marrow purging in autologous bone marrow transplantation.


1992 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1712-1722 ◽  
Author(s):  
W H Wilson ◽  
V Jain ◽  
G Bryant ◽  
K H Cowan ◽  
C Carter ◽  
...  

PURPOSE High-dose chemotherapy produces durable disease-free remissions in a minority of patients with resistant lymphomas and solid tumors. In an attempt to improve on the available regimens, ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (ICE) were selected for a new high-dose regimen because of their favorable spectrum of nonhematopoietic toxicity and evidence of synergy in in vitro systems. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-one patients with drug-resistant Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and breast and testicular cancers were entered onto a phase I and II trial of a single course of ICE with autologous bone marrow rescue. Before transplantation, all patients received combination chemotherapy until maximal tumor response was achieved. RESULTS Patients received total doses of ifosfamide from 10 to 18 g/m2, carboplatin from 0.9 to 1.98 g/m2, and etoposide from 0.6 to 1.5 g/m2 administered during a 4-day period, with a maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of ifosfamide 16 g/m2, carboplatin 1.8 g/m2, and etoposide 1.5 g/m2. The dose-limiting toxicities included irreversible renal, cardiac, and CNS dysfunction. There were three toxic deaths (7%), and all occurred above the MTD. Thirteen patients who were treated at the MTD tolerated the regimen well; reversible renal dysfunction and grade 2 mucositis commonly were observed. Of 23 heavily pretreated patients with persistent disease at the time of transplant, 10 (43%) achieved complete remissions (CRs) and 11 (48%) achieved partial remissions (PRs). Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients who were treated at or below the MTD had a median potential follow-up of 11.9 months, and 12-month progression-free survivals of 62% and 48%, respectively. CONCLUSION High-dose ICE with bone marrow rescue was well tolerated with a high response rate, and should be considered for further testing.


Blood ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1288-1291 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Glasser ◽  
LB Somberg ◽  
WR Vogler

Abstract Autologous bone marrow transplantation is potentially curative in the treatment of acute leukemia if residual leukemic cells in the marrow can be eliminated prior to transplantation. We studied the purging effects of a synthetic alkyl-lysophospholipid (ALP) on marrow containing leukemic cells from a transplantable myelomonocytic leukemia (WEHI-3B) in BALB/c mice. Simulated remission bone marrow containing 2% leukemic cells treated in vitro with 20 and 100 micrograms/mL of ET-18- OCH3 (1-octadecyl-2-methyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine) significantly prolonged survival of lethally irradiated transplanted recipients. At a dose of 100 micrograms/mL, 88% of the mice survived for the duration of the experiment (approximately five months). Autopsies showed that 25% of these survivors had microscopic evidence of leukemia. Thus, in vitro treatment of marrow eliminated leukemic blasts and spared sufficient normal stem cells to allow hematologic reconstitution. The effect of ET- 18-OCH3 is not entirely selective for leukemic cells. A spleen colony assay showed that ALP has some cytotoxic effect on normal hematopoietic stem cells.


Blood ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 2150-2156 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Andreesen ◽  
W Brugger ◽  
C Thomssen ◽  
A Rehm ◽  
B Speck ◽  
...  

Abstract Macrophages (MAC) are important effector cells of the immune system but also play an essential role as regulatory cells in hematopoiesis. They originate from circulating monocytes (MO) as immature precursor cells that undergo terminal differentiation upon migration from the capillary bed into the various tissues. In the presence of serum, MAC maturation from blood MO is observed in vitro and can be followed by the expression of maturation-associated antigens (MAX.1, .3, .11, and .26; transferrin receptor, 13C2, CD16). We have tested blood MO from 22 patients with aplastic anemia (AA) for their capacity to undergo terminal maturation in vitro. After isolation, blood MO in six patients expressed CD14 molecules at low density when compared to normals. On culture for 7 days, in 15 patients various abnormalities could be shown by phenotype analysis using cell-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and an immunoperoxidase staining technique of single cells. Abnormalities ranged from the distinctive failure of mature MAC to express single surface antigens (eg, gp64-MAX.1) to complete inhibition of the development of a MAC maturation-associated phenotype. In three patients the maturational defect was found to persist in complete remission after successful therapy with antileukocyte globulin (ALG). Neither in other immunosuppressed or multiple-transfused patients nor in those with bone marrow hypoplasia secondary to cancer chemotherapy and during hematologic reconstitution following autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT), defective MO maturation in vitro was seen. Our data provide evidence for the existence of serious disorders within the MO-MAC lineage in patients with AA. This observation may either reflect the stem-cell defect or indicate a MAC involvement in the pathogenesis of the disease.


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