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Exploring the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Corneal Endothelial Proliferation
Joint Authors
Ní Dhubhghaill, Sorcha
Koppen, Carina
Zakaria, Nadia
Van den Bogerd, Bert
Matthyssen, Steffi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Abstract EN
Ex vivo grown human corneal endothelial cells (HCEnC) are a new emerging treatment option to treat visually impaired patients aimed at alleviating the current global donor shortage.
Expanding HCEnC is still challenging, and obtaining cells in sufficient quantities is a limiting factor.
It is already known that conditioned medium obtained from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells can stimulate the proliferation of endothelial cells.
The aim of this study was to take this work a step further to identify some of the underlying factors responsible.
We confirmed the stimulatory effect of the mesenchymal stem cell secretome seen previously and separated the exosomes from the soluble proteins using size exclusion chromatography.
We demonstrated the presence of exosomes and soluble proteins in the early and late fractions, respectively, with transmission electron microscopy and protein assays.
Proliferation studies demonstrated that growth stimulation could be reproduced with the later protein-rich fractions but not with the exosome-rich fraction.
Antibody assays revealed the presence of the secreted proteins EGF, IGFBP2, and IGFBP6 in protein-high fractions, but the growth enhancement was not seen with purified protein formulations.
In conclusion, we confirmed the stimulatory effect of stem cell-conditioned medium and have determined that the effect was attributable to the proteins rather than to the exosomes.
We were not able to reproduce the growth stimulation, however, with the pure recombinant protein candidates tested.
Specific identification of the underlying proteins using proteomics could render a bioactive protein that can be used for ex vivo expansion of cells or as an in vivo drug to treat early corneal endothelial damage.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Van den Bogerd, Bert& Zakaria, Nadia& Matthyssen, Steffi& Koppen, Carina& Ní Dhubhghaill, Sorcha. 2020. Exploring the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Corneal Endothelial Proliferation. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207822
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Van den Bogerd, Bert…[et al.]. Exploring the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Corneal Endothelial Proliferation. Stem Cells International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207822
American Medical Association (AMA)
Van den Bogerd, Bert& Zakaria, Nadia& Matthyssen, Steffi& Koppen, Carina& Ní Dhubhghaill, Sorcha. Exploring the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome for Corneal Endothelial Proliferation. Stem Cells International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1207822
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1207822