Single-cell spatiotemporal analysis reveals cell fates and functions of transplanted mesenchymal stromal cells during bone repair.
Stem Cell Reports
; 17(10): 2318-2333, 2022 10 11.
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ABSTRACT
Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) transplantation could enhance bone repair. However, the cell fate of transplanted MSCs, in terms of their local distribution and spatial associations with other types of cells were poorly understood. Here, we developed a single-cell 3D spatial correlation (sc3DSC) method to track transplanted MSCs based on deep tissue microscopy of fluorescent nanoparticles (fNPs) and immunofluorescence of key proteins. Locally delivered fNP-labeled MSCs enhanced tibial defect repair, increased the number of stem cells and vascular maturity in mice. fNP-MSCs persisted in the defect throughout repair. But only a small portion of transplanted cells underwent osteogenic differentiation (OSX+); a significant portion has maintained their expression of mesenchymal stem cell and skeletal stem cell markers (SCA-1 and PRRX1). Our results contribute to the optimization of MSC-based therapies. The sc3DSC method may be useful in studying cell-based therapies for the regeneration of other tissue types or disease models.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Stem Cell Reports
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China