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ArticleHuman gene therapy methods2014

Engraftment and lineage potential of adult hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells is compromised following short-term culture in the presence of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonist.

Angel Gu, Monica Torres-Coronado, Chy-Anh Tran, Hieu Vu, Elizabeth W Epps, Janet Chung, Nancy Gonzalez, Suzette Blanchard, David L DiGiusto

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Article in Human gene therapy methods, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Angel Gu1 Laboratory for Cellular Medicine, Beckman Research Institute , City of Hope, CA 91010.
Monica Torres-Coronado
Chy-Anh Tran
Hieu Vu
Elizabeth W Epps
Janet Chung
Nancy Gonzalez
Suzette Blanchard
David L DiGiusto
City of Hope · USCity Of Hope National Medical Center · USPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy for HIV/AIDS is a promising alternative to lifelong antiretroviral therapy. One of the limitations of this approach is the number and quality of stem cells available for transplant following in vitro manipulations associated with stem cell isolation and genetic modification. The development of methods to increase the number of autologous, gene-modified stem cells available for transplantation would overcome this barrier. Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) from adult growth factor-mobilized peripheral blood were cultured in the presence of an aryl hydrocarbon receptor antagonist (AhRA) previously shown to expand HSPC from umbilical cord blood. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of the hematopoietic potential of minimally cultured (MC-HSPC) or expanded HSPC (Exp-HSPC) was performed using an immunodeficient mouse model of transplantation. Our results demonstrate robust, multilineage engraftment of both MC-HSPC and Exp-HSPC although estimates of expansion based on stem cell phenotype were not supported by a corresponding increase in in vivo engrafting units. Bone marrow of animals transplanted with either MC-HSPC or Exp-HSPC contained secondary engrafting cells verifying the presence of primitive stem cells in both populations. However, the frequency of in vivo engrafting units among the more primitive CD34+/CD90+ HSPC population was significantly lower in Exp-HSPC compared with MC-HSPC. Exp-HSPC also produced fewer lymphoid progeny and more myeloid progeny than MC-HSPC. These results reveal that in vitro culture of adult HSPC in AhRA maintains but does not increase the number of in vivo engrafting cells and that HSPC expanded in vitro contain defects in lymphopoiesis as assessed in this model system. Further investigation is required before implementation of this approach in the clinical setting.

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AnimalsAntigens, CD34Azo CompoundsCell LineageCells, CulturedFetal BloodHematopoietic Stem CellsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLeukocyte Common AntigensMiceMice, Inbred NODModels, AnimalPhenotypePyrazolesReceptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon2-methyl-2H-pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid (2-methyl-4-o-tolylazophenyl)amideAntigens, CD34Azo CompoundsLeukocyte Common AntigensPyrazolesReceptors, Aryl HydrocarbonThy-1 Antigens

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PMID25003230
PMCPMC4142829
OpenAlexW2042276126

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